# io.github.jannks/handbook (npm · @ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server)

MCP server for the Handbook API – manage handbook entries via CRUD, overview and tag search.

- Trust score: 68/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +22
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server`: 68/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jannks-handbook/ah-oh-handbook-mcp-server.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/jannks-handbook/ah-oh-handbook-mcp-server)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server`
- Version: `1.0.1`
- 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 96), 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 96), 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 150 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 733 tokens (~104/item across 7 items; 7 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 jannks-handbook -- npx -y @ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add jannks-handbook -- npx -y @ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "jannks-handbook": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add jannks-handbook --command npx --arg -y --arg @ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  jannks-handbook:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jannks-handbook": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-08-02 (score 68, +32)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 36, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass

### 2026-07-31 (score 21, −25)

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

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

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `handbook_list_entries` (~60 tokens)

List Handbook Entries

Retrieve all handbook entries. Returns a list with title, ID, app, active status and tags for every entry.

Returns:
  Array of HandbookEntry objects.

Use when: you need an overview of all existing entries or want to find an entry ID.

### `handbook_get_entry` (~66 tokens)

Get Handbook Entry

Retrieve a single handbook entry by its ID, including full content in markdown.

Args:
  \- id (string): The MongoDB ObjectId of the entry

Returns:
  Full HandbookEntry object with content.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required): The ID of the handbook entry to retrieve

### `handbook_create_entry` (~200 tokens)

Create Handbook Entry

Create a new handbook entry.

Args:
  \- title (string): Entry title
  \- content (string, optional): Markdown content
  \- active (boolean): Whether the entry is active
  \- app (string): App identifier (e.g. 'szales', 'sethub')
  \- tags (string[], optional): Tags
  \- importId (string, optional): Import ID

Returns:
  The created HandbookEntry.

Input parameters:

- `active` (boolean, required): Whether the entry is active
- `app` (string, required): The app associated with this entry (e.g. 'szales', 'sethub')
- `content` (string): Content of the entry in markdown format
- `importId` (string): Optional import ID for entries imported from sethub language content
- `tags` (array): Tags for the entry, e.g. ['meeting', 'project']
- `title` (string, required): Title of the handbook entry

### `handbook_update_entry` (~183 tokens)

Update Handbook Entry

Update an existing handbook entry by ID.

Args:
  \- id (string): ID of the entry to update
  \- title (string): Updated title
  \- content (string, optional): Updated markdown content
  \- active (boolean): Active status
  \- app (string): App identifier
  \- tags (string[], optional): Updated tags
  \- importId (string, optional): Import ID

Returns:
  The updated HandbookEntry.

Input parameters:

- `active` (boolean, required): Whether the entry is active
- `app` (string, required): The app associated with this entry
- `content` (string): Updated content in markdown format
- `id` (string, required): The ID of the handbook entry to update
- `importId` (string): Optional import ID
- `tags` (array): Updated tags
- `title` (string, required): Updated title

### `handbook_delete_entry` (~55 tokens)

Delete Handbook Entry

Permanently delete a handbook entry by ID.

Args:
  \- id (string): ID of the entry to delete

Returns:
  Confirmation of deletion.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required): The ID of the handbook entry to delete

### `handbook_get_overview` (~97 tokens)

Get Handbook Overview

Get a lightweight overview of all handbook entries for a specific app. Returns only title, ID, app and tags (no full content).

Args:
  \- app (string): App identifier (e.g. 'szales', 'sethub')

Returns:
  HandbookOverviewResponse with an array of overview entries.

Input parameters:

- `app` (string, required): The app to get overview entries for (e.g. 'szales', 'sethub')

### `handbook_search_tags` (~72 tokens)

Search Handbook Tags

Search for tags across all handbook entries.

Args:
  \- searchQuery (string): Search string to filter tags (e.g. 'meet')

Returns:
  HandbookTagsResponse with an array of matching tag strings.

Input parameters:

- `searchQuery` (string, required): Search query to filter handbook tags (e.g. 'meet')

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jannks-handbook/ah-oh-handbook-mcp-server#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 68
- 2026-08-02: 68
- 2026-08-01: 36
- 2026-07-31: 21
- 2026-07-30: 46
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server
- Repository: https://github.com/ah-oh/handbook-mcp-server
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jannks-handbook/ah-oh-handbook-mcp-server/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jannks-handbook/ah-oh-handbook-mcp-server/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/jannks-handbook/ah-oh-handbook-mcp-server