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douglasgan/asktian-mcp

MCP server for asktian — Chinese metaphysics inside your AI assistant

→ douglasgan/asktian-mcp· npm: @asktian/mcp-server· listed on npm

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// key findings
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Secret credentials may flow to a network call
1 flow detected: ASKTIAN_API_BASE. We can’t prove the destination matches the brand the credential belongs to.
⚠️
Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
🔐
You'll be asked for 1 credential: ASKTIAN_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies1 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
configASKTIAN_API_BASE
🔐 secretASKTIAN_API_KEYpublic and rate-limited (~300 requests / 15 min). An optional
configASKTIAN_MCP_HTTP1 PORT=8080 npx -y @asktian/mcp-server
configASKTIAN_MCP_PATH
Deployment configuration, supplied by whoever hosts the server. Users are not asked for these.
deployPORT
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

6/6 tools missing one or more hints — asktian_daily_reading (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); asktian_compatibility (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); asktian_best_time_for_action (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +3 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Tests exist

No test files found

Add tests that exercise each declared tool.

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 1 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0 (high)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

Domain consistency

npm scope @asktian doesn't match GitHub owner douglasgan

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