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AnswerPool (formerly CortexAssay)

by blakeyounger · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.2 · published by GitHub user blakeyounger

Renamed to AnswerPool; see io.github.blakeyounger/answerpool. SEC, Federal Register, funding

Changes · 3
CompareRegistry entry

5 tools: 3 change things and 2 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

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

claude mcp add --transport http cortexassay https://cortexassay.com/mcp

Findings

Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.

1 warn
  • Warnanswerpool_get

    The server marks "answerpool_get" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

    Matched text

    annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"destructiveHint":false,"openWorldHint":true}; The name "answerpool_get" says "get": 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.

5 tools

Changes things 3Claude Code: ask
  • answerpool_credit_balanceCheck the remaining credit balance for your API key.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.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Check the remaining credit balance for your API key.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • answerpool_getRUN ANY of the 137 AnswerPool products by id — this plus answerpool_search_catalog is the main path, and every product is reachable this way.1 finding

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "answerpool_get" says "get": a word for reading.
    • The description's first verb is "run": 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 "answerpool_get" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

      Matched text

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

      What this check looks for
    Description, as the server wrote it
    RUN ANY of the 137 AnswerPool products by id — this plus answerpool_search_catalog is the main path, and every product is reachable this way. Find an id with answerpool_search_catalog, then pass its inputs as a JSON object, e.g. {"product_id": "weather_alerts", "params": {"area": "CA"}}. Covers SEC filings, fundamentals and insider activity, Federal Register rulemaking, federal procurement and grants, NIH, clinical trials, FDA recalls and adverse events, US macro indicators, weather and severe-weather alerts, known-exploited vulnerabilities, research-topic momentum and entity resolution. Each product's input and output schema is in the catalog entry. Free products need no key; paid ones debit a prepaid credit key and are never charged on failure. Pass sample=true to see a real answer from any product free before paying.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • answerpool_sec_companyOne-call SEC snapshot of a US public company: recent filings, indexed events, insider activity, key XBRL facts (revenue, income, cash).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.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    One-call SEC snapshot of a US public company: recent filings, indexed events, insider activity, key XBRL facts (revenue, income, cash). $0.02/call.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: true
    • readOnlyHint: true
Only reads 2Claude Code: allow
  • answerpool_list_productsList all AnswerPool products with prices, inputs and when to use each.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "answerpool_list_products" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List all AnswerPool products with prices, inputs and when to use each.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • answerpool_search_catalogFIND THE RIGHT DATA PRODUCT.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "answerpool_search_catalog" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    FIND THE RIGHT DATA PRODUCT. Search 130+ computed products across SEC filings and fundamentals, federal regulation, procurement and grants, NIH, clinical trials, FDA recalls and adverse events, US macro indicators, weather and severe-weather alerts, known-exploited software vulnerabilities, research topics, and cross-domain entity resolution. Returns matching product ids with price, inputs and a free sample_url showing a real answer from that product; pass a product id to answerpool_get. Free.

    Annotations the server declares

    • destructiveHint: false
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: 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 1.0.2. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http cortexassay https://cortexassay.com/mcp

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": [
      "mcp__cortexassay__answerpool_search_catalog",
      "mcp__cortexassay__answerpool_list_products"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__cortexassay__answerpool_get",
      "mcp__cortexassay__answerpool_credit_balance",
      "mcp__cortexassay__answerpool_sec_company"
    ],
    "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 cortexassay. Review it before you use it.