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company_research_exa[Deprecated: Use web_search_advanced_exa instead] Research any company to get business information, news, and insights. Best for: Learning about a company's products, services, recent news, or industry position. Returns: Company information from trusted business sources.
deep_researcher_check[Deprecated] Check status and get results from a deep research task. Best for: Getting the research report after calling deep_researcher_start. Returns: Research report when complete, or status update if still running. Important: Keep calling with the same research ID until status is 'completed'.
deep_researcher_start[Deprecated] Start an AI research agent that searches, reads, and writes a detailed report. Takes 15 seconds to 2 minutes. Best for: Complex research questions needing deep analysis and synthesis. Returns: Research ID - use deep_researcher_check to get results. Important: Call deep_researcher_check…
deep_search_exa[Deprecated: Use web_search_advanced_exa instead] Deep search with automatic query expansion for thorough research. Generates multiple search variations to find results from multiple angles, then synthesizes a short answer with citations. Best for: Complex questions needing information from multipl…
get_code_context_exaFind code examples, documentation, and programming solutions. Best for: Any programming question - API usage, library examples, code snippets, debugging help. Returns: Relevant code and documentation. Query tips: describe what you're looking for specifically. "Python requests library POST with JS…
linkedin_search_exa⚠️ DEPRECATED: This tool is deprecated. Please use 'people_search_exa' instead. This tool will be removed in a future version. For now, it searches for people on LinkedIn using Exa AI - finds professional profiles and people.
people_search_exa[Deprecated: Use web_search_advanced_exa instead] Find people and their professional profiles. Best for: Finding professionals, executives, or anyone with a public profile. Returns: Profile information and links.
web_search_exaSearch the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content. Best for: Finding current information, news, facts, or answering questions about any topic. Returns: Clean text content from top search results, ready for LLM use. Query tips: describe the ideal page, not keywords. "blog post compar…
web_search_advanced_exaAdvanced web search with full control over filters, domains, dates, and content options. Best for: When you need specific filters like date ranges, domain restrictions, or category filters. Not recommended for: Simple searches - use web_search_exa instead. Returns: Search results with optional high…
Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse
Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability
Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default
axios Vulnerable to Full Man-in-the-Middle via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `config.proxy`
axios Vulnerable to Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge
AGNOST_LOG_LEVELENABLED_TOOLSEXA_API_KEY"": "your_api_key"EXA_API_KEY_BYPASSKV_REST_API_TOKENKV_REST_API_URLOAUTH_AUDIENCEOAUTH_ISSUEROAUTH_USER_AGENTSRATE_LIMIT_BYPASSRATE_LIMIT_DAILYRATE_LIMIT_QPSUPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKENUPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URLAll four hints declared on every tool
9/9 tools missing one or more hints — company_research_exa (missing: openWorldHint); deep_researcher_check (missing: openWorldHint); deep_researcher_start (missing: 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.
Tests exist
No test files found
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Production dependencies are patched
0 critical, 15 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.
Dependency freshness
1/8 production deps stale: whoami@2022-06-29 (4y)
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