# io.github.DeanWard/HAL (npm · hal-mcp)

HAL (HTTP API Layer) - An MCP server that provides HTTP API capabilities to Large Language Models

- Trust score: 65/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +17
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `hal-mcp`: 65/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/deanward-hal/hal-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/deanward-hal/hal-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `hal-mcp`
- Version: `1.0.14`
- 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**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (111 of 115), 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 (111 of 115), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 43/100
  - 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 327 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 73/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 544 tokens (~60/item across 9 items; 8 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add deanward-hal -- npx -y hal-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add deanward-hal -- npx -y hal-mcp
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add deanward-hal --command npx --arg -y --arg hal-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  deanward-hal:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "hal-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deanward-hal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hal-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.

### 2026-08-03 (score 65, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-02 (score 61, +18)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] 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.
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → fair
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 43, +20)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass

### 2026-07-31 (score 23, −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 30, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 48)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (8)

### `http-get` (~54 tokens)

HTTP GET Request

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.

Input parameters:

- `headers` (object)
- `url` (string, required)

### `http-post` (~81 tokens)

HTTP POST Request

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.

Input parameters:

- `body` (string)
- `contentType` (string)
- `headers` (object)
- `url` (string, required)

### `http-put` (~81 tokens)

HTTP PUT Request

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.

Input parameters:

- `body` (string)
- `contentType` (string)
- `headers` (object)
- `url` (string, required)

### `http-patch` (~82 tokens)

HTTP PATCH Request

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.

Input parameters:

- `body` (string)
- `contentType` (string)
- `headers` (object)
- `url` (string, required)

### `http-delete` (~61 tokens)

HTTP DELETE Request

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.

Input parameters:

- `headers` (object)
- `url` (string, required)

### `http-head` (~68 tokens)

HTTP HEAD Request

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.

Input parameters:

- `headers` (object)
- `url` (string, required)

### `http-options` (~64 tokens)

HTTP OPTIONS Request

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.

Input parameters:

- `headers` (object)
- `url` (string, required)

### `list-secrets` (~40 tokens)

List Available Secrets

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.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 65
- 2026-08-02: 61
- 2026-08-01: 43
- 2026-07-31: 23
- 2026-07-30: 30
- 2026-07-28: 48
- 2026-07-27: 48

## Links

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