check_manipulation
Analyze text for manipulation tactics across cultural contexts. Identify and validate ethical information using multiple frameworks to detect credibility issues.
Instructions
Check for manipulation tactics across different cultural contexts
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | Yes | Text to analyze for manipulation |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:253-315 (handler)The core handler logic for the 'check_manipulation' tool. It uses regex patterns to detect manipulation tactics (emotional appeals, social proof, false authority, scarcity) in the input text and generates customized validation prompts recommending searches across MCP tools like Exa, Brave, ArXiv, and Google Scholar.
if (name === "check_manipulation") { const patterns = { emotional: /fear|urgent|must act|limited time|don't wait|before it's too late/i, social: /everyone knows|nobody wants|you don't want to be|don't miss out/i, authority: /experts say|scientists claim|studies show|research proves/i, scarcity: /limited time|exclusive|rare opportunity|don't miss out/i }; const detectedPatterns = Object.entries(patterns) .filter(([_, pattern]) => pattern.test(args.text)) .map(([type]) => type); // Generate validation prompts const validationPrompts = [ `- Use Exa MCP server to search for factual information: "${args.text}"`, `- Use Brave Search for independent fact-checking: "${args.text}"`, `- Search ArXiv for technical analysis: "${args.text}"`, `- Use Google Scholar MCP server to find peer-reviewed research: "${args.text}"`, `- Cross-reference findings across different platforms to establish truth` ]; if (detectedPatterns.includes("authority")) { validationPrompts.push( `- Use Google Scholar MCP server to verify credibility of cited authorities`, `- Cross-reference authority claims with independent research`, `- Compare expert opinions across different fields` ); } if (detectedPatterns.includes("emotional")) { validationPrompts.push( `- Use Exa MCP server to find balanced, non-emotional discussions`, `- Compare emotional appeals with empirical evidence`, `- Cross-validate claims across multiple neutral sources` ); } if (detectedPatterns.includes("social") || detectedPatterns.includes("scarcity")) { validationPrompts.push( `- Verify claims using multiple independent sources`, `- Cross-reference marketing claims with factual data`, `- Compare urgency claims with historical patterns` ); } return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Manipulation check results:\n\n` + `Detected patterns: ${detectedPatterns.join(", ") || "None"}\n\n` + `Suggested validation:\n${validationPrompts.join("\n")}` }, { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify({ detectedPatterns, validationPrompts }, null, 2) } ], }; } - src/index.ts:73-86 (schema)Tool registration in ListTools response, including name, description, and input schema definition requiring a 'text' string parameter.
{ name: "check_manipulation", description: "Check for manipulation tactics across different cultural contexts", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { text: { type: "string", description: "Text to analyze for manipulation", } }, required: ["text"], }, } - src/index.ts:22-22 (registration)Capability declaration enabling the 'check_manipulation' tool in the MCP server configuration.
check_manipulation: true - src/index.ts:32-89 (registration)Registration of the ListTools handler that exposes the 'check_manipulation' tool details including schema.
server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => { return { tools: [ { name: "analyze_claim", description: "Analyze a claim using multiple epistemological frameworks and suggest validation steps", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { text: { type: "string", description: "Claim to analyze", }, framework: { type: "string", description: "Validation framework to use (empirical, responsible, harmonic, or pluralistic)", enum: ["empirical", "responsible", "harmonic", "pluralistic"], } }, required: ["text"], }, }, { name: "validate_sources", description: "Validate sources and evidence using configured framework", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { text: { type: "string", description: "Text containing claims and sources to validate", }, framework: { type: "string", description: "Validation framework to use", enum: ["empirical", "responsible", "harmonic", "pluralistic"], } }, required: ["text"], }, }, { name: "check_manipulation", description: "Check for manipulation tactics across different cultural contexts", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { text: { type: "string", description: "Text to analyze for manipulation", } }, required: ["text"], }, } ], }; }); - src/index.ts:97-327 (registration)Registration of the CallTool handler that dispatches to the specific check_manipulation implementation.
server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request) => { const { name, arguments: rawArgs } = request.params; const args = rawArgs as unknown as ToolArguments; if (!args || typeof args.text !== 'string') { throw new McpError(ErrorCode.InvalidParams, "Text parameter is required and must be a string"); } try { if (name === "analyze_claim") { const framework: keyof typeof VALIDATION_FRAMEWORKS = (typeof args.framework === 'string' && args.framework in VALIDATION_FRAMEWORKS) ? args.framework as keyof typeof VALIDATION_FRAMEWORKS : VALIDATION_FRAMEWORK; const validation = validateWithFramework(args.text, framework, { hasEmpirical: /evidence|study|research|data/i.test(args.text), servesWellbeing: /benefit|improve|help|support/i.test(args.text), maintainsHarmony: /balance|harmony|integrate/i.test(args.text) }); const suggestions = getValidationSuggestions(args.text, framework); // Generate cross-referencing prompts const crossRefPrompts = [ `- Use Exa MCP server to search for general information: "${args.text}"`, `- Use Brave Search for independent web sources: "${args.text}"`, `- Search ArXiv for preprints and technical papers: "${args.text}"`, `- Use Google Scholar MCP server to find peer-reviewed research: "${args.text}"`, `- Cross-reference findings between academic and general sources to identify consensus or conflicts` ]; // Framework-specific cross-references if (framework === "empirical" || framework === "pluralistic") { crossRefPrompts.push( `- Compare methodologies between ArXiv papers and peer-reviewed research`, `- Analyze replication status across different studies`, `- Cross-validate findings between academic databases` ); } if (framework === "responsible" || framework === "pluralistic") { crossRefPrompts.push( `- Use Exa MCP server to search for community impact studies: "${args.text}"`, `- Cross-reference academic findings with community experiences`, `- Compare traditional knowledge with modern research findings` ); } if (framework === "harmonic" || framework === "pluralistic") { crossRefPrompts.push( `- Use Exa MCP server to search for alternative perspectives: "${args.text}"`, `- Compare Eastern and Western research approaches`, `- Synthesize findings across different knowledge systems` ); } return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Analysis using ${framework} framework:\n\n` + `Requirements:\n${suggestions.join("\n")}\n\n` + `Confidence level: ${validation.confidence}\n\n` + `Suggested cross-references:\n${crossRefPrompts.join("\n")}` }, { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify({ framework, validation, suggestions, crossRefPrompts }) } ], }; } if (name === "validate_sources") { const framework: keyof typeof VALIDATION_FRAMEWORKS = (typeof args.framework === 'string' && args.framework in VALIDATION_FRAMEWORKS) ? args.framework as keyof typeof VALIDATION_FRAMEWORKS : VALIDATION_FRAMEWORK; // Extract sources const sourcePattern = /according to|cited by|reported by|study by|research by|experts|scientists/gi; const sources = []; let match: RegExpExecArray | null; while ((match = sourcePattern.exec(args.text)) !== null) { const context = args.text.substring( Math.max(0, match.index - 30), Math.min(args.text.length, match.index + 70) ); sources.push({ type: "citation", context: context.trim() }); } // Generate validation prompts for each source const validationPrompts = sources.flatMap((source: { type: string; context: string }) => { const basePrompts = [ `- Use Exa MCP server to verify credibility of: "${source.context}"`, `- Use Brave Search to find independent verification: "${source.context}"`, `- Search ArXiv for related technical papers: "${source.context}"`, `- Use Google Scholar MCP server to check academic citations: "${source.context}"`, `- Cross-reference findings between different platforms to establish credibility` ]; if (framework === "empirical" || framework === "pluralistic") { basePrompts.push( `- Compare methodologies and results across different studies`, `- Verify replication status and reproducibility`, `- Cross-validate findings between different research groups` ); } if (framework === "responsible" || framework === "pluralistic") { basePrompts.push( `- Use Exa MCP server to search for community perspectives: "${source.context}"`, `- Compare academic findings with real-world impacts`, `- Cross-reference with local knowledge and experiences` ); } if (framework === "harmonic" || framework === "pluralistic") { basePrompts.push( `- Compare perspectives across different cultural contexts`, `- Synthesize findings from multiple knowledge systems`, `- Identify areas of consensus and divergence` ); } return basePrompts; }); return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Source validation using ${framework} framework:\n\n` + `Found ${sources.length} sources to validate.\n\n` + `Validation steps:\n${validationPrompts.join("\n")}` }, { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify({ framework, sources, validationPrompts }, null, 2) } ], }; } if (name === "check_manipulation") { const patterns = { emotional: /fear|urgent|must act|limited time|don't wait|before it's too late/i, social: /everyone knows|nobody wants|you don't want to be|don't miss out/i, authority: /experts say|scientists claim|studies show|research proves/i, scarcity: /limited time|exclusive|rare opportunity|don't miss out/i }; const detectedPatterns = Object.entries(patterns) .filter(([_, pattern]) => pattern.test(args.text)) .map(([type]) => type); // Generate validation prompts const validationPrompts = [ `- Use Exa MCP server to search for factual information: "${args.text}"`, `- Use Brave Search for independent fact-checking: "${args.text}"`, `- Search ArXiv for technical analysis: "${args.text}"`, `- Use Google Scholar MCP server to find peer-reviewed research: "${args.text}"`, `- Cross-reference findings across different platforms to establish truth` ]; if (detectedPatterns.includes("authority")) { validationPrompts.push( `- Use Google Scholar MCP server to verify credibility of cited authorities`, `- Cross-reference authority claims with independent research`, `- Compare expert opinions across different fields` ); } if (detectedPatterns.includes("emotional")) { validationPrompts.push( `- Use Exa MCP server to find balanced, non-emotional discussions`, `- Compare emotional appeals with empirical evidence`, `- Cross-validate claims across multiple neutral sources` ); } if (detectedPatterns.includes("social") || detectedPatterns.includes("scarcity")) { validationPrompts.push( `- Verify claims using multiple independent sources`, `- Cross-reference marketing claims with factual data`, `- Compare urgency claims with historical patterns` ); } return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Manipulation check results:\n\n` + `Detected patterns: ${detectedPatterns.join(", ") || "None"}\n\n` + `Suggested validation:\n${validationPrompts.join("\n")}` }, { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify({ detectedPatterns, validationPrompts }, null, 2) } ], }; } throw new McpError(ErrorCode.MethodNotFound, `Unknown tool: ${name}`); } catch (error: unknown) { if (error instanceof McpError) { throw error; } throw new McpError( ErrorCode.InternalError, `Error analyzing text: ${(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)) as string}` ); } });