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KnowledgeRail

NPM · KNOWLEDGE-RAIL · SCANNED SEP 21

Persistent, evidence-backed project knowledge and task context for coding agents.

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0 this week 91 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

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 → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security98
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
  • 24 of 63 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency100
  • Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
  • Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to Deviank88/KnowledgeRail). View diagnostics → Pass
  • Clear OSI-approved license (Apache-2.0).Pass
  • Actively maintained (last published 13 days ago).Pass
  • Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability65
  • 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
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1731 tokens (~173/item across 10 items; 8 tools + 2 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
  • No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage75
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 11% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 10 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Install

How do I install the KnowledgeRail MCP server?

KnowledgeRail runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y knowledge-rail. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

npm · knowledge-rail

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add deviank88-knowledge-rail -- npx -y knowledge-rail
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deviank88-knowledge-rail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "knowledge-rail"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "deviank88-knowledge-rail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "knowledge-rail"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add deviank88-knowledge-rail -- npx -y knowledge-rail
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "deviank88-knowledge-rail": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "knowledge-rail"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add deviank88-knowledge-rail --command npx --arg -y --arg knowledge-rail
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  deviank88-knowledge-rail:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "knowledge-rail"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "deviank88-knowledge-rail": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "knowledge-rail"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add deviank88-knowledge-rail -t stdio -c npx -a -y knowledge-rail
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deviank88-knowledge-rail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "knowledge-rail"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

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.

  • 21 Sept 26 0
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 20 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 19 Sept 26 −1
    • Stability: pass → 0.93 functional
  • 15 Sept 26 0
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 14 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 12 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 10 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 8 Sept 26 +16
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
Diagnostics

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 21 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/knowledge-rail@2.8.0

Provenance Verified

A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.

Result Verified
Ecosystem npm
Reason Verified
Discovered via Registry attestation endpoint
Source repo Deviank88/KnowledgeRail
Certificate issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
Certificate SAN https://github.com/Deviank88/KnowledgeRail/.github/workflows/publish.yml@refs/tags/v2.8.0
Rekor log index 2749937280
Predicate type https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1
Subject digest sha512:95637663e3b1bc86876e043d81555b7059e99c60f25756c785d92ee069b11a4734d0d2c3dc8d89f1012f7fe642f0dcf317e48ba5e2527255582c7d107

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Dependencies 63 packages
Packages resolved 63
Stale 24
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 8 exposed · ~1,282 tokens

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. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
knowledge_admin ~185

Initialize/inspect/rebuild, client setup, lint/repair, drift, and migration.

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstringyesinit=bootstrap;status=state;checkpoint=rebuild;client_setup=hooks;lint=validate links/repair;drift=anchors;migrate=upgrade.
backupboolean
clientsarray
dry_runbooleanlint: false applies repair.
forcebooleanlint: repair nested wiki.
include_broken_linksboolean
include_missingboolean
include_orphansboolean
integrity_modestring
migration_actionstring
pathsarray
run_idstring
scopestring
setup_modestring
target_versionstring
NameTypeReqDescription
guidancestring
nextActionobject|nullyes
resultTextstring
statestringyes

No examples provided.

knowledge_code ~177

Code index, symbols, callers, fallback.

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstringyesrebuild=recreate;search=find;symbol=definition;references=callers;read=URI;record_fallback=raw lookup.
fallback_reasonstringno_match|ambiguous|unresolved_import|unsupported_extension;else other
fallback_result_countinteger
fallback_result_pathsarray
kindsarray
max_charsinteger
max_resultsinteger
pathstring
path_prefixesarray
querystring
recovered_evidencearray
request_idstring
resource_uristring
symbolstring
symbol_idstring
NameTypeReqDescription
guidancestring
nextActionobject|nullyes
resultTextstring
statestringyes

No examples provided.

knowledge_context ~148

Evidence/gaps, pages, search, and graph.

NameTypeReqDescription
changed_pathsarray
heuristic_token_budgetinteger
intentstring
max_depthinteger
max_evidenceinteger
max_nodesinteger
max_resultsinteger
modestringtask=evidence/gaps;list=pages;search=passages;graph=relations/dependencies.
objectivestring
page_typesarray
querystring
response_detailstring
retrieval_profilestring
viewstring
NameTypeReqDescription
guidancestring
nextActionobject|nullyes
resultTextstring
statestringyes

No examples provided.

knowledge_document ~118

Write or review evidence-backed documents.

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstringyeswrite=save Markdown;review=delivery check.
client_facingboolean
contentstring
diagram_modestring
document_typestringyes
filenamestringyes
include_wiki_update_planboolean
languagestring
overwriteboolean
project_namestring
required_sectionsarray
titlestring
NameTypeReqDescription
guidancestring
nextActionobject|nullyes
resultTextstring
statestringyes

No examples provided.

knowledge_document_context ~194

Document plans and section evidence.

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstringyesplan=design outline;section=collect evidence.
audiencestring
diagram_modestring
document_typestringyes
heuristic_token_budgetinteger
languagestring
max_chars_per_pageinteger
max_output_charsinteger
max_pagesinteger
max_sectionsinteger
max_total_charsinteger
objectivestring
page_pathsarray
page_typesarray
preferred_evidencearray
project_namestring
querystring
required_evidencearray
required_sectionsarray
retrieval_profilestring
section_titlestring
NameTypeReqDescription
guidancestring
nextActionobject|nullyes
resultTextstring
statestringyes

No examples provided.

knowledge_files ~75

Controlled source files and PDFs: list, read, normalize to Markdown.

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstringlist=sources;read=open;normalize=Markdown.
categorystring
max_charsinteger
overwriteboolean
pathstring
patternstring
NameTypeReqDescription
guidancestring
nextActionobject|nullyes
resultTextstring
statestringyes

No examples provided.

knowledge_ingest ~240

Source ingestion, claims, coverage, recovery.

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstringyesstart=begin;next=read segment;apply_claims=integrate;record_segment=classify;source_status=coverage;evidence_status=debt;report=drafts.
claim_idsarray
claimsarraytarget:page_path,page_title,page_type;code_resource_uri=knowledge_code URI. Stakeholders:entity_key,role,organization,email_domain,affiliation.
evidence_refsarray
include_resolvedboolean
max_charsinteger
normalized_filenamestring
page_refsarray
reasonstring
recovery_event_idstring
recovery_eventsarray
recovery_page_refsarray
recovery_reasonstring
recovery_resolutionstring
report_filenamestring
segment_idstring
segment_max_charsinteger
segment_statusstring
total_evidence_usedinteger
NameTypeReqDescription
guidancestring
nextActionobject|nullyes
resultTextstring
statestringyes

No examples provided.

knowledge_page ~145

Page CRUD and durable log.

NameTypeReqDescription
actionstringyesread=open;write=create;edit=replace;move=rename;delete=remove;append_log=event.
contentstring
dry_runboolean
entrystring
levelstring
max_charsinteger
new_pathstring
new_stringstring
old_pathstring
old_stringstring
pathstringWiki .md path; wiki/ maps to root.
replace_allboolean
resource_uristring
NameTypeReqDescription
guidancestring
nextActionobject|nullyes
resultTextstring
statestringyes

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the KnowledgeRail MCP server?

KnowledgeRail is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.Deviank88/knowledge-rail. Persistent, evidence-backed project knowledge and task context for coding agents. This page covers its npm package (knowledge-rail).

Is the KnowledgeRail MCP server safe to use?

KnowledgeRail scores 91 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 21 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. 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 KnowledgeRail MCP server expose?

KnowledgeRail exposes 8 tools: knowledge_context, knowledge_page, knowledge_files, knowledge_ingest, knowledge_code, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,282 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the KnowledgeRail MCP server still maintained?

KnowledgeRail is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 21 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

What licence is the KnowledgeRail MCP server under?

KnowledgeRail declares the Apache-2.0 licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.