# `io.github.reefapi/reefapi-mcp` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.reefapi/reefapi-mcp
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.reefapi/reefapi-mcp
- Version: 1.27.2 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.reefapi (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/reefapi/reefapi-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:45:59.726Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
ReefAPI
One MCP server for 180+ live web-data APIs returning clean JSON from sites that block scrapers.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:26:41.991Z over streamable-http.

**5 tools: 1 change things and 4 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 1 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 4 | allow |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Changes things (1)

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

### `call_engine`

- The name "call_engine" says "call": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Call a ReefAPI engine action — POST /<engine>/v1/<action> with `params`. Returns the uniform
    { ok, data, meta, error } envelope. Get param names from get_engine_schema first. Needs YOUR
    ReefAPI key. The local server reads REEFAPI_KEY; the hosted server accepts an OAuth access token
    (connect with OAuth and paste your key once on the consent screen — this is what ChatGPT uses),
    an `Authorization: Bearer <key>` header, `x-reefapi-key`, or the key in the connection URL
    (`https://api.reefapi.com/mcp?key=<key>`). Get a key at https://reefapi.com. Failed calls cost no
    credits.
```

## Only reads (4)

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

### `get_action_schema`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
FULL detail for ONE engine action: every parameter (type, required, description, allowed_values
    dropdown, default, example, min/max), what it returns, pricing, and a ready-to-run example_params.
    Call this right before call_engine so you send valid params — invalid enum values are rejected with
    the allowed list.
```

### `get_catalog`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
The FULL ReefAPI catalog — EVERY engine with its one-line title, grouped by category. This is the
    whole menu (≈ a few thousand tokens); SCAN IT AND PICK THE BEST ENGINE YOURSELF. You are an LLM, so
    you match the user's intent semantically — across ANY language, typo, or phrasing — far better than a
    keyword search can. Use this whenever search_engines didn't surface the right engine (or to be sure
    you didn't miss a better one). After you pick: get_engine_schema(engine) -> get_action_schema -> call_engine.
```

### `get_engine_schema`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
COMPACT overview of ONE engine: every action with its description, required params and what it
    returns — but NOT the full param detail (kept lean so a 90-action engine stays token-cheap). Call
    this after search_engines to pick the right ACTION, then get_action_schema(engine, action) for that
    action's full params before call_engine.
```

### `search_engines`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Find the right ReefAPI engine for a task — pass ENGLISH keywords or a short natural-language
    use-case ("detect a website's tech stack", "company reviews", "check a package for vulnerabilities",
    "is this domain available"). The catalog is in English: if the end-user asked in another language,
    translate their INTENT into English keywords first (you are an LLM — do this inline). Ranks engines by
    how well the query matches each engine's name/title/category/ACTION descriptions (stem-matched, so
    plurals/word-forms still hit). Empty query = list all. Returns name/title/category/actions + match
    score. Call this FIRST, then get_engine_schema(engine) to pick an action. This is a fast keyword
    pre-filter — if the right engine isn't in the results (or you want to be sure), call get_catalog and
    pick from the full list YOURSELF (you semantically match any language/phrasing better than keywords).
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__reefapi__search_engines",
      "mcp__reefapi__get_engine_schema",
      "mcp__reefapi__get_action_schema",
      "mcp__reefapi__get_catalog"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__reefapi__call_engine"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```