How do I install Onion Search?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Onion Search need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: CONTENT_FILTER, ENGINES, TOR_BRIDGES.

What transport does Onion Search use?

Onion Search runs locally over stdio.

When was Onion Search last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Local, read-only onion search and text retrieval over Tor with content filtering.

Onion Search MCP server

Power your agent

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp:1.0.1

Credentials from the publisher

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

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1CONTENT_FILTER=<value> ENGINES=<value> TOR_BRIDGES=<value> claude mcp add io.github.farbodghasemlu-darkweb-mcp -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp:1.0.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.farbodghasemlu-darkweb-mcp": {4      "command": "docker",5      "args": [6        "run",7        "-i",8        "--rm",9        "ghcr.io/farbodghasemlu/darkweb-mcp:1.0.1"10      ],11      "env": {12        "CONTENT_FILTER": "<value>",13        "ENGINES": "<value>",14        "TOR_BRIDGES": "<value>"15      }16    }17  }18}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · ociPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 1.0.1

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Onion Search

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Onion Search?

Does Onion Search need an API key?

What transport does Onion Search use?

When was Onion Search last checked?

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