scout-mcp

An MCP server that searches 21 platforms in parallel and returns structured JSON. Built with the Model Context Protocol SDK.

Connect it to Claude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, or any MCP client and search code registries, academic papers, social platforms, and tech blogs from a single tool call.

Tools

Tool	Source	Notes
hackernews_search	Hacker News (Algolia)	Stories, comments, polls
github_search	GitHub	Repositories by keyword
github_repo_info	GitHub	Single repo details
npm_search	npm Registry	Packages
pypi_search	PyPI	Python packages
producthunt_search	Product Hunt	Products by topic
x_search	X / Twitter	AI-powered via xAI Grok (requires XAI_API_KEY)
devto_search	Dev.to	Articles
hashnode_search	Hashnode	Articles (GraphQL)
lobsters_search	Lobste.rs	Stories
stackexchange_search	StackExchange	Q&A across all sites
arxiv_search	ArXiv	Academic papers
reddit_search	Reddit	Posts and comments
youtube_search	YouTube	Videos (requires YOUTUBE_API_KEY)
zenn_search	Zenn	Japanese tech articles
qiita_search	Qiita	Japanese tech articles
semantic_scholar_search	Semantic Scholar	Academic papers
lemmy_search	Lemmy	Fediverse posts
gitlab_search	GitLab	Projects
bazaar_search	x402 Bazaar	x402 API directory
scout_report	Multi-source	Parallel search across selected sources

Quick start

Claude Desktop / VS Code

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scout": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "scout-cli"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

docker build -t scout-mcp .
docker run -i scout-mcp

The Dockerfile builds a minimal node:24-alpine image that runs the MCP server over stdio.

From source

git clone https://github.com/bartonguestier1725-collab/scout-mcp.git
cd scout-mcp
npm install
npm run build
node build/index.js

Configuration

All configuration is via environment variables. Most tools work without any keys. Optional keys unlock additional sources or raise rate limits.

Variable	Required	Description
XAI_API_KEY	For x_search	xAI API key for X/Twitter search
GITHUB_TOKEN	Recommended	Raises GitHub rate limit
YOUTUBE_API_KEY	For youtube_search	YouTube Data API v3 key
PH_CLIENT_ID / PH_CLIENT_SECRET	For producthunt_search	Product Hunt API credentials
REDDIT_CLIENT_ID / REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET	For reddit_search	Reddit API credentials
QIITA_TOKEN	Optional	Raises Qiita rate limit
S2_API_KEY	Optional	Semantic Scholar dedicated rate limit
SE_API_KEY	Optional	StackExchange dedicated rate limit

How it works

Each tool makes a direct API call to its source, parses the response, and returns normalized JSON with consistent fields (title, url, source, created_at, etc.). The scout_report tool runs multiple searches in parallel using Promise.allSettled, so one source failing doesn't block the others.

Transport: stdio (standard MCP transport). The server reads JSON-RPC messages from stdin and writes responses to stdout.

HTTP mode

scout-mcp also runs as a paid HTTP API at https://scout.hugen.tokyo via the x402 protocol (USDC micropayments on Base). This mode uses the same tool implementations but exposes them as REST endpoints with payment middleware.

License

MIT