Tenkai MCP server
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan2 source files scanned25/25
- –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
How Tenkai compares
Against every graded Web search MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 92/100
- higher than 90% of 3,470 Web search servers
- Tools
- 3
- the typical Web search server has 5
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 3
- more than 73% of 1,786 Web search servers
- Downloads a week
- 29
- more than 15% of 827 Web search servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 3 read
Install Tenkai in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y tenkai-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add tenkai-mcp -- npx -y tenkai-mcp
Tenkai: common questions
- Is Tenkai MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Tenkai safety report
- How do I install Tenkai?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Tenkai need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Tenkai maintained?
- The last commit was 38 days ago (2026-09-27). The latest release is v1.0.2.
- What can I use instead of Tenkai?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: AIHOT MCP server, Arxiv MCP server and Search1API MCP server.
- How does Tenkai compare with other Web search MCP servers?
- safety score 92/100 (higher than 90% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 3 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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