KIP MCP Server
NPM · KIP-MCP-SERVER
Reads a boat's Signal K data and helps an AI assistant design and install KIP dashboards.
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Last scanned (16 hours ago)
Scores higher than 99% of npm servers
Category IoT and Hardware
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
- 30 of 95 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 dillan/kip-mcp-server). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 132 days ago).Pass
- Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability86
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).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 Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
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
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 21 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 22 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
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 Nov 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 2 Nov 26 0
- Stability: pass → 0.97 functional
- 27 Oct 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 26 Oct 26 0
- Stability: pass → 0.97 functional
- 20 Oct 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 19 Oct 26 0
- Stability: pass → 0.97 functional
- 17 Oct 26 +2
- Stability: 0.87 → pass security
- 15 Oct 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.
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 4 Nov 2026 · Analysed npm/kip-mcp-server@1.12.0
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 | 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 | SLSA build provenance https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha512:9684c2f1541ae5f72f7a19f3256e14a1d257a8b3bce390d811123b1a202abb321d60db86047076698c6c70bf709b749515ac02cfa4aa70385dc763158 |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Dependencies 95 packages
| Packages resolved | 95 |
|---|---|
| Stale | 30 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
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 →
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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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 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.
| 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.
| 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 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 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.
| 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.
| 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 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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 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.
| 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).
| 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.
| 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.
| 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).
| 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.
| 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.
How do I install the KIP MCP Server server?
KIP MCP Server runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y kip-mcp-server. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
npm · kip-mcp-server
claude mcp add dillan-kip-mcp-server -- npx -y kip-mcp-server
What is the KIP MCP Server server?
KIP MCP Server is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.dillan/kip-mcp-server. Reads a boat's Signal K data and helps an AI assistant design and install KIP dashboards. This page covers its npm package (kip-mcp-server).
Is the KIP MCP Server server safe to use?
KIP MCP Server scores 96 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 4 November 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 KIP MCP Server server expose?
KIP MCP Server exposes 21 tools: get_kip_initial_context, list_kip_widgets, get_widget_schema, get_design_system, get_unit_options, and 16 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,257 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the KIP MCP Server server still maintained?
KIP MCP Server is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 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 KIP MCP Server server under?
KIP MCP Server declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.