Indie Alternatives MCP server
io.github.WuDao0123/indie-alternativesWuDao0123streamable-httpv0.2.0Scanned
Find indie-made tools and alternatives to big-name software. 1,500+ products. Logs unmet needs.
3 tools: 2 change things and 1 only read.
- Reads private data · 0
- Reads text others write · 0
- Can send data out · 0
- 1 finding
With Anlyon
2 tools here change things. Govern them.
- Anlyon lists the tools and adopts none.
- Each tool you adopt gets approvals and receipts.
- Your agent never holds the key.
A tool your agent calls directly is not routed through Anlyon and is not governed by it. anlyon.dev only lists and labels, and these labels are the same either way.
What the Indie Alternatives MCP server can do
The Indie Alternatives MCP server is published by the GitHub account WuDao0123. It has 3 tools. It can create or change data (2 tools: search_tools and log_unmet_need), but cannot delete data. 1 tool only reads.
None of its tools reads private data, brings in text other people write, or sends data out.
The fixed checks matched 1 finding (annotation-conflict). Each one comes with the text it matched.
Last scanned Nov 5, 2026, version 0.2.0.
Tools
Grouped by what each tool does, most consequential first. Open one for its reasons and full description; descriptions are the publisher's own words.
3 tools
Changes things 2Claude Code: ask
log_unmet_needCall when no tool in the catalog meets the user's need.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "log_unmet_need" says "log": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "call": a word for a change.
Description, as the server wrote it Call when no tool in the catalog meets the user's need. Records the need anonymously so indie makers can discover what to build. Send only the need itself: no names, company names, contact details, links or account handles. The server redacts again and never stores identity, IP or exact time.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: false
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: false
- openWorldHint: false
search_toolsCall when the user asks whether there is a tool for X, or for an alternative to a product.1 finding
Why it is in this group
- The name "search_tools" says "search": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "call": a word for a change.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
Findings
- Warn
The server marks "search_tools" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".
What this check looks forMatched text
annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "search_tools" says "search": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Call when the user asks whether there is a tool for X, or for an alternative to a product. Matches the need against a catalog of indie-made products and returns the most relevant ones. matched=false means nothing suitable was found; then call log_unmet_need to record the need anonymously.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
Only reads 1Show 1 read-only tool
get_tool_detailsGet the full description of a product by the id returned from search_tools.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "get_tool_details" says "get": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Get the full description of a product by the id returned from search_tools.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- openWorldHint: 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.
Exfil surface
Which tools read private data, which read text someone else can write, and which can send data out. One of each is a path a prompt injection can use.
No private-data, untrusted-input, outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged private-data or untrusted-input or outbound.
- Reads private data0
- Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.
- Reads text others write0
- Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments.
- Can send data out0
- Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.
Other servers in the same agent add their own tools to these paths. Audit your whole setup to see them together.
Findings
Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.
- Warnsearch_tools
The server marks "search_tools" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".
What this check looks forMatched text
annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "search_tools" says "search": a word for reading.
History
Changes to its tool definitions and to its remote endpoint, newest first.
No change seen yet. Its tools are rescanned every day, and a remote endpoint is looked at once a week.
Install
Pinned to version 0.2.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.
claude mcp add --transport http indie-alternatives https://indiealternatives.dev/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http indie-alternatives https://indiealternatives.dev/mcpRun in a terminal.
Claude Code permissions
Allow the reads, ask before a change or a way out, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"mcp__indie-alternatives__get_tool_details"
],
"ask": [
"mcp__indie-alternatives__search_tools",
"mcp__indie-alternatives__log_unmet_need"
],
"deny": []
}
}Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. A read that can send data out (it takes a URL, say) asks first too. It assumes the server is installed as indie-alternatives. Review it before you use it.
Pin
Keep the decision: fail CI when the tools change, follow every change, or show a badge.
Pin in CI
Fail a build when the tools you reviewed are not the tools the server serves today.
curl -s "https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.WuDao0123/indie-alternatives/verify?hash=ad8e7d7756692bf49997fc8b419c922902c619f3ff349df3a3b8e54c82db48f2" | jq -e '.changed == false'Pinned hash ad8e7d775669, from Nov 5, 2026, 16:18 UTC.
Watch
Get told when its tools change: a new tool, a new description, a new class.
https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.WuDao0123/indie-alternatives/changes.xmlAn Atom feed. Works in any feed reader or Slack's RSS app.
Badge
[](https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.WuDao0123/indie-alternatives)Source: MCP Registry · repository. Synced Nov 5, 2026, 16:17 UTC.
Indie Alternatives MCP server: questions and answers
Answered from the scan above, not from the publisher's description.
Is the Indie Alternatives MCP server safe?
- No scan can promise that. What its definitions show: 3 tools, 2 of which can change, send or delete something, and 1 finding from fixed checks. Allow the reads, ask before each change, and deny the deletes; the permissions block on this page does that.
Can the Indie Alternatives MCP server delete data?
- No tool is classed as destructive: going by their definitions, none of them deletes, cancels or revokes anything.
Can the Indie Alternatives MCP server do things that cannot be undone?
- No tool is classed as irreversible: none of them sends, pays, publishes or merges, going by their definitions.
What tools does the Indie Alternatives MCP server have?
- 3 tools: 2 write, 1 read. search_tools, log_unmet_need and get_tool_details.
Does the Indie Alternatives MCP server send data to outside services?
- None of its tools sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.
Has the Indie Alternatives MCP server changed its tools?
- Not since anlyon.dev started tracking it. Last scanned Nov 5, 2026.