mcp-discovery
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- License — License: MIT
- Description — Repository has a description
- Active repo — Last push 0 days ago
- Low visibility — Only 6 GitHub stars
Code Warn
- process.env — Environment variable access in api/index.ts
Permissions Pass
- Permissions — No dangerous permissions requested
This tool provides a search API and index to help users discover MCP servers. It acts as a directory aggregating various servers for real-time discovery and integration.
Security Assessment
The overall security risk is Low. The tool does not request dangerous permissions, execute shell commands, or contain hardcoded secrets. However, it does access environment variables (such as API keys) within its API entry file (`api/index.ts`), which is a standard and safe practice for configuring web applications, provided you supply your own secure values. As a network-oriented service, it does make external requests to gather its directory data, which is expected behavior.
Quality Assessment
The project appears well-structured with standard industry practices, including continuous integration (CI), automated tests, and clear governance policies (security, contributing). The code is openly licensed under the permissive and standard MIT license. Despite this solid foundation, the tool is very new and has extremely low community visibility. With only 6 GitHub stars, it has not yet been widely peer-reviewed or battle-tested by a large user base. Additionally, the README is primarily a generic scaffold with placeholder text (e.g., "Describe the user or business problem..."), which suggests the documentation and local setup guides are not fully finalized.
Verdict
Use with caution — the underlying code appears structurally safe and well-licensed, but the project is highly unproven with minimal community trust and incomplete documentation.
"MCP Discovery - The World's Largest MCP Server Index 14,000+ servers | Semantic search API | Real-time discovery Live API: https://mcp-discovery-two.vercel.app"
mcp-discovery
Production-grade project scaffold focused on reliability, maintainability, and fast onboarding.
Detailed Description
mcp-discovery is maintained as an industry-grade software project with production-ready engineering practices.
This repository includes documented setup, quality gates, operational guidance, and governance standards so contributors can safely build, test, and ship changes with confidence.
Problem Statement
Describe the user or business problem this project solves, the target users, and expected outcomes.
Solution Overview
Summarize the architecture, core modules, and runtime behavior at a high level.
Key Features
- Clear project scope and intended use.
- Reproducible local development workflow.
- Test coverage and CI quality gates.
- Security and contribution policies.
- Deployment-ready repository structure.
Repository Structure
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|-- src/ # Core implementation
|-- tests/ # Automated test suites
|-- docs/ # Design notes and operational docs
|-- .github/workflows/ # CI pipelines
|-- README.md
|-- LICENSE
|-- CONTRIBUTING.md
|-- SECURITY.md
|-- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Git
- Project runtime/toolchain for this repo
Local Setup
npm ci
npm run lint
npm test
npm run build
Usage
Document primary commands, API routes, CLI examples, or UI workflows here.
Quality Standards
- CI must pass before merge.
- Changes require tests for critical behavior.
- Security-sensitive changes should include risk notes.
- Keep pull requests focused and reviewable.
Security
See SECURITY.md for responsible disclosure and handling guidelines.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for branching, commit, and pull request expectations.
Roadmap
Track upcoming milestones, technical debt, and planned feature work.
Support
Open a GitHub issue for bugs, feature requests, or documentation gaps.
License
This project is released under the MIT License.
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