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Reads handwritten family letters in old scripts and translates them, with notes on what they meant.

9 tools: 7 change things and 2 only read.

Tools: 0 delete, 0 irreversible, 7 write, 2 read.
  • Reads private data · 2
  • Reads text others write · 1
  • Can send data out · 0
  • 2 findings

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Tools

Grouped by what each tool does, most consequential first. Open one for its reasons and full description; descriptions are the publisher's own words.

9 tools

Changes things 7Claude Code: ask
  • ask_letterAsk FamilyLore a question about one page in the person's account: what a phrase meant then, who someone was, what the letter says about something.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Ask FamilyLore a question about one page in the person's account: what a phrase meant then, who someone was, what the letter says about something. The answer comes with the letter's lines it rests on, or says that the letter doesn't say. Use it with a page id from read_letter, my_letters or get_reading, once the page has been read. Questions the reading already answers (who is named, what the translation says) need no call.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • title: Ask the letter
  • my_allowanceHow many pages the person's FamilyLore account has left to read: today for a free account, this month otherwise, and when more come.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    How many pages the person's FamilyLore account has left to read: today for a free account, this month otherwise, and when more come. Reading a page in the chat uses the same allowance as on the site.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • title: My allowance
  • my_lettersThe pages in the person's FamilyLore account, newest first: each letter's title, language, the date it was added, whether it has been read, and its page id.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The pages in the person's FamilyLore account, newest first: each letter's title, language, the date it was added, whether it has been read, and its page id. Use it when the person asks about letters they have read on FamilyLore; pass a page id to get_reading for that letter's reading.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • title: My letters
  • read_letterRead a photo of an old handwritten letter, postcard or document with FamilyLore: the transcription in its own script, a translation and notes on what it meant then.Reads private dataReads text others write1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "read_letter" says "read": a word for reading.
    • The server marks it as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false).

    What it can reach

    • private-dataThe description's first sentence says "read" and "document": it reads documents.
    • untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "read_letter" as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false), and its words say it reads.

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":false,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "read_letter" says "read": a word for reading.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Read a photo of an old handwritten letter, postcard or document with FamilyLore: the transcription in its own script, a translation and notes on what it meant then. Use it when the person attaches a photo of a handwritten page and asks what it says. It reads pre-1918 Russian and Ukrainian cursive, German Kurrent and Sütterlin, and Yiddish. It needs the person's FamilyLore account and uses one page of the account's allowance. It starts the reading and answers at once with the page id; a reading takes about a minute and a half. If the photo can't be attached here, call it without one: it answers with a one-time link where the person sends the photo to FamilyLore, and the page id to pass to get_reading once they have.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • title: Read a letter
  • real_lettersFamilyLore's shelf of 16 real handwritten letters from 1758 to 1943, each with FamilyLore's reading: the transcription in the original script, an English translation, and notes on …1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The input takes a statement or command to run (input.script), which can change anything it can reach.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "real_letters" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The input takes a statement or command to run (input.script), which can change anything it can reach.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    FamilyLore's shelf of 16 real handwritten letters from 1758 to 1943, each with FamilyLore's reading: the transcription in the original script, an English translation, and notes on what the letter meant at the time. Use this when someone wants to see a real historical letter: one written in a given script (such as Kurrent, Sütterlin or old Russian cursive), in a given language, from a period or near a year, or the full reading of one of these letters. Without a letter id it lists the matching letters; with one it returns that letter's reading. Do not use it to read a letter or photo the person has: these are fixed example letters only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • title: Real letters, 1758–1943
  • script_guideFamilyLore's guide to the 137 letters of five old handwriting styles: Russian cursive, German Kurrent, Sütterlin, Hebrew cursive, American cursive.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    FamilyLore's guide to the 137 letters of five old handwriting styles: Russian cursive, German Kurrent, Sütterlin, Hebrew cursive, American cursive. For one letter: how it was written (its forms, with images), what to look for, the letters it is mistaken for and how to tell them apart, and printed copybook plates where FamilyLore has them. Use this when someone asks how a letter was written in one of these hands, what an old letter shape is, or why two letters look alike; give the letter as written ("ѣ", "G"), by its name ("yat") or as transliterated, and the hand if known. With only a hand it returns that hand's alphabet. Do not use it to read a letter or photo the person has: it explains the alphabets only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • title: Script guide: old handwriting, letter by letter
  • upload_slotA one-time link where the person sends FamilyLore the photo of a page, for FamilyLore's card.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "upload_slot" says "upload": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    A one-time link where the person sends FamilyLore the photo of a page, for FamilyLore's card.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: false
    • title: Send a photo
Only reads 2Show 2 read-only tools
  • get_readingThe reading of a page in the person's FamilyLore account: the transcription in its own script with the words FamilyLore was unsure of marked, the translation, notes on what it mean…Reads private dataNo findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_reading" says "get": a word for reading.

    What it can reach

    • private-dataThe description's first sentence says "note": it reads notes.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The reading of a page in the person's FamilyLore account: the transcription in its own script with the words FamilyLore was unsure of marked, the translation, notes on what it meant, how sure the reading is, and the page's link. Use it with the page id read_letter answered, to show the reading once it is done or to see whether it is still being read.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • title: A letter's reading
  • reading_statusWhere a page's reading is, for FamilyLore's card while the page is read.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "reading_status" says "status": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Where a page's reading is, for FamilyLore's card while the page is read.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • title: Reading progress

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Exfil surface

Which tools read private data, which read text someone else can write, and which can send data out. One of each is a path a prompt injection can use.

No private-data, untrusted-input, outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged outbound.

Reads private data2
Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.
Reads text others write1
Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments.
Can send data out0
Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.

Other servers in the same agent add their own tools to these paths. Audit your whole setup to see them together.

Remote posture

What anyone on the internet sees at the remote endpoint: an anonymous initialize and tools/list, and the public OAuth metadata.

Tools listed without sign-in

Looked at Oct 28, 2026, 20:18 UTC, unchanged since Oct 28, 2026. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. What is looked at.

Reachable
yes
HTTP status of an anonymous initialize
200
tools/list served without credentials
yes
Tools that change things, listed without credentials
7
Protocol version
2025-06-18
WWW-Authenticate on 401
not observed
resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate
not observed
RFC 9728 protected resource metadata
https://familylore.ai/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp
Authorization servers
https://auth.yojowa.com/fl
Legacy HTTP+SSE transport
no
Dynamic client registration
yes
Client ID metadata documents
yes
  • WarnThe whole server

    The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 7 tools that change things (7 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

    Matched text

    https://familylore.ai/mcp: tools/list returned 9 tools to an anonymous client, including real_letters (write), script_guide (write), read_letter (write), my_letters (write), ask_letter (write) and 2 more

    What this check looks for

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

2 warn
  • Warnreal_letters

    The server marks "real_letters" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The input takes a statement or command to run (input.script), which can change anything it can reach.

    What this check looks for
  • Warnread_letter

    The server marks "read_letter" as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false), and its words say it reads.

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":false,"destructiveHint":false,"idempotentHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "read_letter" says "read": a word for reading.

    What this check looks for

History

Changes to its tool definitions and to its remote endpoint, newest first.

No change seen yet. Its tools are rescanned every day, and a remote endpoint is looked at once a week.

All changes to this server

Install

Pinned to version 1.7.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http familylore https://familylore.ai/mcp
claude mcp add --transport http familylore https://familylore.ai/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change or a way out, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__familylore__get_reading",
      "mcp__familylore__reading_status"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__familylore__real_letters",
      "mcp__familylore__script_guide",
      "mcp__familylore__read_letter",
      "mcp__familylore__my_letters",
      "mcp__familylore__ask_letter",
      "mcp__familylore__my_allowance",
      "mcp__familylore__upload_slot"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. A read that can send data out (it takes a URL, say) asks first too. It assumes the server is installed as familylore. Review it before you use it.

Capability tags behind 2 rules
  • mcp__familylore__read_letter private-data, untrusted-input
  • mcp__familylore__get_reading private-data

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