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Agency Standings

by agencystandings.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.2.0 · published by com.agencystandings

Evidence-based agency rankings for Ecom, Legal, SaaS, Finance and Service, plus a work library.

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7 tools: 2 change things and 5 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

1 check matched something in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http agency-standings https://agencystandings.com/mcp

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

1 warn
  • Warnget_started

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

    Matched text

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

    What this check looks for

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

7 tools

Changes things 2Claude Code: ask
  • get_startedStart here.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_started" says "get": a word for reading.
    • The description's first verb is "start": a word for a change.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

    Findings

    • Warn

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

      Matched text

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

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Start here. Ask whether the user is a brand looking for an agency or an agency that wants to join. Brand path uses the search tools. Agency path uses join_as_agency, then the private agency tools after the profile is claimed. Qualified briefs are not open yet.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
  • join_as_agencyStore a pending agency application.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "store": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Store a pending agency application. Collect the agency name, https website, contact email, industries, services, and a city or region. Do not collect a phone number or street address. We review the evidence before listing or ranking. No one can pay to be ranked. Rankings come only from evidence.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 5Claude Code: allow
  • get_agencyReturn the full evidence review for one agency slug: the industry rank or an unranked standing, services, signals with URLs and retrieval dates, profile URL, and contact URL.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_agency" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return the full evidence review for one agency slug: the industry rank or an unranked standing, services, signals with URLs and retrieval dates, profile URL, and contact URL. A filtered search can show a different position. No numeric score.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_methodologyExplain how Agency Standings publishes ranks.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_methodology" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Explain how Agency Standings publishes ranks. Real rankings, earned through evidence: client results, testimonials and published work. Agencies can never pay us: not for a rank, a sponsorship or a newsletter spot. The only way up is evidence. Agencies can never sponsor or advertise on Agency Standings or the Big Moves newsletter. Sponsors are products, software tools, AI companies and other non-agency brands. Rank numbers are included. A numeric score is not.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
  • list_industries_and_servicesList industries and service types.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_industries_and_services" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List industries and service types. Ecom, Legal, SaaS, Finance, and Service are ranked. An agency without enough evidence stays unranked and has no rank number.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_agenciesSearch Agency Standings.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_agencies" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search Agency Standings. Each result includes its industry, services, evidence level, a one-line evidence summary, profile URL, and contact URL. A plain-language query drops filler words such as agency, firm, best, and top, maps words such as lawyer, Shopify, or software onto an industry, and ranks agencies that match any remaining word. If a location matches nobody, that location is left off and the response includes a note. Ecom, Legal, SaaS, Finance, and Service include rank numbers. Agencies without enough evidence stay unranked and have no rank number. A service, location, or zip filter numbers the matches from 1 in the existing industry order. get_agency keeps each agency's industry rank. Results do not include a numeric score.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_workReturns credited examples of agency work, including the client link, image, agency, source, and contact link, plus dateShipped and featuredIn when the library has them, so you can …No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_work" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns credited examples of agency work, including the client link, image, agency, source, and contact link, plus dateShipped and featuredIn when the library has them, so you can show real examples of agency work, then offer to connect the user with the agency that built it.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false

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.

Install

Pinned to version 1.2.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http agency-standings https://agencystandings.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

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

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__agency-standings__search_agencies",
      "mcp__agency-standings__search_work",
      "mcp__agency-standings__get_agency",
      "mcp__agency-standings__list_industries_and_services",
      "mcp__agency-standings__get_methodology"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__agency-standings__get_started",
      "mcp__agency-standings__join_as_agency"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as agency-standings. Review it before you use it.