{ "run_id": "brave--brave-search-mcp-server-gpt-6-luna-1792806112877859068", "date": "2026-10-24T01:52:29.942570+00:00", "repo": "brave/brave-search-mcp-server", "kind": "mcp", "source": "https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server", "commit": "af08e0d48e812a3966ea2211854db5f0e8eee32d", "model": "gpt-6-luna", "model_version": "gpt-6-luna", "test_version": "readme-f72312298d35d84837d4fc5f6f22b138d54d456600b5ed431e36e8f5db931dbf", "pass": null, "outcome": "needs_credentials", "time_to_working_s": null, "total_s": 637.0645411014557, "steps": [ "pwd; id -u; rg --files -g 'README*' -g 'AGENTS.md' -g 'package.json' -g 'pyproject.toml' -g 'go.mod' -g 'Cargo.toml' -g 'Makefile' | head -80; git status --short --branch; git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null; command -v vault-search || true; cat 2>/dev/null; cat ~/.agents/skills/i-have-adhd/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null; cat ~/.agents/skills/ponytail/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null; cat ~/.agents/skills/p3-mode/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null", "ls -la; find . -maxdepth 3 -type f | head -100; find -name README.md -o -name AGENTS.md; python3 --version; command -v vault-search || true;", "sed -n '1,240p' README.md; cat package.json; sed -n '1,220p' src/tools/index.ts; sed -n '1,220p' src/server.ts; ls -la .coldpass", "grep -nE '^## |npm (install|run)|BRAVE_API_KEY|stdio|MCP Inspector' README.md", "sed -n '336,430p' README.md; node --version; npm --version; sudo -n true && echo sudo-ok; npm install", "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y nodejs npm", "node --version; npm --version; curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_22.x | sudo -E bash -; sudo apt-get install -y nodejs; node --version", "npm --version; npm install", "mkdir -p .coldpass; printf '%s\\n' '{\"kind\":\"mcp\",\"argv\":[\"node\",\"dist/index.js\"],\"cwd\":\"\",\"checks\":[{\"check\":\"install\",\"argv\":[\"npm\",\"install\"],\"expected_text\":\"added 158 packages\"},{\"check\":\"credentials_error\",\"tool\":\"brave_web_search\",\"arguments\":{\"query\":\"example\"},\"expected_text\":\"BRAVE_API_KEY\"}]}' > .coldpass/probe.json; printf '%s\\n' '[]' > .coldpass/claims.json; printf '%s\\n' '{\"detected\":false,\"reason\":\"No product scheduler or recurring cycle; README exposes search tools invoked on demand.\",\"checks\":[]}' > .coldpass/cycles.json; printf '%s\\n' '[{\"kind\":\"example\",\"claim\":\"Install dependencies and build the local TypeScript project\",\"source\":\"README.md, Build > Local Build\",\"input\":\"npm install; npm run build\",\"expected\":\"TypeScript build completes\",\"argv\":[\"npm\",\"run\",\"build\"],\"cwd\":\"\",\"expected_text\":\"tsc\"}]' > .coldpass/examples.json; = python3 -I --validate --replay", "printf '%s\\n' '{\"kind\":\"mcp\",\"argv\":[\"node\",\"dist/index.js\"],\"cwd\":\"\",\"checks\":[{\"check\":\"install\",\"argv\":[\"npm\",\"install\"],\"expected_text\":\"added 158 packages\"},{\"check\":\"credentials_error\",\"tool\":\"brave_web_search\",\"arguments\":{\"query\":\"example\"},\"expected_text\":\"BRAVE_API_KEY\"}]}' > /tmp/noop; cat /tmp/noop; ls ", "= python3 -I --help", "find -maxdepth 3 -type f | head -40", "sed -n '1,240p' ; ls -la ;", "grep -nE 'def main|--validate|observed.json|probe argv|needs_credentials|claims.json' | tail -40", "sed -n '1270,1305p' ;", "python3 - <<'PY'\nimport json\np='.coldpass/probe.json'\nx={'kind':'mcp','argv':['node','dist/index.js'],'cwd':'','checks':[{'check':'install','argv':['npm','install'],'expected_text':'added 158 packages'},{'check':'credentials_error','argv':['node','dist/index.js'],'tool':'brave_web_search','arguments':{'query':'example'},'expected_text':'BRAVE_API_KEY'}]}\nopen(p,'w').write(json.dumps(x)+'\\n')\nopen('.coldpass/claims.json','w').write(json.dumps([{'kind':'claim','claim':'Brave Search tools perform comprehensive web searches.','source':'Performs comprehensive web searches with rich result types and advanced filtering options.','testable':False,'reason':'Brave Search API key required; no key supplied in guest.'}])+'\\n')\nopen('.coldpass/examples.json','w').write(json.dumps([{'kind':'example','claim':'Local Build','source':'README.md, Build > Local Build','input':'npm install; npm run build','expected':'TypeScript build completes','argv':['npm','run','build'],'cwd':'','expected_text':'tsc'}])+'\\n')\nPY\n= python3 -I --validate --replay", "python3 - <<'PY'\nimport json\np='.coldpass/probe.json';x=json.load(open(p));x['checks']=[x['checks'][1]];open(p,'w').write(json.dumps(x)+'\\n')\njson.dump({'outcome':'needs_credentials','fault_owner':'prerequisite','operation':'Build and invoke Brave Search MCP tool','operation_scope':'README local build and stdio server; requires Brave Search API key','steps':['sudo apt-get install -y nodejs npm','Install Node.js 22 from NodeSource','npm install (runs README prepare: format and build)','node dist/index.js attempted; requires API key at startup'],'deviations':['Initial Ubuntu Node.js 18 was below README requirement; replaced with Node.js 22.','No API key was available, so search tool invocation was blocked.','Initial probe install check was setup-only and replay rejected it; removed.'],'stuck_step':'Invoke an MCP search tool','main_blocker':'No Brave Search API key','plain_failure':'The server builds, but exits at startup because no Brave API key was supplied.','suggested_fix':'Set BRAVE_API_KEY or BRAVE_API_KEY_FILE and rerun the documented stdio server.'},open('.coldpass/report.json','w'))\nPY\n= python3 -I --validate --replay" ], "stuck_step": "Invoke an MCP search tool", "error_excerpt": "No Brave Search API key", "what_it_did": "Build and invoke Brave Search MCP tool", "suggested_fix": "Set BRAVE_API_KEY or BRAVE_API_KEY_FILE and rerun the documented stdio server.", "tokens_in": 698018, "tokens_out": 2443, "cost_usd": null, "usage_complete": true, "checks": [ { "status": "PASS", "details": { "working": false, "argv": [ "node", "dist/index.js" ], "kind": "cli", "returncode": 1, "stdout": "", "stderr": "Error: A Brave API key is required via --brave-api-key, BRAVE_API_KEY, --brave-api-key-file, or BRAVE_API_KEY_FILE. You can get one at https://brave.com/search/api/.\nInvalid configuration", "needs_credentials": true, "needs_browser": false, "scope": "partial: missing credentials" }, "check": "credentials_error", "optional": false } ], "safety": { "version": "z2x-1", "rules_version": "z2x-1", "summary": "Review signals: 13 known vulnerability.", "findings": [ { "kind": "known-vulnerability", "count": 13, "note": "OSV reports a known vulnerability in this dependency version.", "location_count": 6 } ], "context": [], "limitations": [ "A short run cannot establish that code is safe.", "Connections show IP addresses; proxies can hide the final hostname.", "Tracing covers dispatched commands and their children, not the whole OS; guest root can interfere with tracing." ], "static": { "dependency_note": "OSV scanned supported lockfiles; unpinned dependencies and unsupported formats are outside this check." }, "evidence_url": "/safety/?run=brave--brave-search-mcp-server-gpt-6-luna-1792806112877859068", "evidence_file": "/data/safety/brave--brave-search-mcp-server-gpt-6-luna-1792806112877859068.json.gz" }, "agent_execution": "native_agent", "agent_runtime": "codex", "agent_runtime_version": "codex-cli 0.163.0", "tool_transport": "mcp-assigned-vm", "platform": "linux", "reasoning": "low", "service_tier": "standard", "resources": { "cpus": 2, "memory_mib": 4096, "disk_mib": 32768 }, "native_tool_calls": 17, "native_bundle": null, "architecture": null, "backend": "hyperv", "platform_details": { "backend": "hyperv", "os": "linux" }, "platform_conflicts": null, "sandbox_source": null, "source_pin": { "commit": "af08e0d48e812a3966ea2211854db5f0e8eee32d", "url": "https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server" }, "purpose": "initial", "profile": { "model": "gpt-6-luna", "reasoning": "low" }, "fault": { "owner": "prerequisite", "status": "diagnosed", "reason": "No Brave Search API key" }, "fix_id": null, "verifies_run_id": null, "hosting": null, "operation_scope": "partial checks", "tool_calls": 17, "guest_setup": null, "runtime": null, "runtime_version": null, "runtime_revision": null, "source_revision": null, "evidence_version": null, "failure_origin": null, "evidence_strength": "nothing_checked", "works": "partly", "install_s": null, "first_use_s": null, "mcp": "unknown", "needs": [ "credentials" ], "needs_which": "an account or key", "agent_interface": [], "license": "MIT", "repo_url": "https://github.com/brave/brave-search-mcp-server", "cost_to_try": "needs an account or key", "hardware": null, "what_failed": "No Brave Search API key", "local_or_hosted": "both", "cycle_checks": [ { "kind": "cycle", "claim": "Scheduled or looping main behavior", "source": "repository entry points", "input": "source inspection", "expected": "identify the product trigger", "verdict": "yes", "outcome": "No product scheduler or recurring cycle; README exposes search tools invoked on demand.", "evidence": "No product scheduler or recurring cycle; README exposes search tools invoked on demand.", "command": "" } ], "claims": [ { "kind": "claim", "claim": "Brave Search tools perform comprehensive web searches.", "source": "Performs comprehensive web searches with rich result types and advanced filtering options.", "input": "", "expected": "", "command": "", "verdict": "blocked", "outcome": "Brave Search API key required; no key supplied in guest.", "evidence": "Brave Search API key required; no key supplied in guest.", "source_checked": true, "source_file": "README.md" } ], "claims_note": null, "example_checks": [ { "kind": "example", "claim": "Local Build", "source": "README.md, Build > Local Build", "input": "npm install; npm run build", "command": "npm run build", "evidence": "> @brave/brave-search-mcp-server@2.1.4 build\n> shx rm -rf dist && tsc && shx chmod +x dist/*.js", "deferred": false, "expected": "TypeScript build completes", "returncode": 0, "verdict": "yes", "outcome": "command completed successfully" } ], "does_what_it_says": null, "maintenance": { "archived": false, "commits_90d": 30, "last_commit_at": "2026-10-21T14:51:38Z", "last_release_at": "2026-09-17T14:47:14Z", "median_reply_hours": 404.8, "merged_prs_90d": 15, "note": "actively maintained: last commit 2 days ago; 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