# Swiss Grounding (oci · ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1)

Cited answers about Switzerland from official federal, cantonal and municipal sources.

- Trust score: 40/100 (low)
- Change this week: 0
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-02

## Components

- remote · `swiss-grounding-mcp-542630986415.europe-west6.run.app`: 18/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp/swiss-grounding-mcp-542630986415.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp/swiss-grounding-mcp-542630986415)
- oci · `ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1`: 40/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp/ghcr-io-gastaan-swiss-grounding-mcp-0-1-1.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp/ghcr-io-gastaan-swiss-grounding-mcp-0-1-1)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `oci`
- Package: `ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1`
- 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 2026-10-02.

- **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: this artifact ships no SBOM or dependency manifest, so there is no dependency list to read.
  - Install-script risk not yet assessed.
  - Dependency health could not be checked: this artifact ships no SBOM or dependency manifest, so there is no dependency list to read.
- **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 7 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 72/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1856 tokens (~142/item across 13 items; 13 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 97/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 90% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 13 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 14 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

**Unverified: 2 categories.** Categories scored 0 because we could not verify them: 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 Swiss Grounding MCP server?

Swiss Grounding runs locally as a container image, launched with docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 3 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp -- docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "docker",
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp:
    command: "docker"
    args: ["run", "--rm", "-i", "ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "docker",
      "Arguments": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-09-28 (score 40, 0)

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

### 2026-09-27 (score 40, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified

### 2026-09-25 (score 40)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (13)

### `swiss_coverage` (~40 tokens)

What this server covers

List the topics, geography, sources and freshness this server covers, and what it does not.
Call this only when unsure whether a question is in scope.

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `swiss_place_info` (~100 tokens)

Swiss place facts

Resolve a Swiss place to its official municipality: BFS number, canton, district, postcodes,
permanent resident population (latest BFS figure) and official website. Use for "how many people
live in X", "which canton is X in", or to find a municipality's website.

Input parameters:

- `place`: Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003').

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `search_official_info` (~179 tokens)

Search official Swiss information

Full-text search over official Swiss web pages: ch.ch (all languages), federal offices, the 26
cantons and large cities. Use for procedures, rules, deadlines, fees and "how do I…" questions
(permits, moving, taxes, social insurance, driving licences, customs, schools, housing, voting).
Give `place` to restrict results to federal + that canton/municipality. Returns verbatim excerpts
with URLs.

Input parameters:

- `language`
- `limit` (integer)
- `place`: Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003').
- `query` (string, required): Key words of the question, best in the language of the source (e.g. 'permis de conduire étranger échanger').

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `read_official_page` (~104 tokens)

Read an official page

Fetch the current text of an official Swiss page (live, respecting robots.txt) and return the
passages around `focus`. Only official Swiss domains are allowed.

Input parameters:

- `focus`: Words to focus on, e.g. 'délai 12 mois'.
- `max_chars` (integer)
- `url` (string, required): URL on an official Swiss domain (admin.ch, ch.ch, a cantonal or municipal site), typically from search_official_info.

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `swiss_federal_law` (~159 tokens)

Swiss federal law (Fedlex)

Quote federal law from the official consolidated text on Fedlex (version currently in force),
with article links. Federal law only; cantonal law is not included.

Input parameters:

- `article`: Article number, e.g. '335c', '42'.
- `language` (string): Language of the user's question.
- `query`: Title words to find an act, or (with sr_number) a topic to find the relevant articles, e.g. 'Kündigungsfrist'.
- `sr_number`: SR number or abbreviation: '220' or 'OR'/'CO', 'ZGB'/'CC', 'SVG', 'VZV', 'AIG', 'KVG', 'AHVG', 'MWSTG'…

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `health_insurance_premiums` (~205 tokens)

Health insurance premiums (KVG/LAMal)

Cheapest mandatory basic health insurance premiums (Grundversicherung, assurance de base,
assicurazione di base — every plan here is basic insurance) for a municipality, age and deductible,
from the official FOPH premium data (same data as priminfo.admin.ch).

Input parameters:

- `accident_cover` (boolean): Include accident cover (default no: employees are insured by their employer).
- `age`: Age of the insured person.
- `franchise`: Deductible in CHF (adults 300-2500, children 0-600). Omit to get the cheapest offer for every deductible.
- `insurance_model`: Only if the user explicitly asks for one insurance model. Leave empty to compare all models (the cheapest is usually an alternative model).
- `place`: Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003').
- `year`: Premium year; default current year.

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `swiss_holidays` (~92 tokens)

School and public holidays

School holidays by canton or municipality, or public holidays, for a year.

Input parameters:

- `kind` (string): School holidays or public holidays.
- `language` (string): Language of the user's question.
- `place`: Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003').
- `year`: Calendar year; default current year.

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `waste_collection` (~142 tokens)

Waste collection dates

Next waste collection dates (cardboard, paper, household waste, green waste…) from municipal open
data. Needs the municipality; some cities also need postcode or street (the tool will say).

Input parameters:

- `from_date`: ISO date to start from; default today.
- `place`: Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003').
- `street`: Street (and number) if the user gave one.
- `waste_type`: e.g. Karton/carton/cartone, Papier, Kehricht, Grüngut, Metall. Omit for all types.

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `public_transport` (~102 tokens)

Public transport timetable

Swiss public transport connections or next departures (official timetable data).

Input parameters:

- `arrival` (boolean): Interpret `when` as arrival time.
- `destination`: Destination; omit for a departure board.
- `limit` (integer)
- `origin`: Departure station or place, e.g. 'Zürich HB'.
- `when`: ISO date-time (Europe/Zurich), e.g. 2026-10-01T08:30; default now.

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `federal_votes` (~73 tokens)

Federal votes

Subjects of the next federal popular vote, or official results of a past vote.

Input parameters:

- `language` (string): Language of the user's question.
- `place`: Canton to add its result, optional.
- `vote_date`: ISO date of a vote; omit for the next vote (or the latest if none is scheduled).

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `swiss_rates` (~73 tokens)

Reference interest rate and exchange rates

Current mortgage reference interest rate for rents (BWO) or SNB CHF exchange rates.

Input parameters:

- `currency`: For exchange_rate: EUR, USD, GBP…
- `kind` (string, required): Mortgage reference rate for rents (BWO), or SNB exchange rate.
- `language` (string): Language of the user's question.

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `company_register` (~53 tokens)

Company register (UID)

Check whether a company is registered: UID, legal seat, commercial register and VAT status,
from the federal UID register.

Input parameters:

- `name_or_uid` (string, required): Company name or UID (CHE-123.456.789).

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

### `current_weather` (~84 tokens)

Current weather (MeteoSwiss)

Latest measured weather (temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind) at the MeteoSwiss station
nearest to a Swiss municipality. Measurements only, no forecasts.

Input parameters:

- `language` (string): Language of the user's question.
- `place`: Place as the user said it: municipality, postcode, address or canton, any language (e.g. 'Genf', '8003').

Output parameters:

- `citations` (array)
- `data` (object)
- `guidance` (string)
- `missing_context` (array)
- `status`
- `summary` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp/ghcr-io-gastaan-swiss-grounding-mcp-0-1-1#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-02: 40
- 2026-10-01: 40
- 2026-09-30: 40
- 2026-09-29: 40
- 2026-09-28: 40
- 2026-09-27: 40
- 2026-09-26: 40
- 2026-09-25: 40

## Common questions

### What is the Swiss Grounding MCP server?

Swiss Grounding is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.soheil1lotfi/swiss-grounding-mcp. Cited answers about Switzerland from official federal, cantonal and municipal sources. This page covers its container image (ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp:0.1.1).

### Is the Swiss Grounding MCP server safe to use?

Swiss Grounding scores 40 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 Swiss Grounding MCP server expose?

Swiss Grounding exposes 13 tools: swiss_coverage, swiss_place_info, search_official_info, read_official_page, swiss_federal_law, and 8 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,406 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Swiss Grounding MCP server still maintained?

Swiss Grounding is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 2 October 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 Swiss Grounding MCP server under?

Swiss Grounding 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

- GitHub Container Registry: https://ghcr.io/gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/Gastaan/swiss-grounding-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp/ghcr-io-gastaan-swiss-grounding-mcp-0-1-1.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp/ghcr-io-gastaan-swiss-grounding-mcp-0-1-1.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/soheil1lotfi-swiss-grounding-mcp/ghcr-io-gastaan-swiss-grounding-mcp-0-1-1