Reported issues for openevidence-mcp

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oe_ask always returns 403 Cloudflare block regardless of IP, browser, or auth state

Hi, first of all thank you for this project — the setup was smooth and oe_auth_status and npm run smoke both return ok: true and authenticated: true consistently. The issue is exclusively with oe_ask.

Environment:

OS: Windows 11 Node.js: v24.15.0 npm: 11.12.1 MCP client: Claude Desktop Playwright Chromium: installed via npx playwright install chromium Login method: npm run login:browser (with PLAYWRIGHT_CHROMIUM_EXECUTABLE_PATH pointing to system Chrome)

Problem:

Every call to oe_ask

Read the thread · 2026-05-29 · closed · external user · 4 comments

"npm run smoke" failed at authentication, and can be solved by adding "--password-store=basic" flag

Thank you for your fast update about the Cloudflare's protection issue. This repo helps alot in my AI-aided medical articles reviewing/searching workflow. I stepped on an obstacle re-installing this mcp and re-login, and Claude Code helped me fix this.

Environment:

 OS Garuda Linux x86_64 (based on Arch linux) ├ Kernel Linux 7.0.10-zen1-1-zen ├󰏖 Packages 10 (flatpak-system), 26 (flatpak-user), 1572 (pacman)[stable] └ Shell fish 4.7.1

 DE KDE Plasma 6.6.5 ├󰧨 Window Manager KWin (Wayland) ├

Read the thread · 2026-06-03 · closed · external user · 1 comment

docs: put copy-paste agent install prompt in README

Problem

Read the thread · 2026-05-20 · closed · 0 comments

docs: add Korean and Taiwan README localization

Goal

Read the thread · 2026-05-20 · closed · 0 comments

Add availability notes, README translations, client matrix, and Codex MCP setup

Summary

Read the thread · 2026-05-20 · closed · 0 comments

Harden OSS/MCP docs, security, and tool descriptions

Summary

Read the thread · 2026-05-20 · closed · 0 comments

test: add automated CI with GitHub Actions

Goal

Set up GitHub Actions to run build + smoke test on every push/PR.

Tasks

• Create .github/workflows/ci.yml
• Run on Node 20 + 22
• Run on ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest
• Cache node_modules and Playwright browsers
• Badge in README

Why

CI badge in README signals project quality. Automated testing catches regressions.

Read the thread · 2026-02-21 · closed · 0 comments

feat: add config templates for Cursor, Cline, Continue, Windsurf

Goal

Provide ready-to-use config snippets for all popular MCP clients beyond Codex and Claude Desktop.

Tasks

• Cursor config template
• Cline config template
• Continue config template
• Windsurf config template
• OpenClaw config template
• Add all to examples/ directory
• Document in README

Why

More config templates = lower friction = more users.

Read the thread · 2026-02-21 · closed · 0 comments

Most recent

feat: streaming response support for oe_ask

Goal

Add an option to stream partial responses from oe_ask as they arrive, instead of waiting for full completion.

Tasks

• Investigate OpenEvidence streaming behavior (SSE/WebSocket)
• Implement streaming output in MCP tool response
• Add stream: true parameter to oe_ask
• Update smoke test

Why

Long clinical questions can take 30-60s. Streaming gives the user partial results immediately.

Read the thread · 2026-02-21 · closed · 0 comments

feat: add Docker container support

Goal

Provide a Dockerfile so users can run the server in a container without installing Node.js or Playwright locally.

Tasks

• Create Dockerfile based on mcr.microsoft.com/playwright
• Add docker-compose.yml for easy startup
• Mount auth state volume for session persistence
• Document in README

Why

Docker simplifies deployment in clinical IT environments where installing global npm packages is restricted.

Read the thread · 2026-02-21 · closed · 0 comments

feat: publish npm package for npx one-command install

Goal

Enable installation via:

npx openevidence-mcp

Tasks

• Prepare package.json for npm publish (bin entry, files, engines)
• Add shebang to server entry point
• Test npx execution on macOS, Windows, Linux
• Publish to npmjs.com
• Update README with npx install method

Why

npm is a major discovery channel for MCP servers. npx install reduces friction from 5 steps to 1.

Read the thread · 2026-02-21 · closed · 0 comments

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