Handiworks
by Lukehal · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v0.1.1 · published by GitHub user Lukehal
MCP tools for AI agents: render URLs to image/PDF, check link health, convert HTML/CSV/JSON.
3 tools: 3 change things.
Scanned Oct 21, 2026
- Deletes or cancels0Claude Code: deny
- Can't be undone0Claude Code: ask
- Changes things3Claude Code: ask: see these tools
- Only reads0Claude Code: allow
No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.
claude mcp add --transport http handiworks https://mcp.handiworks.studio/mcpTools
Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.
3 tools
Changes things 3Claude Code: ask
check_linkCheck a URL's health: follows the redirect chain, reports the final status and URL, extracts the page <title>, and flags likely paywalls.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "check_link" says "link": a word for a change.
Description, as the server wrote it Check a URL's health: follows the redirect chain, reports the final status and URL, extracts the page <title>, and flags likely paywalls. Cached for 6h.
convertConvert content between formats.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "convert" says "convert": a word for a change.
Description, as the server wrote it Convert content between formats. Modes: html-to-pdf, html-to-png (real browser), csv-to-json, json-to-csv. PDF/PNG return as attachment/image; data modes return text.
renderRender a web page to a PNG/JPEG screenshot or a PDF using a real headless browser.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 Render a web page to a PNG/JPEG screenshot or a PDF using a real headless browser. Returns the image inline (base64) or the PDF as an embedded resource. Results are cached for 24h.
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 0.1.1. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.
claude mcp add --transport http handiworks https://mcp.handiworks.studio/mcpRun in a terminal.
Claude Code permissions
Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [],
"ask": [
"mcp__handiworks__render",
"mcp__handiworks__check_link",
"mcp__handiworks__convert"
],
"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 handiworks. Review it before you use it.