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Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT: MCP server
Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT is an open-source MCP server that lets an AI agent search onion engines, scrape dark web pages, and generate reports. Its repository has 7,660 stars and its last commit is from October 3, 2026 and it is licensed under MIT.
| Adoption (stars) | 39/40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | 30/30 | |
| Framework (licence, registry, official) | 15/30 |
What Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT does
According to its repository: “Dark web OSINT over Tor: search onion engines, scrape pages, report with your own model.”
An MCP server gives an AI agent extra tools it calls during the conversation: the agent reads their description, decides to use them and gets the result back. Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT is listed under Security, a category of 133 servers in the directory, where it ranks #5 by stars.
Topics declared by the repository: ai-tool, darkweb, darkweb-osint, investigation-tool, llm-powered, osint.
Installing and connecting Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT
Distribution modes declared in the official MCP registry:
- Docker (OCI) image
Like any MCP server, you declare it in your client's configuration (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex…): a name, the command that starts it or its URL, and any environment variables. The client then starts it and lists its tools. Project language: Python.
Security: what to check
An MCP server runs code with the rights you give it, and the model reads its tool descriptions: a malicious or compromised server can hijack the agent. Read the code, or pick a maintained and widely used server, before connecting it.
None of the risk signals we track (system access, secrets, missing licence, abandonment) applies to Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT. That does not replace reading the code.
Good practice: grant only the rights needed (least privilege), require human approval for irreversible actions, and run the AI agent security check.
Project activity and maintenance
Created on April 8, 2025, the apurvsinghgautam/robin repository has 7,660 stars and 1,431 forks, with 0 open issues. It has more stars than 98% of the servers in the directory. It received changes this month. Version published in the registry: 3.1.0 (October 3, 2026).
Stars measure attention, not quality: a recent, heavily promoted project can collect them fast, while a useful but niche server will have few.
Verdict
Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT is one of the most solid servers in its category: followed, maintained and well framed.
Strengths
- Active project: recent commit
- Widely followed: 7.7K stars
- Listed in the official MCP registry
- Permissive licence (MIT)
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT?
Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT is distributed as Docker (OCI) image. Add it to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code…) following the README of apurvsinghgautam/robin.
Is Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT free?
The code is published under the MIT licence and can be used free of charge.
Is Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT safe?
No risk signal found (system access, secrets, licence, abandonment). As with any MCP server, keep rights minimal and read the code before sensitive use.
Is it an official server?
Nothing says so: it is a project published by apurvsinghgautam on GitHub. Check who maintains it before giving it access.
What are the alternatives to Robin: AI Powered Dark Web OSINT?
In the same category: Semgrep, World Monitor, SafeDep Vet MCP, and Ida pro MCP. Semgrep scores higher on our grid.
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