# Give your agent live docs & search

> How do I give my coding agent up-to-date documentation and web search?

Models train on a snapshot; your dependencies don't stop moving. Two MCP servers fix the two halves of this — current library docs, and real web search — and a third lets you self-host the search side entirely.

A hand-picked shortlist from the Agent Search Engine index. Every pick is a real listing; the adoption, pricing, and activity figures are the index's live numbers. Browse on the web: https://agentsearchengine.app/use/give-agent-docs-and-search

## Recommended picks

### Library docs: context7
- Open source · MCP server · 61k★ · TypeScript · MIT · active 3 days ago
- **Setup:** Config entry in your MCP client
- **Why:** Feeds MCP clients current, version-correct library documentation — the highest-adopted docs server in the index, and the difference between the agent guessing an API and reading it.
- [listing](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/context7) · [official](https://context7.com)

### Web search: exa-mcp-server
- Open source · MCP server · 4.9k★ · TypeScript · MIT · active 3 days ago
- **Setup:** Config entry + API key
- **Why:** Search built for AI consumption, exposed over MCP — one config entry gives your agent a real search tool instead of stale training data.
- [listing](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/exa-mcp-server) · [official](https://exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp)

### Self-hosted search: mcp-searxng
- Open source · MCP server · 1.1k★ · TypeScript · MIT · active 2 days ago
- **Setup:** Self-host — Docker
- **Why:** MCP bridge to SearXNG, the self-hosted meta-search engine — web search for your agent with no third-party API and no query logs leaving your infrastructure.
- [listing](https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/mcp-searxng) · [official](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp-searxng)

## What to watch for
Every retrieval tool you add widens what the agent reads — and web content is untrusted input. Prefer read-only search/docs servers, and treat 'the agent found it online' with the same skepticism you'd give any unverified source.

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Source: [Agent Search Engine](https://agentsearchengine.app) — more task-first guides: https://agentsearchengine.app/use