Dark Search Protocol MCP server
161 dark data sources, 25+ domains, 6-step pipeline, Streamable HTTP + stdio
Little public usage data yet
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Dark Search Protocol tools (5, 1 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
add_sourcewrite actionSubmit a new dark data source to the DSP registry.
dark_queryQuery REAL structured data from free APIs: SEC EDGAR, ClinicalTrials.gov, OpenAlex (250M+ papers), ArXiv, FDA, WHO. Auto-detects which APIs to use.
dark_retrieveRetrieve actual content from internet archives — deleted pages, Wayback Machine, deleted Stack Overflow. Returns REAL CONTENT.
dark_searchSearch deep and dark data sources NOT indexed by mainstream search engines. 161 built-in sources across 25+ domains. 6-STEP PIPELINE: Parse → Route → Retrieve → Verify → Rank → Correct
list_sourcesList all available dark data sources in DSP registry. 161 sources across 25+ domains.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan21 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
- Maintenancerepository not readable: repo not found3/15
- Maintainer identityno repository or website to verify2/10
Install directly
Runs npx -y dark-search-mcp-server on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add dark-search-protocol -- npx -y dark-search-mcp-server
Dark Search Protocol: common questions
- Is Dark Search Protocol MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (65/100). Read the Dark Search Protocol safety report
- How do I install Dark Search Protocol?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
- Does Dark Search Protocol need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Dark Search Protocol maintained?
- The latest release is v0.8.0.
- What can I use instead of Dark Search Protocol?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Exa MCP server, Trackly CLI MCP server and DomainKits MCP server. Compare all Dark Search Protocol alternatives.
Alternatives to Dark Search Protocol
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- ExaConnect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.not reviewedEstablishedA
Trackly CLIJob search for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor. 250K+ jobs, 5,400+ companies. OAuth or stdio.not reviewedGrowingA- DomainKitsSearch newly registered, expired, aged, active, deleted and for-sale domains, plus WHOIS and DNS.not reviewedGrowingA
- Domain SearchNaming engine with availability intelligence: score names, check domains, socials and registries.not reviewedGrowingB