No red flags found in any of the 11 categories — no credential harvesting, no data exfiltration, no curl-pipe-shell installer. Scanned against the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →
by lightsifter · MCP Server · ★ 95
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Siftlight English · 简体中文 Siftlight, also known in Chinese as 拾光. Sift: separates useful signal from code and noise. Light: illuminates evidence, scope and omissions. The name is not tied to , leaving room for structural analysis and audit receipts. It sounds like a practical tool without losing a little warmth from home. Siftlight — Evidence-first search for AI agents. A general-purpose local search plugin that helps agents find files, documents, notes, logs and other text material. Think of a patient librarian: describe what you need, and it helps locate the shelf, open the relevant page and follow the next lead. A small search brings the passages straight to you. A broad search starts with a map so you can decide where to look first. How it helps Find a passage without opening every folder Looking for an error message, a sentence or a name is like giving a librarian a keyword. When there are only a few matches, the plugin returns their text and locations directly, saving repeated file opening and scrolling. Start with a map when the collection is large “Which documents mention refunds?” can produce a lot of material.
| Stars | 95 |
| Forks | 5 |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Category | MCP Server |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Quality Score | 59.1343336836338/100 |
| Last Updated | 2026-10-13 |
| Created | 2026-08-27 |
| Platforms | claude-code, codex, mcp, node |
| Est. Tokens | ~18k |
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sift-light is Evidence-first search for AI agents / Claude Code & Codex & Pi & OMP & kimi & mcp. It is categorized as a MCP Server with 95 GitHub stars.
sift-light is primarily written in JavaScript. It covers topics such as ai-agent, bun, claude-code.
You can find installation instructions and usage details in the sift-light GitHub repository at github.com/lightsifter/sift-light. The project has 95 stars and 5 forks, indicating an active community.
sift-light is released under the AGPL-3.0 license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.
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Grades come from a rule-based scan built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, covering 11 red-flag categories including credential harvesting, data exfiltration, and curl | sh installers. It is a first-layer scan, not a manual audit — we say so rather than overstate it.
The scale of the problem is documented independently: Liu et al. (2026), in a study of 31,132 agent skills, report that 26.1% contain security vulnerabilities. Our own full-catalog census is published as a citable open dataset.
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