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GuideSAFE

Name: Guide
Author: qpd-v

mcp/qpd-v/guide

MCP server by qpd-v · Audited 2026-10-07

A beginner-friendly guide server that helps users understand MCP concepts, provides interactive examples, and demonstrates best practices for building MCP integrations. Features tools for exploring MCP capabilities, resources for learning core concepts, and prompts for guided tutorials.

Verdict

SAFE

Grade

Trust score

89 /100

Exposed tools

15 11r · 4w · 0d

Transport

stdio

License

Apache-2.0

Stars

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

A beginner-friendly Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that helps users understand MCP concepts, provides interactive examples, and lists available MCP servers. This server is designed to be a helpful companion for developers working with MCP.

Author: qpd-v

Features

📚 Concept Explanations: Get clear, beginner-friendly explanations of MCP concepts like tools, resources, prompts, and more
🔍 Server Directory: Browse a comprehensive list of available MCP servers organized by category
💡 Interactive Examples: See practical examples of MCP features in action
🛠️ Tutorial Prompts: Step-by-step guides for creating your first MCP tools and resources

Installation

# Using npm
npm install -g mcp-guide

# Using yarn
yarn global add mcp-guide

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add the server to your Claude Desktop configuration (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-guide": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["path/to/mcp-guide/dist/index.js"]
}
}
}

Restart Claude Desktop
Use the available tools:
explain_concept: Get explanations of MCP concepts
show_example: See practical examples of MCP features
list_servers: Browse available MCP servers by category

Standalone

# Start the server
mcp-guide

# Or if installed locally
npx mcp-guide

Available Tools

explain_concept

Get a beginner-friendly explanation of an MCP concept.

Example concepts:

tools
resources
prompts
server
client
server_types
frameworks
clients

show_example

Show a practical example of an MCP feature.

Example features:

tool_call
resource_read
prompt_template

list_servers

List available MCP servers by category.

Categories:

browser
cloud
command_line
communication
customer_data
database
developer
data_science
filesystem
finance
knowledge
location
monitoring
search
travel
version_co

Read from source at commit 3280be60d252OBSERVED · 2026-10-07

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.

claude-code

claude mcp add mcp-guide -- npx -y [email protected]

claude-desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-guide": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Exposed tools (15)

11 read · 4 write · 0 destructive.

Tool	Risk	Description
`Configuration`	read	System settings
`analyze_code`	read	Review code for improvements
`calculate_sum`	write	Add two numbers together
`code`	read	Code to review
`code_review`	read	Review code for best practices
`create_resource`	write	Guide for creating your first MCP resource
`create_tool`	write	Guide for creating your first MCP tool
`description`	read	What the tool will do
`explain_concept`	read	Get a beginner-friendly explanation of an MCP concept
`get_weather`	read	Get weather for a location
`language`	read	Programming language
`list_servers`	read	List available MCP servers by category
`resource_type`	read	Type of resource (file, api, database)
`show_example`	read	Show a practical example of an MCP feature
`tool_name`	write	Name of the tool to create

Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

Layer	What it checks	Result
L0	Provenance & inventory	PASS
L1	Static analysis of the code	PASS
L2	Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)	PASS
L3	Class-specific surface	PASS
L4	Behavioural (sandbox)	SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem: none-observed
Network: none-observed
Shell: none-observed
Dependencies: not all pinned
Secrets in source: none-found

Findings (1)

LOWSupply chain · supply.unpinned · CWE-829, CWE-1357

package.json

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, @types/node, typescript

Why it matters. 3 dependency range(s) float

Fix. pin exact versions or ship a lockfile

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-07 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha 3280be60d252full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/qpd-v__guide.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan

Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

Date	Source	Verdict	Grade	Score	Change
2026-10-07	`3280be60d252`	SAFE	B	89	first audit

Questions

What is the Guide MCP server?

What tools does Guide expose?

15 in total: 11 read-only, 4 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.

Is Guide safe to connect to an agent?

The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.

What credentials does Guide need?

No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.

How does Guide run?

It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as mcp-guide at 0.1.5.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (3280be60d252), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

Source	qpd-v/mcp-guide
npm	`mcp-guide@0.1.5`
Transports	stdio
License	Apache-2.0
Activity	pushed 657d ago