Dark Search Protocol runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 24 installs a week from npm.
161 dark data sources, 25+ domains, 6-step pipeline, Streamable HTTP + stdio
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add dark-search-protocol -- npx -y dark-search-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"dark-search-protocol": {
"args": [
"-y",
"dark-search-mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.dark-search-protocol]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "dark-search-mcp-server"]{
"mcpServers": {
"dark-search-protocol": {
"args": [
"-y",
"dark-search-mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"dark-search-protocol": {
"args": [
"-y",
"dark-search-mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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