websearch-mcp (gawirable/websearch-mcp) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. M8ven has not graded it: we have no way to read this server ourselves. No publisher has claimed this listing.

C
Caution
72/100
2 months ago

websearch-mcp

A self-hosted MCP server that gives AI agents deep internet research capabilities — no API keys required, powered by SearxNG, Playwright, and Docker.

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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 critical, 1 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
⚠️
Tests do not pass
Either the test suite is broken or the code regressed. Either way the published behaviour can’t be verified by the publisher’s own tests.
// known CVEs in dependencies2 critical1 high

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

criticalvitest@3.0.0GHSA-5xrq-8626-4rwp

When Vitest UI server is listening, arbitrary file can be read and executed

criticalvitest@3.0.0GHSA-9crc-q9x8-hgqq

Vitest allows Remote Code Execution when accessing a malicious website while Vitest API server is listening

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.25.2GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

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

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// 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.
configDOCKER_HOST
configFETCH_MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH50000 Max content length for fetched pages
configFETCH_TIMEOUT_MS10000 Page fetch timeout
configPYTHON_SANDBOX_CPU1 Default Python sandbox CPU limit
configPYTHON_SANDBOX_MEMORY_MB512 Default Python sandbox memory limit
configPYTHON_SANDBOX_TIMEOUT_MS60000 Default Python sandbox timeout
configSEARXNG_MAX_RESULTS
configSEARXNG_MAX_RETRIES3 Max retries for failed requests
configSEARXNG_RETRY_DELAY_MS1000 Base retry delay (exponential backoff)
configSEARXNG_TIMEOUT_MS10000 Search request timeout
configSEARXNG_URL"": "http://localhost:8080"
configWEBSITE_WEIGHT_CONFIG_PATH
// quality suggestions

Dependencies

16 dependencies, 1 flagged: playwright

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

4/4 tools missing one or more hints — search_internet (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); fetch_page (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); execute_python (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +1 more. 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.

License file

No license file

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Tool test coverage

Only 0/4 tools referenced in tests (0%)

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Tests pass

npm test failed — tests do not pass

Make sure npm test runs cleanly. Common cause: missing build step or missing env vars.

Shell command execution

2 child_process calls — runs shell commands

Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 1 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.25.2 (high)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

Dev dependencies

2 critical/high in dev-only deps (does not ship to users)

Upgrade dev dependencies when convenient.

Dependency freshness

1/7 production deps stale: async-mutex@2024-03-11 (2.3y)

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// full audit trail
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// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
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verified: 6/13/2026, 10:05:23 AM
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