RAG Vault (RobThePCGuy/rag-vault) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 52 out of 100, grade D. It declares 9 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

D
Caution
52/100

RAG Vault

RAG Vault lets your AI coding assistant search your private documents locally. Everything runs on your machine and your data stays private.

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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 critical, 5 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
🔐
You'll be asked for 2 credentials: RAG_API_KEY, RAG_HYDE_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// tools this server exposes9 tools

These names and descriptions are the publisher's own, read from the source code. We print them as written. Our assessment is the findings above, not this list.

query_documents

Search your documents using both meaning and exact keyword matching. You can also use advanced syntax: - "exact phrase" → Match phrase exactly - field:value → Filter by custom metadata (e.g., domain:legal, author:john) - term1 AND term2 → Both terms required (default) - term1 OR term2 → Either term

ingest_file

Add a document (PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD, JSON, JSONL) to your knowledge base so you can search it. Use the full file path. If you ingest the same file again, it replaces the old version. You can tag it with metadata like author, domain, or tags.

ingest_data

Add text content directly instead of from a file. Good for: fetched web pages (format: html), copied text (format: text), or markdown strings (format: markdown). The source identifier lets you update the content later by re-ingesting with the same source. You can add custom metadata too. For files o

delete_file

Remove a document from your knowledge base. Use filePath for files you added with ingest_file, or source for content you added with ingest_data. You need to provide one or the other.

list_files

Show all documents in your knowledge base, with file paths and how many chunks each one has.

status

Check how many documents and chunks you have, the database size, and current settings.

feedback_pin

Mark a search result as relevant for a query. Pinned results get boosted in future searches. Use this when a result was helpful.

feedback_dismiss

Mark a search result as irrelevant for a query. Dismissed results get pushed down in future searches. Use this when a result wasn't helpful.

feedback_stats

See your feedback stats: total events, how many results you've pinned, and how many you've dismissed.

// known CVEs in dependencies1 critical5 high1 low

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

criticalvitest@4.0.18GHSA-5xrq-8626-4rwp

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

highmulter@2.0.2GHSA-5528-5vmv-3xc2

Multer Vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncontrolled Recursion

highmulter@2.0.2GHSA-72gw-mp4g-v24j

Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via deeply nested field names

highmulter@2.0.2GHSA-v52c-386h-88mc

Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via resource exhaustion

highmulter@2.0.2GHSA-xf7r-hgr6-v32p

Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via incomplete cleanup

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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.
configALLOWED_SCAN_ROOTSHome directory Directories allowed for database scanning
configBASE_DIR2. Pick a documents directory and set to that path.
configCACHE_DIR"": "./.cache",
configCODEX_HOME
configCORS_ORIGINSlocalhost Allowed origins (comma-separated, or )
configDB_PATH"": "./documents/.rag-db",
configEMBEDDER_INIT_TIMEOUT_MS
configJSON_BODY_LIMIT5mb Max request body size
configMAX_FILE_SIZE104857600 (100 MB) Biggest file you can ingest
configMCP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS
configMODEL_NAMEXenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2 HuggingFace embedding model
🔐 secretRAG_API_KEYAPI Authentication: Optional API key via
configRAG_EMBEDDING_DEVICE"": "cpu",
configRAG_GROUPING"": "related"
configRAG_HYBRID_WEIGHT"": "0.6",
configRAG_HYDE_API_BASE_URL
🔐 secretRAG_HYDE_API_KEYunset API key for LLM backend (required when RAG_HYDE_BACKEND=api)
configRAG_HYDE_API_MODELclaude-haiku-4-5-20251001 Model for LLM-based expansion
configRAG_HYDE_BACKENDrule-based rule-based for local template expansion, api for LLM-based HyDE
configRAG_HYDE_ENABLEDfalse Turn on query expansion for better recall
configRAG_HYDE_EXPANSIONS2 Number of expanded queries to generate
configRAG_MAX_DISTANCEunset Drops results below this relevance threshold (use with boost mode; rrf scores are rank-based)
configRAG_RERANKER_CANDIDATE_MULTIPLIER2 Fetch this many extra candidates for the reranker to score
configRAG_RERANKER_DEVICEauto Device for the reranker (same options as RAG_EMBEDDING_DEVICE)
configRAG_RERANKER_ENABLEDfalse Turn on cross-encoder reranking for better results
configRAG_RERANKER_MODELXenova/ms-marco-MiniLM-L-6-v2 HuggingFace cross-encoder model (~23MB ONNX, downloads on first use)
configRAG_RRF_K60 RRF smoothing constant (only applies in rrf mode). Industry standard is 60.
configRAG_SEARCH_MODEboost Fusion mode: boost (multiplicative keyword boost) or rrf (Reciprocal Rank Fusion)
configRATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS100 Max requests per window
configRATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS60000 Rate limit time window (ms)
configREQUEST_LOGGINGfalse Turn on request audit logging
configREQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS30000 API request timeout
configRERANKER_INIT_TIMEOUT_MS600000 (10 min) Timeout for model download and initialization
configUPLOAD_DIR./uploads/ Temporary directory for web UI file uploads
configVECTORSTORE_INIT_TIMEOUT_MS
configWEB_PORT3000 Port for web interface
// 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

9/9 tools missing one or more hints — query_documents (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); ingest_file (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); ingest_data (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +6 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

Only 0/9 tool handlers declare input schemas (0%)

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

Tool test coverage

6/9 tools referenced in tests (67%)

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

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 5 high severity in production deps — multer@2.0.2 (high), multer@2.0.2 (high)

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

Dev dependencies

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

Upgrade dev dependencies when convenient.

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