# cc-switch-websearch

> Use this tool when you need to perform web searches without a premium API key, enabling AI assistants to find relevant information online. It solves the problem of limited access to web search functionality for AI models, providing a self-hosted SearXNG instance for general web searches. The tool takes in search queries as input and returns relevant web search results as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/soizo-cc-switch-websearch  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/soizo-cc-switch-websearch

## Description

Provides a web_search MCP tool for cc-switch, backed by a self-hosted SearXNG instance, enabling AI assistants like Claude Code to perform web searches without a premium API key.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.67
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/kypvv4vvyy)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/soizo/cc-switch-websearch>

## 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": "soizo-cc-switch-websearch"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/soizo-cc-switch-websearch` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/soizo-cc-switch-websearch/pull`

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