KIP MCP Server

NPM · KIP-MCP-SERVER · SCANNED AUG 3

Reads a boat's Signal K data and helps an AI assistant design and install KIP dashboards.

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Trust breakdown (6 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 →

Supply Chain Security87

No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), 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 (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial

Provenance & Transparency97

Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to dillan/kip-mcp-server). View diagnostics → Pass
Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
Actively maintained (last published 39 days ago).Pass
Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail

Schema Quality & AI Usability78

100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
Tool/resource definitions use about 2437 tokens (~39/item across 61 items; 21 tools + 40 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 Coverage90

100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
64% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass

Capabilities100

Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass

Install

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 · kip-mcp-server

Claude Codex opencode OpenClaw Hermes Other

# add to Claude Code

claude mcp add dillan-kip-mcp-server -- npx -y kip-mcp-server

# add to Codex CLI

codex mcp add dillan-kip-mcp-server -- npx -y kip-mcp-server

// opencode.json

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

# add to OpenClaw

openclaw mcp add dillan-kip-mcp-server --command npx --arg -y --arg kip-mcp-server

# ~/.hermes/config.yaml

mcp_servers:
  dillan-kip-mcp-server:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "kip-mcp-server"]

// mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dillan-kip-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kip-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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.

2 Aug 26 +54
- Install scripts: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
- Provenance: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- The attested source repository moved: dillan/kip-mcp-server security
- Schema quality: unverified → good ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.23 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Maintenance: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
- License: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Licence: MIT functional
1 Aug 26 −8
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
31 Jul 26 −18
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
30 Jul 26 +24
- Dependency health: partial → unverified ▼ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
- First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
- First check of Schema quality: pass functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 64 functional
- First check of Schema quality: fail functional
28 Jul 26 +3
- Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
27 Jul 26 24

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Diagnostics

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Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/[email protected]

Provenance verified

Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: verified

Reason: verified

Source repo:: dillan/kip-mcp-server
Certificate issuer:: https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
Certificate SAN:: https://github.com/dillan/kip-mcp-server/.github/workflows/release.yml@refs/heads/main
Rekor log index:: 1937788464
Predicate type:: https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1
Subject digest:: sha512:9684c2f1541ae5f72f7a19f3256e14a1d257a8b3bce390d811123b1a202abb321d60db86047076698c6c70bf709b749515ac02cfa4aa70385dc763158
Discovery method:: attestation_endpoint

Dependencies 97 packages

97 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 97 deprecated · 29 stale.

The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.

MCP tools — 21 exposed · ~1,257 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.

Tool Tokens

analyze_signalk_data Analyse Signal K data ~83

Analyse the boat's Signal K data: the available paths with units, the vessel capabilities, and installed plugins. Use this before recommending dashboards.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
cursor	string	—	Opaque token from a previous response, to fetch the next page.
limit	integer	—	Maximum paths to return. Omit to return all; with it, page using nextCursor.

Name	Type	Req	Description
capabilities	object	yes	—
nextCursor	string	—	—
pathCount	number	yes	—
paths	array	yes	—
plugins	array	yes	—
server	object	yes	—

No examples provided.

apply_kip_config Apply KIP config ~108

Write dashboards to the KIP config on the Signal K server. Dry run by default — it shows what it would do; pass dryRun:false and confirm:true to actually write. Falls back to a file export on old servers.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
configName	string	—	—
confirm	boolean	—	—
dashboards	array	yes	—
dryRun	boolean	—	—
fileVersion	number	—	—
mode	string	—	—
scope	string	—	—

Name	Type	Req	Description
applied	boolean	—	—
dryRun	boolean	—	—
errors	array	—	—
note	string	—	—
ok	boolean	—	—
reason	string	—	—
refused	boolean	—	—
suggestion	string	—	—
warnings	array	—	—
wouldWrite	array	—	—
wrote	array	—	—

No examples provided.

backup_kip_config Back up KIP config ~51

Return the current stored KIP config so it can be kept as a backup before changes.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
configName	string	—	—
fileVersion	number	—	—
scope	string	—	—

Name	Type	Req	Description
backup	—	—	—
exists	boolean	yes	—

No examples provided.

check_connection Check connection ~70

Run connection diagnostics against the live Signal K server and KIP install: server reachable, version supports the applicationData write store (>= 1.27), the KIP schema asset is served live, and authentication works when credentials are set. Reports each check as pass, warn or fail with plain-language guidance.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Name	Type	Req	Description
checks	array	yes	—
ok	boolean	yes	—
summary	string	yes	—

No examples provided.

compose_dashboard Compose a dashboard ~123

Design one KIP dashboard for an intent by binding widgets to the boat's data. Returns the dashboard, an ASCII preview, and what was left out. Does not write anything.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
icon	string	—	Override the dashboard icon.
intent	string	yes	Which dashboard to design.
name	string	—	Override the dashboard name.
sources	object	—	Pick a non-default Signal K source per path: map a path (e.g. "navigation.speedOverGround") to a source id from get_path_sources. Paths not listed use the server default.

Name	Type	Req	Description
dashboard	object	yes	—
dropped	array	yes	—
notes	array	yes	—
preview	string	yes	—

No examples provided.

export_kip_config Export KipConfig.json ~91

Build a complete KipConfig.json from dashboards that a user can import via KIP Settings. Works on any Signal K server (no write to the server). Returns the file contents.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
dashboards	array	yes	Dashboards to include.
theme	string	—	Theme name (default '').
units	object	—	Unit-default overrides, e.g. { Speed: "kph" }.

Name	Type	Req	Description
filename	string	yes	—
json	string	yes	—

No examples provided.

get_design_system Get design system ~30

Get KIP's design system: grid, colour tokens, theme names, dashboard icons and unit groups.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Name	Type	Req	Description
colors	array	yes	—
grid	object	yes	—
icons	array	yes	—
themeNames	array	yes	—
unitGroups	array	yes	—

No examples provided.

get_kip_initial_context KIP initial context ~32

Start here. Explains how to design KIP dashboards and summarises the available widgets and design system.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Name	Type	Req	Description
categories	array	yes	—
colorTokens	array	yes	—
grid	object	yes	—
kipVersion	string	yes	—
overview	string	yes	—
widgetCount	number	yes	—

No examples provided.

get_path_meta Get path metadata ~37

Get metadata (units, description, value type, zones) for specific Signal K paths.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
paths	array	yes	Paths to describe.

Name	Type	Req	Description
meta	array	yes	—

No examples provided.

get_path_sources Get path sources ~44

List the data sources reporting each Signal K path, and which source the server currently serves as the active one.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
paths	array	yes	Paths to list the sources for.

Name	Type	Req	Description
sources	array	yes	—

No examples provided.

get_server_info Get Signal K server info ~18

Get the Signal K server version and id.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Name	Type	Req	Description
serverId	string	—	—
version	string	yes	—

No examples provided.

get_unit_options Get unit options ~55

For a Signal K base unit (e.g. rad, m/s, K, Pa), list the KIP unit group and convertible measures.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
skUnit	string	yes	Signal K base unit, e.g. rad.

Name	Type	Req	Description
found	boolean	yes	—
group	string	—	—
measures	array	—	—
note	string	—	—
skUnit	string	yes	—

No examples provided.

get_widget_schema Get widget schema ~39

Get one widget's default config, binding kind and data path slots.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
selector	string	yes	Widget selector, e.g. widget-numeric.

Name	Type	Req	Description
widget	object	yes	—

No examples provided.

list_available_paths List available paths ~84

List the Signal K data paths available on the boat, optionally filtered by prefix.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
cursor	string	—	Opaque token from a previous response, to fetch the next page.
limit	integer	—	Maximum paths to return. Omit to return all; with it, page using nextCursor.
prefix	string	—	Only list paths starting with this prefix.

Name	Type	Req	Description
nextCursor	string	—	—
paths	array	yes	—

No examples provided.

list_installed_plugins List installed plugins ~22

List the Signal K server plugins and whether each is enabled.

Input Output Examples

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

Name	Type	Req	Description
plugins	array	yes	—

No examples provided.

list_kip_widgets List KIP widgets ~61

List KIP's widget catalog, optionally filtered by category or to widgets that need no plugins.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
category	string	—	Only list widgets in this category.
requiresNoPlugins	boolean	—	Only list widgets that work with no Signal K plugins.

Name	Type	Req	Description
widgets	array	yes	—

No examples provided.

preview_dashboard Preview a dashboard ~69

Render a preview of a dashboard object (as returned by compose_dashboard): a text grid (ascii, the default) or an SVG picture (svg).

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
dashboard	object	yes	A KIP dashboard object.
format	string	—	Preview format: "ascii" (default) or "svg".

Name	Type	Req	Description
ascii	string	—	—
svg	string	—	—

No examples provided.

read_kip_config Read KIP config ~52

Read the KIP config stored on the Signal K server, and list the available config names.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
configName	string	—	—
fileVersion	number	—	—
scope	string	—	—

Name	Type	Req	Description
config	—	—	—
exists	boolean	yes	—
listing	array	—	—

No examples provided.

recommend_dashboard_set Recommend a dashboard set ~57

Recommend a set of KIP dashboards for this boat: the use-case dashboards its data supports, each with a preview. Does not write anything.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
intents	array	—	Limit to these intents (default: all that the boat supports).

Name	Type	Req	Description
dashboards	array	yes	—
unsupported	array	yes	—

No examples provided.

validate_against_signalk Validate against Signal K ~69

Check a KIP dashboard against the live boat: that every bound data path exists, the widgets' required plugins are installed and enabled, and the units match. The live counterpart of validate_kip_config (which only checks structure).

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
dashboard	object	yes	A KIP dashboard object.

Name	Type	Req	Description
checkedPaths	number	yes	—
missingPaths	array	yes	—
ok	boolean	yes	—
pluginIssues	array	yes	—
unitMismatches	array	yes	—
warnings	array	yes	—

No examples provided.

validate_kip_config Validate KIP dashboard ~62

Validate a KIP dashboard object: structure, the widget-host2 invariants (id===uuid, known widget types), grid bounds, overlaps, and colour/icon/unit sanity. Returns errors and warnings.

Input Output Examples

Name	Type	Req	Description
dashboard	object	yes	A KIP dashboard object.

Name	Type	Req	Description
errors	array	yes	—
ok	boolean	yes	—
warnings	array	yes	—

No examples provided.

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80+ high trust
60–79 medium
below 60 low

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