io.github.DeanWard/HAL
NPM · HAL-MCP · SCANNED AUG 3
HAL (HTTP API Layer) - An MCP server that provides HTTP API capabilities to Large Language Models
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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. How we score →
Supply Chain Security87
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (111 of 115), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.Partial
- No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
- Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (111 of 115), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency43
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 327 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability73
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).Partial
- Tool/resource definitions use about 544 tokens (~60/item across 9 items; 8 tools + 1 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
- Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage67
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.
npm · hal-mcp
claude mcp add deanward-hal -- npx -y hal-mcp
codex mcp add deanward-hal -- npx -y hal-mcp
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"deanward-hal": {
"type": "local",
"command": [
"npx",
"-y",
"hal-mcp"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add deanward-hal --command npx --arg -y --arg hal-mcp
mcp_servers:
deanward-hal:
command: "npx"
args: ["-y", "hal-mcp"] {
"mcpServers": {
"deanward-hal": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hal-mcp"
]
}
}
} Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 3 Aug 26 +4
- Stability: unverified → 0.27 ▲ functional
- 2 Aug 26 +18
- Provenance: unverified → fail ▼ security
- Install scripts: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
- Stability: Stability not yet verified: we do not have a sandbox capture of the MCP schema this version of the package serves yet. security
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- License: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → fair ▲ functional
- Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
- Maintenance: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Licence: MIT functional
- 1 Aug 26 +20
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- 31 Jul 26 −7
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 30 Jul 26 −18
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- 27 Jul 26 48
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/[email protected]
Provenance none
Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: none
Dependencies 111 packages
111 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 110 deprecated · 37 stale.
The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.
http-delete HTTP DELETE Request ~61
Make an HTTP DELETE request to a specified URL with optional headers. Supports secret substitution using {secrets.key} syntax in URL and headers where 'key' corresponds to HAL_SECRET_KEY environment variables.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| headers | object | — | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
http-get HTTP GET Request ~54
Make an HTTP GET request to a specified URL. Supports secret substitution using {secrets.key} syntax where 'key' corresponds to HAL_SECRET_KEY environment variables.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| headers | object | — | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
http-head HTTP HEAD Request ~68
Make an HTTP HEAD request to a specified URL with optional headers (returns only headers, no body). Supports secret substitution using {secrets.key} syntax in URL and headers where 'key' corresponds to HAL_SECRET_KEY environment variables.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| headers | object | — | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
http-options HTTP OPTIONS Request ~64
Make an HTTP OPTIONS request to a specified URL to check available methods and headers. Supports secret substitution using {secrets.key} syntax in URL and headers where 'key' corresponds to HAL_SECRET_KEY environment variables.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| headers | object | — | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
http-patch HTTP PATCH Request ~82
Make an HTTP PATCH request to a specified URL with optional body and headers. Supports secret substitution using {secrets.key} syntax in URL, headers, and body where 'key' corresponds to HAL_SECRET_KEY environment variables.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | string | — | — |
| contentType | string | — | — |
| headers | object | — | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
http-post HTTP POST Request ~81
Make an HTTP POST request to a specified URL with optional body and headers. Supports secret substitution using {secrets.key} syntax in URL, headers, and body where 'key' corresponds to HAL_SECRET_KEY environment variables.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | string | — | — |
| contentType | string | — | — |
| headers | object | — | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
http-put HTTP PUT Request ~81
Make an HTTP PUT request to a specified URL with optional body and headers. Supports secret substitution using {secrets.key} syntax in URL, headers, and body where 'key' corresponds to HAL_SECRET_KEY environment variables.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | string | — | — |
| contentType | string | — | — |
| headers | object | — | — |
| url | string | yes | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list-secrets List Available Secrets ~40
Get a list of available secret keys that can be used with {secrets.key} syntax. Only shows the key names, never the actual secret values.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.