bing-search-mcp

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.

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:

export BING_API_KEY="your-bing-api-key"
export BING_API_URL="https://api.bing.microsoft.com/"  # Optional

For Windows:

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):

{
  "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.

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.

bing_news_search(query: str, count: int = 10, market: str = "en-US", freshness: str = "Day")

3. bing_image_search

Search for images.

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