Aphis Animal Care
NPM · @PIPEWORX/MCP-APHIS-ANIMAL-CARE · 2 COMPONENTS
APHIS Animal Care MCP — USDA Animal Welfare Act licensees, registrants and Animal Care inspection…
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Category Health and Science
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. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security100
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
- No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess. View diagnostics → Pass
Provenance & Transparency97
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to pipeworx-io/mcp-aphis-animal-care). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 6 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability55
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1317 tokens (~439/item across 3 items; 3 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 Management23
- Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 4 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.
- 5 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 3 Nov 26 +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.
- 1 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 30 Oct 26 +1
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- Package version: 0.2.0 → 0.2.1 functional
- 29 Oct 26 77
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Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Analysed npm/@pipeworx/mcp-aphis-animal-care@0.2.1
Provenance Verified
A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.
| Result | Verified |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | npm |
| Reason | Verified |
| Discovered via | Registry attestation endpoint |
| Source repo | pipeworx-io/mcp-aphis-animal-care |
| Certificate issuer | https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com |
| Certificate SAN | https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-aphis-animal-care/.github/workflows/publish.yml@refs/heads/main |
| Rekor log index | 3587968825 |
| Predicate type | SLSA build provenance https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha512:2ecb587abb65b62cec1b24e5b1f9ff7c44c4cd50ee4d37d6e8931c842d30d2403ab8b0110d90da2978cfb27a4523ca8412abd17de4434dd51987172b4 |
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Dependencies 0 packages
| Packages resolved | 0 |
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| Tree resolution | Complete |
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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 →
aphis_inspection_filter_options ~196
List the filter vocabularies aphis_inspection_reports accepts: the 34 animal categories (DOGS, CATS, NONHUMAN PRIMATES, MARINE MAMMALS, ...) and the 2,165 Animal Welfare Act citation section codes (e.g. "3.1(a) - Housing facilities, general"). Use this to find the exact citation string before filtering an inspection search. Sourced from the USDA APHIS eFile Public Search Tool.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| kind | string | – | "all" (default), "animals" for animal categories only, or "citations" for AWA section codes only. |
| limit | number | – | Max entries per list (1-500, default 50). |
| query | string | – | Filter both lists to entries containing this text, e.g. "3.1", "housing", "primate", "veterinary care". |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
aphis_inspection_reports ~504
Search USDA APHIS Animal Care inspection reports — the inspections behind Animal Welfare Act enforcement. Answers "inspection reports for USDA dog breeders in Missouri", "which breeders had critical violations", "show me inspections citing 3.1(a) housing", "inspection history for certificate 43-A-6814". Each report carries the inspection date, the licensee and facility location, counts of critical / direct / non-critical violations and teachable moments, and report_pdf_url — a direct link to the official signed inspection report. Sourced from the USDA APHIS eFile Public Search Tool. Filter by animal_category (e.g. "DOGS") or by the specific regulation cited; there is no date filter upstream, so narrow by inspection_date on the returned rows.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal_category | string | – | Restrict to inspections covering this animal category, e.g. "DOGS", "CATS", "NONHUMAN PRIMATES", "MARINE MAMMALS". Call aphis_inspection_filter_options for all 34. |
| certificate_number | string | – | Exact certificate number, e.g. "43-A-6814" — the inspection history for one licensee. |
| citation | string | – | Restrict to inspections citing this AWA regulation section, e.g. "3.1(a)" or "3.1(a) - Housing facilities, general". 2,165 section codes exist — call aphis_inspection_filter_options with a query to f… |
| city | string | – | Facility city. |
| customer_number | string | – | APHIS customer number. |
| license_type | string | – | Licence class of the inspected facility, e.g. "BREEDER", "EXHIBITOR", "DEALER", "RESEARCH FACILITY". |
| limit | number | – | Rows per page (1-100, default 20). |
| name | string | – | Customer / organization name, partial match. |
| page | number | – | 0-based page number (default 0). page * limit must stay <= 2000 — an upstream hard cap. |
| state | string | – | State name or two-letter code, e.g. "Missouri" or "MO". |
| teachable_moments_only | boolean | – | Only inspections that recorded a teachable moment (an issue corrected on the spot rather than cited). Default false. |
| zip | string | – | Facility ZIP code. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
aphis_licensee_search ~558
Find USDA Animal Welfare Act licence and registration holders — commercial dog breeders (Class A), animal dealers (Class B), exhibitors/zoos (Class C), carriers, intermediate handlers and research facilities. Answers "USDA licensed dog breeders in Missouri", "who holds an AWA exhibitor licence in Texas", "look up certificate 43-A-6814", "is this kennel USDA licensed". Returns the licensee name, certificate number, licence class, certificate status (Active / Cancelled / Revoked) and facility city/county/ZIP. Sourced from the USDA APHIS eFile Public Search Tool, the official federal register of AWA licensees. NOTE: most rows in any state are CANCELLED historical licences — pass status:"active" for currently licensed holders only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| certificate_number | string | – | Exact certificate number in the form XX-X-XXXX, e.g. "43-A-6814". |
| city | string | – | Facility city, e.g. "Springfield". |
| customer_number | string | – | APHIS customer number, e.g. "4315". |
| kind | string | – | "license" (default — Class A/B/C licensees, incl. breeders and exhibitors) or "registration" (registrants: research facilities, carriers, intermediate handlers). |
| license_type | string | – | Licence class, e.g. "BREEDER" (Class A, commercial dog/animal breeders), "DEALER" (Class B), "EXHIBITOR" (Class C), "RESEARCH FACILITY", "CARRIER", "INTERMEDIATE HANDLER". The full label ("Class A -… |
| limit | number | – | Rows per page (1-100, default 20). |
| name | string | – | Customer / organization name, partial match, e.g. "KENNEL", "Royal Canin". |
| page | number | – | 0-based page number (default 0). page * limit must stay <= 2000 — an upstream hard cap. |
| state | string | – | State name or two-letter code, e.g. "Missouri" or "MO". Covers all 50 states plus DC, PR, GU, VI, AS and MP. |
| status | string | – | "all" (default) or "active" for currently-active certificates only. Use "active" for any "who is licensed" question: most rows in this register are Cancelled historical licences and the upstream neit… |
| zip | string | – | Facility ZIP code. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Aphis Animal Care MCP server?
Aphis Animal Care runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-aphis-animal-care. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
npm · @pipeworx/mcp-aphis-animal-care
claude mcp add pipeworx-io-aphis-animal-care -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-aphis-animal-care
What is the Aphis Animal Care MCP server?
Aphis Animal Care is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pipeworx-io/aphis-animal-care. APHIS Animal Care MCP, USDA Animal Welfare Act licensees, registrants and Animal Care inspection… This page covers its npm package (@pipeworx/mcp-aphis-animal-care).
Is the Aphis Animal Care MCP server safe to use?
Aphis Animal Care scores 81 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. 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 Aphis Animal Care MCP server expose?
Aphis Animal Care exposes 3 tools: aphis_licensee_search, aphis_inspection_reports, aphis_inspection_filter_options. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,258 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Aphis Animal Care MCP server still maintained?
Aphis Animal Care is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What licence is the Aphis Animal Care MCP server under?
Aphis Animal Care declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.