What It Does
Alpha. Install once and cover virtually every major search surface your workflows need.
It uses direct URL-based queries via `web_fetch`, supporting advanced search operators, time-range filters, site-specific searches, privacy-first engines, and computational knowledge lookups via Wolfram.
Multi Search Engine gives your AI agent instant access to 17 search engines spanning both Chinese and international markets — all without any API keys or paid subscriptions.
Key Features
- 17 Search Engines, Zero API Keys — Covers 8 domestic Chinese engines (Baidu, Bing CN, 360, Sogou, WeChat, Toutiao, Jisilu) and 9 international engines (Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Startpage, Brave, Ecosia, Qwant, WolframAlpha). All queries are URL-based — no credentials, no billing, no rate-limit tiers.
- Advanced Search Operators — Supports `site:`, `filetype:`, exact-phrase quotes, term exclusion with `-`, and `OR` logic. These operators work with any compatible engine, letting you craft precise queries directly in your prompts or workflows.
- Time-Range Filters — Google's `tbs=qdr` parameter is pre-documented for past hour, day, week, month, and year — making it straightforward to scope searches to recent events or historical content.
- Privacy-First Engine Selection — DuckDuckGo (no tracking), Startpage (Google results with privacy), Brave (independent index), and Qwant (EU GDPR compliant) are all included, giving you engine choice based on your privacy requirements.
- DuckDuckGo Bang Shortcuts — Built-in support for DuckDuckGo Bangs (`!g`, `!gh`, `!so`, `!w`, `!yt`) lets you redirect queries to Google, GitHub, Stack Overflow, Wikipedia, or YouTube in a single search call.
- WolframAlpha Computational Queries — WolframAlpha integration handles math expressions, unit and currency conversions, stock lookups, and weather queries — going beyond keyword search into structured knowledge retrieval.
Use Cases
- China-market competitive research — Search Baidu, Sogou, and Toutiao simultaneously to understand how a topic, brand, or product is covered in the Chinese-language web — without needing separate integrations or credentials.
- Privacy-respecting information gathering — Route sensitive queries through DuckDuckGo or Startpage to avoid tracking, while still getting comprehensive results. Useful for research workflows where user privacy or data minimization matters.
- Real-time news monitoring — Combine Google search with `tbs=qdr:h` or `tbs=qdr:d` time filters to surface articles published in the past hour or day, keeping an AI agent's responses grounded in the latest information.
- Computational fact-checking — Use the WolframAlpha endpoint for on-the-fly currency conversions, math verification, or stock price lookups — ideal when an agent needs a precise, calculated answer rather than a web page.