mcp-search-server (in40/mcp-search-server) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 74 out of 100, grade C. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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mcp-search-server

MCP-compliant server providing web search via Yandex Search API and URL fetching with fallback mechanisms, plus a monitoring dashboard.

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Emerging. No concerning findings. Grades remain capped until the project builds reputation through adoption. Grades reflect the full trust pyramid: code, verification depth, and reputation. New projects cap at C until adoption is earned.

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// key findings
✅
No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
✅
Open source with a license and README
Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.
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You'll be asked for 2 credentials: BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY, YANDEX_SEARCH_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.
🔐 secretBRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEYRequired if SEARCH_PROVIDER=brave
🔐 secretYANDEX_SEARCH_API_KEYYandex Cloud API key
configYANDEX_FOLDER_IDYandex Cloud folder ID
configYANDEX_SEARCH_TYPESEARCH_TYPE_RU for Russian results
configSEARCH_PROVIDERFallback: Brave Search API (configurable via )
configLOG_RETENTION_HOURSHours to keep request logs in memory
configDASHBOARD_PORTDashboard + REST API port
configAPI_KEYS_PATHPath to API keys file
configDASHBOARD_THEMEThemes: blue (default), orange (set =orange)
Deployment configuration, supplied by whoever hosts the server. Users are not asked for these.
deployPORT
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