mcpsurfr MCP

A local-first web search MCP server that performs multi-engine searches via ddgs and re-ranks results on-device using a MobileBERT model. It fetches clean text from web pages and PDFs, supports deep research, and requires no API keys, making it suitable for private, on-device AI agent workflows.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by nkapila6

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What you can do with it

Perform local web search with multi-engine support
Re-rank search results on-device using MobileBERT
Extract clean text from web pages and PDFs
Conduct deep research across multiple search terms

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.2.3

mcp-registry: io.github.nkapila6/mcpsurfr@1.2.3 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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ghcr.io/nkapila6/mcpsurfr:v1.2.3

oci

ghcr.io/nkapila6/mcpsurfr:v1.2.3 package definition

{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "ghcr.io/nkapila6/mcpsurfr:v1.2.3",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS",
      "format": "number",
      "default": "40000",
      "description": "Text budget per call for the full-page tools, shared across pages (~4 chars per token)."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpsurfr-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS=<YOUR_MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS>",
        "ghcr.io/nkapila6/mcpsurfr:v1.2.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS": "<YOUR_MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpsurfr-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS=<YOUR_MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS>",
        "ghcr.io/nkapila6/mcpsurfr:v1.2.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS": "<YOUR_MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "mcpsurfr-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS=<YOUR_MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS>",
        "ghcr.io/nkapila6/mcpsurfr:v1.2.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS": "<YOUR_MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpsurfr-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS=<YOUR_MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS>",
        "ghcr.io/nkapila6/mcpsurfr:v1.2.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS": "<YOUR_MCPSURFR_MAX_CHARS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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