# io.github.theduodecim/ascii-art (npm · ascii-art-mcp)

MCP server that exposes ASCII and Unicode art tools

- Trust score: 56/100 (low)
- Change this week: +14
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `ascii-art-mcp`: 56/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/theduodecim-ascii-art/ascii-art-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/theduodecim-ascii-art/ascii-art-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `ascii-art-mcp`
- Version: `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 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (95 of 99), 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 (95 of 99), 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 146 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 46/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (poor).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 113 tokens (~28/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - 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**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: 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

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add theduodecim-ascii-art -- npx -y ascii-art-mcp
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add theduodecim-ascii-art -- npx -y ascii-art-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "theduodecim-ascii-art": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "ascii-art-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add theduodecim-ascii-art --command npx --arg -y --arg ascii-art-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  theduodecim-ascii-art:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "ascii-art-mcp"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "theduodecim-ascii-art": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ascii-art-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-08-02 (score 56, +33)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → poor
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-08-01 (score 23, +5)

- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass

### 2026-07-31 (score 18, −6)

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

### 2026-07-30 (score 24, −18)

- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified

### 2026-07-27 (score 42)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `get_ascii_art` (~33 tokens)

Search an ASCII/Unicode art entry by nombre or aliases and return the art text.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required)

### `search_ascii` (~34 tokens)

Search entries by categoria or tags and return matching art texts.

Input parameters:

- `categoria` (string)
- `tag` (string)

### `random_ascii` (~29 tokens)

Return a random ASCII/Unicode art entry, optionally filtered by tipo.

Input parameters:

- `tipo` (string)

### `list_categories` (~17 tokens)

List all unique categories available in the database.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theduodecim-ascii-art/ascii-art-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 56
- 2026-08-02: 56
- 2026-08-01: 23
- 2026-07-31: 18
- 2026-07-30: 24
- 2026-07-28: 42
- 2026-07-27: 42

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/ascii-art-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/ascii-art-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/theduodecim/ascii-art-mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theduodecim-ascii-art/ascii-art-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theduodecim-ascii-art/ascii-art-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theduodecim-ascii-art/ascii-art-mcp