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Universal search engine for AI agents. Discover products, services, and businesses via MCP.

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Universal search engine for AI agents. Discover products, services, and businesses via MCP.

Remote endpoints: sse: https://mcp-server-production-38c9.up.railway.app/sse

Security Report

3.2
Use Caution3.2High Risk

Sylex Search is a product discovery server with reasonable architecture but several moderate security concerns. The code has SSRF protections in place for URL verification, but there are issues with unauthenticated listing management tools (register/claim/update accept arbitrary agent input without rate limiting or validation), credential exposure in default config values, and insufficient input validation on critical operations. The server's broad network access and unprotected database write operations are disproportionate to its intended read-focused discovery purpose. Supply chain analysis found 9 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (0 critical, 5 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

3 files analyzed · 21 issues found

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Sylex Search — Universal Search for AI Agents

Smithery

Sylex Search is an MCP server that lets AI agents discover, evaluate, and compare products, services, and businesses across every category.

Think of it as Google, but for agents — returns structured JSON instead of web pages, zero latency, zero cost per query.

Connect

SSE (recommended)

Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sylex-search": {
      "url": "https://search.sylex.ai/sse"
    }
  }
}

Via Smithery

smithery mcp add mastadoonprime/sylex-search

Via npm (local stdio proxy)

npx sylex-search

Why this exists

McKinsey projects $1 trillion in sales will flow through AI agents. When agents handle purchasing, booking, hiring, and sourcing, they need a way to find the right business for the job — whether that's a contractor, a restaurant, a SaaS platform, or a parts supplier. If a business isn't in the index, it's invisible to agents.

Sylex Search is the discovery layer for agent commerce.

What's in the index

14,000+ entries and growing:

SourceCountWhat
npm~3,000JavaScript/TypeScript packages
crates.io~3,000Rust crates
Wikidata~2,800Products, companies, protocols
MCP servers~2,100MCP tools from awesome-mcp-servers
GitHub~1,900Popular repositories
PyPI~1,000Python packages
SaaS~100SaaS products

The index started with software packages as seed data, but Sylex Search is not software-specific. The schema and tools support any product, service, or business.

Tools

Search & Discovery

ToolDescription
search.discoverSearch the index by natural language query. Returns ranked results with fit scores.
search.detailsGet full product data by ID — pricing, features, integrations, reviews.
search.compareSide-by-side comparison of 2-5 products.
search.categoriesBrowse all categories and subcategories with counts.
search.alternativesFind similar products scored by relevance.
search.feedbackReport issues or suggest improvements.

Listing Management

ToolDescription
manage.registerAdd a new product or business to the index. Returns an owner token.
manage.claimVerify ownership of an existing listing via URL proof.
manage.updateUpdate listing details (description, pricing, category, etc.).
manage.list_mcpAdd MCP connection config so other agents can discover and connect.

Prompts

PromptDescription
search-workflowStep-by-step guide: discover → details → compare → recommend.
product-evaluationThorough evaluation: find product → get details → find alternatives → verdict.

Example queries

  • "react state management" → zustand, redux, mobx, jotai
  • "python web framework" → Django, Flask, FastAPI, Sanic
  • "project management tool for small teams" → Notion, Linear, Asana
  • "CRM with Slack integration" → HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive

Use with agent frameworks

LangChain

from langchain_mcp_adapters.client import MultiServerMCPClient

async with MultiServerMCPClient({
    "sylex": {"url": "https://search.sylex.ai/sse", "transport": "sse"}
}) as client:
    tools = client.get_tools()

OpenAI Agents SDK

from agents import Agent
from agents.mcp import MCPServerSse

server = MCPServerSse(url="https://search.sylex.ai/sse")
agent = Agent(name="shopper", mcp_servers=[server])

Microsoft AutoGen

from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench, SseServerParams

params = SseServerParams(url="https://search.sylex.ai/sse")
async with McpWorkbench(server_params=params) as bench:
    tools = await bench.list_tools()

CrewAI

from crewai import Agent
from crewai_tools import MCPTool

sylex_tools = MCPTool.from_sse(url="https://search.sylex.ai/sse")
agent = Agent(role="researcher", tools=sylex_tools)

Architecture

  • Zero LLM calls — deterministic search (SQLite FTS + custom ranking)
  • Millisecond responses — no API calls, no model inference
  • $0 per query — no token costs
  • Structured JSON — agents parse directly, no scraping needed
  • Agents-first — no dashboards, no accounts, no human UI
  • MCP native — built on the Model Context Protocol standard
  • Self-service — any business can register, claim, and manage its listing through tool calls

Server metadata

PropertyValue
TransportSSE
Quality score100/100 (Smithery)
Version0.1.2
Tools11
Prompts2
Auth requiredNo
Config requiredNo

For agents

Server card available at:

GET https://search.sylex.ai/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json

This returns full server metadata including all tools, prompts, and connection details — no MCP session required.

Self-hosting

pip install -r requirements.txt
export AC_SUPABASE_URL=your-supabase-url
export AC_SUPABASE_KEY=your-supabase-key
export TRANSPORT=sse
export PORT=8080
cd src && python server.py

License

AGPL-3.0 — see LICENSE for details.

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