Argus Retrieval

khamel83/argus

Routes search queries across 14 providers with automatic failover and RRF fusion, then extracts full page content through a 12-step pipeline. Exposes search, URL extraction, dead URL recovery via Wayback Machine, site capture workflows, and research pack generation that bundles official docs with supporting sources. Starts with zero configuration using DuckDuckGo and Yahoo, scales up with API keys or self-hosted SearXNG for 70+ engines. Useful when you need reliable search and content extraction for RAG pipelines or agent workflows without stitching together multiple APIs. Includes topology-aware routing that adjusts behavior based on whether you're running on residential or datacenter IPs. Ships with a usage dashboard and persistent local corpus storage.

GitHub stars: 8
tools: 4
auth: Secret needed
transport: STDIO
env vars: 8
last updated: Oct 22, 2026

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Tools

4 tools

Public tool metadata for what this MCP can expose to an agent.

search_webCore tools delegate to the HTTP authority: search_web, extract_content, recover_url, expand_links, and workflow starts.

Core tools delegate to the HTTP authority: search_web, extract_content, recover_url, expand_links, and workflow starts.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

extract_contentCore tools delegate to the HTTP authority: search_web, extract_content, recover_url, expand_links, and workflow starts.

Core tools delegate to the HTTP authority: search_web, extract_content, recover_url, expand_links, and workflow starts.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

recover_urlCore tools delegate to the HTTP authority: search_web, extract_content, recover_url, expand_links, and workflow starts.

Core tools delegate to the HTTP authority: search_web, extract_content, recover_url, expand_links, and workflow starts.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

expand_linksCore tools delegate to the HTTP authority: search_web, extract_content, recover_url, expand_links, and workflow starts.

Core tools delegate to the HTTP authority: search_web, extract_content, recover_url, expand_links, and workflow starts.

No parameter schema in public metadata yet.

Configuration

ARGUS_WOLFRAM_API_KEYsecret

WolframAlpha App ID (2,000 free computed-answer queries/month)

ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEYsecret

Brave Search API key (2,000 free queries/month)

ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEYsecret

Tavily API key (1,000 free queries/month)

ARGUS_EXA_API_KEYsecret

Exa API key (1,000 free queries/month)

ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEYsecret

Serper API key (2,500 one-time free queries)

ARGUS_LINKUP_API_KEYsecret

Linkup API key (1,000 free queries/month)

ARGUS_SEARXNG_BASE_URL

SearXNG instance URL (self-hosted, aggregates 70+ engines)

ARGUS_DATA_ROOT

Optional override for the writable Argus runtime corpus root

Readme

Argus

Retrieval platform for AI agents. Argus routes search across 14 providers, recovers dead URLs, captures important site content, builds local docs-plus-research packs, and persists everything with traceable local artifacts.

Features at a glance:

View the full README on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/khamel83/argus
Category: Search & Web Crawling
Package: argus-search
Transport: STDIO
Auth: Required
Registry: MCP registry, active

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