# `io.github.TheSnakeFang/buyapi-mcp` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.TheSnakeFang/buyapi-mcp
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.TheSnakeFang/buyapi-mcp
- Version: 0.7.1 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.TheSnakeFang (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (npm)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/TheSnakeFang/buyapi-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:21:50.839Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
BuyAPI
Vendor intelligence for AI coding agents choosing developer tools and stacks.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:05:12.902Z over streamable-http.

**7 tools: 3 change things and 4 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 3 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 4 | allow |

## Exfil surface

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

| 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__buyapi__stacks_findSimilar` `mcp__buyapi__stacks_recommend` `mcp__buyapi__vendors_compare` `mcp__buyapi__vendors_details` `mcp__buyapi__vendors_estimateCost` `mcp__buyapi__vendors_evidence` `mcp__buyapi__vendors_resolve` |
| 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 (3)

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

### `stacks.recommend`

- 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.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Recommends a complete stack from BuyAPI's corpus with a structured decision matrix, cost estimate, assumptions, unknowns, alternatives, and sources.

Use this when the user is starting a project or asks for a complete multi-layer stack choice. Do not use this for local coding/debugging/docs questions that do not involve software or vendor selection. Do not call vendors.resolve first; this tool handles retrieval and ranking.
```

### `vendors.details`

- 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.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Follow-up tool for one known vendor. Retrieves detailed pricing, features, limits, gotchas, comparisons, and source provenance.

Call vendors.resolve first unless the user already provided a BuyAPI vendor ID like /database/supabase. Use this after a candidate is selected and the user needs claim-level pricing, limit, gotcha, or provenance details.
```

### `vendors.estimateCost`

- 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.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Produces directional monthly cost estimates from BuyAPI pricing data and explicit workload inputs.

Use this only when the user asks for cost math and provides explicit workload inputs. Missing workload fields are returned as assumptions or unknowns instead of being hallucinated. Treat results as BuyAPI claim-based estimate math; verify exact billing in first-party docs, vendor CLIs, or vendor MCPs before purchase or production decisions.
```

## Only reads (4)

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

### `stacks.findSimilar`

- The name "stacks.findSimilar" says "find": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Finds reviewed public stack examples related to a vendor, or recent curated stack examples.

Use this when the user asks who uses a tool, what similar builders use, or wants examples of real stack combinations. Do not use it as a generic recommendation tool.
```

### `vendors.compare`

- The name "vendors.compare" says "compare": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Compares two or more already-known BuyAPI vendors for a specific workload or decision.

Use this when the candidate set is known, for head-to-head questions like "Convex vs Supabase vs Neon for a realtime SaaS" or "Stripe vs Paddle for a marketplace". If the user has not named candidates, use vendors.resolve first.
```

### `vendors.evidence`

- The description's first verb is "return": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Returns recent reviewed BuyAPI evidence rows for a vendor, category, stack, or comparison.

Use this when the user asks why BuyAPI believes something, what sources support a recommendation, or what recent human/source/opinion/history signals exist. This is a trust and provenance follow-up, not the first recommendation tool.
```

### `vendors.resolve`

- The name "vendors.resolve" says "resolve": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
First stop for category-specific vendor recommendations and vendor ID discovery. Finds BuyAPI vendor IDs for a user question; provide category when known.

Use this when the user asks which provider in a category fits their constraints. With a covered category, the response includes ranked results plus a top-3 decision matrix with fit labels, confidence, tradeoffs, cost notes, freshness, and sources. Do not use this for local coding/debugging/docs questions unless they involve choosing a software vendor or tool.
If the category is outside BuyAPI's corpus, the tool returns an explicit "not in corpus yet" result instead of inventing vendors.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__buyapi__vendors_resolve",
      "mcp__buyapi__vendors_evidence",
      "mcp__buyapi__stacks_findSimilar",
      "mcp__buyapi__vendors_compare"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__buyapi__vendors_details",
      "mcp__buyapi__vendors_estimateCost",
      "mcp__buyapi__stacks_recommend"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__buyapi__vendors_resolve`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__buyapi__vendors_details`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__buyapi__vendors_evidence`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__buyapi__stacks_findSimilar`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__buyapi__vendors_compare`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__buyapi__vendors_estimateCost`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__buyapi__stacks_recommend`: untrusted-input

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T14:55:02.907Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T14:55:02.907Z. 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 | `no` |
| HTTP status of an anonymous initialize | `none` |
| tools/list served without credentials | `no` |
| Tools that change things, listed without credentials | `0` |
| Protocol version | `none` |
| 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` |

Probe stopped: `buyapi.ai does not resolve.`