XKnow Knowledge Base
NPM · XKNOW-MCP · SCANNED SEP 20
Search and explore source-backed SEO, SaaS, and LLM-wiki knowledge from the XKnow knowledge base.
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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 Security98
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
- 31 of 96 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. 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 8 days ago).Pass
- Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository. See how to fix → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability80
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 460 tokens (~76/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
- Stability observed for 8 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 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 6 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 XKnow Knowledge Base MCP server?
XKnow Knowledge Base runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y xknow-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 · xknow-mcp
claude mcp add techreone-xknow-mcp -- npx -y xknow-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"techreone-xknow-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"xknow-mcp"
]
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"techreone-xknow-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"xknow-mcp"
]
}
}
} codex mcp add techreone-xknow-mcp -- npx -y xknow-mcp
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"techreone-xknow-mcp": {
"type": "local",
"command": [
"npx",
"-y",
"xknow-mcp"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add techreone-xknow-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg xknow-mcp
mcp_servers:
techreone-xknow-mcp:
command: "npx"
args: ["-y", "xknow-mcp"] {
"McpServers": {
"techreone-xknow-mcp": {
"Transport": "stdio",
"Command": "npx",
"Arguments": [
"-y",
"xknow-mcp"
]
}
}
} assistant mcp add techreone-xknow-mcp -t stdio -c npx -a -y xknow-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"techreone-xknow-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"xknow-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.
- 20 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.
- 19 Sept 26 +3
- Stability: unverified → 0.23 ▲ functional
- 13 Sept 26 +15
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 12 Sept 26 56
First indexed and scored.
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 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/xknow-mcp@1.0.2
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 →
Dependencies 96 packages
| Packages resolved | 96 |
|---|---|
| Stale | 31 |
| 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 →
cite Get a citation for a note ~45
Return the canonical citation (title, description, URL) for a note, so an answer can attribute the XKnow source.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | Exact title or slug to cite |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
explore_concept Explore a concept and its graph ~92
Return a note together with the notes it links to (outbound) and the notes that link back to it (inbound). Use to walk the knowledge graph around a concept instead of a flat search.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| concept | string | yes | A concept title or slug, e.g. 'Retrieval-Augmented Generation' |
| depth | integer | – | 1 = direct neighbours (default), 2 = two hops |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_page Get a knowledge-base note ~64
Fetch the full text of one note by title or slug. Use after search_knowledge to read the note before answering. Preserves [[wikilinks]].
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | Exact title or slug, e.g. 'keyword-research' or 'Keyword Research' |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
lint_rules Get SEO/SaaS content self-check rules ~110
Return the XKnow content quality rubric: each rule with its priority (P0 blocks publishing), the reasoning, the fix, and the knowledge-base notes that back it. Use this to review a page, a draft, or a site against source-backed SEO/SaaS checks with actionable suggestions.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| priority | string | – | Only return rules at this priority (omit for all) |
| topic | string | – | Filter by topic keyword, e.g. 'internal link', 'meta description', 'evidence' |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_topics List knowledge-base topics ~45
List the available notes, grouped by section (seo, saas, blog). Use to discover what the knowledge base covers.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| section | string | – | Restrict to one section |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_knowledge Search the XKnow knowledge base ~104
Search curated, source-backed SEO, SaaS, and LLM-wiki knowledge. Returns ranked notes with a snippet and URL. Use this to ground answers about search-engine optimization, SaaS business models, or AI knowledge bases.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Max results (default 8) |
| query | string | yes | Natural-language query, e.g. 'keyword difficulty' or 'saas pricing models' |
| section | string | – | Restrict to one section |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the XKnow Knowledge Base MCP server?
XKnow Knowledge Base is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.techreone/xknow-mcp. Search and explore source-backed SEO, SaaS, and LLM-wiki knowledge from the XKnow knowledge base. This page covers its npm package (xknow-mcp).
Is the XKnow Knowledge Base MCP server safe to use?
XKnow Knowledge Base scores 75 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 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 XKnow Knowledge Base MCP server expose?
XKnow Knowledge Base exposes 6 tools: search_knowledge, get_page, explore_concept, list_topics, lint_rules, cite. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 460 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the XKnow Knowledge Base MCP server still maintained?
XKnow Knowledge Base is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 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 XKnow Knowledge Base MCP server under?
XKnow Knowledge Base declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.