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
- Clone this repository
- 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/" # OptionalFor 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-mcpConfiguring 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
- Visit Microsoft Azure Portal
- Create or sign in to your Azure account
- Create a new Bing Search resource
- Go to the resource and find your API key in the "Keys and Endpoint" section
