# GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar (remote · graphchinese.com)

Chinese dictionary (124k entries), HSK levels, text segmentation and 195 grammar points.

- Trust score: 81/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `graphchinese.com`: 81/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar/graphchinese.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar/graphchinese)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://graphchinese.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, 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 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 69/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 405, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 80/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1183 tokens (~118/item across 10 items; 10 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 80/100
  - Stability observed for 24 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 10 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 11 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar MCP server?

GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar is a hosted endpoint at https://graphchinese.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar 'https://graphchinese.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar": {
      "url": "https://graphchinese.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://graphchinese.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar]
url = "https://graphchinese.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://graphchinese.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar --url 'https://graphchinese.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar:
    url: "https://graphchinese.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://graphchinese.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar -t streamable-http -u 'https://graphchinese.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://graphchinese.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## 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.

### 2026-11-04 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-02 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-26 (score 77, −3)

- [security regression] HTTPS: pass → unverified

### 2026-10-23 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-21 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-19 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (10)

### `search_dictionary` (~117 tokens)

Search the Chinese dictionary

Search a Mandarin Chinese dictionary by Chinese characters, pinyin or an English word. Returns up to 10 matching words, each with its pinyin, a short meaning, its HSK level when it has one, and a link to its dictionary page. Use this when the user wants the Chinese for an English word, or does not know the exact headword. Do not use it for whole sentences (use segment_text) or grammar questions.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Chinese characters, pinyin (with or without tones) or English.

### `lookup_word` (~105 tokens)

Look up a Chinese word

Look up one Chinese word or character, written in simplified or traditional characters. Returns its pinyin, every meaning, its HSK level, other readings of the same characters, each character it is made of, and the GraphChinese lessons that teach it. Use this when the user asks what a specific Chinese word means or how it is pronounced. Do not use it for Japanese or other languages.

Input parameters:

- `word` (string, required): The word in Chinese characters, for example 便宜.

### `get_related_characters` (~117 tokens)

Find related Chinese characters

Show how one Chinese character connects to others. Returns the components it is built from, characters that contain it, characters that look similar and are easy to confuse with it, the other characters that share its sound component, and common words that start with or contain it. Use this when the user wants to learn a character through its parts, tell look-alike characters apart, or see a character family. Do not use it for words of two or more characters.

Input parameters:

- `character` (string, required): Exactly one Chinese character, for example 请.

### `segment_text` (~110 tokens)

Break Chinese text into words

Split a Chinese sentence or short passage into words. Returns each word in order with its dictionary pinyin, a short meaning and its HSK level, plus a count of words per HSK level. The pinyin is each word's dictionary reading, not a reading chosen for this sentence. Use this to gloss a sentence word by word or to judge how hard a text is. Do not use it to translate a whole passage.

Input parameters:

- `text` (string, required): Chinese text, up to 1000 characters.

### `search_grammar` (~120 tokens)

Search Chinese grammar points

Search 195 Mandarin grammar points by keyword, by HSK level, or both. A keyword can be English (comparison, passive), a Chinese marker (把, 了) or a term name. Returns matching points with a one-paragraph summary and the slug that get_grammar_point takes. Use this to find which grammar point covers a pattern. Do not use it for vocabulary questions.

Input parameters:

- `level` (integer): Only return points taught at this HSK level.
- `query` (string): One or more keywords. Every keyword must match.

### `get_grammar_point` (~131 tokens)

Get one Chinese grammar point

Get one Mandarin grammar point by its slug. Returns the written explanation, worked example sentences with pinyin and English, a word-by-word note for each word in the pattern (what it does, structure, three examples, a common mistake), the grammar points that should be learned first, and the points this one leads to. Use this after search_grammar, when the user wants a pattern explained or wants to know what to study before it. Do not guess a slug: get it from search_grammar or get_grammar_order.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): A slug returned by search_grammar.

### `get_study_order` (~109 tokens)

What to learn first at an HSK level

Get the opening vocabulary lessons of an HSK level, in the order GraphChinese teaches them, each a themed group of words with pinyin and meaning. This is a learning order, not an alphabetical word list. Use this when the user asks what words to learn first, or what to start with at HSK 1 to 5. Do not use it to look up one word (use lookup_word).

Input parameters:

- `level` (integer, required): HSK level, 1 to 5.

### `get_common_characters` (~138 tokens)

Most common Chinese characters

List the most frequent Chinese characters, most common first, each with its pinyin, meaning, HSK level and the cumulative share of running text it covers, plus how many characters are needed to cover 50, 80, 90 and 95 percent. Counted over GraphChinese's 145 graded readings. Use this when the user asks which characters matter most or how many they need. Do not use it for one character's meaning (use lookup_word).

Input parameters:

- `count` (integer): How many characters to return. Default 20.
- `offset` (integer): Skip this many of the most common. Default 0.

### `get_topic_words` (~96 tokens)

Chinese vocabulary by topic

Get the core Chinese words for a topic such as food, family, travel or business, with pinyin, meaning and HSK level. Call it with no topic to list the 30 topics and their slugs. Use this when the user wants words for a situation or subject. Do not use it to translate a specific word.

Input parameters:

- `topic` (string): A topic slug such as food. Omit to list all topics.

### `get_grammar_order` (~118 tokens)

Which grammar to learn first

List the grammar points of an HSK level in the order GraphChinese teaches them, which respects what each point needs first. Each has a summary and the slug that get_grammar_point takes. Use this when the user asks which sentence patterns to learn first, or what grammar to study at their level. Do not use it to explain one pattern (use get_grammar_point).

Input parameters:

- `count` (integer): How many points to return. Default 10.
- `level` (integer, required): HSK level, 1 to 6.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar/graphchinese#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 81
- 2026-11-04: 81
- 2026-11-03: 80
- 2026-11-02: 80
- 2026-11-01: 79
- 2026-10-31: 79
- 2026-10-30: 78
- 2026-10-29: 78
- 2026-10-28: 77
- 2026-10-27: 77
- 2026-10-26: 77
- 2026-10-25: 80
- 2026-10-24: 80
- 2026-10-23: 80
- 2026-10-22: 79
- 2026-10-21: 79
- 2026-10-20: 78
- 2026-10-19: 78
- 2026-10-18: 77
- 2026-10-17: 77
- 2026-10-16: 76
- 2026-10-15: 76
- 2026-10-14: 75
- 2026-10-13: 75
- 2026-10-12: 74

## Common questions

### What is the GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar MCP server?

GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.graphchinese/chinese-dictionary-grammar. Chinese dictionary (124k entries), HSK levels, text segmentation and 195 grammar points. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://graphchinese.com/mcp).

### Is the GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar MCP server safe to use?

GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar scores 81 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar MCP server expose?

GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar exposes 10 tools: search_dictionary, lookup_word, get_related_characters, segment_text, search_grammar, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,161 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar MCP server still maintained?

GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://graphchinese.com/mcp
- Website: https://graphchinese.com/?utm_source=mcp-registry&utm_medium=listing&utm_campaign=mcp-server
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar/graphchinese.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar/graphchinese.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-graphchinese-chinese-dictionary-grammar/graphchinese