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openai-websearch-mcp

Teams that want their AI assistant to search the web for up-to-date information while they work.

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claude mcp add openai-websearch-mcp -e OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key-here -e OPENAI_DEFAULT_MODEL=gpt-5-mini -- uvx openai-websearch-mcp
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What it does

An MCP server that exposes OpenAI's web search tool to your AI assistant, so it can look up current information. You can choose the OpenAI model, set the reasoning effort and adjust results to a location. It needs an OpenAI API key.

Use cases

  1. 01Look up current information during research
  2. 02Check recent news about a company
  3. 03Get location-based search results

Questions about
openai-websearch-mcp.

What is openai-websearch-mcp used for?

Teams that want their AI assistant to search the web for up-to-date information while they work. An MCP server that exposes OpenAI's web search tool to your AI assistant, so it can look up current information. You can choose the OpenAI model, set the reasoning effort and adjust results to a location. It needs an OpenAI API key.

How do I install openai-websearch-mcp?

Run this in your terminal: claude mcp add openai-websearch-mcp -e OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key-here -e OPENAI_DEFAULT_MODEL=gpt-5-mini -- uvx openai-websearch-mcp

Is openai-websearch-mcp open source?

Yes. The code is on GitHub (ConechoAI/openai-websearch-mcp) under the MIT licence.

Is openai-websearch-mcp safe to use?

It passed our automatic scan for credential theft, hidden instructions and risky install commands. Third party open source software. Sabemos AI does not maintain it. Check the code and permissions before you connect it to company data.