io.github.gregario/brewers-almanack
NPM · BREWERS-ALMANACK · SCANNED AUG 3
Brewing knowledge MCP — beer styles, ingredients, off-flavours, water chemistry, recipes
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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 (95 of 99), 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 (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency45
- 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 28 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 360 tokens (~60/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 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 Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
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 · brewers-almanack
claude mcp add gregario-brewers-almanack -- npx -y brewers-almanack
codex mcp add gregario-brewers-almanack -- npx -y brewers-almanack
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"gregario-brewers-almanack": {
"type": "local",
"command": [
"npx",
"-y",
"brewers-almanack"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add gregario-brewers-almanack --command npx --arg -y --arg brewers-almanack
mcp_servers:
gregario-brewers-almanack:
command: "npx"
args: ["-y", "brewers-almanack"] {
"mcpServers": {
"gregario-brewers-almanack": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"brewers-almanack"
]
}
}
} 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 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 2 Aug 26 +43
- Provenance: unverified → fail ▼ security
- Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
- Install scripts: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ 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
- Security disclosure: fail → unverified ▼ functional
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- Maintenance: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.23 ▲ functional
- License: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Schema quality: unverified → excellent ▲ functional
- Licence: MIT functional
- 1 Aug 26 +19
- Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
- Dependency health: partial → unverified ▼ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- 31 Jul 26 −39
- 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 +22
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- 28 Jul 26 −22
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
- 27 Jul 26 46
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 95 packages
95 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 95 deprecated · 29 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.
diagnose_off_flavour Diagnose Off-Flavour ~58
Diagnose beer off-flavours from taste or aroma descriptions. Returns the likely compound, causes, prevention steps, detection threshold, and styles where it may be acceptable.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| description | string | yes | Taste or aroma description of the off-flavour |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
match_water_profile Match Water Profile ~60
Find brewing water profiles by city name or beer style. Returns mineral composition (Ca, Mg, Na, Cl, SO4, HCO3) and style recommendations.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | City name or beer style to find water profile for |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
pairing_guide Pairing Guide ~53
Get beer and food pairing suggestions. Search by beer style or dish name. Returns pairing matches with complement, contrast, and cleanse principles.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Beer style or dish name to find pairings for |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_ingredients Search Brewing Ingredients ~78
Search brewing ingredients (hops, malts, yeasts, adjuncts) by name, type, or characteristic. Returns detailed properties like alpha acids, colour, attenuation, and flavour profiles.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | — | Category of ingredient to search within |
| query | string | yes | Ingredient name, type, or characteristic to search for |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_styles Search Beer Styles ~52
Search BJCP beer styles by name, category, or characteristics. Returns vital statistics, overall impression, typical ingredients, and commercial examples.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Style name, category, or characteristic to search for |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
suggest_recipe Suggest Recipe ~59
Suggest a beer recipe for a target style. Returns grain bill, hop schedule, yeast selection, and process parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| batch_size_litres | number | — | Batch size in litres |
| style | string | yes | Target beer style for the recipe |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.