Bing Search MCP Server

1# Bing Search MCP Server
2 
3A 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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6 
7![Bing Search MCP Server](assets/mcp_server_bing.png)
8 
9 
10## Features
11 
12- Web search for general information
13- News search for recent events and timely information
14- Image search for visual content
15- Rate limiting to prevent API abuse
16- Comprehensive error handling
17 
18## Requirements
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20- Python 3.10 or higher
21- Microsoft Bing Search API key
22- MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Cursor)
23 
24## Installation
25 
261. Clone this repository
272. Install dependencies:
28   ```
29   uv venv
30   source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
31   uv pip install -e .
32   ```
33 
34## Configuration
35 
36Set the required environment variables:
37 
38```bash
39export BING_API_KEY="your-bing-api-key"
40export BING_API_URL="https://api.bing.microsoft.com/"  # Optional
41```
42 
43For Windows:
44```cmd
45set BING_API_KEY=your-bing-api-key
46set BING_API_URL=https://api.bing.microsoft.com/
47```
48 
49## Usage
50 
51### Running the server
52 
53```
54uvx bing-search-mcp
55```
56 
57### Configuring with Claude for Desktop
58 
59Add 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):
60 
61```json
62{
63  "mcpServers": {
64    "bing-search": {
65      "command": "uvx",
66      "args": [
67        "/path/to/your/bing-search-mcp"
68      ],
69      "env": {
70        "BING_API_KEY": "your-bing-api-key"
71      }
72    }
73  }
74}
75```
76![Claude Code Bing Search MCP](assets/claude_bing_search.png)
77 
78## Available Tools
79 
80### 1. bing_web_search
81General web search for information, websites, and content.
82 
83```python
84bing_web_search(query: str, count: int = 10, offset: int = 0, market: str = "en-US")
85```
86 
87### 2. bing_news_search
88Search for news articles and current events.
89 
90```python
91bing_news_search(query: str, count: int = 10, market: str = "en-US", freshness: str = "Day")
92```
93 
94### 3. bing_image_search
95Search for images.
96 
97```python
98bing_image_search(query: str, count: int = 10, market: str = "en-US")
99```
100 
101## Getting a Bing API Key
102 
1031. Visit [Microsoft Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com/)
1042. Create or sign in to your Azure account
1053. Create a new Bing Search resource
1064. Go to the resource and find your API key in the "Keys and Endpoint" section
107 
108## License
109 
110[MIT License](LICENSE)
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