Onion Search MCP server
by farbodghasemlu·
io.github.farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp·v1.0.1Local, read-only onion search and text retrieval over Tor with content filtering.
A88/100grade A
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Onion Search tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-14 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
no findings
- –Code scanpackage could not be scannedn/a
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 88/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How Onion Search compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 88/100
- higher than 80% of 3,470 Web search servers
Install Onion Search in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add darkweb-mcp -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp:1.0.1
Onion Search: common questions
- Is Onion Search MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (88/100). Read the Onion Search safety report
- How do I install Onion Search?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Onion Search need an API key?
- No secret keys are declared. It reads 3 settings from the environment.
- Is Onion Search maintained?
- The last commit was 21 days ago (2026-10-14). The latest release is v1.0.1.
- What can I use instead of Onion Search?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Silica Core MCP server, Arxiv MCP server and Pubmed MCP server.
Alternatives to Onion Search
Same job from other publishers: the closest match first, then the best rated.
- Silica CoreRetrieval over the folder the session opened: files, search, read, code_pack, write_note.not reviewedGrowingA
- ArxivSearch arXiv papers, download full text, semantic search, citation graphs, and alerts via MCP.not reviewedWidely usedA
- PubmedSearch PubMed/Europe PMC, fetch articles and full text (PMC/EPMC/Unpaywall), citations, MeSH terms.not reviewedEstablishedA
Search1APIWeb search, agentic search, news, page retrieval, sitemaps, and trending topics through Search1API.not reviewedEstablishedA- MisakanetFailure-memory layer for coding agents: search evidence-rated failure lessons by error text.not reviewedEstablishedA