kip-mcp-server (dillan/kip-mcp-server) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. M8ven has not graded it: we have no way to read this server ourselves. No publisher has claimed this listing.
An MCP server that lets an AI assistant look at your boat's Signal K data and help you design and install KIP dashboards.
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Source: Glama · also listed on npm
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SIGNALK_HOSTYour Signal K host name or IP localhostSIGNALK_PORTYour Signal K port 3000SIGNALK_TLSSet to true if your server uses https falseSIGNALK_TOKENA Signal K login token, needed to write dashboards (none)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
22/22 tools missing one or more hints — compose_dashboard (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); recommend_dashboard_set (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); preview_dashboard (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +19 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.
Tool test coverage
15/22 tools referenced in tests (68%)
Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.
Shell command execution
3 child_process calls — runs shell commands
Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.
Secrets stay with their owner
1 secret/sensitive value flow into network calls (SIGNALK_TOKEN → dynamic)
Audit where credentials are sent. A NOTION_TOKEN should only reach api.notion.com — never a third-party host.
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