# io.github.closermethod/outbound-engine-mcp (npm · outbound-engine-mcp)

One cold-outreach engine for any target: HOOK/BRIDGE/SOFT-ASK, follow-up ladder, reply playbook.

- Trust score: 62/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +17
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `outbound-engine-mcp`: 62/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp/outbound-engine-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp/outbound-engine-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `outbound-engine-mcp`
- Version: `1.0.2`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 86/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 19 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 66/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 565 tokens (~80/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 88/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 63% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp -- npx -y outbound-engine-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp -- npx -y outbound-engine-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "outbound-engine-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg outbound-engine-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "outbound-engine-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "outbound-engine-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 62, +42)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 20, −7)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 27, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 45)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `structure_cold_pitch` (~119 tokens)

Get the HOOK / BRIDGE / SOFT ASK structure plus the 4 swap variables (who to pitch, signal to research, proof to lead with, soft-ask object) for a target type. Target types: brand_deal, ugc, newsletter_sponsorship, job, podcast, client_work.

Input parameters:

- `signal_found` (string): Optional: the one specific true thing you found about this target (5 words). If omitted, the response reminds you: no signal, no pitch.
- `target_type` (string, required)

### `audit_cold_message` (~86 tokens)

Audit a drafted cold message against the engine rules: no money/rates, no identity-first opener, specific hook required, soft ask only, under ~90 words, one ask. Returns PASS/FAIL with named violations and a rewrite recipe.

Input parameters:

- `message` (string, required): The full draft cold message text
- `target_type` (string): Optional target type for pack-specific reminders

### `build_followup_ladder` (~100 tokens)

Returns the 5-step follow-up ladder (Day 3 bump, Day 7 value-give, Day 12 new proof, Day 18 soft close, Day 25 break-up) with the move and rule for each rung. 80% of deals close in follow-up; the break-up alone pulls ~30% of replies.

Input parameters:

- `target_type` (string): Optional: contextualizes the soft-ask object in each rung

### `handle_reply` (~72 tokens)

Given the type of reply received, returns what it means, the next move, the reply shape, and the trap to avoid. Reply types: price_question, interested, not_now, no_budget, exposure_offer, spec_request, pay_on_performance, ghosted_after_interest.

Input parameters:

- `reply_type` (string, required)

### `build_pricing_menu` (~71 tokens)

Returns the 3-option menu structure (Starter / Most Popular / Full), the two scoping questions to ask FIRST for the target type, and the drop-scope-not-price negotiation rule. Use only after the prospect asks about price — never in a cold message.

Input parameters:

- `target_type` (string, required)

### `detect_red_flags` (~67 tokens)

Scan a prospect's reply or brief for walk-away signals: exposure-pay, spec-work requests, pay-on-performance, budget mismatch, scope-creep probes. Returns flags found and a CLEAN/CAUTION/WALK verdict.

Input parameters:

- `text` (string, required): The prospect's reply or brief text

### `get_full_pack` (~50 tokens)

Returns the complete engine: core rules, all target packs, follow-up ladder, reply playbook, pricing menu, red flags. Useful for full agent context (e.g. a Claude Project system prompt).

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp/outbound-engine-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 62
- 2026-08-02: 62
- 2026-08-01: 20
- 2026-07-31: 20
- 2026-07-30: 27
- 2026-07-28: 45
- 2026-07-27: 45

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/outbound-engine-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/outbound-engine-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/closermethod/outbound-engine-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp/outbound-engine-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp/outbound-engine-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/closermethod-outbound-engine-mcp/outbound-engine-mcp