# io.github.teabagkim/interview-mode (npm · claude-interview-mode)

Structured interviewer for Claude Code — probing questions, decision tracking, evolving checkpoints.

- Trust score: 70/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +17
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `claude-interview-mode`: 70/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/teabagkim-interview-mode/claude-interview-mode.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/teabagkim-interview-mode/claude-interview-mode)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `claude-interview-mode`
- Version: `0.5.1`
- 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 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (103 of 107), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (103 of 107), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **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 177 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 82/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 364 tokens (~91/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add teabagkim-interview-mode -- npx -y claude-interview-mode
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add teabagkim-interview-mode -- npx -y claude-interview-mode
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "teabagkim-interview-mode": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "claude-interview-mode"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add teabagkim-interview-mode --command npx --arg -y --arg claude-interview-mode
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  teabagkim-interview-mode:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "claude-interview-mode"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "teabagkim-interview-mode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-interview-mode"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-08-03 (score 70, +3)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23

### 2026-08-02 (score 67, +62)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → good
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 5, −21)

- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 100 → unverified

### 2026-07-31 (score 26, +18)

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

### 2026-07-30 (score 8, −45)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial

### 2026-07-27 (score 53)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `start_interview` (~72 tokens)

Start a new interview session. Use this when beginning a conversational exploration of a topic, project, or decision.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Category for checkpoint matching (e.g. 'service-planning', 'api-design'). Defaults to topic.
- `topic` (string, required): The topic or purpose of this interview

### `record` (~180 tokens)

Record a Q&A exchange or a decision made during the interview. Call this after each meaningful exchange to maintain context.

Input parameters:

- `answer` (string): The answer received (for qa type)
- `covered_checkpoints` (array): Checkpoint names that this Q&A or decision covers. Match against the checkpoints loaded at session start.
- `decision` (string): The decision made (for decision type)
- `question` (string): The question asked (for qa type)
- `reasoning` (string): Why this decision was made (for decision type)
- `session_id` (string): Session ID to record into. If omitted, uses the most recent active session.
- `topic` (string): The topic of the decision (for decision type)
- `type` (string, required): Type of record: 'qa' for question-answer, 'decision' for a decision made

### `get_context` (~54 tokens)

Get the full context of the current interview session. Use this to review what has been discussed so far before asking the next question.

Input parameters:

- `session_id` (string): Session ID. If omitted, uses the most recent active session.

### `end_interview` (~58 tokens)

End the current interview session and get a structured summary of all Q&As and decisions. Use this when enough information has been gathered.

Input parameters:

- `session_id` (string): Session ID to end. If omitted, uses the most recent active session.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/teabagkim-interview-mode/claude-interview-mode#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 70
- 2026-08-02: 67
- 2026-08-01: 5
- 2026-07-31: 26
- 2026-07-30: 8
- 2026-07-28: 53
- 2026-07-27: 53

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/claude-interview-mode
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/claude-interview-mode
- Repository: https://github.com/teabagkim/claude-interview-mode
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/teabagkim-interview-mode/claude-interview-mode/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/teabagkim-interview-mode/claude-interview-mode/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/teabagkim-interview-mode/claude-interview-mode