# The Cable Code

> Decode cable designations in 39 coding systems, design IEC-sized cables, find equivalents. No LLM.

- name: io.github.exquad/thecablecode
- version: 1.2.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 78/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 81/100 (new)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.exquad%2Fthecablecode
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.exquad%2Fthecablecode/tools

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

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thecablecode": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://thecablecode.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 94
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 45
- drivers: +website +reachable +uptime-86% +updated-1d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 81/100 (new)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### 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: 86 (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`: 4 of 4 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: find_equivalents (destructiveHint); design_cable (destructiveHint); decode_cable_code (destructiveHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,429 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

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

- n/a `stability.changes`, `stability.rug_pull`: tool history recorded for 1 of the 7 days needed

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

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

- tools: 4, about 1,429 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 3f7a2e58689c3be4735de97311691b1e
- tools last changed: 2026-10-18T19:58:58.970Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/io.github.exquad/thecablecode.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/io.github.exquad/thecablecode)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-18 `check_cable` changed (description, inputSchema)
  - before: Check a power cable against a standard's nominal rules: a designation with size and voltage, a designer design, or the construction a maker's datasheet or tender offer states (layers with nominal and minimum thicknesses, screen and armour data). Rule sets: IEC 60502-1 / -2, IEC 60228, HD 603 3-G / 5-G, HD 620 10-J / M / D / C / K, or "auto" for the standards the cable claims. Every rule with required, found, pass / fail / not checkable and its source (standard, edition, clause or table, page, how firmly seen). Deterministic, no LLM. A check against nominal rules, not a certificate or a type test.
  - after: Check a power cable against a standard's nominal rules: a designation with size and voltage, a designer design, or the construction a maker's datasheet or tender offer states (layers with nominal and minimum thicknesses, screen and armour data). Rule sets: IEC 60502-1 / -2, IEC 60228, HD 603 3-G / 5-G, HD 620 10-J / M / D / C / K, BS 5467, BS 6724, BS 7846, BS 6622, or "auto" for the standards the cable claims. Every rule with required, found, pass / fail / not checkable and its source (standard, edition, clause or table, page, how firmly seen). Deterministic, no LLM. A check against nominal rules, not a certificate or a type test.
- 2026-10-18 `design_cable` changed (description, inputSchema)
  - before: Design and size a power cable from a sentence (Turkish or English, e.g. "3-core collective screen 12/20 kV 3x95/25 Al, longitudinally watertight") or a spec: every layer's thickness with its source (IEC 60502-1 / -2, IEC 60228), the overall diameter, the DIN VDE 0276 designation and the decoder's reading of it; optional XML, DXF, SVG, CSV and GLB. Deterministic, no LLM; a nominal calculation, not a datasheet.
  - after: Design and size a power cable from a sentence (Turkish or English, e.g. "3-core collective screen 12/20 kV 3x95/25 Al, longitudinally watertight") or a spec: every layer's thickness with its source (IEC 60502-1 / -2, IEC 60228), the overall diameter, the DIN VDE 0276 designation and the decoder's reading of it; optional XML, DXF, SVG, CSV, GLB, STEP (3D CAD) and a PDF datasheet. Deterministic, no LLM; a nominal calculation, not a datasheet.
- 2026-10-18 `check_cable` added
  - Check a power cable against a standard's nominal rules: a designation with size and voltage, a designer design, or the construction a maker's datasheet or tender offer states (layers with nominal and minimum thicknesses, screen and armour data). Rule sets: IEC 60502-1 / -2, IEC 60228, HD 603 3-G / 5-G, HD 620 10-J / M / D / C / K, or "auto" for the standards the cable claims. Every rule with required, found, pass / fail / not checkable and its source (standard, edition, clause or table, page, how firmly seen). Deterministic, no LLM. A check against nominal rules, not a certificate or a type test.
- 2026-10-18 `find_equivalents` added
  - Find the equivalents of a power cable in other countries' standards ("the Dutch equivalent of this Swedish cable"): the decoded cable is rebuilt under each target rule set (IEC 60502, HD 603, HD 620 sections J/M/D/C/K, BS 5467/6724/7846/6622, EN 50618, HD 627) with the same conductor, section, cores, voltage, screen, armour and sheath, then compared layer by layer with the source of every value. Verdict per standard: equivalent, close (with the differences) or none (with the reason), and the name in that country's letters where sourced. Deterministic, no LLM. Never a statement of interchangeability: the buyer's specification decides.
- 2026-10-18 `design_cable` added
  - Design and size a power cable from a sentence (Turkish or English, e.g. "3-core collective screen 12/20 kV 3x95/25 Al, longitudinally watertight") or a spec: every layer's thickness with its source (IEC 60502-1 / -2, IEC 60228), the overall diameter, the DIN VDE 0276 designation and the decoder's reading of it; optional XML, DXF, SVG, CSV and GLB. Deterministic, no LLM; a nominal calculation, not a datasheet.
- 2026-10-18 `decode_cable_code` changed (description)
  - before: Decode a cable type designation (DIN VDE, HAR, BS/IEC, NEC, TS, UTE, CEI-UNEL and 29 more of its 36 coding systems, plus LAN and fibre) into its layers: conductor, insulation, screen, armour, sheath, with the source behind each symbol. Deterministic, no LLM.
  - after: Decode a cable type designation (DIN VDE, HAR, BS/IEC, NEC, TS, UTE, CEI-UNEL and 32 more of its 39 coding systems, plus LAN and fibre) into its layers: conductor, insulation, screen, armour, sheath, with the source behind each symbol. Deterministic, no LLM.

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/io.github.exquad%2Fthecablecode/changes

## Remotes

- https://thecablecode.com/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.85714287)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (4)

- `check_cable`: Check a power cable against a standard's nominal rules: a designation with size and voltage, a designer design, or the construction a maker's datasheet or tender offer states (layers with nominal and minimum thicknesses, screen and armour data). Rule sets: IEC 60502-1 / -2, IEC 60228, HD 603 3-G / 5-G, HD 620 10-J / M / D / C / K, BS 5467, BS 6724, BS 7846, BS 6622, or "auto" for the standards the cable claims. Every rule with required, found, pass / fail / not checkable and its source (standard, edition, clause or table, page, how firmly seen). Deterministic, no LLM. A check against nominal rules, not a certificate or a type test.
- `decode_cable_code`: Decode a cable type designation (DIN VDE, HAR, BS/IEC, NEC, TS, UTE, CEI-UNEL and 32 more of its 39 coding systems, plus LAN and fibre) into its layers: conductor, insulation, screen, armour, sheath, with the source behind each symbol. Deterministic, no LLM.
- `design_cable`: Design and size a power cable from a sentence (Turkish or English, e.g. "3-core collective screen 12/20 kV 3x95/25 Al, longitudinally watertight") or a spec: every layer's thickness with its source (IEC 60502-1 / -2, IEC 60228), the overall diameter, the DIN VDE 0276 designation and the decoder's reading of it; optional XML, DXF, SVG, CSV, GLB, STEP (3D CAD) and a PDF datasheet. Deterministic, no LLM; a nominal calculation, not a datasheet.
- `find_equivalents`: Find the equivalents of a power cable in other countries' standards ("the Dutch equivalent of this Swedish cable"): the decoded cable is rebuilt under each target rule set (IEC 60502, HD 603, HD 620 sections J/M/D/C/K, BS 5467/6724/7846/6622, EN 50618, HD 627) with the same conductor, section, cores, voltage, screen, armour and sheath, then compared layer by layer with the source of every value. Verdict per standard: equivalent, close (with the differences) or none (with the reason), and the name in that country's letters where sourced. Deterministic, no LLM. Never a statement of interchangeability: the buyer's specification decides.