# rednote-gate (npm · rednote-gate)

MCP server for one throwaway RedNote account. Every write waits for a human Approve click.

- Trust score: 75/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- npm · `rednote-gate`: 75/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/yashshelar007-rednote-gate/rednote-gate.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/yashshelar007-rednote-gate/rednote-gate)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `rednote-gate`
- Version: `1.1.1`
- 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 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 81/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - CVE check failed: a known high-severity CVE affects zod 3.25.76, a direct dependency. A fixed version is available.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 30 of 95 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 48/100
  - 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 28 days ago).
  - Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 79/100
  - 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 1123 tokens (~74/item across 15 items; 15 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 77/100
  - Stability observed for 23 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 80/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 39% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 15 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 15 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the rednote-gate MCP server?

rednote-gate runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y rednote-gate. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add yashshelar007-rednote-gate -- npx -y rednote-gate
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yashshelar007-rednote-gate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rednote-gate"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "yashshelar007-rednote-gate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rednote-gate"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add yashshelar007-rednote-gate -- npx -y rednote-gate
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "yashshelar007-rednote-gate": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "rednote-gate"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add yashshelar007-rednote-gate --command npx --arg -y --arg rednote-gate
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  yashshelar007-rednote-gate:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "rednote-gate"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "yashshelar007-rednote-gate": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "rednote-gate"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add yashshelar007-rednote-gate -t stdio -c npx -a -y rednote-gate
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yashshelar007-rednote-gate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rednote-gate"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-11-04 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 70 to 73. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 21 days of observed history at the previous scan, 22 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-02 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-30 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-28 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-26 (score 71, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-24 (score 70, −4)

- [security regression] CVE-2023-54404 affects this package: high
- [security regression] Known CVEs: pass → fail

### 2026-10-22 (score 74, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.30

### 2026-10-13 (score 70, +32)

- [security improvement] Injection markers: unverified → pass
- [security] First check of Judged manipulation: pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Security disclosure: unverified → pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Destructive annotations: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: good
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 39

## MCP tools (15)

### `rednote_login_status` (~30 tokens)

Check whether the saved RedNote session is logged in (main site and creator site). Read only.

### `rednote_search` (~46 tokens)

Search RedNote notes by keyword. Read only. Returns note urls that carry the xsec_token other tools need.

Input parameters:

- `keyword` (string, required)
- `limit` (integer)

### `rednote_get_note` (~34 tokens)

Read one note: title, body, author, tags, counts. Read only.

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required)

### `rednote_get_comments` (~52 tokens)

Read the first page of comments on a note: id, author, text. Read only. Use these values for rednote_reply_comment.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `url` (string, required)

### `rednote_my_notes` (~53 tokens)

List the logged-in account's own notes, newest first: noteId, title, likes, url. Read only. Use the url for comments and replies on your own notes.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)

### `rednote_create_post` (~157 tokens)

Queue a photo note for human approval. Does NOT post. Returns a queue id.

Input parameters:

- `aiGenerated` (boolean, required): Required. true if you wrote or polished the title or body: RedNote's own AI label (笔记含AI合成内容) is then set. false only when the user gave you the exact text.
- `body` (string, required): note body; line breaks and emoji are kept; no # here
- `images` (array, required): absolute paths to JPEG, PNG or WebP files, in posting order; the first is the cover
- `title` (string, required)
- `topics` (array): up to 5 topics without #, added as RedNote topics at the end of the body

### `rednote_create_draft` (~165 tokens)

Queue a photo note to be saved as a draft, after human approval. Does NOT post. Returns a queue id.

Input parameters:

- `aiGenerated` (boolean, required): Required. true if you wrote or polished the title or body: RedNote's own AI label (笔记含AI合成内容) is then set. false only when the user gave you the exact text.
- `body` (string, required): note body; line breaks and emoji are kept; no # here
- `images` (array, required): absolute paths to JPEG, PNG or WebP files, in posting order; the first is the cover
- `title` (string, required)
- `topics` (array): up to 5 topics without #, added as RedNote topics at the end of the body

### `rednote_create_video_post` (~170 tokens)

Queue a video note for human approval. Does NOT post. One MP4 or MOV, absolute path, up to 500 MB. RedNote processes the video after upload, which can take minutes.

Input parameters:

- `aiGenerated` (boolean, required): Required. true if you wrote or polished the title or body: RedNote's own AI label (笔记含AI合成内容) is then set. false only when the user gave you the exact text.
- `body` (string, required): note body; line breaks and emoji are kept; no # here
- `title` (string, required)
- `topics` (array): up to 5 topics without #, added as RedNote topics at the end of the body
- `video` (string, required): absolute path to an MP4 or MOV file

### `rednote_like_note` (~62 tokens)

Queue a like on a note for human approval. Does NOT like it yet. Likes have their own daily cap (10 by default). Pass noteTitle so the human sees which note.

Input parameters:

- `noteTitle` (string)
- `url` (string, required)

### `rednote_post_comment` (~43 tokens)

Queue a comment on a note for human approval. Does NOT post. Returns a queue id.

Input parameters:

- `text` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required)

### `rednote_reply_comment` (~80 tokens)

Queue a reply to one comment for human approval. Does NOT post. Pass commentId, commentAuthor and commentText exactly as rednote_get_comments returned them.

Input parameters:

- `commentAuthor` (string, required)
- `commentId` (string, required)
- `commentText` (string, required)
- `text` (string, required)
- `url` (string, required)

### `rednote_open_approval_page` (~33 tokens)

Open the approval page in the user's browser so they can approve or reject queued writes. Returns no link.

### `rednote_make_cards` (~124 tokens)

Render text-card images (1080x1440 PNG, RedNote's 3:4) on this computer, for notes without photos. Never touches RedNote. Returns absolute paths to pass as images to rednote_create_post. Card 1 is the cover: a short title (use \n to break a Chinese title where it reads best) and 0 to 2 lines; later cards carry up to 8 short lines.

Input parameters:

- `cards` (array, required)
- `theme` (string): one of: notebook, sticky, chalkboard, blueprint

### `rednote_help` (~39 tokens)

What rednote-gate can do: every tool and prompt, the current mode, and what is left of today's budget. Never touches RedNote.

### `rednote_queue_status` (~35 tokens)

List recent queued writes and what happened to them. Read only. Never touches the browser.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Vulnerabilities, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/yashshelar007-rednote-gate/rednote-gate#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 75
- 2026-11-04: 75
- 2026-11-03: 74
- 2026-11-02: 74
- 2026-11-01: 73
- 2026-10-31: 73
- 2026-10-30: 73
- 2026-10-29: 72
- 2026-10-28: 72
- 2026-10-27: 71
- 2026-10-26: 71
- 2026-10-25: 70
- 2026-10-24: 70
- 2026-10-23: 74
- 2026-10-22: 74
- 2026-10-21: 70
- 2026-10-20: 70
- 2026-10-19: 70
- 2026-10-18: 70
- 2026-10-17: 70
- 2026-10-16: 70
- 2026-10-15: 70
- 2026-10-14: 70
- 2026-10-13: 70
- 2026-10-12: 38
- 2026-10-11: 38

## Common questions

### What is the rednote-gate MCP server?

rednote-gate is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.YashShelar007/rednote-gate. MCP server for one throwaway RedNote account. Every write waits for a human Approve click. This page covers its npm package (rednote-gate).

### Is the rednote-gate MCP server safe to use?

rednote-gate scores 75 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We recorded 1 known advisory against it as of 5 November 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 rednote-gate MCP server expose?

rednote-gate exposes 15 tools: rednote_login_status, rednote_search, rednote_get_note, rednote_get_comments, rednote_my_notes, and 10 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,123 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the rednote-gate MCP server still maintained?

rednote-gate is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 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 rednote-gate MCP server under?

rednote-gate 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

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/rednote-gate
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/rednote-gate
- Repository: https://github.com/YashShelar007/rednote-gate
- Website: https://yashshelar007.github.io/rednote-gate/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/yashshelar007-rednote-gate/rednote-gate.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/yashshelar007-rednote-gate/rednote-gate.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/yashshelar007-rednote-gate/rednote-gate