# io.github.gregario/brewers-almanack (npm · brewers-almanack)

Brewing knowledge MCP — beer styles, ingredients, off-flavours, water chemistry, recipes

- Trust score: 70/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +24
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `brewers-almanack`: 70/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/gregario-brewers-almanack/brewers-almanack.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/gregario-brewers-almanack/brewers-almanack)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `brewers-almanack`
- Version: `0.1.0`
- 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 (95 of 99), 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 (95 of 99), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - 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 28 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 360 tokens (~60/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 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**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% 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 gregario-brewers-almanack -- npx -y brewers-almanack
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add gregario-brewers-almanack -- npx -y brewers-almanack
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add gregario-brewers-almanack --command npx --arg -y --arg brewers-almanack
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  gregario-brewers-almanack:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "brewers-almanack"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gregario-brewers-almanack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "brewers-almanack"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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 70, +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.

### 2026-08-02 (score 69, +43)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] 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.
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 26, +19)

- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100

### 2026-07-31 (score 7, −39)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 46, +22)

- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100

### 2026-07-28 (score 24, −22)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `search_styles` (~52 tokens)

Search Beer Styles

Search BJCP beer styles by name, category, or characteristics. Returns vital statistics, overall impression, typical ingredients, and commercial examples.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Style name, category, or characteristic to search for

### `search_ingredients` (~78 tokens)

Search Brewing Ingredients

Search brewing ingredients (hops, malts, yeasts, adjuncts) by name, type, or characteristic. Returns detailed properties like alpha acids, colour, attenuation, and flavour profiles.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Category of ingredient to search within
- `query` (string, required): Ingredient name, type, or characteristic to search for

### `diagnose_off_flavour` (~58 tokens)

Diagnose Off-Flavour

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.

Input parameters:

- `description` (string, required): Taste or aroma description of the off-flavour

### `match_water_profile` (~60 tokens)

Match Water Profile

Find brewing water profiles by city name or beer style. Returns mineral composition (Ca, Mg, Na, Cl, SO4, HCO3) and style recommendations.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): City name or beer style to find water profile for

### `suggest_recipe` (~59 tokens)

Suggest Recipe

Suggest a beer recipe for a target style. Returns grain bill, hop schedule, yeast selection, and process parameters.

Input parameters:

- `batch_size_litres` (number): Batch size in litres
- `style` (string, required): Target beer style for the recipe

### `pairing_guide` (~53 tokens)

Pairing Guide

Get beer and food pairing suggestions. Search by beer style or dish name. Returns pairing matches with complement, contrast, and cleanse principles.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Beer style or dish name to find pairings for

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gregario-brewers-almanack/brewers-almanack#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 70
- 2026-08-02: 69
- 2026-08-01: 26
- 2026-07-31: 7
- 2026-07-30: 46
- 2026-07-28: 24
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/brewers-almanack
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/brewers-almanack
- Repository: https://github.com/gregario/brewers-almanack
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gregario-brewers-almanack/brewers-almanack/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gregario-brewers-almanack/brewers-almanack/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gregario-brewers-almanack/brewers-almanack