io.github.khsarvar/sifthound

sifthound

Self-hosted, Tavily-compatible web search, extract, crawl and map tools for AI agents.

2 7 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 0d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

7 tools

Grade F

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io.github.khsarvar/sifthound is an MCP server that self-hosted, Tavily-compatible web search, extract, crawl and map tools for AI agents. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 59/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Install in your client

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

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "siftdog": {
      "env": {
        "SEARXNG_URL": "http://your-searxng:8080"
      },
      "args": [
        "siftdog",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.khsarvar/sifthound does

Self-hosted, Tavily-compatible web search, extract, crawl and map tools for AI agents.

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Is io.github.khsarvar/sifthound safe to use?: io.github.khsarvar/sifthound has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install io.github.khsarvar/sifthound?: io.github.khsarvar/sifthound 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 can io.github.khsarvar/sifthound do?: io.github.khsarvar/sifthound provides 7 tools: Ranking, siftdog_search, pip, FAQ, API and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.khsarvar/sifthound?: io.github.khsarvar/sifthound is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.khsarvar/sifthound actively maintained?: io.github.khsarvar/sifthound is actively maintained - last commit was 0 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "siftdog": { "env": { "SEARXNG_URL": "http://your-searxng:8080" }, "args": [ "siftdog", "mcp" ], "command": "uvx" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.khsarvar/sifthound safe to use?

io.github.khsarvar/sifthound has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install io.github.khsarvar/sifthound?

io.github.khsarvar/sifthound 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 can io.github.khsarvar/sifthound do?

io.github.khsarvar/sifthound provides 7 tools: Ranking, siftdog_search, pip, FAQ, API and 2 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.khsarvar/sifthound?

io.github.khsarvar/sifthound is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is io.github.khsarvar/sifthound actively maintained?

io.github.khsarvar/sifthound is actively maintained - last commit was 0 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.