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Giskard Search MCP server
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Lets your AI search the web and recent news, paying a few sats per search through Lightning.
Giskard Search is a small helper program that gives your AI the ability to search the live web and recent news. You pay a tiny amount for each search, around 10 sats, using a Lightning wallet or crypto on Arbitrum. It is handy if you want fresh answers without signing up for a search subscription.
What is an MCP server? The 30-second version
On its own, your AI can only chat with what it already knows. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to an outside service. This one connects your AI to web and news search, and it also handles the small payment for each search. So when you ask a question, the AI can go look it up and bring the answer back to you.
What this MCP server does
You ask your AI a question that needs fresh information. The AI asks this helper for a payment invoice, which is a small bill for about 10 sats. You pay that bill with a Lightning wallet, or with crypto on Arbitrum if you prefer. Once the payment goes through, the helper runs the search and hands the results back to your AI. Your AI then reads them and writes the answer for you in the chat.
Click to zoomWhat you can do with it
- Search the web for current information
- Search recent news on a topic
- Get a small payment invoice before each search
- Pay per search instead of a monthly subscription
- Report back whether a result was useful
- Check the service health and uptime
Try asking your AI
- “Search the web for the latest news about electric cars in Norway”
- “Find recent news about a company I am researching”
- “Look up what people are saying online about this new phone”
- “Search for current exchange rates between euros and dollars”
What it gives back to you
You get the search results back inside your chat, usually as a list of titles, short snippets, and links. Your AI can then summarise them or answer your question in plain words. If you use the report tool, it simply records whether the result was useful.
Before you start
What you need
- A Lightning wallet with a few sats, or crypto on Arbitrum
- A phoenixd Lightning node if you run it yourself
- Docker or Python if you install it yourself
Good to know
Each search costs a small amount of real money in sats or crypto, so keep an eye on how often your AI searches.
Install it with your AI
Add Giskard Search MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed
You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.
Sign in to get the install prompt
Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check Giskard Search MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.
Who it's for
People who want their AI to search the live web and are comfortable paying small amounts in crypto per search.
