Bing Search MCP Server

Bing Search MCP Server

MCP server enabling Bing-powered web, news, and image search for AI assistants.

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Bing Search MCP Server provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) compliant interface for integrating Microsoft Bing Search API capabilities with AI assistants. The server allows AI clients to perform web, news, and image searches programmatically, with features like rate limiting and comprehensive error handling. Designed for easy deployment, it supports integration with clients such as Claude Desktop and Cursor for enhanced search access. Secure configuration via environment variables enables safe use of API keys.

Key Features

Web search functionality for AI clients
News search for current events
Image search for visual content
Comprehensive error handling
API rate limiting to prevent abuse
Python 3.10+ support
MCP compatibility with clients like Claude Desktop and Cursor
Customizable via environment variables
Easy setup and installation instructions
Secure API key management

Use Cases

Enabling AI assistants to perform real-time web searches
Integrating Bing-powered news search into AI applications
Allowing AI models to retrieve images programmatically
Providing up-to-date information for conversational AI agents
Supporting research bots with rapid web and news lookups
Enhancing coding agents with contextual web knowledge
Serving as a backend service for autonomous agent frameworks
Facilitating knowledge augmentation in AI-powered desktop tools
Implementing safe and rate-limited search in multi-agent environments
Improving prompt injection resilience by externalizing search capabilities

README

Bing Search MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Microsoft Bing Search API integration, allowing AI assistants to perform web, news, and image searches.

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Bing Search MCP Server

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"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code Bing Search MCP

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
  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

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Language Python
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License MIT License
MCP Verified Nov 12, 2025

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