# Cert Atlas (npm · cert-atlas-mcp)

Search 1,580 certification exam blueprints: domains, scoring, prerequisites, compare. No API key.

- Trust score: 71/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +19
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `mcp.quizforge.ai`: 64/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/hans6883-cert-atlas/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/hans6883-cert-atlas/mcp)
- npm · `cert-atlas-mcp`: 71/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/hans6883-cert-atlas/cert-atlas-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/hans6883-cert-atlas/cert-atlas-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `cert-atlas-mcp`
- Version: `1.2.3`
- 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 50 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 83/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 679 tokens (~135/item across 5 items; 4 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - 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 hans6883-cert-atlas -- npx -y cert-atlas-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add hans6883-cert-atlas -- npx -y cert-atlas-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "hans6883-cert-atlas": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "cert-atlas-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add hans6883-cert-atlas --command npx --arg -y --arg cert-atlas-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  hans6883-cert-atlas:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "cert-atlas-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hans6883-cert-atlas": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cert-atlas-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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 71, +51)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-02 (score 20, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified

### 2026-08-01 (score 5, −21)

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

### 2026-07-31 (score 26, −26)

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

### 2026-07-30 (score 52, +27)

- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 100

### 2026-07-28 (score 25, −27)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial

### 2026-07-27 (score 52)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `search_exams` (~196 tokens)

Search 1,580 certification & professional exams by name, code, certifying body, or vendor. Call this whenever a user mentions a certification or exam — e.g. AWS Solutions Architect, CISSP, CompTIA Security+, PMP, CCNA, NCLEX, CFA, Azure AZ-104, CKA — or asks what certs a body offers. Returns matching exams with code, certifying body, question count, domain count, and a free practice-exam link.

Input parameters:

- `certifying_body` (string): Filter by certifying body, e.g. 'AWS', 'CompTIA', 'ISC2', 'Microsoft'
- `limit` (integer): Max results (default 20)
- `query` (string): Keywords: certification name, exam code, vendor, or topic
- `vendor_slug` (string): Filter by vendor slug, e.g. 'aws', 'microsoft', 'comptia'

### `get_exam_blueprint` (~131 tokens)

Get the full published blueprint for ONE certification exam: domain/objective breakdown with topic weights, passing score, question count & types, duration, price, prerequisites, retake & renewal policy, languages, and the official source URL. Call this for 'what's on the X exam', 'how is X weighted by domain', 'prerequisites for X', 'passing score for X', 'how long is X'. Accepts an exam_id, exam_code, or certification name. Includes a free practice-exam link.

Input parameters:

- `exam` (string, required): Exam id, exam code, or certification name

### `compare_exams` (~100 tokens)

Compare 2–8 certification exams side by side — price, duration, passing score, question count, and domain count. Call for 'X vs Y', 'which is harder/cheaper', 'easiest cloud cert', 'CCNA vs Network+'. Accepts exam ids, codes, or names; each row links a free practice exam.

Input parameters:

- `exams` (array, required): 2–8 exam ids, codes, or names to compare

### `list_certifying_bodies` (~79 tokens)

List the 222 certifying bodies / vendors covered by Cert Atlas with exam counts. Call for 'what certification providers/vendors are covered', 'how many AWS/Microsoft/Cisco certs'. Optionally filter by a substring.

Input parameters:

- `contains` (string): Optional substring filter on the body name, e.g. 'micro', 'aws'

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/hans6883-cert-atlas/cert-atlas-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 71
- 2026-08-02: 20
- 2026-08-01: 5
- 2026-07-31: 26
- 2026-07-30: 52
- 2026-07-28: 25
- 2026-07-27: 52

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/cert-atlas-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/cert-atlas-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/hans6883/cert-atlas
- Website: https://atlas.quizforge.ai/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/hans6883-cert-atlas/cert-atlas-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/hans6883-cert-atlas/cert-atlas-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/hans6883-cert-atlas/cert-atlas-mcp