AppFinder
tech.appfinder/appfinderappfinder.techstreamable-httpv1.0.0Scanned
Find, compare and get cited software picks. Organic only. Makers can prepare a free listing.
9 tools: 4 change things and 5 only read.
- Reads private data · 2
- Reads text others write · 1
- Can send data out · 0
- No findings
Tools listed without sign-in. Remote posture
Anlyon alternative
4 of these tools change something. Run those as governed actions.
Declare what an action changes, and Anlyon puts it under a shared limit, binds every approval to the exact request, and grades the outcome. It works on any HTTPS API you can describe as an action.
Anlyon does not run, proxy or govern this MCP server. A tool your own code calls directly is not routed through Anlyon and is not governed by it.
Import an OpenAPI spec →Tools
Grouped by what each tool does, most consequential first. Open one for its reasons and full description; descriptions are the publisher's own words.
9 tools
Changes things 4Claude Code: ask
category_demandThe public demand report of a category: the share of buyers who asked the advisor for each feature, integration, security need and budget in the last 90 days (anonymous totals), an…No findings
Why it is in this group
- 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.
Description, as the server wrote it The public demand report of a category: the share of buyers who asked the advisor for each feature, integration, security need and budget in the last 90 days (anonymous totals), and how many listed apps answer each.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
check_listingWhether a website already has a published AppFinder listing, and its page.No findings
Why it is in this group
- 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.
Description, as the server wrote it Whether a website already has a published AppFinder listing, and its page. Call this before prepare_listing.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
prepare_listingFor a maker who wants to list their own app: fills in AppFinder's submission form from what they told you plus the app's website, and returns a private link.Reads text others writeNo findings
Why it is in this group
- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
What it can reach
- untrusted-inputThe server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.
Description, as the server wrote it For a maker who wants to list their own app: fills in AppFinder's submission form from what they told you plus the app's website, and returns a private link. The person opens it, signs in, reviews every field and submits; nothing is published until AppFinder's team approves it. Listing is free. Pass only what the maker said; leave out what you don't know (the website fills the gaps).
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: false
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: false
- openWorldHint: true
recommend_appsRanks the apps in the AppFinder directory against a plain-language request and explains each pick with cited facts (what fits, what's missing, which apps a must-have rules out), pl…No findings
Why it is in this group
- 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.
Description, as the server wrote it Ranks the apps in the AppFinder directory against a plain-language request and explains each pick with cited facts (what fits, what's missing, which apps a must-have rules out), plus one follow-up question that would narrow the list.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
Only reads 5Show 5 read-only tools
compare_appsSide by side: pricing, and the features, integrations and platforms both apps have or only one has.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "compare_apps" says "compare": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Side by side: pricing, and the features, integrations and platforms both apps have or only one has.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
find_alternativesApps that do what an app does (same category, most shared features first), and what buyers who wanted to replace it chose.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "find_alternatives" says "find": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it Apps that do what an app does (same category, most shared features first), and what buyers who wanted to replace it chose.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
get_appOne app's listing: description, categories, pricing, platforms, features, integrations, rating and its facts with sources.No findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "get_app" says "get": a word for reading.
Description, as the server wrote it One app's listing: description, categories, pricing, platforms, features, integrations, rating and its facts with sources.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
list_categoriesThe directory's categories with how many apps each lists.Reads private dataNo findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "list_categories" says "list": a word for reading.
What it can reach
- private-dataThe description's first sentence says "directory": it reads files.
Description, as the server wrote it The directory's categories with how many apps each lists.
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
search_appsFull-text search of the directory by name, keyword or job (most relevant first).Reads private dataNo findings
Why it is in this group
- The name "search_apps" says "search": a word for reading.
What it can reach
- private-dataThe description's first sentence says "directory": it reads files.
Description, as the server wrote it Full-text search of the directory by name, keyword or job (most relevant first).
Annotations the server declares
- readOnlyHint: true
- destructiveHint: false
- idempotentHint: true
- openWorldHint: false
This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.
Exfil surface
Which tools read private data, which read text someone else can write, and which can send data out. One of each is a path a prompt injection can use.
No private-data, untrusted-input, outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged outbound.
- Reads private data2
- Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories.
- Reads text others write1
- Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments.
- Can send data out0
- Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL.
Other servers in the same agent add their own tools to these paths. Audit your whole setup to see them together.
Remote posture
What anyone on the internet sees at the remote endpoint: an anonymous initialize and tools/list, and the public OAuth metadata.
Looked at Nov 2, 2026, 00:20 UTC, unchanged since Nov 2, 2026. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. What is looked at.
- Reachable
- yes
- HTTP status of an anonymous initialize
- 200
- tools/list served without credentials
- yes
- Tools that change things, listed without credentials
- 4
- Protocol version
- 2025-06-18
- WWW-Authenticate on 401
- not observed
- resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate
- not observed
- RFC 9728 protected resource metadata
- not observed
- Authorization servers
- not observed
- Legacy HTTP+SSE transport
- no
- Dynamic client registration
- not observed
- Client ID metadata documents
- not observed
- WarnThe whole server
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 4 tools that change things (4 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.
What this check looks forMatched text
https://appfinder.tech/api/mcp: tools/list returned 9 tools to an anonymous client, including recommend_apps (write), category_demand (write), check_listing (write), prepare_listing (write)
Findings
Matches of fixed checks, with the text they matched.
No check matched anything in these tool definitions. That is not a safety guarantee.
History
Changes to its tool definitions and to its remote endpoint, newest first.
No change seen yet. Its tools are rescanned every day, and a remote endpoint is looked at once a week.
Install
Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.
claude mcp add --transport http appfinder https://appfinder.tech/api/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http appfinder https://appfinder.tech/api/mcpRun in a terminal.
Claude Code permissions
Allow the reads, ask before a change or a way out, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.
{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"mcp__appfinder__search_apps",
"mcp__appfinder__get_app",
"mcp__appfinder__compare_apps",
"mcp__appfinder__find_alternatives",
"mcp__appfinder__list_categories"
],
"ask": [
"mcp__appfinder__recommend_apps",
"mcp__appfinder__category_demand",
"mcp__appfinder__check_listing",
"mcp__appfinder__prepare_listing"
],
"deny": []
}
}Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. A read that can send data out (it takes a URL, say) asks first too. It assumes the server is installed as appfinder. Review it before you use it.
Capability tags behind 3 rules
- mcp__appfinder__search_apps private-data
- mcp__appfinder__list_categories private-data
- mcp__appfinder__prepare_listing untrusted-input
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Pin in CI
Fail a build when the tools you reviewed are not the tools the server serves today.
curl -s "https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/tech.appfinder/appfinder/verify?hash=42edf95055a02dafcfd9b00eae575b32f2f9142892d2b40d65d67c8579fd1383" | jq -e '.changed == false'Pinned hash 42edf95055a0, from Nov 1, 2026, 23:18 UTC.
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