# `io.github.Elijen/submitbyai` on anlyon.dev

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> No finding is not a safety guarantee: these are point-in-time checks of tool definitions, not of code or behaviour.

- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.Elijen/submitbyai
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.Elijen/submitbyai
- Version: 1.0.0 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.Elijen (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:15:53.713Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
submitby.ai
A software directory your agent submits to. Search, submit, verify, and manage listings through MCP.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:07:58.907Z over streamable-http.

**12 tools: 1 do something that can't be undone, 4 change things and 7 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 1 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 4 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 7 | allow |

## Exfil surface

No private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged private-data.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | none |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__submitbyai__list_projects` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | `mcp__submitbyai__submit_project` |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Can't be undone (1)

Sends, pays, publishes or merges: once done, it cannot be taken back. Claude Code: ask.

### `purchase_badge_waiver`

- The name "purchase_badge_waiver" says "purchase": a word that usually means money moves, which cannot be taken back.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Anyone may pay the $4.99 badge waiver for an eligible submission after website and content verification. No submission control token is needed. Use checkout for a hosted Managed Checkout link. Use mpp with an authorized MPP payment client for a direct payment sold by submitby.ai, outside Managed Payments. When MPP is disabled, Managed Checkout remains available. Never ask for card details in chat.
```

## Changes things (4)

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

### `recover_submission`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Recover a lost control token by proving website control. First omit recovery_id, save the new token, and install the returned file. Then call again with recovery_id. Never share tokens publicly.
```

### `submit_project`

- The name "submit_project" says "submit": a word for a change.
- Tag outbound: The input takes a URL (input.url): a request to a URL can carry data to whoever runs it.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create a private project draft. No signup. Save the returned control token securely. Reuse the same random idempotency key for retries. Optional listing fields (tagline, long_description, audience, not_for, screenshots, video_url, pricing, platforms, links, mcp_url, openapi_url, app_store_url, play_store_url, alternatives, faq) raise listing completeness; write them in your own words from facts on the website.
```

### `update_submission`

- The name "update_submission" says "update": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Update the name, description, or any listing field. Send null to remove a field. Changes run the automatic checks again; the listing stays in review until they pass.
```

### `verify_submission`

- The description's first verb is "request": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Request website and badge verification. Call after installing the returned snippet or file.
```

## Only reads (7)

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

### `get_badge`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the public badge snippet for any submission. No control token required. Installing it on the submitted website proves control.
```

### `get_project`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read one published listing by slug or listing ID: description, FAQ, pricing, platforms, links, screenshots, verified store and GitHub data, and passed agent-readiness checks.
```

### `get_submission`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read private status, listing completeness, suggested faq_questions, the private agent-readiness report, and exact next actions.
```

### `get_taxonomy`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Read valid category and tag IDs.
```

### `list_categories`

- The name "list_categories" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List every valid category ID, name, and alias. Choose one primary category.
```

### `list_projects`

- The name "list_projects" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "browse": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Browse published projects only. Use page to read more results.
```

### `list_tags`

- The name "list_tags" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all valid tag IDs, names, and aliases. Submit suggestions as comma-separated values.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__submitbyai__get_submission",
      "mcp__submitbyai__list_projects",
      "mcp__submitbyai__get_project",
      "mcp__submitbyai__list_categories",
      "mcp__submitbyai__list_tags",
      "mcp__submitbyai__get_taxonomy",
      "mcp__submitbyai__get_badge"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__submitbyai__submit_project",
      "mcp__submitbyai__verify_submission",
      "mcp__submitbyai__update_submission",
      "mcp__submitbyai__recover_submission",
      "mcp__submitbyai__purchase_badge_waiver"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__submitbyai__submit_project`: outbound
- `mcp__submitbyai__list_projects`: untrusted-input

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T14:51:36.510Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T14:51:36.510Z. 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 | `5` |
| 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` |

- **high** 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 5 tools that change things (1 irreversible, 4 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://submitby.ai/mcp: tools/list returned 12 tools to an anonymous client, including purchase_badge_waiver (irreversible), submit_project (write), verify_submission (write), update_submission (write), recover_submission (write)
```