Is Web Research Assistant safe to use?

Web Research Assistant 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 Web Research Assistant?

Web Research Assistant can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.

What AI clients work with Web Research Assistant?

Web Research Assistant is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Web Research Assistant actively maintained?

Web Research Assistant is less actively maintained — last commit was 93 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

Web Research Assistant

Name: Web Research Assistant
Author: elad12390

by elad12390

MCP server for SearXNG with 13 production-ready tools for web search, package info, GitHub integration, error translation, API docs, and more

9 0 tools GitHub

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 93d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

0 tools

Grade F

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Step 1

Install in your client

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

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-research-assistant": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Web Research Assistant does

Comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web research and discovery capabilities. Includes 13 tools, 4 resources, and 5 prompts for searching, crawling, and analyzing web content, powered by your local Docker SearXNG instance, Exa AI neural search, the crawl4ai project, and Pixabay API:

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Is Web Research Assistant safe to use?: Web Research Assistant 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 Web Research Assistant?: Web Research Assistant can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What AI clients work with Web Research Assistant?: Web Research Assistant is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Web Research Assistant actively maintained?: Web Research Assistant is less actively maintained — last commit was 93 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

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

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-research-assistant": {
      "command": "<see-readme>",
      "args": []
    }
  }
}

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What Web Research Assistant does

Test This Server

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README

Web Research Assistant MCP Server

Comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides web research and discovery capabilities. Includes 13 tools, 4 resources, and 5 prompts for searching, crawling, and analyzing web content, powered by your local Docker SearXNG instance, Exa AI neural search, the crawl4ai project, and Pixabay API:

web_search — federated search across multiple engines via SearXNG
search_examples — find code examples, tutorials, and articles (defaults to recent content)
search_images — find high-quality stock photos, illustrations, and vectors via Pixabay
crawl_url — full page content extraction with advanced crawling
package_info — detailed package metadata from npm, PyPI, crates.io, Go
package_search — discover packages by keywords and functionality
github_repo — repository health metrics and development activity
translate_error — find solutions for error messages and stack traces from Stack Overflow (auto-detects CORS, fetch, and web errors)
api_docs — auto-discover and crawl official API documentation with examples (works for any API - no hardcoded URLs)
extract_data — extract structured data (tables, lists, fields, JSON-LD) from web pages with automatic detection
compare_tech — compare technologies side-by-side with NPM downloads, GitHub stars, and aspect analysis (React vs Vue, PostgreSQL vs MongoDB, etc.)
get_changelog — NEW! Get release notes and changelogs with breaking change detection (upgrade safely from version X to Y)
check_service_status — NEW! Instant health checks for 25+ services (Stripe, AWS, GitHub, OpenAI, etc.) - "Is it down or just me?"

All tools feature comprehensive error handling, response size limits, usage tracking, and clear documentation for optimal AI agent integration.

MCP Resources (Direct Data Lookups)

package://{registry}/{name} - Package info from npm, PyPI, crates.io, or Go modules
github://{owner}/{repo} - Repository information and health metrics
status://{service} - Service health status for 120+ services
changelog://{registry}/{package} - Package release notes and changelogs

MCP Prompts (Reusable Workflows)

research_package - Comprehensive package evaluation
debug_error - Structured error debugging with solutions
compare_technologies - Side-by-side technology comparison
evaluate_repository - GitHub repository health assessment
check_service_health - Multi-service status monitoring

Quick Start

Option 1: Full Docker Setup (Recommended)

Everything runs in Docker - no Python installation needed:

./docker-start.sh

This starts both SearXNG and the MCP server in containers. See DOCKER_SETUP.md for details.

Option 2: Python + Docker SearXNG

Set up SearXNG (5 minutes):
```
# Using Docker (recommended)
docker run -d -p 2288:8080 searxng/searxng:latest
```
Then configure search engines - see SEARXNG_SETUP.md for optimized settings.

Install the MCP server:

uvx web-research-assistant  # or: pip install web-research-assistant

Configure Claude Desktop - add to claude_desktop_config.json:
```
{
  "mcpSe
```

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Why this score

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

Score breakdown

31/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−69

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

No package registry to scan.

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Web Research Assistant safe to use?: Web Research Assistant 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 Web Research Assistant?: Web Research Assistant can be installed by cloning its GitHub repository and following the setup instructions in the README.
What AI clients work with Web Research Assistant?: Web Research Assistant is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Web Research Assistant actively maintained?: Web Research Assistant is less actively maintained — last commit was 93 days ago. It has 9 GitHub stars.