Smart Reader MCP
NPM · @SYLPHX/SMART-READER-MCP · SCANNED SEP 26
Sniff format and delegate to Sylphx Reader siblings for unified media read.
Available components
Deprecated
This server is marked deprecated in the MCP registry.
The registry records this reason: Retired. Read PDF with io.github.SylphxAI/citra, images with io.github.SylphxAI/iris, and video with io.github.SylphxAI/cue.
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 Security89
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- CVE check failed: a known high-severity CVE affects sharp 0.34.5, reached via @sylphx/image-reader-mcp > sharp. A fixed version is available. View diagnostics → Fail
- No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
- 36 of 143 dependencies flagged as unhealthy (3 deprecated). View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency45
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 54 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability69
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 96 tokens (~96/item across 1 items; 1 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management90
- Stability observed for 27 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 1 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 2 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
How do I install the Smart Reader MCP server?
Smart Reader MCP runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @sylphx/smart-reader-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
npm · @sylphx/smart-reader-mcp
claude mcp add sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp -- npx -y @sylphx/smart-reader-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp"
]
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp"
]
}
}
} codex mcp add sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp -- npx -y @sylphx/smart-reader-mcp
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp": {
"type": "local",
"command": [
"npx",
"-y",
"@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg @sylphx/smart-reader-mcp
mcp_servers:
sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp:
command: "npx"
args: ["-y", "@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp"] {
"McpServers": {
"sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp": {
"Transport": "stdio",
"Command": "npx",
"Arguments": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp"
]
}
}
} assistant mcp add sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp -t stdio -c npx -a -y @sylphx/smart-reader-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"sylphxai-smart-reader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp"
]
}
}
} 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.
- 26 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 25 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 24 Sept 26 −2
- Security disclosure: unverified → fail ▼ functional
- Stability: pass → 0.83 functional
- 23 Sept 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 22 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 21 Sept 26 0
- Security disclosure: fail → unverified ▼ functional
- 20 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 19 Sept 26 0
- Security disclosure: unverified → fail ▼ functional
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 26 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp@0.1.1
Provenance No attestation
The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.
| Result | No attestation |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | npm |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Vulnerabilities 2 findings
| ID | CVE | Severity | Vector | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-f88m-g3jw-g9cj | high | yes | ||
| GHSA-rgj7-g3m4-5g8c | high | yes |
Background: What a vulnerability scan can and cannot prove →
Dependencies 143 packages
| Packages resolved | 143 |
|---|---|
| Deprecated | 3 |
| Stale | 33 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
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 →
read_media ~56
Read a local PDF, image, or video by sniffing format and delegating to the matching Sylphx Reader sibling MCP package.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | Absolute or relative path to a local PDF, image, or video file. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the Smart Reader MCP server?
Smart Reader MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.SylphxAI/smart-reader-mcp. Sniff format and delegate to Sylphx Reader siblings for unified media read. This page covers its npm package (@sylphx/smart-reader-mcp).
Is the Smart Reader MCP server safe to use?
Smart Reader MCP scores 79 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We recorded 2 known advisories against it as of 26 September 2026. 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 Smart Reader MCP server expose?
Smart Reader MCP exposes 1 tool: read_media. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 56 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Smart Reader MCP server still maintained?
Smart Reader MCP is marked deprecated in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 26 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 Smart Reader MCP server under?
Smart Reader 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.