gfi-scout
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| GITHUB_TOKEN | No | GitHub personal access token with public_repo scope (read-only) for higher rate limits. Optional. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| find_issuesA | Find beginner-friendly open source issues ranked by likelihood of success. |
| check_repo_healthB | Analyse a repository's contributor-friendliness. |
| check_issue_statusA | Check whether a specific GitHub issue is actually available to work on. |
| get_contribution_guideA | Pull and summarise a repo's contribution guide + setup instructions. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 4 tools
Each tool targets a distinct task: repo health analysis, issue availability check, contribution guide retrieval, and issue search. There is no ambiguity or overlap between their purposes.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern in snake_case (check_, check_, get_, find_), making the API predictable and easy to navigate.
With 4 tools, the server is well-scoped for its specialized purpose of scouting good first issues. Each tool serves a clear role and no tool feels superfluous or missing for the core workflow.
The tool set covers the key workflow: finding candidate issues, checking repo health, verifying issue availability, and getting setup guidance. A minor gap is lack of direct issue content retrieval, but the existing tools enable a complete scouting flow.