NetLens runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 108 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 10 Oct 2026.
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We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
const output = execSync(`${cmd} --version`, {
proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True) # binary; we decode ourselves
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We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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 netlens -- npx -y netlens-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"netlens": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"netlens-mcp"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.netlens]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "netlens-mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"netlens": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"netlens-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"netlens": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"netlens-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
NETLENS_SEARCH_ENGINE (Default search backend: auto, duckduckgo, bing, mojeek, or searxng), NETLENS_SEARXNG_URL (Base URL of a SearXNG instance to use when engine=searxng (e.g. https://searx.example.org)).
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