# PARANOID (mcpb · paranoid.mcpb)

Ask AI models in private, with a zero-knowledge proof made on your computer for every question.

- Trust score: 43/100 (low)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- mcpb · `paranoid.mcpb`: 43/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/paranoiddotred-paranoid-mcp/paranoid.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/paranoiddotred-paranoid-mcp/paranoid)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `mcpb`
- Package: `https://github.com/paranoiddotred/paranoid-mcp/releases/download/v1.4.1/paranoid.mcpb`
- Transport: `stdio`
- SHA-256: `a0848a435b4008b0efdf21c67c2a30aee356e67459ff6038061b5202e0808636`

## 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 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 0/100
  - No malware scan is available for this kind of package: the supply-chain vendors we use do not cover it. This is a permanent gap in our coverage, not a finding about the package.
  - Known CVEs could not be checked: we found no dependency list to check in this bundle: either it runs a compiled binary, whose bundled manifests we do not read, or none of the package.json, requirements.txt, pyproject.toml or uv.lock files it ships for its runtime declares a dependency we can read (a requirements.txt that only points at a setup.py project, a local path, or a nested requirements file we cannot follow counts as none).
  - Install-script risk not yet assessed.
  - Dependency health could not be checked: we found no dependency list to check in this bundle: either it runs a compiled binary, whose bundled manifests we do not read, or none of the package.json, requirements.txt, pyproject.toml or uv.lock files it ships for its runtime declares a dependency we can read (a requirements.txt that only points at a setup.py project, a local path, or a nested requirements file we cannot follow counts as none).
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 48/100
  - 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 2 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 72/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 250 tokens (~62/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 20/100
  - Stability observed for 6 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.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the PARANOID MCP server?

PARANOID ships as an MCPB bundle, a single file you download and open in an MCP host that supports MCPB bundles, such as Claude Desktop. The host reads the launch command from the bundle's own manifest, so there is no command to copy. Before opening it, check the file's SHA-256 matches the one the MCP registry declares for it, a0848a435b4008b0efdf21c67c2a30aee356e67459ff6038061b5202e0808636; the commands to do that are on this page. If it does not match, do not open it.

- Download bundle: `https://github.com/paranoiddotred/paranoid-mcp/releases/download/v1.4.1/paranoid.mcpb`
- SHA-256: `a0848a435b4008b0efdf21c67c2a30aee356e67459ff6038061b5202e0808636`

### Verify on macOS / Linux

```bash
echo "a0848a435b4008b0efdf21c67c2a30aee356e67459ff6038061b5202e0808636  paranoid.mcpb" | shasum -a 256 -c
```

### Verify on Windows (PowerShell)

```powershell
(Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 .\paranoid.mcpb).Hash -eq "a0848a435b4008b0efdf21c67c2a30aee356e67459ff6038061b5202e0808636"
```

## 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.

### 2026-11-04 (score 43, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-02 (score 42, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.10

### 2026-10-30 (score 41)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `ask` (~117 tokens)

Ask one of PARANOID's AI models a question in private. The question goes with a fresh zero-knowledge key made on this computer, so the gateway cannot tell who asked or tie it to any other question. Spends the model's price in questions (see the models tool).

Input parameters:

- `model` (string): A model id from the models tool. Leave it out for the default model.
- `question` (string, required): The question, as you would type it into a chat.
- `system` (string): Optional instructions for the model.

### `models` (~23 tokens)

List PARANOID's models and how many questions one message to each costs.

### `balance` (~23 tokens)

How many questions this membership has left and the last day they can be used.

### `buy` (~87 tokens)

Buy a new membership with an x402 payment in USDC on Solana from the wallet in PARANOID_PAYER: 0.002 USDC a question plus a 0.30 USDC setup fee, 250 questions at least. A membership already here that still has questions is kept in a file beside the new one.

Input parameters:

- `questions` (integer, required): How many questions to buy.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/paranoiddotred-paranoid-mcp/paranoid#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 43
- 2026-11-04: 43
- 2026-11-03: 42
- 2026-11-02: 42
- 2026-11-01: 41
- 2026-10-31: 41
- 2026-10-30: 41

## Common questions

### What is the PARANOID MCP server?

PARANOID is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.paranoiddotred/paranoid-mcp. Ask AI models in private, with a zero-knowledge proof made on your computer for every question. This page covers its MCPB bundle (https://github.com/paranoiddotred/paranoid-mcp/releases/download/v1.4.1/paranoid.mcpb).

### Is the PARANOID MCP server safe to use?

PARANOID scores 43 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 PARANOID MCP server expose?

PARANOID exposes 4 tools: ask, models, balance, buy. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 250 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### What licence is the PARANOID MCP server under?

PARANOID declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- Repository: https://github.com/paranoiddotred/paranoid-mcp
- Website: https://paranoid.red/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/paranoiddotred-paranoid-mcp/paranoid.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/paranoiddotred-paranoid-mcp/paranoid.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/paranoiddotred-paranoid-mcp/paranoid