# `io.github.yc-droid/recallscout` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.github.yc-droid/recallscout
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.github.yc-droid/recallscout
- Version: 1.0.0 (active)
- Publisher: io.github.yc-droid (GitHub account)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:52:03.851Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
RecallScout
US vehicle, car-seat, product and food recalls, VIN decoding and crash ratings (NHTSA, CPSC, FDA).
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:32:36.229Z over streamable-http.

**8 tools: 1 change things and 7 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 | 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__recallscout__get_recall_details` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__recallscout__check_vehicle_by_vin` `mcp__recallscout__get_recall_details` `mcp__recallscout__get_safety_ratings` `mcp__recallscout__get_vehicle_complaints` `mcp__recallscout__get_vehicle_recalls` `mcp__recallscout__search_car_seat_recalls` `mcp__recallscout__search_food_recalls` `mcp__recallscout__search_product_recalls` |
| 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.

### `check_vehicle_by_vin`

- 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 untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Decode a US 17-character VIN and return the vehicle's year, make, model, trim, engine and standard safety features, plus all NHTSA safety recalls for that make/model/year, an owner-complaint summary and NHTSA crash-test star ratings. Use when the user shares a VIN or asks about a specific car they own or plan to buy. Recalls are matched by make/model/year, not per VIN repair status.
```

## Only reads (7)

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

### `get_recall_details`

- The name "get_recall_details" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "note": it reads notes.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Look up one NHTSA recall by its campaign number (for example 20V771000, often printed on a recall letter) and return the defect, safety risk, remedy, manufacturer notes and the affected vehicles. Use when the user has a recall notice or campaign number.
```

### `get_safety_ratings`

- The name "get_safety_ratings" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (overall, frontal crash, side crash, rollover and rollover risk) for each tested variant of a vehicle by make, model and model year. Use when the user asks how safe a car is or wants to compare crash-test results. Many low-volume vehicles are never tested.
```

### `get_vehicle_complaints`

- The name "get_vehicle_complaints" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Summarize complaints that owners filed with NHTSA for a vehicle by make, model and model year: total count, crashes, fires, injuries, the most-reported problem areas and the most recent complaint excerpts. Use when the user asks about common problems, reliability issues or what owners report about a car. Complaints are unverified owner reports, not confirmed defects.
```

### `get_vehicle_recalls`

- The name "get_vehicle_recalls" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List NHTSA safety recalls for a vehicle by make, model and model year, newest first, with the defect summary, safety risk, remedy and whether NHTSA advises not driving or parking outside. Use when the user names a car (not a VIN) and asks about recalls or known safety defects.
```

### `search_car_seat_recalls`

- The name "search_car_seat_recalls" says "search": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search NHTSA safety recalls for child car seats and boosters (2010 onward) by brand and/or model, newest first. Returns each recall's affected models, manufacturing date window, defect, risk and free remedy. Use when the user asks whether a car seat, infant seat or booster is recalled. Owners should compare the manufacture date and model number on their seat's label with the window returned.
```

### `search_food_recalls`

- The name "search_food_recalls" says "search": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search US FDA food recall enforcement reports, newest first, optionally by product, ingredient, allergen or company (for example peanut butter, listeria, cucumbers or a brand). Leave the query empty to list the latest food recalls. Returns the product, reason, lot codes, the states or regions it was distributed to, and the FDA severity class. Covers FDA-regulated foods only; meat, poultry and egg products are recalled by the USDA and aren't included. FDA publishes reports weekly, so the newest recalls can take a few days to appear.
```

### `search_product_recalls`

- The name "search_product_recalls" says "search": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Search US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls by product, brand or hazard keyword (for example crib, stroller, space heater, magnets, or a brand name), newest first. Returns the hazard, remedy, injuries reported, where it was sold, the company's recall contact and the official recall page. Use for household, children's and consumer products. Not for vehicles, car seats, food or medicines.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__recallscout__get_vehicle_recalls",
      "mcp__recallscout__get_vehicle_complaints",
      "mcp__recallscout__get_safety_ratings",
      "mcp__recallscout__get_recall_details",
      "mcp__recallscout__search_car_seat_recalls",
      "mcp__recallscout__search_product_recalls",
      "mcp__recallscout__search_food_recalls"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__recallscout__check_vehicle_by_vin"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__recallscout__check_vehicle_by_vin`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__recallscout__get_vehicle_recalls`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__recallscout__get_vehicle_complaints`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__recallscout__get_safety_ratings`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__recallscout__get_recall_details`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__recallscout__search_car_seat_recalls`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__recallscout__search_product_recalls`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__recallscout__search_food_recalls`: untrusted-input

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:18:02.483Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:18:02.483Z. 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 | `2025-06-18` |
| 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://recallscout.salesup.workers.dev/mcp: tools/list returned 8 tools to an anonymous client, including check_vehicle_by_vin (write)
```