stackexchange-mcp-server: connect, trust and quality

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stackexchange-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http stackexchange-mcp-server https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp

[mcp_servers.stackexchange-mcp-server]
url = "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "stackexchange-mcp-server": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stackexchange-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=stackexchange-mcp-server&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vc3RhY2tleGNoYW5nZS5jYXNleWpoYW5kLmNvbS9tY3AifQ%3D%3D"
}

{
  "servers": {
    "stackexchange-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "stackexchange-mcp-server": {
      "httpUrl": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

extensions:
  "stackexchange-mcp-server":
    enabled: true
    name: "stackexchange-mcp-server"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    timeout: 300

Quality 89 / 100good

protocol88 · weight 25

pass
protocol.modernsupports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
pass
protocol.statelessanswers without a session
pass
protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
warn
protocol.list_ttltools/list declares ttlMs 0, so clients re-fetch it on every use

authorizationn/a · weight 15

n/a
auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
n/a
auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL

tool hygiene86 · weight 30

pass
tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
pass
tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
pass
tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
pass
tools.annotations5 of 5 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
fail
tools.directory_hintsno tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: stackexchange_search_questions (destructiveHint); stackexchange_list_sites (destructiveHint); stackexchange_get_tag_faq (destructiveHint); …
pass
tools.token_costabout 1,982 tokens to load every tool
pass
tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump

stability100 · weight 15

pass
stability.changesno tool changes in 30 days
pass
stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name

dependenciesn/a · weight 15

n/a
deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvabledeps.dev does not know @cyanheads/[email protected], @cyanheads/[email protected]

5 tools, about 1,982 tokens to load them all · tool set fe232bd4e90b · checked 2026-10-19 10:52 UTC

Tool changes

No tool definition changes recorded. A server's first observation is its baseline; later probes record what changes.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 94 / 100

provenance80

liveness100

freshness100

hygiene100

+repository +namespace-matches-repo +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-10d-ago

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Dependencies

@cyanheads/[email protected] npmthis version is not known to the dependency resolver

Dependency graphs from deps.dev; advisories from OSV.dev, including the GitHub Advisory Database and the PyPI Advisory Database; all CC BY 4.0. The graph is what a clean install of this version resolves today; nothing was installed or run. How it is checked.

Endpoints

remote	auth	reachable	uptime 30d	p50	protocol	last ok
`https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp` streamable-http	none	yes	100%	181 ms	2026-07-28	2026-10-19

package	registry	version	runtime	secrets
`@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server`	npm	0.1.16	npx
`@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server`	npm	0.1.16	npx

Tools (5)

`stackexchange_get_tag_faq`read-only	Fetch the highest-voted answered questions for a tag on a Stack Exchange site — the canonical "best answers in X" list. Returns a question list without bodies; use stackexchange_get_thread to read the full body and answers for any result. Results past the pageSize cap are reachable with the `page` parameter. Use this tool to find the authoritative community resources on a topic (e.g. tag "javascript" on stackoverflow). Use stackexchange_search_questions for free-text search rather than tag-based browsing.
`stackexchange_get_thread`read-only	Fetch a complete Q&A thread — question body and all answers, accepted answer first then sorted by score, rendered as clean markdown with fenced code blocks. Accepts an integer question ID or a full Stack Exchange question URL (e.g. "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11227809/why-is-processing-a-sorted-array-faster" or "11227809"). HTML is normalized to markdown automatically; attribution (author + link) included per CC BY-SA 4.0. Get question IDs from stackexchange_search_questions or stackexchange_get_tag_faq.
`stackexchange_get_user`read-only	Fetch a Stack Exchange user profile by numeric user ID: reputation, badge counts, answer and question counts, account and last-access dates, and top tags by answer score. Useful for credibility context on an answer author — pass the authorUserId from any question or answer in stackexchange_get_thread output. Returns profile fields plus up to 10 top tags by answer score.
`stackexchange_list_sites`read-only	Enumerate all sites in the Stack Exchange network — name, api_site_parameter, audience, and URL. The api_site_parameter value is what other tools accept as the `site` input (e.g. "stackoverflow", "superuser", "serverfault"). Results are fetched live and optionally filtered by name. Use this tool to discover valid site parameters before calling other stackexchange_* tools.
`stackexchange_search_questions`read-only	Search questions across a Stack Exchange site. Returns ranked questions with title, score, answer count, accepted status, tags, ask and last-activity dates, and a short excerpt of the question body — not the full body. Results supply question_id values for stackexchange_get_thread, which fetches the full question body and all answers. Results past the pageSize cap are reachable with the `page` parameter. Use the `site` parameter to target a specific community (e.g. "stackoverflow", "superuser", "unix"); call stackexchange_list_sites to discover valid site values.

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json

{
  "name": "io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://stackexchange.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  ],
  "version": "0.1.16",
  "packages": [
    {
      "version": "0.1.16",
      "transport": {
        "type": "stdio"
      },
      "identifier": "@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server",
      "runtimeHint": "npx",
      "registryType": "npm",
      "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
      "environmentVariables": [
        {
          "name": "STACKEXCHANGE_API_KEY",
          "format": "string",
          "description": "Stack Exchange API key — lifts per-IP quota from ~300/day to ~10,000/day."
        },
        {
          "name": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
          "format": "string",
          "default": "info",
          "description": "Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "version": "0.1.16",
      "transport": {
        "url": "http://localhost:3010/mcp",
        "type": "streamable-http"
      },
      "identifier": "@cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server",
      "runtimeHint": "npx",
      "registryType": "npm",
      "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
      "environmentVariables": [
        {
          "name": "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE",
          "value": "http",
          "format": "string",
          "description": "Selects the HTTP transport."
        },
        {
          "name": "STACKEXCHANGE_API_KEY",
          "format": "string",
          "description": "Stack Exchange API key — lifts per-IP quota from ~300/day to ~10,000/day."
        },
        {
          "name": "MCP_HTTP_HOST",
          "format": "string",
          "default": "127.0.0.1",
          "description": "The hostname for the HTTP server."
        },
        {
          "name": "MCP_HTTP_PORT",
          "format": "string",
          "default": "3010",
          "description": "The port to run the HTTP server on."
        },
        {
          "name": "MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH",
          "format": "string",
          "default": "/mcp",
          "description": "The endpoint path for the MCP server."
        },
        {
          "name": "MCP_AUTH_MODE",
          "format": "string",
          "default": "none",
          "description": "Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'."
        },
        {
          "name": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
          "format": "string",
          "default": "info",
          "description": "Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-server",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "description": "Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch Q&A threads as markdown, look up tag FAQs and user profiles."
}