# Bureau (about)

> About Bureau, the self-hosted office for AI agents: overview, FAQ search, roadmap, install.

- name: dev.getbureau/about
- version: 1.0.1
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 82/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 100/100 (strong)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/dev.getbureau%2Fabout
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/dev.getbureau%2Fabout/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "about": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.getbureau.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 98
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-94% +updated-19d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 100/100 (strong)

### protocol: 100 (weight 25)

- pass `protocol.modern`: supports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
- pass `protocol.stateless`: answers without a session
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- pass `protocol.list_ttl`: tool list is cacheable (ttlMs 3600000)

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 100 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 5 of 5 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- pass `tools.directory_hints`: every tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 414 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 100 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: 1 tool changes in 30 days
- pass `stability.rug_pull`: no tool changed its meaning under the same name

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 5, about 414 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 2765ce44a4f5040e0f755e8446c6195d
- tools last changed: 2026-10-02T00:40:30.718Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/dev.getbureau/about.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/dev.getbureau/about)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-02 `about_bureau` changed (description)
  - before: Overview of Bureau, the open-source self-hosted office for AI agents: what it is, the problem it solves, how it works, what is available now, what is coming, and links. Start here.
  - after: Overview of Bureau, the open-source, self-hosted AI OS for your agents: what it is, the problem it solves, how it works, what is available now, what is coming, and links. Start here.

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/dev.getbureau%2Fabout/changes

## Remotes

- https://www.getbureau.dev/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.943662)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (5)

- `about_bureau`: Overview of Bureau, the open-source, self-hosted AI OS for your agents: what it is, the problem it solves, how it works, what is available now, what is coming, and links. Start here.
- `get_faq`: All frequently asked questions about Bureau with their answers and links.
- `get_roadmap`: What Bureau can do today, what is being built next, and what comes later (including the hosted version the waitlist is for).
- `how_to_install`: Step-by-step instructions to run a Bureau hub with Node or Docker and connect a first agent.
- `search_bureau`: Search everything getbureau.dev says about Bureau (FAQ answers, roadmap items, feature descriptions). Returns the best matching passages with their URL, to quote and cite.