Web Search API Eval MCP

An MCP server that provides tools to benchmark and evaluate four web search APIs (You.com, Tavily, Exa, Parallel) for AI agents. It allows users to run live searches across these providers, compare results against ground truth, and access detailed scorecards for GTM, insurance, and finance use cases.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Pallavi Singla

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What you can do with it

Benchmark web search API performance for AI agents
Compare results from You.com, Tavily, Exa, and Parallel
Run live searches with custom API keys
Access evaluation scorecards and methodology

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.1.0

mcp-registry: io.github.psinglap/websearch-api-eval@1.1.0 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

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websearch-api-eval-mcp 1.1.0

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websearch-api-eval-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "websearch-api-eval-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "YDC_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional. You.com API key, used only by run_live_search"
    },
    {
      "name": "TAVILY_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional. Tavily API key, used only by run_live_search"
    },
    {
      "name": "EXA_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional. Exa API key, used only by run_live_search"
    },
    {
      "name": "PARALLEL_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional. Parallel API key, used only by run_live_search"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-search-api-eval-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "websearch-api-eval-mcp@1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YDC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YDC_API_KEY>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "PARALLEL_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PARALLEL_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-search-api-eval-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "websearch-api-eval-mcp@1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YDC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YDC_API_KEY>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "PARALLEL_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PARALLEL_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "web-search-api-eval-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "websearch-api-eval-mcp@1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YDC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YDC_API_KEY>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "PARALLEL_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PARALLEL_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-search-api-eval-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "websearch-api-eval-mcp@1.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YDC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_YDC_API_KEY>",
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "PARALLEL_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PARALLEL_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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