HowToRomania
REMOTE · API.HOWTOROMANIA.IO
Romanian company data, e-Factura and legislation: CUI lookup, courts, risk, invoices, laws
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Last scanned (21 hours ago)
Scores higher than 79% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 4 Nov 2026.
Category Finance and Payments
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security80
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability66
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3160 tokens (~158/item across 20 items; 20 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management59
- Stability check failed: schema churn in the 19 days we've observed: 0 tool removals, 0 breaking changes, 1 auth/transport breaks, 5 additions. See how to fix → Fail
Tool Coverage84
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 51% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 20 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 20 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.
- 4 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 56 to 59.
- 3 Nov 26 −5
- Stability: 0.57 → fail ▼ security
- Authorization: fail → partial ▲ security
- Tool “get_bnr_exchange_rate” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_ircc” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_robor” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool coverage: 57% → 51% ▼ functional
- Schema quality: 2752 → 3160 ▼ functional
- New tool “check_identifier_format” functional
- New tool “validate_extracted_company_data” functional
- 2 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 30 Oct 26 0
- Tool “generate_efactura” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_company_risk_report” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- 29 Oct 26 0
- Tool coverage: 67% → 57% ▼ functional
- Schema quality: 2289 → 2722 ▼ functional
- Schema quality: excellent → good functional
- New tool “get_bnr_exchange_rate” functional
- New tool “get_ircc” functional
- New tool “get_robor” functional
- 28 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 26 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 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 · Probed https://api.howtoromania.io/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=howtoromania.io | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 14 Oct 2026 | 12 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 17033b50b9b1f917132959029e79a446 |
| SANs: howtoromania.io, api.howtoromania.io, *.api.howtoromania.io | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of api.howtoromania.io. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| io. | present | 38690 | 8 | Verified |
| howtoromania.io. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=15552000; includeSubDomains |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://api.howtoromania.io/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://api.howtoromania.io/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://api.howtoromania.io/mcp |
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 →
check_identifier_format Free format check: CUI, IBAN, trade register number, invoice arithmetic ~158
Free, local-only checks with no registry lookup: CUI checksum, IBAN checksum (and Romanian bank from the code), trade register number format (old and new), company name normalization, and invoice arithmetic (total = net + VAT, Romanian VAT rates, date not in the future). Does not check that the company exists; the last digit of new-format registration numbers (e.g. J2020001234400) is not verified. Free, works without an API key; rate-limited per IP. For registry checks use validate_extracted_company_data.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cui | string | – | – |
| iban | string | – | – |
| invoice | object | – | – |
| name | string | – | – |
| registrationNumber | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
efactura_to_pdf Render a Romanian e-Factura XML as PDF ~89
Renders a valid e-Factura XML as PDF using ANAF's public transformation service (no ANAF account). Returns the PDF as a base64 resource. The XML must pass validation. Costs 1 credit; not billed on errors.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| xml | string | yes | UBL 2.1 Invoice or CreditNote XML (RO e-Factura / CIUS-RO) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
generate_efactura Generate a Romanian e-Factura XML ~289
Builds a valid RO e-Factura (CIUS-RO 1.0.1, UBL 2.1) invoice XML from simple JSON: seller/buyer (just the CUI is enough: name, address, county code and VAT status are auto-filled from ANAF), lines with quantity, unit price and VAT rate (default 21%; categories S, Z, E, AE reverse charge, K, G, O not subject). Computes line, VAT and grand totals and returns the XML plus ANAF's validation verdict (public validation service). Does NOT submit to SPV. Costs 2 credits; not billed on errors or if ANAF's validator is unreachable (the XML is still returned).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| autofill | boolean | – | Fill parties from ANAF by CUI (default true) |
| buyer | object | yes | – |
| currency | string | – | Default RON |
| dueDate | string | – | – |
| issueDate | string | – | YYYY-MM-DD, default today |
| lines | array | yes | – |
| note | string | – | – |
| number | string | yes | Invoice number, e.g. HTR-0001 |
| paymentTerms | string | – | – |
| seller | object | yes | – |
| vatToRonRate | number | – | Required if currency != RON (RON per unit, e.g. BNR rate) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_bnr_exchange_rate BNR exchange rate (RON reference rate) ~156
BNR reference exchange rates in RON from 2005-01-03: one date (latest fixing on/before the date; all currencies or one), or a daily series for one currency with from/to (max 366 days). Free (0 credits); works without an API key (keyless calls are rate-limited per IP). Source: Banca Națională a României (bnr.ro); informational, values unchanged from BNR source.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| currency | string | – | ISO code, e.g. EUR, USD, GBP (history default EUR) |
| date | string | – | YYYY-MM-DD; default latest |
| from | string | – | – |
| to | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_company_court_cases Romanian court cases of a company ~250
Court cases (portal.just.ro, Ministry of Justice) where a Romanian company (by CUI) is a party: summary (total, by category/stage/company role, pending vs decided, insolvency) and a case list with court, subject, stage, company role, other parties and last/next hearing. Natural persons are masked (GDPR). Criminal cases show only category, stage, dates and the company's own role (criminalDetailsWithheld: true). Costs 15 credits; not billed if nothing is found.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Filter by category, e.g. Civil, Penal, Insolventa, Contencios administrativ si fiscal |
| cui | string | yes | Romanian CUI, e.g. 14399840 |
| limit | integer | – | Max cases returned (default 50, max 200); summary covers all |
| role | string | – | Filter by the company's role, e.g. Reclamant (plaintiff), Pârât (defendant), Debitor, Creditor |
| since | string | – | Only cases registered on/after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Default: Jan 1, three years ago |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_company_financials Romanian company financial statements ~137
Annual financial statements filed with ANAF for a Romanian company (by CUI), in English: net turnover, revenue, expenses, gross/net profit (negative = loss), employees, assets, cash, debts, equity, plus net margin, debt-to-equity, ROE/ROA and YoY revenue growth. Amounts in RON. Costs 3 credits; not billed if nothing is found.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cui | string | yes | Romanian CUI, e.g. 14399840 or RO14399840 |
| years | integer | – | Most recent filed years to return (default 3, max 5) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_company_representatives Romanian company legal representatives (ONRC) ~105
Trade-register data for a Romanian company (by CUI) from the ONRC monthly open-data snapshot: registration number, EUID, legal form, registry status (decoded), authorized CAEN codes and legal representatives (names and roles, e.g. administrator, lichidator). Costs 5 credits; not billed if the CUI is not found.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cui | string | yes | Romanian CUI, e.g. 14399840 or RO14399840 |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_company_risk_report Romanian company risk report ~167
One-call due-diligence report for a Romanian company (by CUI): ANAF status (active/inactive, VAT, e-Factura), last 3 years of financials, court-case summary (portal.just.ro) and ONRC registry data when available, with a transparent rule-based score 0-100 (higher = fewer risk signals) and explained flags. Informational only, NOT credit advice. Costs 30 credits once for this call; the included financials, court cases and registry reads are not billed again. Not billed if the CUI is unknown. Billed in full even if some sections are unavailable (listed in unavailableSections).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cui | string | yes | Romanian CUI, e.g. 14399840 or RO14399840 |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_court_case Romanian court case by number ~114
Full detail of a Romanian court case by its number (e.g. 9430/271/2025) from portal.just.ro: court, subject, stage, parties with roles (natural persons masked), all hearings with outcomes, and appeals. Criminal cases return only category, stage and dates (criminalDetailsWithheld: true). Costs 1 credit; not billed if not found.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| case_number | string | yes | Case number as shown by courts, e.g. 9430/271/2025 |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_ircc IRCC consumer-credit reference index ~138
IRCC (indicele de referință pentru creditele consumatorilor), % p.a.: the quarterly value applicable on a date (plus the next quarter's if published) and the latest daily value; or history (type daily with from/to, or quarterly). Free (0 credits); works without an API key (keyless calls are rate-limited per IP). Source: Banca Națională a României (bnr.ro); informational, values unchanged from BNR source.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | – | – |
| from | string | – | – |
| history | string | – | – |
| to | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_legal_act Romanian legal act (current consolidated form) ~198
Current consolidated text of a Romanian act by legislatie.just.ro id (from search_legislation), split by article: title, issuer, publication, consolidation date, version list and articles (number, heading, text, count of amendments). Paged with offset/limit (default 50 articles). Core codes (Codul fiscal 171282, Codul muncii 41627, Codul civil 175630, Codul de procedură civilă 140271, Codul de procedură fiscală 170007, Legea 31/1990 798) also work offline. Costs 1 credit. Source: legislatie.just.ro (Ministry of Justice); informational, consolidated forms are unofficial, only Monitorul Oficial text is authentic.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | legislatie.just.ro DetaliiDocument id, e.g. 171282 |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| offset | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_legal_act_history Amendment history of a Romanian act ~119
Consolidation dates (with version ids) and the dated list of amendments for a whole act or one article: date in force, what was changed and by which act. Useful for 'what was the VAT rule on date X'. Costs 2 credits; not billed if not found. Source: legislatie.just.ro (Ministry of Justice); informational, consolidated forms are unofficial, only Monitorul Oficial text is authentic.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| article | string | – | Limit to one article, e.g. 291 |
| id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_legal_article Article of a Romanian legal act ~141
One article in its current consolidated form, e.g. Codul fiscal (171282) art. 291 (VAT rates), with paragraph/letter structure and dated amendment notes (what changed it and when). Article numbers like '293^1' are supported. Costs 1 credit; not billed if not found. Source: legislatie.just.ro (Ministry of Justice); informational, consolidated forms are unofficial, only Monitorul Oficial text is authentic.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| article | string | yes | Article number, e.g. 291 or 293^1 |
| id | string | yes | Act id, e.g. 171282 for Codul fiscal |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_new_legal_acts New Romanian legal acts ~103
Acts newly indexed by legislatie.just.ro (laws, government ordinances and decisions, ministerial orders, court decisions published in Monitorul Oficial) with an in-force date on/after `since` (default: last 7 days, max 35). Costs 1 credit. Source: legislatie.just.ro (Ministry of Justice); informational, consolidated forms are unofficial, only Monitorul Oficial text is authentic.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| since | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_robor ROBOR / ROBID interbank rates ~187
ROBOR (offered) and ROBID (bid) fixings, % p.a., tenors ON, 1W, 1M, 3M, 6M, 12M, from 1995-08-01: one date (latest fixing on/before) or a series for one tenor with from/to (max 366 days). Free (0 credits); works without an API key (keyless calls are rate-limited per IP). Source: Banca Națională a României (bnr.ro); informational, values unchanged from BNR source.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | – | – |
| from | string | – | – |
| tenor | string | – | ON, 1W, 1M, 3M, 6M or 12M (history default 3M) |
| to | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
lookup_company Look up a Romanian company ~105
Given a Romanian CUI/CIF (fiscal code, optionally prefixed RO), returns ANAF public registry data in English: name, addresses, trade register number, VAT status, active/inactive, e-Factura registration, plus the BNR EUR/RON rate.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cui | string | yes | Romanian CUI, e.g. 14399840 or RO14399840 |
| include_fx | boolean | – | Include BNR EUR/RON rate (default true) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
parse_efactura Parse a Romanian e-Factura XML to JSON ~132
Turns a UBL 2.1 e-Factura invoice or credit note XML (e.g. downloaded from ANAF SPV) into clean English JSON: number, dates, type, currency, seller/buyer (name, VAT id, CUI, address, contact), payment means and IBAN, lines (name, quantity, unit, price, net, VAT), VAT breakdown and totals. Costs 1 credit; not billed on errors.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| xml | string | yes | UBL 2.1 Invoice or CreditNote XML (RO e-Factura / CIUS-RO) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_legislation Search Romanian legislation ~216
Finds Romanian normative acts on legislatie.just.ro by citation or title words: 'Legea 31/1990', 'OUG 195/2002', 'HG 1/2016', 'Codul fiscal', 'Codul muncii', or words from the title. Ranked so the main act comes first (codes and laws before decrees/orders). Returns act ids for get_legal_act / get_legal_article. Costs 1 credit; not billed if nothing matches. Source: legislatie.just.ro (Ministry of Justice); informational, consolidated forms are unofficial, only Monitorul Oficial text is authentic.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| number | string | – | – |
| q | string | yes | Citation or title words, e.g. 'Legea 31/1990' or 'Codul fiscal' |
| type | string | – | Act type filter, e.g. LEGE, ORDONANTA DE URGENTA, HOTARARE, ORDIN |
| year | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
validate_efactura Validate a Romanian e-Factura XML ~154
Validates a UBL 2.1 invoice/credit note against RO e-Factura rules (CIUS-RO) using ANAF's public validation service (XSD + Schematron, no ANAF account needed) plus fast local checks (totals, VAT breakdown, CUI checksums, RO county codes, Bucharest SECTORn). Returns valid true/false and the exact rule codes (BR-xx, BR-RO-xx) with English/Romanian messages. Costs 1 credit; not billed if ANAF is unreachable.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| xml | string | yes | UBL 2.1 Invoice or CreditNote XML (RO e-Factura / CIUS-RO) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
validate_extracted_company_data Check extracted Romanian company data (ANAF, ONRC) ~202
Checks company data an AI extracted from an invoice, contract or form against Romanian public sources (ANAF, ONRC) and checksums. Returns a verdict and the registered value per field (CUI, name, registration number, VAT status, company status, address, IBAN, legal representative), optional invoice arithmetic checks, and a deterministic confidence score with pass / review / reject. Use before saving to an ERP or paying. Costs 2 credits, +5 with legalRepresentative, +1 with invoice; not billed on errors or when ANAF is unreachable. Checked against public sources (ANAF, ONRC) and checksums. Not a KYC/AML check. A structurally valid IBAN does not prove the account belongs to the company. Always review before paying.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| asOfDate | string | – | YYYY-MM-DD, default today (Europe/Bucharest) |
| invoice | object | – | – |
| party | object | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the HowToRomania MCP server?
HowToRomania is a hosted endpoint at https://api.howtoromania.io/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · api.howtoromania.io
claude mcp add --transport http io-howtoromania-api 'https://api.howtoromania.io/mcp'
What is the HowToRomania MCP server?
HowToRomania is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.howtoromania/api. Romanian company data, e-Factura and legislation: CUI lookup, courts, risk, invoices, laws. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.howtoromania.io/mcp).
Is the HowToRomania MCP server safe to use?
HowToRomania scores 79 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. 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 HowToRomania MCP server expose?
HowToRomania exposes 20 tools: lookup_company, get_company_financials, get_company_court_cases, get_court_case, get_company_risk_report, and 15 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 3,160 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the HowToRomania MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to HowToRomania without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the HowToRomania MCP server still maintained?
HowToRomania 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.