bing-search-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Microsoft Bing Search API integration, allowing AI assistants to perform web, news, and image searches. [](https://smithery.ai/server/@leehanchung/bing-search-mcp)  ## Features - Web search for general information - News search for recent events and timely information - Image search for visual content - Rate limiting to prevent API abuse - Comprehensive error handling ## Requirements - Python 3.10 or higher - Microsoft Bing Search API key - MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor) ## Installation 1. Clone this repository 2. Install dependencies: ``` uv venv source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate uv pip install -e . ``` ## Configuration Set the required environment variables: ```bash export BING_API_KEY="your-bing-api-key" export BING_API_URL="https://api.bing.microsoft.com/" # Optional ``` For Windows: ```cmd set BING_API_KEY=your-bing-api-key set BING_API_URL=https://api.bing.microsoft.com/ ``` ## Usage ### Running the server ``` uvx bing-search-mcp ``` ### Configuring with Claude for Desktop Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file (`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` on macOS or `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` on Windows): ```json { "mcpServers": { "bing-search": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "/path/to/your/bing-search-mcp" ], "env": { "BING_API_KEY": "your-bing-api-key" } } } } ```  ## Available Tools ### 1. bing_web_search General web search for information, websites, and content. ```python bing_web_search(query: str, count: int = 10, offset: int = 0, market: str = "en-US") ``` ### 2. bing_news_search Search for news articles and current events. ```python bing_news_search(query: str, count: int = 10, market: str = "en-US", freshness: str = "Day") ``` ### 3. bing_image_search Search for images. ```python bing_image_search(query: str, count: int = 10, market: str = "en-US") ``` ## Getting a Bing API Key 1. Visit [Microsoft Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com/) 2. Create or sign in to your Azure account 3. Create a new Bing Search resource 4. Go to the resource and find your API key in the "Keys and Endpoint" section ## License [MIT License](LICENSE) ---