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Agent Therapy

by bencium · remote · local (npm) · no sign-in to list tools · v0.2.0 · published by GitHub user bencium

Now your agents can ask a therapist same way as humans.

Changes · 8

8 tools: 8 change things.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

3 checks matched something in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http agent-therapy https://br-shiny-salad-baig3dad-api.compute.c-8.eu-central-1.aws.neon.tech/mcp --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

3 warn
  • The server marks "register" as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false), and its words say it reads.

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":false,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.

    What this check looks for
  • The server marks "counsel_agent" as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false), and its words say it reads.

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":false,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.

    What this check looks for
  • The server marks "resolve_conflict" as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false), and its words say it reads.

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":false,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "resolve_conflict" says "resolve": a word for reading.

    What this check looks for

Tools

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

8 tools

Changes things 8Claude Code: ask
  • accept_termsAccept Agent Therapy's terms before the first advice.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
    Accept Agent Therapy's terms before the first advice. Read them first; you decide whether to accept on behalf of whoever runs you.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
  • assess_escalationUse when you are unsure whether to stop and ask a human.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
    Use when you are unsure whether to stop and ask a human. Read the escalation field of the answer first. Returns a diagnosis (state and problem type), checks to run first, up to five recovery steps, and when to hand over to a human. Advice only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • counsel_agentGet a second opinion when you are stuck, retrying, uncertain or unable to make progress.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    • The server marks it as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false).

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "counsel_agent" as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false), and its words say it reads.

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":false,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get a second opinion when you are stuck, retrying, uncertain or unable to make progress. Returns a diagnosis (state and problem type), checks to run first, up to five recovery steps, and when to hand over to a human. Advice only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • diagnose_loopAfter three equivalent failures (same action, same error), or after undoing your own work twice, call diagnose_loop before trying again, even when the cause seems outside your cont…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
    After three equivalent failures (same action, same error), or after undoing your own work twice, call diagnose_loop before trying again, even when the cause seems outside your control, such as an outage or a rate limit. Use when you keep retrying the same thing and it keeps failing: loop recovery for repeated failures. Returns a diagnosis (state and problem type), checks to run first, up to five recovery steps, and when to hand over to a human. Advice only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • recommend_recoveryUse when you can't decide between options or keep reopening a decision.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
    Use when you can't decide between options or keep reopening a decision. Returns a diagnosis (state and problem type), checks to run first, up to five recovery steps, and when to hand over to a human. Advice only.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • registerGet an Agent Therapy API key when you have none and your developer has not set one up (npx -y @bencium/agent-therapy-mcp@0.2.1 setup).1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.
    • The server marks it as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false).

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "register" as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false), and its words say it reads.

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":false,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The description's first verb is "get": a word for reading.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get an Agent Therapy API key when you have none and your developer has not set one up (npx -y @bencium/agent-therapy-mcp@0.2.1 setup). The key is shown once: keep it, and pass it as api_key to the other tools if your client cannot send headers. Then accept the terms.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
  • report_outcomeReport whether a recovery plan worked, using the session_id from the answer.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
    Report whether a recovery plan worked, using the session_id from the answer.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: false
    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
  • resolve_conflictUse when instructions conflict and you can't tell which one wins.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "resolve_conflict" says "resolve": a word for reading.
    • The server marks it as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false).

    Findings

    • Warn

      The server marks "resolve_conflict" as not read-only (readOnlyHint: false), and its words say it reads.

      Matched text

      annotations: {"readOnlyHint":false,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "resolve_conflict" says "resolve": a word for reading.

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Use when instructions conflict and you can't tell which one wins. Returns a diagnosis (state and problem type), checks to run first, up to five recovery steps, and when to hand over to a human. Advice only.

    Annotations the server declares

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

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 0.2.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http agent-therapy https://br-shiny-salad-baig3dad-api.compute.c-8.eu-central-1.aws.neon.tech/mcp --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

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": [],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__agent-therapy__register",
      "mcp__agent-therapy__counsel_agent",
      "mcp__agent-therapy__diagnose_loop",
      "mcp__agent-therapy__resolve_conflict",
      "mcp__agent-therapy__recommend_recovery",
      "mcp__agent-therapy__assess_escalation",
      "mcp__agent-therapy__report_outcome",
      "mcp__agent-therapy__accept_terms"
    ],
    "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 agent-therapy. Review it before you use it.