Argus
Argus - Brave Search MCP Server for Claude Code. Full-featured web, image, video & news search with AI-Saving Policy that intelligently routes requests between API plans. Features 6x context with extra snippets, real-time usage tracking, and stateless HTTP Streamable architecture.
Install / Use
claude mcp add IT-Square-Plus -- npx -y github:IT-Square-Plus/ArgusIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of Argus
Argus scores 46/100 on our quality scale, 4338th of 4,649 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its MCP Server is 4.9 KB long, written without headings and no code examples: a solid amount of guidance for an agent.
It has no GitHub stars yet, so there is no community track record; judge it on its content.
Maintenance, license and trust
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
- Our last check on 2026-10-18 found the source still online.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 68/100, with 3 cautions from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
Argus compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than Argus; compare them before choosing.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus (this skill)by IT-Square-Plus | 46 | 0 | — | MCP Server |
| taste-skillby Leonxlnx | 100 | 111.7k | today | CLAUDE.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install Argus?
- Run
claude mcp add IT-Square-Plus -- npx -y github:IT-Square-Plus/Argus. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does Argus work with?
- It is written for Claude Code and Claude Desktop, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is Argus safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It declares no license and scores 68/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is Argus still maintained?
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
Skill content
View source on GitHub{ "mcpServers": { "Argus": { "type": "http", "url": "http://localhost:8081/mcp", "headers": { "X-Brave-API-Key-Search": "your_data_for_search_api_key_here", "X-Brave-API-Key-AI": "your_data_for_ai_api_key_here", "X-Brave-API-Key-Autosuggest": "your_autosuggest_api_key_here", "X-Brave-API-Key-Spellcheck": "your_spellcheck_api_key_here" }, "metadata": { "description": "Argus - Brave Search MCP Server with comprehensive search capabilities", "version": "1.0.1", "author": "Łukasz Bryzek", "documentation": "https://github.com/IT-Square-Plus/Argus", "features": [ "Web Search (Data for Search)", "Enhanced Web Search with extra snippets (Data for AI)", "Image Search", "Video Search", "News Search", "Query Autocomplete (Autosuggest)", "Spell Checking" ], "requirements": { "brave_api_keys": { "X-Brave-API-Key-Search": { "required": true, "plan": "Data for Search", "description": "Required for search_web, search_images, search_videos, search_news", "free_tier": "2000 requests/month, 1 req/sec", "get_key": "https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/keys" }, "X-Brave-API-Key-AI": { "required": false, "plan": "Data for AI", "description": "Optional for search_web_extra_snippets_for_ai (6x more context)", "free_tier": "2000 requests/month, 1 req/sec", "get_key": "https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/keys", "note": "Can use same key as Data for Search if you have both plans" }, "X-Brave-API-Key-Autosuggest": { "required": false, "plan": "Autosuggest", "description": "Optional for suggest tool (query autocomplete)", "free_tier": "5000 requests/month, 5 req/sec", "get_key": "https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/keys" }, "X-Brave-API-Key-Spellcheck": { "required": false, "plan": "Spellcheck", "description": "Optional for spellcheck tool (query correction)", "free_tier": "5000 requests/month, 5 req/sec", "get_key": "https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/keys" } }, "docker": { "required": true, "description": "Docker and Docker Compose for running Argus container", "installation": "https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/" } }, "setup_instructions": [ "1. Before generating API keys, subscribe to free plans at: https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/subscriptions/subscribe", "2. Make sure you subscribe to Data for AI. Spellcheck and Suggest is also optional.", "3. Get your Brave Search API keys from https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/keys", "4. Copy this file to .mcp.json: cp .mcp.json.example .mcp.json", "5. Replace placeholder values with your actual API keys", "6. Start Argus container: docker-compose up -d", "7. Verify readiness: curl http://localhost:8081/ready", "8. Check capabilities and API usage in the response", "9. Restart Claude Code to load the MCP server" ], "health_endpoints": { "/health": { "type": "liveness_probe", "description": "Quick check if service is alive (process running)", "response": { "status": "alive", "service": "Argus", "version": "1.0.0" }, "use_case": "Basic monitoring, container restart decisions" }, "/ready": { "type": "readiness_probe", "description": "Check if service is ready to accept requests (includes capabilities and API usage)", "response_includes": [ "status: ready", "capabilities: all available tools", "usage: API quota for all plans (used/limit/remaining/percentage)" ], "use_case": "Deployment validation, load balancer health checks, detailed monitoring", "recommended": true } }, "notes": [ "All API keys are provided via HTTP headers (not environment variables)", "X-Brave-API-Key-Search is the ONLY required key for core functionality", "Other keys are optional and enable additional features", "You can use the same API key for multiple headers if you have multiple plans", "Keys are sent per-request (not stored in container)", "Use /ready endpoint to verify service is fully operational with API usage stats", "Use /health endpoint only for basic liveness checks (faster, minimal info)" ] } } } }
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.
