Argus Retrieval

MCP server · by Khamel83

Developer Tools Python v1.6.5

Multi-provider search broker for AI agents: 14 providers, 12-step extraction, retrieval workflows.

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Install

Pin version registry version 1.6.5

Python
uvx argus-search

Python
uvx argus-search@1.6.5

Setup by client

Pick your client — the config below is generated for this server (local stdio). Copy respects the “Pin version” switch above.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argus-2-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "argus-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argus-2-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "argus-search@1.6.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Claude Desktop docs ↗.

terminal

claude mcp add --env ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY> argus-2-2 -- uvx argus-search

claude mcp add --env ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY> --env ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY=<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY> argus-2-2 -- uvx argus-search@1.6.5

Format verified against the official Claude Code docs ↗.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argus-2-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "argus-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argus-2-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "argus-search@1.6.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Cursor docs ↗.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "argus-2-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "argus-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "argus-2-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "argus-search@1.6.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official VS Code docs ↗.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argus-2-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "argus-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "argus-2-2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "argus-search@1.6.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY>",
        "ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Windsurf docs ↗.

Environment variables

Defined in the server's official registry manifest. Required secrets are shown as <YOUR_…> placeholders in the configs above.

ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEY secret — WolframAlpha App ID (2,000 free computed-answer queries/month)
ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY secret — Brave Search API key (2,000 free queries/month)
ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY secret — Tavily API key (1,000 free queries/month)
ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY secret — Exa API key (1,000 free queries/month)
ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY secret — Serper API key (2,500 one-time free queries)
ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEY secret — Linkup API key (1,000 free queries/month)
ARGUS_SEARXNG_BASE_URL — SearXNG instance URL (self-hosted, aggregates 70+ engines)
ARGUS_DATA_ROOT — Optional override for the writable Argus runtime corpus root

GitHub

⭐ 5 stars · 最近更新于 31 天前 · MIT license

About this server

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install Argus Retrieval?

Run the install command shown above, then paste the config for your client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Windsurf) into its MCP settings and restart the client.

Is Argus Retrieval free to use?

The MCP server itself is free to install. The source is public on https://github.com/Khamel83/argus. Any third-party service it calls may require its own API key and account.

Which clients support Argus Retrieval?

Any MCP-compatible client can use it, including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and custom agents.

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