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io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp

PYPI · WSJTX-MCP · SCANNED SEP 21

Operate WSJT-X (FT8/FT4/WSPR) from MCP clients over its UDP message protocol.

Available components

+6 this week 72 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

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
  • Runs hatchling.build at install time, a recognised native-build step with no shell scripting around it. View diagnostics → Pass
  • 0 of 29 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Pass
Provenance & Transparency45
Schema Quality & AI Usability66
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1808 tokens (~129/item across 14 items; 14 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 Management40
  • Stability observed for 12 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage67
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 14 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 14 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
Install

How do I install the io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp server?

io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp runs locally as a PyPI package, launched with uvx wsjtx-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

pypi · wsjtx-mcp

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp -- uvx wsjtx-mcp
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wsjtx-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wsjtx-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp -- uvx wsjtx-mcp
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "uvx",
        "wsjtx-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp --command uvx --arg wsjtx-mcp
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp:
    command: "uvx"
    args: ["wsjtx-mcp"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "uvx",
      "Arguments": [
        "wsjtx-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp -t stdio -c uvx -a wsjtx-mcp
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sbrunner-atx-wsjtx-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wsjtx-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

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.

  • 21 Sept 26 +16
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
  • 19 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 17 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 16 Sept 26 +3
    • Stability: unverified → 0.23 functional
  • 15 Sept 26 −15
    • Malware scan: pass → unverified security
  • 14 Sept 26 +15
    • Malware scan: unverified → pass security
  • 11 Sept 26 0
    • Package version: 0.1.2 → 0.1.3 functional
  • 9 Sept 26 +27
    • Injection markers: unverified → pass security
    • First check of Judged manipulation: pass security
    • Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window). security
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 functional
    • MCP protocol: unverified → pass functional
    • First check of Tool coverage: 0 functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Destructive annotations: pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Schema quality: good functional
    • Package version: 0.1.2 → 0.1.3 functional
Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 21 Sept 2026 · Analysed pypi/wsjtx-mcp@0.1.3

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem pypi

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Install scripts 1 script
Hook Tier Command
build_backend allowlisted hatchling.build

Background: Why install scripts are a supply-chain risk →

Dependencies 29 packages
Packages resolved 29
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 14 exposed · ~1,808 tokens

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 →

Tool Tokens
annotate ~119

Set a Fox/Hound sort-order annotation for a DX call (no transmit). Niche DXpedition feature (AnnotationInfo): lets a server "score" callers so the Hound queue can be sorted by it. `sort_order` is a number (lower sorts first); omit it to send "no sort order"; pass 4294967295 (0xFFFFFFFF) to remove a call's entry from WSJT-X's internal table.

NameTypeReqDescription
dx_callstringyes
instance
sort_order

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

clear ~52

Clear a WSJT-X decode window (no transmit). window: 'band' (Band Activity, default), 'rx' (Rx Frequency), or 'both'.

NameTypeReqDescription
instance
windowstring

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

configure ~245

Set operating parameters via a ``Configure`` message (no transmit). Sets: mode, submode, frequency tolerance, fast mode, T/R period, Rx DF, DX call, DX grid, and whether to regenerate the standard messages. Empty string = "no change" for text fields; ``None`` = "no change" for the numeric fields. IMPORTANT caveats: - There is **no dial-frequency control** over UDP. QSY is a rig-control concern (Hamlib/CAT or the WSJT-X UI), not this tool. - The protocol has no "no change" for the two booleans, so `fast_mode` and `generate_messages` are **always sent** (defaulting to false). Pass them explicitly if you care about their state.

NameTypeReqDescription
dx_callstring
dx_gridstring
fast_modeboolean
frequency_tolerance
generate_messagesboolean
instance
modestring
rx_df
submodestring
tr_period

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

decodes ~204

The RX data plane: buffered ``Decode`` / ``WSPRDecode`` lines. operations: - read (limit): the most recent N decodes (default 50). - drain: every decode seen since the last drain — the polling primitive for automation. Advances an internal cursor so each line is returned once. - clear_local: empty our local buffer (does not touch WSJT-X). - replay: ask WSJT-X to re-broadcast its current Band-Activity decodes (each with New=false) followed by a Status — useful to backfill state on connect. (No transmit; safe.) Each decode carries: kind (decode/wspr), New, time, snr, delta_time, delta_frequency, mode, message, low_confidence, off_air, and a `seq` you can pass to the `reply` tool.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger
operationstring

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

diagnostics ~114

Host + network + listener diagnostics for troubleshooting connectivity. Does NOT command WSJT-X. Reports the resolved WSJTX_HOST/PORT, whether the UDP listener is bound (and any bind error), datagram counts by message type, the discovered instances, the transmit-gate state, and this host's network interfaces — so you can tell whether this process can even receive WSJT-X's broadcasts (e.g. host-side vs. sandboxed, or a port already owned by JTAlert / GridTracker).

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

free_text ~116

Set the free-text (Tx5) message; with ``send=true`` **initiates TX** (gated). Setting the text alone (send=false) is safe and always allowed. With send=true the message is transmitted — that keys the radio, so it requires WSJTX_CALLSIGN. An empty `text` with send=true sends the *current* free text unchanged; empty text with send=false clears it.

NameTypeReqDescription
instance
sendboolean
textstring

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

highlight ~164

Colour (or clear) a callsign in the Band Activity panel (no transmit). operations: - set (callsign, background, foreground, highlight_last): apply colours. Colours accept a name (red, yellow, …), '#RRGGBB', or [r,g,b]. - clear (callsign): cancel highlighting for one callsign (sends an invalid colour). - clear_all: cancel every highlight at once. Keep the number of active highlights modest (a rough cap of ~100) so WSJT-X decoding performance isn't impacted.

NameTypeReqDescription
background
callsignstring
foreground
highlight_lastboolean
instance
operationstring

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

location ~63

Override the session Maidenhead grid (4- or 6-character). No transmit. Session-lifetime only — does not change the persistent setting. Intended for mobile/portable operation where the grid changes during a session.

NameTypeReqDescription
gridstringyes
instance

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

log ~101

Read buffered completed QSOs (``QSOLogged`` paired with ``LoggedADIF``). Observe-only: WSJT-X emits these when the operator accepts its "Log QSO" dialog. Each entry has the structured QSO record (call, grids, frequency, mode, reports, times, exchanges, propagation mode) and the one-record ADIF document — ready to forward to N3FJP via contest-mcp.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

reply ~212

Answer a buffered decode — **initiates a transmission** (gated by callsign). Equivalent to double-clicking that decode in the Band Activity window. WSJT-X only acts if the message **exactly** matches a prior decode that is a CQ or QRZ. If WSJT-X's "Auto Seq" is on (the usual FT8/FT4 default) it then sequences the rest of the QSO to completion on its own; if Auto Seq is off this starts only the first transmission (Auto Seq is a UI setting, not UDP-controllable). Identify the decode by `seq` (from the `decodes` tool) or by exact `message` text (the most recent matching buffered decode is used). `modifiers` may be a name or list (shift, ctrl/cmd, alt, meta, keypad, group) to mimic modifier-clicks.

NameTypeReqDescription
instance
message
modifiers
seq

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

status ~121

Latest WSJT-X state snapshot plus listener/connection health. Returns the most recent ``Status`` broadcast — dial frequency, mode/sub-mode, Tx Enabled / Transmitting / Decoding, DE/DX call & grid, Rx/Tx DF, T/R period, special-operation mode (e.g. FIELD DAY), configuration name, current Tx message — together with the discovered instances and the transmit-gate state. If no ``Status`` has arrived yet, that is reported with guidance (WSJT-X must have its UDP Server pointed at this host:port).

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

switch_config ~37

Switch WSJT-X to a named configuration (which must already exist). No transmit.

NameTypeReqDescription
instance
namestringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

transmit ~110

Stop transmitting. (WSJT-X's UDP protocol can halt but cannot *enable* Tx.) operations: - halt: stop immediately (takes you off the air now). - halt_auto: stop at the end of the current transmission period. Always allowed — halting only ever takes you *off* the air. To *start* a transmission use `reply` (answer a CQ) or `free_text` with send=true.

NameTypeReqDescription
instance
operationstring

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

wsjtx_call ~150

Escape hatch: build and send any WSJT-X message type by name. `message` is a type name (heartbeat, clear, reply, close, replay, halt_tx, free_text, location, highlight, switch_configuration, configure). `fields` is a dict of builder arguments for that type (see protocol.build_* signatures), e.g. message="configure", fields={"mode":"FT8","rx_df":1500}. The same transmit gate applies: a keying message — `reply`, or `free_text` with send=true — is refused unless WSJTX_CALLSIGN is set.

NameTypeReqDescription
fields
instance
messagestringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp server?

io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp. Operate WSJT-X (FT8/FT4/WSPR) from MCP clients over its UDP message protocol. This page covers its PyPI package (wsjtx-mcp).

Is the io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp server safe to use?

io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp scores 72 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 21 September 2026. 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 io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp server expose?

io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp exposes 14 tools: status, diagnostics, decodes, log, reply, and 9 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,808 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp server still maintained?

io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 21 September 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 io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp server under?

io.github.sbrunner-atx/wsjtx-mcp declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.