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WeatherNews & RSSMCP serverFirst audited Nov 13, 2026

Ask Hawaiʻi

Checked Hawaiʻi facts with sources, live NWS weather and alerts, and twice-daily local headlines.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.

Passed, with 1 warningAudited Nov 13, 2026
  • Warning: 6 of 6 tools do not say whether they can change things.

Nothing failed, but there is something to know or fix. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit

Does it work?
YesConnected in 282 ms.
Sign-up?
None neededIt answered without any account or key.
Can it change things?
Doesn't sayIts tools do not say whether they only read, so treat them as able to change things.
Endpointhttps://www.askaihawaii.com/api/mcp

Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 0.32.0

What we checked, the evidence, and the tools it offers.

What we checked

Security

  • Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).

  • Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.

Safety labels

  • Warning: 6 of 6 tools do not say whether they can change things.

    MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.

    • search_hawaii
    • get_hawaii_entry
    • get_hawaii_weather
    • get_hawaii_alerts
    • get_hawaii_headlines
    • list_hawaii_topics

Tools

  • Passed: 6 tools listed.

  • Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.

Protocol

  • Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).

  • Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).

  • Passed: Unknown requests are refused.

Connection

  • Passed: The server responds.

Tools (6)

As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.

  • search_hawaiiSearch verified Hawaiʻi visitor and resident facts: beaches and parks, ocean safety, wildlife rules, sunscreen laws, lodging taxes and who to call. Every result includes official sources and a last-c…Doesn't say
  • get_hawaii_entryGet the full details of one Ask Hawaiʻi entry by its id (from search_hawaii results), including every detail line and source link.Doesn't say
  • get_hawaii_weatherLive forecast from the U.S. National Weather Service for a Hawaiʻi place, e.g. Honolulu, Haleʻiwa, Kahului, Haleakalā summit, Līhuʻe, Kona, Hilo or Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.Doesn't say
  • get_hawaii_alertsActive National Weather Service alerts in Hawaiʻi (high surf, flash flood, wind, tsunami and more), optionally filtered by island.Doesn't say
  • get_hawaii_headlinesToday's Hawaiʻi news headlines (titles and links) from Hawaii News Now, KHON2 and Civil Beat. Updated twice a day, at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Hawaiʻi time.Doesn't say
  • list_hawaii_topicsList every topic Ask Hawaiʻi covers, grouped by category, with ids.Doesn't say

Audit history

  1. Nov 13Warnings

What we sent

Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.

RequestAnswerTime
initializeHTTP 200282 ms
initializedHTTP 202103 ms
tools/listHTTP 20087 ms
unknown-methodHTTP 20062 ms

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