# Ferris Search

> Use this tool when you need to perform web searches across multiple engines simultaneously, especially in restricted network environments or for domain-specific content extraction from Chinese tech platforms. Ferris Search solves problems of limited search capabilities and information silos by supporting 14 search engines and allowing customization for enterprise internal searches. It takes in search queries and returns compiled results, making it ideal for use cases where a single, versatile search tool is required.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/lispking-ferris-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lispking-ferris-search

## Description

A Rust-based web search tool supporting 14 search engines including Bing, DuckDuckGo, Brave, Baidu, CSDN, Juejin, Exa, Firecrawl, and GitHub. Features concurrent multi-engine fan-out, domain-specific content extractors for Chinese tech platforms (CSDN, Juejin, Zhihu, LinuxDo), and compiles to a single ~8MB binary. Designed as a local alternative for restricted network environments with support for enterprise internal search customization.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/lispking-ferris-search)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lispking/ferris-search>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "lispking-ferris-search"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lispking-ferris-search` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/lispking-ferris-search/pull`

---
SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt