google-surf-mcp-search

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What It Does

google-surf-mcp is an MCP server that provides Google search functionality without requiring API keys. It combines three capabilities in one:

• Google search with ad/spam filtering
• URL content extraction (HTML + PDF)
• Academic paper extraction (arXiv, Nature, PubMed, etc.)

Key features:

• Works with actual Google search (not an API wrapper)
• Automatic CAPTCHA recovery with persistent browser profiles
• Parallel search and extraction
• Token-efficient abstract mode for triage
• Built-in rate limiting and caching
• Geometric verification to drop sponsored ads and knowledge panels