MCP, MCP server
searxng.rb
Ruby gem providing a SearXNG HTTP client, CLI (search), and MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for web search.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade B
Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
lib/searxng/client.rb, line 68
http.request(request)
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Pass
No shell or command execution found, and no extra permission was declared.
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
lib/searxng/client.rb, line 68
http.request(request)
lib/searxng/server.rb, line 195
start_char = kwargs.fetch(:startChar, 0)
lib/searxng/server.rb, line 199
read_headings = kwargs.fetch(:readHeadings, false)
Show more
lib/searxng/server.rb, line 200
timeout_ms = kwargs.fetch(:timeoutMs, 10_000)
lib/searxng/server.rb, line 286
Timeout.timeout(timeout_ms / 1000.0) { response = http.request(request) }
spec/spec_helper.rb, line 30
record_mode = case ENV.fetch("VCR_RECORD", "once")
usr/lib/release_version_check.rb, line 70
http.request(request)
Secrets
Pass
No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Pass
No encoded or minified payload found.
Licence
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 696be335acff. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 696be335acff2734cc8b71022128fd0a6d301a19
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