# stackhint (mcpb · stackhint-0.2.1.mcpb)

Recommends MCP servers, plugins and skills for a repo, from what is actually in it.

- Trust score: 43/100 (low)
- Change this week: −1
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- mcpb · `stackhint-0.2.1.mcpb`: 43/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/protemir-stackhint/stackhint.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/protemir-stackhint/stackhint)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `mcpb`
- Package: `https://github.com/Protemir/stackhint/releases/download/v0.2.1/stackhint-0.2.1.mcpb`
- Transport: `stdio`
- SHA-256: `f58c85fc7c222a5b32b22707e1a439ad654c93cff93902a4fba7819b8ff25946`

## 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**: 13/100
  - 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).
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 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**: 19/100
  - Repository presence not verified: we could not reach the forge to check. This is a gap on our side, not a finding about the repository.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 15 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 66/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 486 tokens (~97/item across 5 items; 5 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 50/100
  - Stability observed for 15 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 82/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 47% 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 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 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.

## Install

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

stackhint 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, f58c85fc7c222a5b32b22707e1a439ad654c93cff93902a4fba7819b8ff25946; the commands to do that are on this page. If it does not match, do not open it.

- Download bundle: `https://github.com/Protemir/stackhint/releases/download/v0.2.1/stackhint-0.2.1.mcpb`
- SHA-256: `f58c85fc7c222a5b32b22707e1a439ad654c93cff93902a4fba7819b8ff25946`

### Verify on macOS / Linux

```bash
echo "f58c85fc7c222a5b32b22707e1a439ad654c93cff93902a4fba7819b8ff25946  stackhint-0.2.1.mcpb" | shasum -a 256 -c
```

### Verify on Windows (PowerShell)

```powershell
(Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 .\stackhint-0.2.1.mcpb).Hash -eq "f58c85fc7c222a5b32b22707e1a439ad654c93cff93902a4fba7819b8ff25946"
```

## 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.

### 2026-11-05 (score 43, −5)

- [security regression] Provenance: pass → unverified

### 2026-11-04 (score 48, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 47, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 46, +2)

- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass

### 2026-10-29 (score 44, −1)

- [functional regression] Maintenance: pass → unverified

### 2026-10-28 (score 45, +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.

### 2026-10-26 (score 44, +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.

### 2026-10-24 (score 43, +2)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.10

## MCP tools (5)

### `recommend_tools` (~118 tokens)

Recommend tools for this project

Scan the project (locally, read-only) and list MCP servers, plugins, skills and CLIs that fit it and the current task, skipping ones already set up. Pass a short task description for task-specific advice. Never installs anything.

Input parameters:

- `host` (string): Which client to recommend for. Defaults to the clients found on this machine.
- `limit` (integer)
- `path` (string): Project directory. Defaults to the server working directory.
- `task` (string): What the user is working on, in a sentence.

### `explain_tool` (~83 tokens)

Explain one tool

Details for one registry entry: what it does, why it fits (or not), permissions, risks, setup, and the exact config it would add.

Input parameters:

- `host` (string): Which client to recommend for. Defaults to the clients found on this machine.
- `id` (string, required)
- `path` (string): Project directory. Defaults to the server working directory.

### `search_tools` (~39 tokens)

Search the tool registry

Search the local curated registry by keyword (offline).

Input parameters:

- `kind` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)

### `tooling_status` (~73 tokens)

Show configured integrations

List MCP servers, plugins and skills configured for Claude Code and Codex, plus problems such as outdated servers or secrets written into config files.

Input parameters:

- `host` (string): Which client to recommend for. Defaults to the clients found on this machine.
- `path` (string): Project directory. Defaults to the server working directory.

### `plan_install` (~99 tokens)

Prepare an install plan (does not install)

Show exactly what installing a tool would change (diff, permissions, env vars). It does NOT apply anything. To install, ask the user to run the printed `stackhint install` command in their terminal; it asks for confirmation.

Input parameters:

- `access` (string)
- `host` (string, required)
- `id` (string, required)
- `path` (string): Project directory. Defaults to the server working directory.
- `scope` (string)

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 43
- 2026-11-04: 48
- 2026-11-03: 47
- 2026-11-02: 47
- 2026-11-01: 47
- 2026-10-31: 46
- 2026-10-30: 44
- 2026-10-29: 44
- 2026-10-28: 45
- 2026-10-27: 44
- 2026-10-26: 44
- 2026-10-25: 43
- 2026-10-24: 43
- 2026-10-23: 41
- 2026-10-22: 41
- 2026-10-21: 41

## Common questions

### What is the stackhint MCP server?

stackhint is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.Protemir/stackhint. Recommends MCP servers, plugins and skills for a repo, from what is actually in it. This page covers its MCPB bundle (https://github.com/Protemir/stackhint/releases/download/v0.2.1/stackhint-0.2.1.mcpb).

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

stackhint scores 43 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. It declares no install or post-install scripts. 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 stackhint MCP server expose?

stackhint exposes 5 tools: recommend_tools, explain_tool, search_tools, tooling_status, plan_install. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 412 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

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

stackhint 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/Protemir/stackhint
- Website: https://protemir.github.io/stackhint/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/protemir-stackhint/stackhint.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/protemir-stackhint/stackhint.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/protemir-stackhint/stackhint