Onion Search

io.github.farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp · v1.0.1

Local, read-only onion search and text retrieval over Tor with content filtering.

Source code Set it up

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal

claude mcp add darkweb-mcp -e CONTENT_FILTER=<CONTENT_FILTER> -e ENGINES=<ENGINES> -e TOR_BRIDGES=<TOR_BRIDGES> -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp:1.0.1

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "darkweb-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp:1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONTENT_FILTER": "<CONTENT_FILTER>",
        "ENGINES": "<ENGINES>",
        "TOR_BRIDGES": "<TOR_BRIDGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "darkweb-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp:1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONTENT_FILTER": "<CONTENT_FILTER>",
        "ENGINES": "<ENGINES>",
        "TOR_BRIDGES": "<TOR_BRIDGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "darkweb-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp:1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CONTENT_FILTER": "<CONTENT_FILTER>",
        "ENGINES": "<ENGINES>",
        "TOR_BRIDGES": "<TOR_BRIDGES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`CONTENT_FILTER` Optional	Default content filtering for all tools
`ENGINES` Optional	Comma-separated engine identifiers, or all
`TOR_BRIDGES` Optional	Bridge lines separated by newlines or semicolons

Details

Package	`ghcr.io/farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp:1.0.1` (OCI, stdio)
First published	14 Oct 2026
Last updated	14 Oct 2026
Registry name	`io.github.farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp`

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