Is io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge safe to use?

io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge?

io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge?

io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge actively maintained?

io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge is recently maintained — last commit was 32 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge

npm

Free open-source web search and page reading for LLMs, AI agents, and RAG.

2 15.5M/wk GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 32d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

0 tools

Grade F

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io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge is an MCP server that free open-source web search and page reading for LLMs, AI agents, and RAG. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and http, requires no API key, and scores 61/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

Search AI / ML

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searchforge": {
      "env": {
        "SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL": "http://localhost:8080"
      },
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/SearchForge/dist/mcp.js"
      ],
      "command": "node"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge does

One local gateway. Four search capabilities. Clean Markdown. REST, MCP, CLI, and TypeScript.

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

61/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−39

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OSV.dev

8 fixed

CVE-2022-29244high · fixedCVSS 7.5

Packing does not respect root-level ignore files in workspaces

### Impact `npm pack` ignores root-level `.gitignore` & `.npmignore` file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag (ie. `--workspaces`, `--workspace=<name>`). Anyone who has run `npm pack` or `npm publish` with workspaces, as of [v7.9.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.9.0) & [v7.13.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.13.0) respectively, may be affected and have published files into the npm registry they did not intend to include. ### Patch - Up

Affected: >= 7.9.0Fixed in 8.11.0source →

CVE-2018-7408high · fixedCVSS 7.8

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in NPM

An issue was discovered in an npm 5.7.0 2018-02-21 pre-release (marked as "next: 5.7.0" and therefore automatically installed by an "npm upgrade -g npm" command, and also announced in the vendor's blog without mention of pre-release status). It might allow local users to bypass intended filesystem access restrictions because ownerships of /etc and /usr directories are being changed unexpectedly, related to a "correctMkdir" issue.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 5.7.1source →

CVE-2013-4116low · fixed

Local Privilege Escalation in npm

Affected versions of `npm` use predictable temporary file names during archive unpacking. If an attacker can create a symbolic link at the location of one of these temporary file names, the attacker can arbitrarily write to any file that the user which owns the `npm` process has permission to write to, potentially resulting in local privilege escalation. ## Recommendation Update to version 1.3.3 or later.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 1.3.3source →

CVE-2020-15095medium · fixedCVSS 4.4

npm CLI exposing sensitive information through logs

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.14.6 are vulnerable to an information exposure vulnerability through log files. The CLI supports URLs like `<protocol>://[<user>[:<password>]@]<hostname>[:<port>][:][/]<path>`. The password value is not redacted and is printed to stdout and also to any generated log files.

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.14.6source →

CVE-2019-16777high · fixedCVSS 7.7

npm Vulnerable to Global node_modules Binary Overwrite

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to a Global node_modules Binary Overwrite. It fails to prevent existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. For example, if a package was installed globally and created a `serve` binary, any subsequent installs of packages that also create a `serve` binary would overwrite the first binary. This will not overwrite system binaries but only binaries put into the global node_modules directory. This b

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.13.4source →

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Is io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge safe to use?: io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge?: io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge?: io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge actively maintained?: io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge is recently maintained — last commit was 32 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

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Search AI / ML

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "searchforge": {
      "env": {
        "SEARCHFORGE_SEARXNG_URL": "http://localhost:8080"
      },
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/SearchForge/dist/mcp.js"
      ],
      "command": "node"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge does

One local gateway. Four search capabilities. Clean Markdown. REST, MCP, CLI, and TypeScript.

Test This Server

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SearchForge

Open-source web search API and MCP server for LLMs, agents, and RAG.

One local gateway. Intent-aware search. Clean Markdown. REST, MCP, CLI, and TypeScript.

Website · Quick start · Free tools · MCP · API · Design

SearchForge is a free, open-source web search API and MCP server for LLMs, AI agents, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines. It provides a predictable retrieval layer without forcing every project to integrate a paid search vendor. SearchForge routes each query to the right source, isolates provider failures, deduplicates URLs, fuses rankings, and turns public pages into LLM-ready Markdown.

It does not generate answers, hide citations, scrape public SearXNG instances, or send telemetry.

What you get

Capability	Default source	Cost / credentials
`auto`	Intent-routed source mix	No key by default
`web`	Wikipedia; optional private SearXNG	No key / self-hosted
`code`	GitHub repository search	No key; token optional
`academic`	Crossref works and DOI metadata	No key
`community`	Hacker News via Algolia	No key, community service
`read_url`	Jina Reader	No key, currently rate-limited

SearchForge starts with all no-key adapters enabled. auto is the default and routes code, research, and current/community intent to relevant sources while retaining a web fallback. A GitHub token only raises the public API quota, and Brave remains an optional keyed backend. Broad, independent web metasearch is provided by the included SearXNG stack.

Quick start

Try it without cloning

npx --yes --package github:divyanshu-iitian/SearchForge \
  searchforge search "latest open-source agent frameworks"

The first run downloads and builds the package from GitHub. Searches use intent-aware auto routing unless you select a category.

Zero-key local CLI

git clone https://github.com/divyanshu-iitian/SearchForge.git
cd SearchForge
npm install
npm run build

node dist/cli.js search "latest open-source agent frameworks"
node dist/cli.js search "retrieval augmented generation" --category academic
node dist/cli.js search "local LLM tooling" --category community
node dist/cli.js read "https://example.com"
node dist/cli.js doctor

Full web search with private SearXNG

docker compose up --build

curl -s http://localhost:3000/v1/search \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"open source vector databases","category":"web","limit":5}'

This starts SearchForge on port 3000 and a private, JSON-enabled SearXNG on port 8080. Before exposing the stack, change the SearXNG secret, set SEARCHFORGE_API_KEY, and terminate TLS at a trusted proxy.

Free tools

Search by capability

searchforge search "latest open-source agent

... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/divyanshu-iitian/searchforge#readme)

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

61/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−39

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

8 fixed

CVE-2022-29244high · fixedCVSS 7.5

Packing does not respect root-level ignore files in workspaces

Affected: >= 7.9.0Fixed in 8.11.0source →

CVE-2018-7408high · fixedCVSS 7.8

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in NPM

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 5.7.1source →

CVE-2013-4116low · fixed

Local Privilege Escalation in npm

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 1.3.3source →

CVE-2020-15095medium · fixedCVSS 4.4

npm CLI exposing sensitive information through logs

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.14.6source →

CVE-2019-16777high · fixedCVSS 7.7

npm Vulnerable to Global node_modules Binary Overwrite

Affected: >= 0Fixed in 6.13.4source →

Community

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge safe to use?: io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge?: io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge?: io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge actively maintained?: io.github.divyanshu-iitian/searchforge is recently maintained — last commit was 32 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.