Argus
by Khamel83
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARGUS_API_KEY | No | Require API key on all endpoints (health exempt) | |
| ARGUS_DB_PATH | No | Unified SQLite database (search, budgets, sessions, extraction cache) | argus.db |
| ARGUS_RATE_LIMIT | No | Requests per window per client IP | 60 |
| ARGUS_EXA_API_KEY | No | Exa API key | |
| ARGUS_CORS_ORIGINS | No | Allowed CORS origins (comma-separated, `*` allows all) | * |
| ARGUS_JINA_API_KEY | No | Jina Reader key (optional) | |
| ARGUS_BRAVE_API_KEY | No | Brave Search API key | |
| ARGUS_SERPER_API_KEY | No | Serper API key | |
| ARGUS_TAVILY_API_KEY | No | Tavily API key | |
| ARGUS_CACHE_TTL_HOURS | No | Result cache TTL | 168 |
| ARGUS_LOG_FULL_RESULTS | No | Dumps everything at debug level if needed | |
| ARGUS_SEARXNG_BASE_URL | No | SearXNG endpoint | http://127.0.0.1:8080 |
| ARGUS_RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW | No | Rate limit window (seconds) | 60 |
| ARGUS_REMOTE_EXTRACT_KEY | No | API key for the remote extraction service | |
| ARGUS_REMOTE_EXTRACT_URL | No | Remote auth extraction service URL (enables Playwright-based extraction for paywall domains) | |
| ARGUS_REMOTE_EXTRACT_TIMEOUT | No | Timeout (seconds) for remote extraction requests | 35 |
| ARGUS_EXTRACTION_CACHE_TTL_HOURS | No | Extraction cache TTL | 168 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_webC | Search the web using the Argus broker. |
| recover_urlC | Recover a dead, moved, or unavailable URL. |
| expand_linksC | Expand a query with related links for discovery. |
| search_healthB | Get health status of all search providers. |
| search_budgetsB | Get budget status for all providers. |
| test_providerC | Smoke-test a single provider. |
| extract_contentC | Extract clean text content from a URL. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| provider_status | Current status of all search providers. |
| provider_budgets | Budget status for all providers. |
| routing_policies | Current routing policies for each search mode. |
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