OpenArx (OpenArx-AI/openarx-core) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 60 out of 100, grade C. It declares 59 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

C
Caution
60/100

OpenArx

Open scientific and engineering knowledge for AI agents: search, evidence, document publishing.

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OpenArx-AI

Source: Official · also listed on Glama

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// key findings
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Secret credentials may flow to a network call
20 flows detected: CORE_INTERNAL_SECRET, QDRANT_API_KEY. We can’t prove the destination matches the brand the credential belongs to.
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 3 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
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You'll be asked for 7 credentials: ADMIN_API_TOKEN, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, CORE_INTERNAL_SECRET, GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY, MCP_AUTH_TOKEN, OPENROUTER_API_KEY, QDRANT_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies3 high

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

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// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values.
🔐 secretADMIN_API_TOKEN
🔐 secretANTHROPIC_API_KEY
configBM25_WEIGHT
🔐 secretCORE_INTERNAL_SECRET
configEMBED_SERVICE_URL
🔐 secretGOOGLE_AI_API_KEY
configGOOGLE_SA_KEY_FILE
configGOV_API_URL
configGOV_INTERNAL_URL
configLEGAL_VERSIONS_PATH
🔐 secretMCP_AUTH_TOKEN
configMCP_GEMINI_MODEL
configMCP_HOST
configMCP_LOG_DIR
configMCP_PORT
configMCP_PUBLIC_URL
configMCP_SEARCH_DEFAULT_VECTOR_MODEL
configMCP_WORKERS
configMETHODIST_MODEL
🔐 secretOPENROUTER_API_KEY
configPORTAL_INTERNAL_URL
configPORTAL_OAUTH_ISSUER
configPORTAL_PUBLIC_URL
configPORTAL_STORAGE_BASE
configPUBLISH_PENALTY
🔐 secretQDRANT_API_KEY
configQDRANT_URL
configRATE_LIMIT_INTERNAL
configRATE_LIMIT_MCP
configRATE_LIMIT_MCP_PER_USER
configRATE_LIMIT_OAUTH
configRATE_LIMIT_PUBLIC
configSEARCH_POOL_TTL_SEC
configUPLOAD_MAX_BYTES
configVECTOR_WEIGHT
Deployment configuration, supplied by whoever hosts the server. Users are not asked for these.
deployREDIS_URL
// 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

59/59 tools missing one or more hints — methodist_diagnose (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); methodist_checkpoint (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); methodist_escalate (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +56 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.

Tool inputs are validated

58/59 tool handlers declare input schemas (98%)

Declare an inputSchema with zod/joi/yup on every tool definition.

Tool test coverage

Only 10/59 tools referenced in tests (17%)

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

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 3 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.1 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.1 (high)

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

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