kiro-web-search

A minimal MCP server that exposes a search tool to any MCP-compatible agent (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Kiro CLI, Continue, etc.) over stdio.

Thin transport adapter: stdio JSON-RPC ↔ upstream HTTPS MCP endpoint. No caching, no post-processing, results passed through verbatim.

Prerequisite: get an API key

Requires a Kiro Pro / Pro+ / Power subscription. Sign in at app.kiro.dev, open API Keys, create a new key, and copy it — the full value is only shown once. Keys look like ksk_xxxxxxxx. Full instructions: Kiro CLI docs → Authenticate with an API key.

Use the key as KIRO_API_KEY in any of the install paths below.

Install in Claude Code

Option A — as a plugin (one-click)

Inside any Claude Code session:

/plugin marketplace add vokako/kiro-web-search
/plugin install kiro-web-search@kiro-web-search

Claude Code prompts you for the API key (stored securely in your system keychain). Run /reload-plugins or start a new session and the search tool appears. Update later with /plugin update kiro-web-search@kiro-web-search.

Option B — as a plain MCP server

claude mcp add --scope user web-search \
  -e KIRO_API_KEY=your-token \
  -- uvx kiro-web-search

Install in Codex CLI

Option A — as a Codex plugin

Codex plugins can't prompt for secrets at install time, so export your key first, then add this repo as a plugin marketplace and install it:

export KIRO_API_KEY=your-token
codex plugin marketplace add vokako/kiro-web-search
codex plugin add kiro-web-search@kiro-web-search

The plugin lives at plugins/kiro-web-search/ (manifest in .codex-plugin/plugin.json, server in .mcp.json). The server inherits KIRO_API_KEY from your environment. Manage it with codex plugin list and codex plugin remove kiro-web-search@kiro-web-search.

Option B — as a plain MCP server

codex mcp add web-search --env KIRO_API_KEY=your-token -- uvx kiro-web-search

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

[mcp_servers.web-search]
command = "uvx"
args = ["kiro-web-search"]

[mcp_servers.web-search.env]
KIRO_API_KEY = "your-token"

Restart Codex and the search tool appears. Manage it with codex mcp list, codex mcp get web-search, or codex mcp remove web-search.

Install in other MCP clients

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue, generic stdio clients

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-search": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["kiro-web-search"],
      "env": {
        "KIRO_API_KEY": "your-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration

CLI flags override environment variables.

Exposed tool

search(query: string) -> string

Searches the web. Returns a JSON string with results (up to 10 items), totalResults, and the echoed query. Each result has title, url, snippet, domain, publishedDate, and compliance metadata.

License

MIT