Is the Mandarin The Wild Reader MCP server safe?

No scan can promise that. What its definitions show: 4 tools, 2 of which can change, send or delete something, and 1 finding from fixed checks. Allow the reads, ask before each change, and deny the deletes; the permissions block on this page does that.

Can the Mandarin The Wild Reader MCP server delete data?

No tool is classed as destructive: going by their definitions, none of them deletes, cancels or revokes anything.

Can the Mandarin The Wild Reader MCP server do things that cannot be undone?

No tool is classed as irreversible: none of them sends, pays, publishes or merges, going by their definitions.

What tools does the Mandarin The Wild Reader MCP server have?

4 tools: 2 write, 2 read. read_mandarin, save_mandarin_word, inspect_mandarin_word and get_mandarin_account.

Does the Mandarin The Wild Reader MCP server send data to outside services?

None of its tools sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.

Has the Mandarin The Wild Reader MCP server changed its tools?

Not since anlyon.dev started tracking it. Last scanned Nov 5, 2026.

Mandarin The Wild Reader MCP server

com.mandarinthewild/readermandarinthewild.comstreamable-httpv1.0.2Scanned 1 hour ago

Read real Chinese word by word: each word's meaning in its sentence, its pinyin and its parts.

4 tools: 2 change things and 2 only read.

Reads private data · 1
Reads text others write · 1
Can send data out · 0
1 finding

With Anlyon

2 tools here change things. Govern them.

Anlyon lists the tools and adopts none.
Each tool you adopt gets approvals and receipts.
Your agent never holds the key.

Govern this server →

A tool your agent calls directly is not routed through Anlyon and is not governed by it. anlyon.dev only lists and labels, and these labels are the same either way.

What the Mandarin The Wild Reader MCP server can do

The Mandarin The Wild Reader MCP server is published by mandarinthewild.com, a domain the MCP Registry verified. It has 4 tools. It can create or change data (2 tools: read_mandarin and save_mandarin_word), but cannot delete data. 2 tools only read.

1 tool reads private data (read_mandarin); 1 tool brings in text other people can write (read_mandarin).

The fixed checks matched 1 finding (annotation-conflict). Each one comes with the text it matched.

Last scanned Nov 5, 2026, version 1.0.2.

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.

4 tools

Changes things 2Creates or changes something that can be changed back.Claude Code: ask

read_mandarinOpen an interactive reader for a Mandarin article excerpt, message or subtitle passage the user supplies.Reads private dataReads text others write1 finding
Why it is in this group
- The name "read_mandarin" says "read": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "open": a word for a change.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
What it can reach
- private-dataThe description's first sentence says "message": it reads messages.
- untrusted-inputThe description's first sentence says "open" and "message": it reads messages, which other people can write.
Findings
- Warn
  The server marks "read_mandarin" 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 "read_mandarin" says "read": a word for reading.
  What this check looks for
Description, as the server wrote it
Open an interactive reader for a Mandarin article excerpt, message or subtitle passage the user supplies. Hover or tap words for meaning in context, pinyin, parts and uncertainty. Keeps the original text; anonymous and does not save it. Use inspect_mandarin_word for one specific word. Does not fetch links or transcribe media.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- openWorldHint: false
save_mandarin_wordSave one word from the exact supplied passage to the connected MTW Backpack ONLY when the learner explicitly asks to save it.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "save_mandarin_word" says "save": a word for a change.
Description, as the server wrote it
Save one word from the exact supplied passage to the connected MTW Backpack ONLY when the learner explicitly asks to save it. Re-inspects the word through MTW; for an ambiguous meaning, pass only the sense ID the learner selected from the offered choices. Preserve text, context and title. Use one operation UUID for this save and reuse it after a lost reply. Does not mark the word known, grade recall, or save the entire passage.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: false
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: false

Only reads 2Looks things up and changes nothing.Show 2 read-only tools

get_mandarin_accountShow the connected MTW account before saving.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "get_mandarin_account" says "get": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it
Show the connected MTW account before saving. Requires account connection; reads only the account name and email. Does not list private passages or saved words.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- openWorldHint: false
inspect_mandarin_wordInspect the Mandarin word or pattern at a Unicode code-point offset in the exact supplied passage.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "inspect_mandarin_word" says "inspect": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it
Inspect the Mandarin word or pattern at a Unicode code-point offset in the exact supplied passage. Returns MTW’s contextual word card with expected pinyin, meaning status, parts and offered alternatives. Count Unicode code points, not UTF-16 units; preserve the original passage. A null card means no applicable Mandarin target. Does not save or grade learning.
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.

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 data1: Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.; read_mandarin
Reads text others write1: Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments.; read_mandarin
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.

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

1 warn

Warnread_mandarin
The server marks "read_mandarin" 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 "read_mandarin" 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 1.0.2. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http reader https://mandarinthewild.com/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http reader https://mandarinthewild.com/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__reader__inspect_mandarin_word",
      "mcp__reader__get_mandarin_account"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__reader__read_mandarin",
      "mcp__reader__save_mandarin_word"
    ],
    "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 reader. Review it before you use it.

Capability tags behind 1 rule

mcp__reader__read_mandarin private-data, untrusted-input

Keep the decision: fail CI when the tools change, follow every change, or show a badge.

Pin in CI

Fail a build when the tools you reviewed are not the tools the server serves today.

curl -s "https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/com.mandarinthewild/reader/verify?hash=6abe59904f7e39d049e684e50d60e69371489e9a620277bd30dcefb67a1c7ac2" | jq -e '.changed == false'

Pinned hash 6abe59904f7e, from Nov 5, 2026, 18:18 UTC.

Watch

Get told when its tools change: a new tool, a new description, a new class.

https://anlyon.dev/servers/com.mandarinthewild/reader/changes.xml

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Source: MCP Registry. Synced Nov 5, 2026, 18:17 UTC.