oss-search MCP server

by sblattj·io.github.sblattj/oss-search·v0.2.0

Fast local and federated OSS code search and repo discovery for AI agents

A92/100grade A

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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.

No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.

scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan4 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 9 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Runs npx -y oss-search on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add oss-search -- npx -y oss-search

Is oss-search MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the oss-search safety report
How do I install oss-search?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does oss-search need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is oss-search maintained?: The last commit was 9 days ago (2026-09-11). The latest release is v0.2.0.
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