Giskard Search
Let your agent run pay-per-use web search during market and competitor research without bolting on a separate search API subscription UI.
Overview
Giskard Search is an MCP server for the Idea phase that provides pay-per-use web search for AI agents over SSE with Lightning invoices, Ed25519 signatures, and karma discounts.
What is this MCP server?
- Pay-per-use web search MCP for agents via SSE at search.rgiskard.xyz
- Lightning invoice flow with Ed25519 signature for billed search requests
- Karma discounts mentioned for repeat or trusted usage patterns
- Version 1.0.1 from giskard09/giskard-search repository
- Agent-native alternative to wiring Bing, Brave, or SerpAPI keys yourself
- Server version 1.0.1 per manifest
- Remote SSE endpoint https://search.rgiskard.xyz/sse
- Billing model includes Lightning invoice, Ed25519 signature, and karma discounts per description
What problem does it solve?
Agent research stalls without live web results, and solo builders do not want another search API contract just to unblock a few investigation tasks.
Who is it for?
Indie builders doing competitor and market research inside agent clients who prefer usage-based Lightning billing over flat search SaaS.
Skip if: Teams needing enterprise search SLAs, heavy crawl indexing, or Launch-phase SEO rank tracking rather than ad hoc agent lookups.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After you connect the MCP server, your agent can execute billed web searches on demand with Lightning payment and signed requests instead of custom search glue code.
- Live web search tool available to the agent over MCP
- Per-query Lightning billing with signed requests
- Research acceleration without custom search API integration code
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Journey fit
Web search is most often a first-journey need when validating opportunities and gathering external facts before you lock scope. Research is the canonical shelf for MCP-backed retrieval of live web results to inform decisions, not for shipping code.
How it compares
Micropayment web-search MCP, not a full browser automation suite or a Grow-phase analytics dashboard.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Giskard Search for?
It is for solo builders and agent workflows that need live web retrieval during research without managing a separate search API product.
When should I use Giskard Search?
Use it in Idea research when your agent must look up competitors, docs, or market facts before you validate and build.
How do I add Giskard Search to my agent?
Add https://search.rgiskard.xyz/sse as a remote SSE MCP server and configure Lightning payments; Ed25519 signing and karma discounts apply per the server’s billing design.