# `io.github.cwasley/earnrate` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.cwasley/earnrate
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.cwasley/earnrate
- Version: 0.2.1 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.cwasley (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (npm)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/cwasley/earnrate
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-31T23:17:47.184Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
earnrate
Which credit card earns the most at a merchant, from your cards or every card, and why.
```

Scanned 2026-10-31T23:18:10.077Z over streamable-http.

**16 tools: 5 can delete or cancel things, 2 do something that can't be undone, 5 change things and 4 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 5 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 2 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 5 | 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 untrusted-input.

| 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. | none |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | `mcp__earnrate__best_card_for_purchase` `mcp__earnrate__best_cards_for` `mcp__earnrate__record_purchase` |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `best_card_for_purchase` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "best_card_for_purchase" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "irreversible".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true,"openWorldHint":false}; The name "best_card_for_purchase" says "purchase": a word that usually means money moves, which cannot be taken back.
```


## Deletes or cancels (5)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `delete_wallet`

- The name "delete_wallet" says "delete": a word for removing or ending something.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Deletes the saved wallet now and for good, and signs out every app using it. Only when the user asks to delete it; confirm first, and offer export_wallet to keep a copy.
```

### `import_wallet`

- The name "import_wallet" says "import": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Replaces the saved wallet with a wallet.yaml from the earnrate command line or earnrate.dev, when the user pastes or attaches one. Wallet files only: never statements or card numbers. Confirm with the user first if they already have cards saved.
```

### `remove_card`

- The name "remove_card" says "remove": a word for removing or ending something.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Removes a card from the wallet, with its tracked cap usage and bonus progress. Only when the user says they no longer have it or don't want it considered.
```

### `set_memberships`

- The name "set_memberships" says "set": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Sets the memberships that unlock some cards' rates, such as amazon-prime for Prime Visa's 5% or a Bank of America Preferred Rewards tier. Replaces the whole list, so include the ones to keep.
```

### `update_card`

- The name "update_card" says "update": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Changes settings on a card already in the wallet: its category picks for this period, checkout label, anniversary or activated categories. Picks for the current period are merged with the ones already saved. Use it when the user picks new categories, such as each quarter on U.S. Bank Cash+.
```

## Can't be undone (2)

Sends, pays, publishes or merges: once done, it cannot be taken back. Claude Code: ask.

### `best_card_for_purchase`

- The name "best_card_for_purchase" says "purchase": a word that usually means money moves, which cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Tag outbound: The input takes a destination (input.channel): what the tool writes goes there.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Which card earns the most rewards for a purchase, and why. With no cards given and no saved wallet, it ranks every card earnrate knows (in `allCards`): a complete answer for anyone. With cards named in the conversation (`cards`) or a saved wallet, it picks the best of the user's own: `decision.cardId` is the pick and `decision.checkoutLabel` is how the card appears at checkout, with every usable card ranked with reasons, cards the merchant won't take, assumptions, warnings, and when a different point valuation would change the pick. Never needs or returns card numbers.
```

### `record_purchase`

- The name "record_purchase" says "purchase": a word that usually means money moves, which cannot be taken back.
- Tag outbound: The input takes a destination (input.channel): what the tool writes goes there.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Records a purchase the user has already made, so spending caps and welcome-bonus progress stay accurate for future recommendations. It updates the user's saved wallet. Only call it after the purchase has happened, and only once per purchase: calling it twice counts the spend twice. Purchases with no cap and no open welcome bonus are acknowledged and nothing is written.
```

## Changes things (5)

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

### `add_card`

- The name "add_card" says "add": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Adds a card the user holds to their wallet by its id from search_cards, creating the wallet if there isn't one. The reply says what the card still needs (category picks, memberships, activations); ask the user about those. Stores only the card's product id and settings, never card numbers.
```

### `best_cards_for`

- 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 outbound: The input takes a destination (input.channel): what the tool writes goes there.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Ranks every card earnrate knows, not only the user's, for one purchase or category, each set up at its best (the right category pick, activated, cap unused), with its annual fee and what earning the rate takes. Use it for questions like "what's the best card for groceries?" or "which card should I get for Amazon?". It needs no wallet. For which of the user's own cards to use, call best_card_for_purchase instead. Mention the annual fee and any conditions alongside each card.
```

### `cheat_sheet`

- 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:

```untrusted-server-text
The card to use for each everyday kind of purchase right now: groceries, dining, gas, Amazon, Costco, travel, streaming, drugstores and everything else. With no cards given and no saved wallet, it picks from every card earnrate knows (`scope: all cards`, each row noting the card's fee and conditions). With cards named in the conversation or a saved wallet, it picks from the user's own cards, with caps, picks and activations as they are. For one specific store, call best_card_for_purchase instead. Pass on the notes.
```

### `export_wallet`

- 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:

```untrusted-server-text
The saved wallet as a wallet.yaml file the earnrate command line and earnrate.dev can import: card ids, picks, activations, memberships, cap usage and bonus progress. Never card numbers.
```

### `simulate_spending`

- 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:

```untrusted-server-text
Spends monthly amounts for a year across every card earnrate knows, and ranks single cards and two-card pairs by rewards minus annual fees. Spending is optional: without it, typical U.S. household amounts are used and the answer says so. With `cards` (named in the conversation) or compareToWallet (the saved wallet), it ranks the cards that would add the most to those cards instead. Use it for "which card fits my spending?" or "is it worth adding a card?". It leaves out welcome bonuses.
```

## Only reads (4)

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

### `compare_welcome_offers`

- The name "compare_welcome_offers" says "compare": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Ranks the public welcome (sign-up) offers on cards the user doesn't have by first-year value: the bonus at the user's point values minus the first year's annual fee. Use it when the user asks which new card to get or which has the best sign-up bonus. It covers only the cards earnrate knows, offers vary by person, and each offer's note gives the issuer's eligibility rules; pass those caveats on. It doesn't account for what a card would earn on the user's spending.
```

### `list_wallet`

- The name "list_wallet" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Lists the user's cards: checkout label, network, rewards currency and its value, spending caps with how much is left this period, chosen bonus categories (and whether they're current), welcome-bonus progress, which stores a store card works at, and when each card's data was last verified.
```

### `resolve_merchant`

- The name "resolve_merchant" says "resolve": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Shows how earnrate identifies a merchant: its spend category, likely MCC, which card networks it takes, confidence, and whether that came from curated data, Claude, or nowhere. Use it to explain or double-check a recommendation.
```

### `search_cards`

- The name "search_cards" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Finds credit cards in earnrate's catalog by name or issuer, e.g. "sapphire", "amex gold" or "bofa". Returns each card's id (for add_card), network, annual fee, whether it's already in the wallet, and what it needs set up: category picks and their options, memberships, activations. Leave the query out to list every card. US cards only.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__earnrate__resolve_merchant",
      "mcp__earnrate__compare_welcome_offers",
      "mcp__earnrate__search_cards",
      "mcp__earnrate__list_wallet"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__earnrate__best_card_for_purchase",
      "mcp__earnrate__best_cards_for",
      "mcp__earnrate__simulate_spending",
      "mcp__earnrate__cheat_sheet",
      "mcp__earnrate__record_purchase",
      "mcp__earnrate__add_card",
      "mcp__earnrate__export_wallet"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__earnrate__update_card",
      "mcp__earnrate__remove_card",
      "mcp__earnrate__set_memberships",
      "mcp__earnrate__import_wallet",
      "mcp__earnrate__delete_wallet"
    ]
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__earnrate__best_card_for_purchase`: outbound
- `mcp__earnrate__best_cards_for`: outbound
- `mcp__earnrate__record_purchase`: outbound

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-31T23:19:32.926Z, unchanged since 2026-10-31T23:19:32.926Z. 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 | `yes` |
| HTTP status of an anonymous initialize | `200` |
| tools/list served without credentials | `yes` |
| Tools that change things, listed without credentials | `12` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `https://mcp.earnrate.dev/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource` |
| Authorization servers | `https://mcp.earnrate.dev` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `yes` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `yes` |

- **high** Tools that change things, listed to anyone ([unauth-remote-writes](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#unauth-remote-writes))

```untrusted-server-text
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 12 tools that change things (5 destructive, 2 irreversible, 5 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://mcp.earnrate.dev: tools/list returned 16 tools to an anonymous client, including update_card (destructive), remove_card (destructive), set_memberships (destructive), import_wallet (destructive), delete_wallet (destructive) and 7 more
```