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Fast, intelligent web search and web crawling. New mcp tool: Exa-code is a context tool for coding

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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 15 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
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8 tools verified — handlers match their declared behaviour
7 read-only tools verified — handlers contain no write/delete/exec
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No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
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You'll be asked for 4 credentials: EXA_API_KEY, KV_REST_API_TOKEN, OPENAI_APPS_CHALLENGE_TOKEN, UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies15 high12 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.1GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.1GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.1GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

highaxios@1.13.6GHSA-35jp-ww65-95wh

axios Vulnerable to Full Man-in-the-Middle via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `config.proxy`

highaxios@1.13.6GHSA-3g43-6gmg-66jw

axios Vulnerable to Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge

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// required environment variables
This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.
configAGNOST_LOG_LEVEL
configDEFAULT_SEARCH_TYPE
configENABLED_TOOLS
🔐 secretEXA_API_KEY— "": "your_api_key"
configEXA_API_KEY_BYPASS
🔐 secretKV_REST_API_TOKEN
configKV_REST_API_URL
configOAUTH_AUDIENCE
configOAUTH_ISSUER
configOAUTH_USER_AGENTS
🔐 secretOPENAI_APPS_CHALLENGE_TOKEN
configRATE_LIMIT_BYPASS
configRATE_LIMIT_DAILY
configRATE_LIMIT_QPS
🔐 secretUPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN
configUPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL
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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
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commit: 9ea4ba3e67f87c462c3e06b192470e837ed9009e
code hash: b073143284685f80796d491997d3c0bdd9f297437a2e5ce758f5ecf1a8db7f1d
verified: 6/10/2026, 11:32:56 AM
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