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Penwright — writing-craft library, guide metadata, and magazine

by penwright.ink · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by ink.penwright

Read-only access to Penwright's writing-craft book library, grounded guide metadata (card-level...

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9 tools: 1 change things and 8 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 discovery https://penwright.ink/api/mcp

Tools

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

9 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • choose_campGiven a guide slug and one pick per debate ('A', 'B', or skip, in debate order, as a single string e.g.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.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Given a guide slug and one pick per debate ('A', 'B', or skip, in debate order, as a single string e.g. 'ABAB'), returns which library ids argue the picked side of each debate and the union reading list. Pure compute over public debate data — no book text is generated.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
Only reads 8Claude Code: allow
  • get_answerGet one Answer — question, grounded answer, visible citations — by id or slug, in the Answer contract v0 shape (ANSWERS-PROGRAM.md).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_answer" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get one Answer — question, grounded answer, visible citations — by id or slug, in the Answer contract v0 shape (ANSWERS-PROGRAM.md). Read-only. Returns null if not found.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • get_debateReturns one debate — a named tension between poles argued by different books on the same capability guide, with stakes, guidance, and the library ids of resolvable authors on eithe…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_debate" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns one debate — a named tension between poles argued by different books on the same capability guide, with stakes, guidance, and the library ids of resolvable authors on either side. Known slugs (38): memoir-sentence-craft-or-structural-architecture-first, memoir-daily-discipline-or-trusting-inspiration, memoir-memoir-for-healing-or-for-readers, memoir-factual-accuracy-or-emotional-truth, memoir-chase-publication-or-intrinsic-reward, ….

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • get_guideReturns one live guide's title, subtitle, access, book count, and reading time — card-level metadata only, never the paid body/depth content.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_guide" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns one live guide's title, subtitle, access, book count, and reading time — card-level metadata only, never the paid body/depth content. Known slugs (23): memoir-writing, nonfiction-writing, fiction-writing, getting-published, self-publishing, book-marketing, design-a-publication, typography-and-layout, ….

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • get_library_workReturns one writing-craft library work's bibliographic record and (when profiled) its thesis.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_library_work" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns one writing-craft library work's bibliographic record and (when profiled) its thesis.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • get_magazine_pieceReturns one published magazine piece's question, per-writer sections, and editor's coda — the same content the human page renders, ungated.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_magazine_piece" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Returns one published magazine piece's question, per-writer sections, and editor's coda — the same content the human page renders, ungated. Known slugs (1): the-whole-room--my-memoir-keeps-stalling-i-can-write-scenes.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • list_answersList Answers (contract v0), paginated with an opaque cursor.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_answers" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List Answers (contract v0), paginated with an opaque cursor. Read-only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • search_answersSearch Answers by free-text query over question/answer text.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_answers" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search Answers by free-text query over question/answer text. Returns contract v0 records. Read-only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
  • search_librarySearch or list Penwright's writing-craft book library by title/author substring and/or property tag.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_library" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search or list Penwright's writing-craft book library by title/author substring and/or property tag. No filters returns the first page.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • destructiveHint: 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.

Install

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

claude mcp add --transport http discovery https://penwright.ink/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__discovery__search_library",
      "mcp__discovery__get_library_work",
      "mcp__discovery__get_guide",
      "mcp__discovery__get_magazine_piece",
      "mcp__discovery__get_debate",
      "mcp__discovery__get_answer",
      "mcp__discovery__list_answers",
      "mcp__discovery__search_answers"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__discovery__choose_camp"
    ],
    "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 discovery. Review it before you use it.