# `ai.mitbbs/mitbbs-ai` on anlyon.dev

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> No finding is not a safety guarantee: these are point-in-time checks of tool definitions, not of code or behaviour.

- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/ai.mitbbs/mitbbs-ai
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/ai.mitbbs/mitbbs-ai
- Version: 1.1.0 (active)
- Publisher: ai.mitbbs (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-11-03T16:17:40.791Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
mitbbs.ai 华人空间 — Chinese News for AI Agents
Chinese-diaspora news and data for AI agents: news search, stories, markets, weather, visa info.
```

Scanned 2026-11-03T16:18:14.728Z over streamable-http.

**10 tools: 1 do something that can't be undone, 4 change things and 5 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 1 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 4 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 5 | allow |

## Exfil surface

3 private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound paths in this server alone. Denying 1 outbound tool breaks every one: `mcp__mitbbs-ai__convert_currency`.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__mitbbs-ai__get_story` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__mitbbs-ai__get_story` `mcp__mitbbs-ai__list_boards` `mcp__mitbbs-ai__search_news` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | `mcp__mitbbs-ai__convert_currency` |

| Private data | Untrusted input | Outbound |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mcp__mitbbs-ai__get_story` | `mcp__mitbbs-ai__get_story` | `mcp__mitbbs-ai__convert_currency` |
| `mcp__mitbbs-ai__get_story` | `mcp__mitbbs-ai__list_boards` | `mcp__mitbbs-ai__convert_currency` |
| `mcp__mitbbs-ai__get_story` | `mcp__mitbbs-ai__search_news` | `mcp__mitbbs-ai__convert_currency` |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `convert_currency` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "convert_currency" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true}; The name "convert_currency" says "convert": a word for a change.
```


## Can't be undone (1)

Sends, pays, publishes or merges: once done, it cannot be taken back. Claude Code: ask.

### `convert_currency`

- The name "convert_currency" says "convert": a word for a change.
- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Tag outbound: The input takes a destination (input.to): what the tool writes goes there.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Convert an amount between currencies (ECB reference rates). Supported: USD, CNY, EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, AUD, HKD, TWD, KRW. Note: TWD has no ECB rate and returns null.
```

## Changes things (4)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `market_quote`

- 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:

```untrusted-server-text
Unified market quote: US stock (NVDA), forex pair (USD_CNY or USD/CNY), or crypto (BTC or bitcoin). Data delayed 15 minutes; reference only, not investment advice.
```

### `travel_guide`

- 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:

```untrusted-server-text
Chinese-language travel guides for overseas Chinese: 10 US cities, 8 countries/regions, 3 NYC day trips. Overview, sights, food, transport, best season, tips for Chinese travelers.
```

### `visa_info`

- 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:

```untrusted-server-text
US visa/immigration policy info in Chinese (F-1, H-1B, EB-1/2/3/5, family, N-400) with Visa Bulletin priority dates. Reference only — not legal advice.
```

### `weather`

- 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:

```untrusted-server-text
Current weather + 7-day forecast for 16 cities (Chinese + English). Source: Open-Meteo (CC-BY 4.0).
```

## Only reads (5)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `get_entity`

- The name "get_entity" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Look up curated entities (people, companies, places, topics) tracked by mitbbs.ai. Pass q to search, or id (stable_id) for a profile.
```

### `get_story`

- The name "get_story" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "read" and "thread": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data. The description's first sentence says "read" and "thread": it reads messages, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read a story thread: topic metadata plus paginated posts (oldest first). Includes rights_basis and canonical url.
```

### `list_boards`

- The name "list_boards" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "list" and "post": it reads posts, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List public forum boards (id, name, description, topic/post counts, url).
```

### `search_news`

- The name "search_news" says "search": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data. The description's first sentence says "search" and "post": it reads posts, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search mitbbs.ai Chinese-language news headlines and forum posts (guest-readable boards only). Returns url, title, excerpt, board, author, posted_at, source_name, source_url, rights_basis per result.
```

### `yellow_pages`

- The description's first verb is "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search 4,389+ NYC Chinese business listings by keyword or category (Chinese).
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `mitbbs-ai`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__search_news",
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__get_story",
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__list_boards",
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__get_entity",
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__yellow_pages"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__market_quote",
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__weather",
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__convert_currency",
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__visa_info",
      "mcp__mitbbs-ai__travel_guide"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

Capability tags behind the rules (a read tagged outbound is asked about):

- `mcp__mitbbs-ai__search_news`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__mitbbs-ai__get_story`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__mitbbs-ai__list_boards`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__mitbbs-ai__convert_currency`: outbound