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conechoai/openai-websearch-mcp

An advanced MCP server that provides intelligent web search capabilities using OpenAI's reasoning models. Perfect for AI assistants that need up-to-date information with smart reasoning capabilities.

Install

uvx openai-websearch-mcp

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-websearch-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openai-websearch-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "OPENAI_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<OPENAI_DEFAULT_MODEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

OPENAI_API_KEYOPENAI_DEFAULT_MODEL
GitHub stars
36
Category
AI Chatbot, Search Tools
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • Reasoning Model Support: Full compatibility with OpenAI's latest reasoning models (gpt-5, gpt-5-mini, gpt-5-nano, o3, o4-mini)

  • Smart Effort Control: Intelligent reasoning_effort defaults based on use case

  • Multi-Mode Search: Fast iterations with gpt-5-mini or deep research with gpt-5

  • Localized Results: Support for location-based search customization

  • Rich Descriptions: Complete parameter documentation for easy integration

  • Flexible Configuration: Environment variable support for easy deployment

Tools (5)

  • openai_web_search

    Intelligent web search with reasoning model support.

  • model

    AI model to use.

  • reasoning_effort

    Reasoning effort level: low, medium, high, minimal

  • search_context_size

    Context amount: low, medium, high

  • user_location

    Optional location for localized results

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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