mcpsurfr

Name: mcpsurfr Review
Item: mcpsurfr
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Development Usable

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Usable Scanned — metadata only

Enables local, privacy-preserving web search and RAG capabilities without the overhead of external API management or data leakage risks.

Web search MCP server that does search result reranking locally on your machine, formerly known as mcp-local-rag. ✨ no API keys ✨

Search the web for technical documentation without using external API keys
Rerank search results locally to find the most relevant coding answers
Find up-to-date information for software development tasks using web search

150 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Enables local, privacy-preserving web search and RAG capabilities without the overhead of external API management or data leakage risks. It bridges the information gap for LLMs while maintaining strict data sovereignty.

Best for

Privacy-focused engineering teams requiring real-time web context for local development workflows.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/nkapila6/mcpsurfr

By nkapila6

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add mcpsurfr -- npx -y mcpsurfr

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me search the web for technical documentation without using external API keys

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars150Last updated2026-10-29LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-29 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 150 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedOct 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 150 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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