# io.github.Lykhoyda/ask-claude (npm · @ask-llm/claude-mcp)

Bridge Codex and other MCP clients with Anthropic Claude Code CLI for read-only second opinions

- Trust score: 70/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +17
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@ask-llm/claude-mcp`: 70/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/lykhoyda-ask-claude/ask-llm-claude-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/lykhoyda-ask-claude/ask-llm-claude-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@ask-llm/claude-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.5`
- 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**: 86/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (94 of 98), 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 (94 of 98), 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 9 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 82/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 357 tokens (~89/item across 4 items; 3 tools + 1 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.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (67% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add lykhoyda-ask-claude -- npx -y @ask-llm/claude-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add lykhoyda-ask-claude -- npx -y @ask-llm/claude-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "lykhoyda-ask-claude": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@ask-llm/claude-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add lykhoyda-ask-claude --command npx --arg -y --arg @ask-llm/claude-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  lykhoyda-ask-claude:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@ask-llm/claude-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lykhoyda-ask-claude": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ask-llm/claude-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.

### 2026-08-02 (score 70, +44)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [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] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 26, −5)

- [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] Capabilities: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-31 (score 31, −22)

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

### 2026-07-27 (score 53)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `ask-claude` (~205 tokens)

Send a prompt to Anthropic Claude Code CLI for an independent second opinion, code review, or architecture critique. Defaults to opus with sonnet fallback. Claude runs in safe mode with only Read, Glob, and Grep tools, so it can inspect context but cannot edit files or execute commands. Supports native sessions via sessionId and returns a structured AskResponse.

Input parameters:

- `includeDirs` (array): Additional relative directories Claude may read alongside the working directory. Claude remains restricted to Read, Glob, and Grep tools.
- `model` (string): Do not set this parameter unless the user explicitly requests a Claude model. Defaults to opus, with sonnet as the CLI fallback.
- `prompt` (string, required): The question, code review request, or analysis task to send to Anthropic Claude Code CLI
- `sessionId` (string): Optional Claude conversation ID to resume. Pass the [Session ID: ...] value from a previous response to continue with native Claude session context.

Output parameters:

- `model` (string)
- `provider` (string)
- `response` (string)
- `sessionId` (string)
- `usage` (object)

### `ping` (~40 tokens)

Test connectivity with the Claude MCP server and check whether Claude Code CLI is installed

Input parameters:

- `message` (string): A message to echo back while testing Claude CLI availability

### `get-usage-stats` (~81 tokens)

Get the current MCP server's session usage stats: total LLM calls, token totals (input/output/thinking/cached), wall time, and breakdowns per provider and per model. No data leaves your machine — counts are tracked in-memory for the lifetime of the server process. Returns both human-readable markdown and a structured JSON snapshot via outputSchema.

Output parameters:

- `byModel` (object)
- `byProvider` (object)
- `fallbackCount` (number)
- `totalCachedTokens` (number)
- `totalCalls` (number)
- `totalDurationMs` (number)
- `totalInputTokens` (number)
- `totalOutputTokens` (number)
- `totalThinkingTokens` (number)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lykhoyda-ask-claude/ask-llm-claude-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 70
- 2026-08-02: 70
- 2026-08-01: 26
- 2026-07-31: 31
- 2026-07-30: 53
- 2026-07-28: 53
- 2026-07-27: 53

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ask-llm/claude-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@ask-llm/claude-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/Lykhoyda/ask-llm
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lykhoyda-ask-claude/ask-llm-claude-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lykhoyda-ask-claude/ask-llm-claude-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lykhoyda-ask-claude/ask-llm-claude-mcp