autoresearch-mcp (ShreeMulay/autoresearch-mcp) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 58 out of 100, grade D. It declares 12 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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autoresearch-mcp

An MCP server that implements Andrej Karpathy's autoresearch pattern for iterative experimentation, offering a composable technique catalog, experiment scaffolding, and SQLite-backed tracking for AI-assisted optimization loops.

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// key findings
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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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No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
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Open source with a license and README
Anyone can audit the code, the license is declared, and the publisher documents what it does.
// tools this server exposes12 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.

search_techniques
get_technique
suggest_technique
register_experiment

Register a new experiment in the autoresearch tracker.

update_experiment

Update experiment status and notes.

log_result

Log a single experiment iteration result and return updated totals.

get_experiment

Get experiment details, optionally including iteration results.

list_experiments

List tracked experiments with optional filtering.

get_server_info

Get autoresearch-mcp server metadata: version, catalog stats, and configuration.

log_technique_outcome
scaffold_experiment

Create autoresearch scaffolding files for a recipe and register the experiment.

get_template

Return a recipe template file or generate a default template when none exists.

// known CVEs in dependencies3 high1 low

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

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

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

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

lowyaml@2.7.0GHSA-48c2-rrv3-qjmp

yaml is vulnerable to Stack Overflow via deeply nested YAML collections

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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.
configAUTORESEARCH_DB_PATH
configXDG_DATA_HOME
// 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

12/12 tools missing one or more hints — search_techniques (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_technique (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); suggest_technique (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +9 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

8/12 tool handlers declare input schemas (67%)

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

Tool test coverage

7/12 tools referenced in tests (58%)

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

Shell command execution

14 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, 3 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0 (high)

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

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