# `io.github.xyzzylabs/tc39-mcp` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.xyzzylabs/tc39-mcp
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.xyzzylabs/tc39-mcp
- Version: 0.6.4 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.xyzzylabs (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http), local (npm)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/xyzzylabs/tc39-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:51:59.049Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
tc39-mcp
Independent MCP server for the TC39 specs (ECMA-262 + ECMA-402): clauses, search, diffs, history.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:28:59.993Z over streamable-http.

**17 tools: 5 change things and 12 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 5 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 12 | 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__tc39__clause_outline` `mcp__tc39__spec_tables` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__tc39__spec_symbol_resolve` |
| 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 (5)

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

### `spec.about`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Self-description of this MCP server: package name + version, per-snapshot pin metadata (sha, fetched_at, biblio_commit, clause_count) for every supported (spec, edition), plus test262 + proposals index headers when present.
```

### `spec.crossrefs`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
For a clause id, return its outgoing references (clauses it cites) and/or incoming references (clauses that cite it — the back-reference index the parse alone doesn't expose). The reverse index is AOID-densified from step text. `direction`: 'in' | 'out' | 'both' (default). Outgoing also carries an `external` category: the clause's citations to external specs (Unicode, IETF, WHATWG) as resolvable URLs. Set `include_cross_spec: true` to also resolve outgoing references from ECMA-262 → ECMA-402 (or vice versa).
```

### `spec.global_search`

- The name "spec.global_search" says "search": a word for reading.
- The description's first verb is "run": a word for a change.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Run spec.search across both ECMA-262 and ECMA-402 in one call and interleave hits by score. Each hit is tagged with the spec it came from. Use it when you don't know which spec defines a symbol. `search_steps` also matches algorithm step text.
```

### `spec.sdo_index`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Index Syntax-Directed Operations by the grammar production they're defined on. `by: 'production'` (default) groups SDOs under each production; `by: 'sdo'` groups productions under each SDO title. `filter` narrows to keys containing a substring (case-insensitive).
```

### `spec.well_known_intrinsics`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Enumerate the well-known intrinsics in a spec with their probable defining clauses. Driven from the canonical §6.1.7.4 WKI table when present (ECMA-262), else a `%X%` prose scan (e.g. ECMA-402). `filter` narrows by bare-name substring.
```

## Only reads (12)

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

### `clause.get`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a parsed TC39 clause as structured JSON. `spec` selects '262' (default) or '402'. `edition` defaults to 'latest'. `at: '<sha>'` pins to a historical main snapshot (only valid for edition='main'); omit to query the live snapshot.
```

### `clause.list`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List parsed spec clauses with optional filters (kind, section prefix, has_algorithm). `spec` selects '262' or '402'. `at: '<sha>'` queries a historical main snapshot.
```

### `clause.outline`

- The description's first verb is "return": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "return" and "table": it reads databases.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Return the section tree (table of contents) for a parsed (spec, edition). `depth` caps how deep the tree descends (1 = top-level only); `under` limits the tree to descendants of one clause id.
```

### `proposal.get`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch one TC39 proposal by slug (exact) or name (case-insensitive).
```

### `proposal.list`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List TC39 proposals from the static index (tc39/proposals). Filter by spec ('262'|'402'), stage ('0'|'1'|'2'|'2.7'|'3'|'finished'|'inactive'|'active'), champion (substring), or contains (name/slug substring).
```

### `spec.diff`

- The name "spec.diff" says "diff": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Clause-level diff of one clause across two editions of a spec. Reports identical / modified / added / removed plus a field-level breakdown (title, signature, step count, reworded step indices, notes, crossrefs). `from` defaults to the latest stable release, `to` to main.
```

### `spec.grammar`

- The description's first verb is "query": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Query grammar productions captured from the spec's `<emu-grammar>` blocks. `{ nonterminal }` returns every production for that non-terminal (exact match); `{ contains }` filters by RHS / name substring; neither lists all non-terminals + their production counts. `include_sdo` folds in SDO-attached productions (off by default).
```

### `spec.search`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search the parsed spec by clause id / aoid / title (+ step text with `search_steps`). Aoid-exact ranks first. `at: '<sha>'` searches a historical main snapshot.
```

### `spec.snapshots`

- The name "spec.snapshots" says "snapshot": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the live (spec, edition, sha, fetched_at) snapshots the hosted Worker is serving from R2. Filter by `spec` ('262'|'402') or `edition` (e.g. 'main', 'es2026'). Historical SHA-pinned copies are reachable via `at:` on clause.get / spec.search but aren't enumerated here.
```

### `spec.symbol_resolve`

- The name "spec.symbol_resolve" says "resolve": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "resolve" and "mention": it reads comments, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Resolve spec notation like `[[Prototype]]` (internal slot), `%Object.prototype%` (well-known intrinsic), or `~number~` (sigil enum): return clauses that mention or define it, ranked by occurrence with a bump for definition-y sections.
```

### `spec.tables`

- The description's first verb is "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "spec.tables" says "table": it reads databases. The description's first sentence says "list" and "table": it reads databases.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List or fetch parsed `<emu-table>` content. `{ id }` returns exactly that table (full columns + rows); otherwise list table summaries, optionally narrowed by a `filter` substring over the caption or id.
```

### `test262.search`

- The name "test262.search" says "search": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search the tc39/test262 conformance suite from its indexed front-matter. `query` AND-matches whitespace tokens (case-insensitive) across each test's description + path; `esid` prefix-matches the front-matter esid. Returns ranked hits (path, GitHub url at the indexed SHA, esid, description, features, flags), capped at `limit` (default 20). Supply at least one of `query` / `esid`.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `tc39`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__tc39__clause_get",
      "mcp__tc39__clause_list",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_search",
      "mcp__tc39__proposal_list",
      "mcp__tc39__proposal_get",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_grammar",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_tables",
      "mcp__tc39__clause_outline",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_snapshots",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_symbol_resolve",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_diff",
      "mcp__tc39__test262_search"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__tc39__spec_about",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_sdo_index",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_global_search",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_well_known_intrinsics",
      "mcp__tc39__spec_crossrefs"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__tc39__spec_tables`: private-data
- `mcp__tc39__clause_outline`: private-data
- `mcp__tc39__spec_symbol_resolve`: untrusted-input

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:07:46.510Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:07:46.510Z. 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 | `5` |
| Protocol version | `2024-11-05` |
| 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 5 tools that change things (5 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://mcp.xyzzylabs.ai/tc39/mcp: tools/list returned 17 tools to an anonymous client, including spec.about (write), spec.sdo_index (write), spec.global_search (write), spec.well_known_intrinsics (write), spec.crossrefs (write)
```