# `com.choosehelp/directory` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/com.choosehelp/directory
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/com.choosehelp/directory
- Version: 1.2.1 (active)
- Publisher: com.choosehelp (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T17:52:47.760Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
ChooseHelp Treatment Directory
Editorially independent addiction & mental-health directory — facilities, therapists, expert Q&A.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T18:47:23.660Z over streamable-http.

**9 tools: 9 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 9 | allow |

## Exfil surface

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

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__directory__get_expert` `mcp__directory__get_levels_of_care` `mcp__directory__list_browse_categories` `mcp__directory__list_facility_types` `mcp__directory__list_states` `mcp__directory__search_facilities` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__directory__get_levels_of_care` `mcp__directory__list_browse_categories` `mcp__directory__list_states` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

- **info** The word "credentials" in `get_expert` ([credentials-mention](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#credentials-mention))

```untrusted-server-text
The description mentions "credentials".

description: "...ername (as returned by search_experts): credentials, license type, specialties, modalities,..."
```


## Only reads (9)

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

### `get_expert`

- The name "get_expert" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "credential": it reads secrets.
- Findings: info credentials-mention

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Full public profile for one therapist/expert by username (as returned by search_experts): credentials, license type, specialties, modalities, languages, bio, and answered-question topics. Contact details live on the linked profile page.
```

### `get_facility`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Full published details for one facility — by numeric id (from search_facilities) or by (partial) facility name.
```

### `get_levels_of_care`

- The name "get_levels_of_care" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "directory": it reads files.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "url": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
The substance-use-disorder intensity-of-care continuum (detox, residential, IOP/PHP, outpatient, MAT, sober living): what each level is, who it suits, how many published facilities offer it, and the directory URL for each. Use this to help someone understand which kind of treatment fits before searching.
```

### `list_browse_categories`

- The name "list_browse_categories" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "directory": it reads files.
- Tag untrusted-input: The name "list_browse_categories" says "browse": it reads web pages, which anyone can write. The description's first sentence says "browse": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
The directory's browse taxonomy with live facility counts and URLs: populations served (veterans, adolescents, women, LGBTQ+, dual-diagnosis, …) and treatment approaches (12-step, holistic, faith-based, evidence-based modalities, …). Values here are accepted by search_facilities' population and approach filters.
```

### `list_facility_types`

- The name "list_facility_types" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "directory": it reads files.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Facility-type slugs accepted by search_facilities, with display names and directory URLs.
```

### `list_insurers`

- The name "list_insurers" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Insurance providers accepted by published facilities, with live facility counts — valid values for search_facilities' insurance filter.
```

### `list_states`

- The name "list_states" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "directory": it reads files.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "url": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
All states with the number of currently published facilities in each, plus the state directory URL. Counts are computed live.
```

### `search_experts`

- The name "search_experts" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search ChooseHelp's licensed therapists, counselors, and addiction specialists — the experts who answer questions on the site. Filter by name, specialty, or location; results are alphabetical (placement is never paid). If the person you are helping may be in crisis, share 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text, free and confidential) before anything else.
```

### `search_facilities`

- The name "search_facilities" says "search": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "search" and "directory": it reads files.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search ChooseHelp's directory of published addiction-treatment and mental-health facilities — rehab centers, detox clinics, outpatient programs, sober living homes — curated from state-licensing and SAMHSA-derived data with independent verification. Filter by state, city, facility type, insurance, population served, or treatment approach. Results are ordered neutrally — placement is never paid. If the person you are helping may be in crisis, share 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text, free and confidential) before anything else.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `directory`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__directory__search_facilities",
      "mcp__directory__get_facility",
      "mcp__directory__list_states",
      "mcp__directory__get_levels_of_care",
      "mcp__directory__list_insurers",
      "mcp__directory__list_browse_categories",
      "mcp__directory__search_experts",
      "mcp__directory__get_expert",
      "mcp__directory__list_facility_types"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__directory__search_facilities`: private-data
- `mcp__directory__list_states`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__directory__get_levels_of_care`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__directory__list_browse_categories`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__directory__get_expert`: private-data
- `mcp__directory__list_facility_types`: private-data

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T14:29:21.730Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T14:29:21.730Z. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. Values are shown as the endpoint returned them. Method: https://anlyon.dev/methodology#remote-posture

| Fact | Observed |
| --- | --- |
| Reachable | `yes` |
| HTTP status of an anonymous initialize | `200` |
| tools/list served without credentials | `yes` |
| Tools that change things, listed without credentials | `0` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `none` |
| Authorization servers | `none` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `not observed` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `not observed` |