gpt-researcher (assafelovic/gpt-researcher) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 89 out of 100, grade B. It declares 2 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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8 days ago

gpt-researcher

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assafelovic

Source: github_topic · also listed on mcp.so

Maintenance & responsiveness
as of 2026-08-19
Issue response: median 3d
Issues closed (90d): 8 · 179 open
Releases (90d): 3
Contributor retention: 2/25 stayed · 17 active
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// key findings
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Code appears obfuscated
2 files are unreadable to a human reviewer. Cannot audit what they do.
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You'll be asked for 28 credentials: OKAHU_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, GOOGLE_CX_KEY, BING_API_KEY, SEARCHAPI_API_KEY, SERPAPI_API_KEY, SERPER_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, VOYAGE_API_KEY, AIMLAPI_API_KEY, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, MINIMAX_API_KEY, NEBIUS_API_KEY, DASHSCOPE_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY, VLLM_OPENAI_API_KEY, FORGE_API_KEY, AVIAN_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, MODELSLAB_API_KEY, BOCHA_API_KEY, BRAVE_API_KEY, CRW_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, GETXAPI_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
configREACT_APP_GPTR_API_URL
configMONOCLE_TRACING
configMONOCLE_EXPORTERS
🔐 secretOKAHU_API_KEY
configSTRATEGIC_LLM
configCORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS
configREPORT_STORE_PATH
configDOC_PATHStep 1: Add the env variable pointing to the folder where your documents are located.
configAGENT_DISCOVERY_CONTACT
🔐 secretOPENAI_API_KEY
🔐 secretTAVILY_API_KEY
🔐 secretGOOGLE_API_KEY
🔐 secretGOOGLE_CX_KEY
🔐 secretBING_API_KEY
🔐 secretSEARCHAPI_API_KEY
🔐 secretSERPAPI_API_KEY
🔐 secretSERPER_API_KEY
configSEARX_URL
configRETRIEVER
configOPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL
configCONFIG_PATH
configSMART_LLM
configREASONING_EFFORT
configEMBEDDING_PROVIDER
configOLLAMA_EMBEDDING_MODEL
configLLM_PROVIDER
configFAST_LLM_MODEL
configSMART_LLM_MODEL
configSIMILARITY_THRESHOLD
configCOMPRESSION_THRESHOLD
configMAX_CONTENT_CHARS
configOPENAI_BASE_URL
configAZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT
🔐 secretAZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY
configOPENAI_API_VERSION
configOLLAMA_BASE_URL
🔐 secretVOYAGE_API_KEY
🔐 secretAIMLAPI_API_KEY
configAIMLAPI_BASE_URL
🔐 secretOPENROUTER_API_KEY
🔐 secretMINIMAX_API_KEY
🔐 secretNEBIUS_API_KEY
configNEBIUS_BASE_URL
configAZURE_CONTAINER_NAME
configLLM_KWARGS
configALLOW_PRIVATE_URLS
configMISTRAL_BASE_URL
🔐 secretDASHSCOPE_API_KEY
🔐 secretDEEPSEEK_API_KEY
🔐 secretATLASCLOUD_API_KEY
configOPENROUTER_LIMIT_RPS
🔐 secretVLLM_OPENAI_API_KEY
configVLLM_OPENAI_API_BASE
🔐 secretFORGE_API_KEY
🔐 secretAVIAN_API_KEY
🔐 secretGEMINI_API_KEY
🔐 secretMODELSLAB_API_KEY
🔐 secretBOCHA_API_KEY
🔐 secretBRAVE_API_KEY
🔐 secretCRW_API_KEY
configRETRIEVER_ENDPOINT
🔐 secretEXA_API_KEY
🔐 secretGETXAPI_API_KEY
Deployment configuration, supplied by whoever hosts the server. Users are not asked for these.
deployNEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL
deployNEXT_PUBLIC_GA_MEASUREMENT_ID
deployNEXT_PUBLIC_GPTR_API_URL
deployAZURE_CONNECTION_STRING
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

2/2 tools missing one or more hints — search_tool (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); custom_tool (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint). OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Tool test coverage

Only 0/2 tools referenced in tests (0%)

Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.

Readable source code

2 files are minified or bundled, which is usually build output rather than concealment

Ship unminified, readable source.

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