Ref Tools MCP
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Ref Tools MCP is an open-source mcp server by ref-tools, written mainly in TypeScript, with 1,183 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Oct 24, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit f5feb82. Seen able to read environment and secrets. Scan policy
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f5feb82 · Nov 5, 2026 ScannedStatic, secrets and dependency checks completed with no critical findings. BuildsIt installed from a fresh machine. BootsIt started, and MCP servers answered the protocol handshake. No undeclared egressWhile running it only contacted the domains it declared. ReproducibleEarned in this scan.
Passed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.Static code scanpassPassed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.
Passed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.Secrets scanpassPassed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.
Flagged. This check found an issue. See the findings below.Dependency audit19 known vulnerabilitiesfailFlagged. This check found an issue. See the findings below.
Passed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.Manifestserver.jsonpassPassed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.
Passed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.BuildpassPassed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.
Passed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.Boot & handshake2 toolspassPassed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.
Passed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.Network egresspassPassed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.
Passed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.Reproducible (×3)passPassed. This check ran and found nothing it flags.
Findings (12)
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- highHigh. Something risky that needs a close look before you install.dependencies issueDetails are available to the maintainer after claiming this listing.
- mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.31.0: 4 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-22jm-h49p-29qw, GHSA-46jr-4wx8-v453, GHSA-6prh-2h8m-c8cw, GHSA-rvq5-wwqv-78pq
package-lock.json - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.body-parser@2.3.0: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-27r3-jxmh-p828
package-lock.json - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.follow-redirects@1.16.0: 3 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-8r9p-f939-6h3c, GHSA-mrwp-f3q8-3g9p, GHSA-q3jh-wrc6-jgq8
package-lock.json - mediumMedium. Worth checking, often a vulnerable dependency or a setup problem.zod@3.25.76: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-mrhx-c7xc-m3w5
package-lock.json - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.@hono/node-server@2.1.1: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-rmxm-3fg6-px4f
package-lock.json - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.fast-uri@3.1.8: 4 known vulnerabilitiesGHSA-333x-w4r6-6crp, GHSA-w74x-v6f9-j3xg, GHSA-wjr9-j795-jxcr, GHSA-xhq7-xmqj-769h
package-lock.json - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.hono@4.13.10: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-5r4p-p66f-jhc7
package-lock.json - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.ip-address@10.7.2: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-rxp7-6hxx-x8q5
package-lock.json - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.qs@6.16.0: 1 known vulnerabilityGHSA-6pq8-jhm2-2vcw
package-lock.json - lowLow. Minor, or common in normal tools. Shown for information.Reads environment variables not listed in the manifestTRANSPORT, REF_URL, REF_ALPHA, REF_API_KEY
Network activity
During install
registry.npmjs.org
While running
No connections
Tools exposed (2)
ref_search_documentationSearch for documentation on the web or github as well from private resources like repos and pdfs. Use Ref 'ref_read_url' to read the content of a url.
ref_read_urlRead the content of a url as markdown. The EXACT url from a 'ref_search_documentation' result should be passed to this tool.
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