# `io.github.kerbelp/ai-collection` on anlyon.dev

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> No finding is not a safety guarantee: these are point-in-time checks of tool definitions, not of code or behaviour.

- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.kerbelp/ai-collection
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.kerbelp/ai-collection
- Version: 0.1.0 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.kerbelp (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-28T09:17:39.075Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
AI Collection
Discover and compare AI tools: search, browse categories, find alternatives and curated picks.
```

Scanned 2026-10-28T08:18:03.509Z over streamable-http.

**7 tools: 7 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 7 | allow |

## Exfil surface

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

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__ai-collection__get_top_picks` `mcp__ai-collection__list_categories` `mcp__ai-collection__search_tools` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__ai-collection__browse_category` |
| 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.


## Only reads (7)

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

### `browse_category`

- The name "browse_category" says "browse": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The name "browse_category" says "browse": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List applications inside a specific category, paginated. Use this when the user wants to explore an area rather than search for a specific tool.
```

### `compare_tools`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Compare two AI tools side-by-side. Returns structured attributes for both (pricing, deployment, modality, content policy) so the client can recommend which fits a user's needs.
```

### `get_alternatives`

- The name "get_alternatives" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Given a specific AI tool, return similar tools (same category, excluding the original). Use for 'what's like X?' or 'cheaper alternative to Y' questions.
```

### `get_tool`

- The name "get_tool" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch the full detail page for a specific AI tool by its linkName. Returns name, full description, category, screenshot, and additional information if available.
```

### `get_top_picks`

- The name "get_top_picks" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "return" and "directory": it reads files.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Return curated editorial picks across the directory, or within a specific category if provided. Use for 'recommend the best AI tools' or 'top X in Y' questions.
```

### `list_categories`

- The name "list_categories" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "list" and "directory": it reads files.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all categories in the directory. Useful when the user wants to browse by topic or narrow a search by category.
```

### `search_tools`

- The name "search_tools" says "search": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "search" and "directory": it reads files.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search the AI Collection directory for AI tools matching a query. Returns a ranked list with name, URL, and short description. Use this for 'find me a tool that does X' requests.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `ai-collection`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__ai-collection__search_tools",
      "mcp__ai-collection__get_tool",
      "mcp__ai-collection__list_categories",
      "mcp__ai-collection__browse_category",
      "mcp__ai-collection__get_alternatives",
      "mcp__ai-collection__get_top_picks",
      "mcp__ai-collection__compare_tools"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__ai-collection__search_tools`: private-data
- `mcp__ai-collection__list_categories`: private-data
- `mcp__ai-collection__browse_category`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__ai-collection__get_top_picks`: private-data