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exa-mcp-server-for-operit

An Operit-compatible adapter of the Exa MCP server, enabling web search, code search, and company research capabilities in AI assistants. It fixes MCP handshake compatibility issues, allowing tools like web_search_exa and web_fetch_exa to load and run reliably.

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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 4 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
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Tests do not pass
Either the test suite is broken or the code regressed. Either way the published behaviour can’t be verified by the publisher’s own tests.
9 tools verified — handlers match their declared behaviour
8 read-only tools verified — handlers contain no write/delete/exec
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 4 credentials: EXA_API_KEY, KV_REST_API_TOKEN, OPENAI_APPS_CHALLENGE_TOKEN, UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies4 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

highmcp-handler@1.0.4GHSA-w2fm-25vw-vh7f

mcp-handler has a tool response leak across concurrent client sessions ('Race Condition')

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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.
configAGENT_CALL_WINDOW_MS
configAGNOST_LOG_LEVEL
configDEFAULT_SEARCH_TYPE
configENABLED_TOOLS
🔐 secretEXA_API_KEY"": "<your-exa-api-key>",
configEXA_API_KEY_BYPASS
🔐 secretKV_REST_API_TOKEN
configKV_REST_API_URL
configMCP_MAX_DURATION_SECONDS
configOAUTH_AUDIENCE
configOAUTH_ISSUER
configOAUTH_USER_AGENTS
🔐 secretOPENAI_APPS_CHALLENGE_TOKEN
configRATE_LIMIT_BYPASS
configRATE_LIMIT_DAILY
configRATE_LIMIT_QPS
🔐 secretUPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN
configUPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL
// quality suggestions

All four hints declared on every tool

8/9 tools missing one or more hints — agent_run (missing: openWorldHint); company_research_exa (missing: openWorldHint); deep_researcher_check (missing: openWorldHint), +5 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 3/9 tool handlers declare input schemas (33%)

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

Tool test coverage

4/9 tools referenced in tests (44%)

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

Tests pass

npm test failed — tests do not pass

Make sure npm test runs cleanly. Common cause: missing build step or missing env vars.

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 4 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 (4.1y)

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commit: ac662af32a4ba52df77642261578eb9798e8d9aa
code hash: 5dc2a1f35035a972e906fa83fd1819267e0b261c41528065a3a9c118953e0c78
verified: 8/7/2026, 7:58:23 AM
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