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AskHound

by haullabs.dev · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v0.1.5 · published by dev.haullabs

Find people asking for or seeking alternatives to a product, live from Stack Exchange and Bluesky.

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4 tools: 1 do something that can't be undone, 1 change things and 2 only read.

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 askhound https://askhound.haullabs.dev/api/mcp

Tools

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

4 tools

Can't be undone 1Claude Code: ask
  • reply_policyThe honest-reply rules AskHound users agree to.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "reply_policy" says "reply": a word for sending, and what is sent cannot be taken back.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The honest-reply rules AskHound users agree to. Read before drafting any reply.
Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • run_intent_packbuild_intent_queries + find_conversations for every phrase, merged and deduplicated, newest first.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "run_intent_pack" says "run": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    build_intent_queries + find_conversations for every phrase, merged and deduplicated, newest first.
Only reads 2Claude Code: allow
  • build_intent_queriesTurn a product description into buying-intent search phrases (competitor alternatives, switching, export, pricing pain, recommendations).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "build_intent_queries" says "query": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Turn a product description into buying-intent search phrases (competitor alternatives, switching, export, pricing pain, recommendations).
  • find_conversationsFind recent public posts where people ask for a tool, an alternative, or help with a job, so you can decide whether an honest, disclosed reply would help them.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "find_conversations" says "find": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Find recent public posts where people ask for a tool, an alternative, or help with a job, so you can decide whether an honest, disclosed reply would help them. Remote server covers Stack Exchange (incl. softwarerecs) and Bluesky; for Hacker News + GitHub run the local MCP: npx -y https://askhound.haullabs.dev/askhound.tgz mcp. Returns url, title, snippet, date, source and required attribution. Never auto-post replies.

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

claude mcp add --transport http askhound https://askhound.haullabs.dev/api/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__askhound__find_conversations",
      "mcp__askhound__build_intent_queries"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__askhound__run_intent_pack",
      "mcp__askhound__reply_policy"
    ],
    "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 askhound. Review it before you use it.