Baidu SearchSAFE
Baidu Search MCP Server I A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through Baidu, with additional features for content fetching and parsing.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
[](https://mseep.ai/app/evilran-baidu-mcp-server)
[](https://smithery.ai/server/@Evilran/baidu-mcp-server)
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through Baidu, with additional features for content fetching and parsing.
Features
- Web Search: Search Baidu with advanced rate limiting and result formatting
- Content Fetching: Retrieve and parse webpage content with intelligent text extraction
- Rate Limiting: Built-in protection against rate limits for both search and content fetching
- Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling and logging
- LLM-Friendly Output: Results formatted specifically for large language model consumption
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install Baidu Search Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @Evilran/baidu-mcp-server --client claude
Installing via uv
Install directly from PyPI using uv:
uv pip install baidu-mcp-server
Usage
Running with Claude Desktop
- Download Claude Desktop
- Create or edit your Claude Desktop configuration:
- On macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - On Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add the following configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"baidu-search": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["baidu-mcp-server"]
}
}
}- Restart Claude Desktop
Development
F
7c2b3c4add97OBSERVED · 2026-10-09Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add baidu-mcp-server -- uvx baidu-mcp-server
{
"mcpServers": {
"baidu-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"baidu-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (1)
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
search | read |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- declared (5 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (0)
No findings outside the package's declared scope.
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
7c2b3c4add97full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/evilran__baidu-search-1.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 7c2b3c4add97 | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Baidu Search MCP server?
Baidu Search MCP Server I A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web search capabilities through Baidu, with additional features for content fetching and parsing.
What tools does Baidu Search expose?
1 in total: 1 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Baidu Search safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does Baidu Search need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (7c2b3c4add97), read on 2026-10-09. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.