# `io.github.rt1966/showmestepbystep` 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.rt1966/showmestepbystep
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.rt1966/showmestepbystep
- Version: 0.2.0 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.rt1966 (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/rt1966/ShowMeStepByStep
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:46:28.477Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
ShowMeStepByStep
Search, browse, and cite 409 step-by-step how-to tutorials (steps, tools, video credit).
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:26:55.401Z over streamable-http.

**6 tools: 1 change things and 5 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 | 5 | allow |

## Exfil surface

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

| 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. | `mcp__showmestepbystep__get_tutorial` `mcp__showmestepbystep__list_tutorials_by_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.


## Changes things (1)

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

### `request_tutorial`

- The name "request_tutorial" says "request": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Submit a request for a tutorial we don't yet have. Call this when search_tutorials returned no good match for what the user actually wants. The request enters our content-demand queue, which the daily content batch reviews and prioritizes. Optionally include an email for notification when the tutorial ships.
```

## Only reads (5)

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

### `get_tutorial`

- The name "get_tutorial" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "fetch" and "url": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch the full machine-readable rendition of a tutorial by slug: title, TL;DR, numbered steps (with text, imageUrl, tips, and YouTube videoTimestampSeconds for deep-linking), tools/materials, tags, related tutorial slugs, creator credit, recipe (with nutrition + cuisine when applicable), license, and canonicalUrl. Use this after search_tutorials to fetch step details.
```

### `list_categories`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all tutorial categories with a published tutorial. Returns slug, name, short description, and count of published tutorials per category.
```

### `list_recent_tutorials`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the most recently published tutorials, newest first. Use this to discover what's new on the site or to surface fresh content for aggregator / 'what's new this week' agent loops. Tenant-aware.
```

### `list_tutorials_by_category`

- The name "list_tutorials_by_category" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "browse": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Browse tutorials within a specific category, ranked by view count then publish date. Use this when a user wants to explore a topic area rather than search.
```

### `search_tutorials`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search the Show Me Step by Step tutorial corpus by free-text query. Searches across tutorial titles, descriptions, and step content. Returns slim summaries with TL;DRs and canonical URLs. Tenant-aware. Optional filters narrow by category, difficulty, or maximum duration.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__showmestepbystep__search_tutorials",
      "mcp__showmestepbystep__get_tutorial",
      "mcp__showmestepbystep__list_categories",
      "mcp__showmestepbystep__list_tutorials_by_category",
      "mcp__showmestepbystep__list_recent_tutorials"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__showmestepbystep__request_tutorial"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__showmestepbystep__get_tutorial`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__showmestepbystep__list_tutorials_by_category`: untrusted-input

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:05:02.933Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:05:02.933Z. 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 | `1` |
| Protocol version | `2025-03-26` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `none` |
| Authorization servers | `none` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `not observed` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `not observed` |

- **warn** 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 1 tool that changes things (1 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://www.showmestepbystep.com/api/mcp: tools/list returned 6 tools to an anonymous client, including request_tutorial (write)
```