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v0.8.0 Breaking

This release includes 1 breaking change for platform teams planning a safe upgrade.

Published 18d MCP Search & Web
✓ No known CVEs patched
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✓ No known CVEs patched in this version

ReleasePort's take

Light signal
editorial:auto 9d

The beta `web_answer` MCP tool has been removed; developers should now use the stable `web_search` and `web_extract` surfaces.

Why it matters: Affects code using web_answer in MCP tooling; migration required before v0.8.0 adoption.

Summary

AI summary

Removed the beta web_answer MCP tool; stable surface is now web_search + web_extract.

Changes in this release

Performance Medium

Switched extract auto fallback order to Tavily → Exa → Linkup → Firecrawl → You.com.

Switched extract auto fallback order to Tavily → Exa → Linkup → Firecrawl → You.com.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: low

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Deprecation Medium

Removed the beta web_answer MCP tool; stable surface is now web_search and web_extract.

Removed the beta web_answer MCP tool; stable surface is now web_search and web_extract.

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Full changelog

web-search-plus-mcp v0.8.0

Syncs the MCP server with Web Search Plus v2.1.

Changed

  • Removed the beta web_answer MCP tool; stable surface is now web_search + web_extract.
  • Switched extract auto fallback order to Tavily → Exa → Linkup → Firecrawl → You.com.
  • Updated version metadata, README, Glama manifest, changelog, and regression tests.

Verification

  • uv run --with pytest python -m pytest -q → 40 passed
  • uv run --with ruff ruff check . → passed
  • python -m compileall -q web_search_plus_mcp tests → passed
  • uv build → sdist + wheel built

Breaking Changes

  • Removed the beta `web_answer` MCP tool; use `web_search` and `web_extract` instead.
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About robbyczgw-cla/web-search-plus-mcp

Multi-provider web search with intelligent auto-routing (Serper, Tavily, Exa)

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Related context

Earlier breaking changes

  • v0.5.1 kilo_perplexity renamed to kilo-perplexity without aliasing
  • v0.5.1 Perplexity provider separated from kilo-perplexity with distinct API keys

Beta — feedback welcome: [email protected]