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

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/com.workinsiders/directory
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/com.workinsiders/directory
- Version: 1.1.0 (active)
- Publisher: com.workinsiders (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:11:07.184Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Work Insiders
Search 1,000+ recruiting, HR and sales tools: prices, MCP servers, alternatives, ATS links.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T18:57:59.361Z over streamable-http.

**7 tools: 2 change things and 5 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 2 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 5 | 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__workinsiders_list_categories` `mcp__directory__workinsiders_search_tools` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__directory__workinsiders_list_categories` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Changes things (2)

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

### `workinsiders_ats_integrations`

- 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
Which tools integrate with an applicant tracking system (Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, JobAdder and others), from the Work Insiders ATS compatibility data. With a tool given as well, it checks that one pair. Each match says whether the vendor confirms it, the evidence link and the sync direction.
```

### `workinsiders_category_overview`

- 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
What a category costs and who leads it: tool count, median public starting price, how many hide their price or have a free plan, how many run an MCP server, editor picks, cheapest public prices and the category intro.
```

## Only reads (5)

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

### `workinsiders_compare_tools`

- The name "workinsiders_compare_tools" says "compare": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Side by side comparison of 2 to 4 named tools: starting price, free plan and trial, MCP, API, AI-native, best for, watch-outs, bottom line and Capterra rating.
```

### `workinsiders_find_alternatives`

- The name "workinsiders_find_alternatives" says "find": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Alternatives to one named tool: first the ones Work Insiders names in its write-up (with the reason), then others from the same category. Filterable by MCP, free plan and price.
```

### `workinsiders_get_tool`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Returns the full Work Insiders profile of one named tool: what it does, pricing with plans and the date the price was checked, free trial, first party MCP server and API, AI features, bottom line, strengths, watch-outs, best for, pros and cons, integrations, Capterra rating and named alternatives. Finding tools by need or filter is what workinsiders_search_tools does.
```

### `workinsiders_list_categories`

- The name "workinsiders_list_categories" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "list" and "email": it reads mail.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "list" and "email": it reads inbound email, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Lists every Work Insiders category (ATS, sourcing, email finders, AI interviewing, payroll and so on) with its slug, tool count and page link.
```

### `workinsiders_search_tools`

- The name "workinsiders_search_tools" 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
Searches the Work Insiders directory of 1,000+ recruiting, HR, sales prospecting and AI tools by free text and filters: category, first party MCP server, API, free plan, free trial, AI-native and maximum starting price. Returns up to 25 tools per page, each with its starting price, flags and Work Insiders page link. Full detail on one tool comes from workinsiders_get_tool.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__directory__workinsiders_search_tools",
      "mcp__directory__workinsiders_get_tool",
      "mcp__directory__workinsiders_compare_tools",
      "mcp__directory__workinsiders_find_alternatives",
      "mcp__directory__workinsiders_list_categories"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__directory__workinsiders_category_overview",
      "mcp__directory__workinsiders_ats_integrations"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__directory__workinsiders_search_tools`: private-data
- `mcp__directory__workinsiders_list_categories`: private-data, untrusted-input

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T14:44:31.403Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T14:44:31.403Z. 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 | `2` |
| 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` |

- **warn** Tools that change things, listed to anyone ([unauth-remote-writes](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#unauth-remote-writes))

```untrusted-server-text
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 2 tools that change things (2 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://workinsiders.com/mcp: tools/list returned 7 tools to an anonymous client, including workinsiders_category_overview (write), workinsiders_ats_integrations (write)
```