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MCP host-behaviour census

by textforagents.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by com.textforagents

Signed MCP host behaviour profiles: timeouts, refresh, retries.

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5 tools: 5 change things.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

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

claude mcp add --transport http host-behaviour-census https://textforagents.com/products/mcp-host-behaviour-census/mcp

Tools

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

5 tools

Changes things 5Claude Code: ask
  • census_design_sheetPer-server design sheet from the current profile.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.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Per-server design sheet from the current profile.
  • census_profileCurrent signed profile for a host version.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.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Current signed profile for a host version.
  • census_sweepRun a probe sweep for a host version (shim-derived profile; INCONSISTENT if the host flips mid-sweep).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "run": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Run a probe sweep for a host version (shim-derived profile; INCONSISTENT if the host flips mid-sweep).
  • census_verdictVerdict query can_run / will_see_new_tool ($0.01 x402 after the one-time 100-query grant; included on subscription).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.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Verdict query can_run / will_see_new_tool ($0.01 x402 after the one-time 100-query grant; included on subscription).
  • census_verify_profileVerify a profile against the pinned trust root.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.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Verify a profile against the pinned trust root.

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 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http host-behaviour-census https://textforagents.com/products/mcp-host-behaviour-census/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": [],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__host-behaviour-census__census_sweep",
      "mcp__host-behaviour-census__census_profile",
      "mcp__host-behaviour-census__census_verdict",
      "mcp__host-behaviour-census__census_design_sheet",
      "mcp__host-behaviour-census__census_verify_profile"
    ],
    "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 host-behaviour-census. Review it before you use it.