Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@SOLVE-IT Workflow MCP Server Build a mobile forensics workflow using disk imaging and validate it."
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
An MCP server that lets Claude Desktop and Claude Code build workflows for the SOLVE-IT Workflow Builder. A workflow is described as a set of nodes (SOLVE-IT techniques, placeholders, data sources, zones, notes, decisions, forks and joins) and the connections between them. The server checks it against a local copy of the SOLVE-IT knowledge base, lays it out, writes it to a JSON file that the builder opens, and returns a share link when the workflow is small enough for one.
The server can also update an existing workflow without disturbing changes made in the builder, validate a workflow file, and compile the weaknesses and mitigations for each technique in the same way as the builder's Compile step.
Tool | What it does |
| Reports whether the knowledge base loaded, its revision, the output and read directories, and the size limits. |
| Finds SOLVE-IT technique IDs. Each word of the query is matched separately (so "imaging" also finds "image") across names, synonyms, descriptions, details and example tools; quoted phrases match whole. Each match includes a short description and the technique's input and output classes. |
| Builds a new workflow, lays it out top to bottom or left to right, writes the file, and returns a share link when it fits. |
| Adds, removes or edits nodes, connections and mitigation selections in an existing workflow, read from a file or from a builder share link. Existing nodes stay where they are, unless |
| Reads a workflow from a file or a builder share link without changing it, and lists its nodes and connections with their IDs and short labels, ready for an update. |
| Reports errors (the builder would drop or mis-draw something) and warnings (it opens, but something looks wrong). |
| Lists each technique step's weaknesses, with ASTM error categories, and whether each mitigation is in place. |
workflow_create and workflow_update can produce every element of the deployed builder (version 0.13.0):
Techniques by DFT ID, with an optional instance label, methods (sub-techniques) and target. A sub-technique ID can be given directly; it is stored as its parent technique with the sub-technique as a method, as the builder does.
Placeholders for techniques not yet in SOLVE-IT, with a provisional ID, description, details, and input and output classes.
Data sources (the builder's data artefact nodes) with ontology classes.
Zones (the builder's regions), drawn around the nodes named as members.
Notes with a colour, decisions with a question, and forks and joins for parallel paths.
Connection labels and mitigation selections (applied, not applied, or not applicable).
Connections join steps, decisions, forks, joins and data sources. Notes and zones cannot be connected: the builder draws no connection points on them, so such a connection would never appear. The server refuses one when asked for it, and validation reports one found in a file as an error.
The builder has no automatic layout, so the server places every node itself:
Layers. Each step is put one layer after its furthest predecessor. Top to bottom is the default, matching the builder; left to right is available for slides and other wide layouts.
Order within a layer. Repeated sweeps reorder each layer to reduce crossing connections. Members of the same zone are kept next to each other, so a zone's box never takes in a node that is not a member.
Position. Each card is moved as close as it can get to the cards it connects to, keeping its order and the gaps. A connection that skips layers has room reserved for it (and its label) in each layer it passes, and its ends are lined up with that room.
Zones. Members of a zone are pulled into one column, and anything else in the zone's rows is moved out to the side. A zone is drawn round its members, widened if its label needs the room, and its label is put in whichever top corner no connection crosses.
Connection points. Branches from a fork leave in the flow direction; a decision's branches leave from its sides and enter each card on its leading edge. A connection that loops back to an earlier step is drawn round the side. For each connection, the server traces the curve the builder will draw, label included, and picks the connection points that keep it clear of other cards.
When a workflow is updated, existing nodes never move. New nodes are placed after their predecessors in the direction the workflow already runs.
Every create and update writes a JSON file, which can be opened in the builder with Import. A share link is also returned when the whole URL is 8000 characters or fewer, the limit the builder itself applies before refusing to copy a link. In practice that is somewhere between approximately 90 and 150 nodes, depending on how much text the nodes carry: the 63-node architecture illustration in the tests encodes to 3,267 characters. The open_in_browser option opens the workflow on the local machine whatever its size (macOS and Linux only).
Share links are long, and changing a single character breaks them. The tool descriptions tell the model to pass links on exactly as returned and to offer the file or open_in_browser as the more dependable route.
If a workflow has been opened and changed in the builder since the server wrote it, those changes are only in the builder. Before asking for an update, either export the workflow from the builder or copy a link with Share link, and give that to workflow_update as its source. workflow_inspect lists the node IDs in that source, so new connections and changes can name existing nodes. The update keeps every existing node's position and data, the mitigation selections, and any fields the server does not manage.
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In Claude Desktop, with the server installed, the request was:
Can you use the SOLVE-IT workflow MCP to draw me a SOLVE-IT workflow that goes from laptop to acquired image (say E01)?
Claude replied with a share link that opens the workflow in the builder, and an outline of the flow:
Along the way, Claude:
Searched for techniques with workflow_find_techniques six times: "disk imaging", "remove disk", "write blocker", "hash verification", "seize device" and "E01 EnCase Expert Witness". Each match carries its description and input and output classes, so no further lookups were needed.
Built the workflow with workflow_create, which validated it against the knowledge base, wrote the file and returned a share link.
Adjusted it once with workflow_update.
Ran workflow_compile to summarise the weaknesses and mitigations.
The workflow it built, opened in the builder:
The workflow starts from the seized laptop, bagged as evidence (DFT-1011). Inside an "Access & write protection" zone, a decision asks whether the internal disk can be removed:
Yes: remove the disk (DFT-1112), then write protect it with a hardware write blocker (DFT-1012).
No (for example soldered NVMe storage): boot into a forensic environment (DFT-1113), then write protect with a software write blocker (DFT-1013).
Both routes copy the sectors (DFT-1002). A fork then computes the hash of the data read from the source (DFT-1198) alongside storing the bitstream as an E01 (DFT-1025) with its acquisition metadata (DFT-1208). The stored image is read back (DFT-1043) and hashed (DFT-1199), and the two hashes are compared (DFT-1042), giving a verified E01 image.
Claude finished with some points to note:
The last point found a gap in the server, since fixed: an update now has a relayout option that lays the workflow out again so that a zone like this holds only its members.
Opened in the builder, the Compile view lists each step's weaknesses with their ASTM error categories and the mitigations for each. Here DFW-1176 (unable to remove internal storage) on DFT-1112 counts as mitigated, because the workflow's other route, DFT-1113, implements its mitigation DFM-1126:
The file is in examples/laptop-to-e01.json, and it can be opened directly in the builder. It is the same workflow rebuilt with the current server, which writes the data sources' classes as full ontology IRIs (Claude had given them as short names, which the server now expands); the layout is the server's own.
The server needs uv and a local clone of the SOLVE-IT knowledge base:
git clone https://github.com/SOLVE-IT-DF/solve-it.gitThe server itself does not need cloning: uvx fetches it from this repository and runs it.
Add an entry to claude_desktop_config.json (in Claude Desktop, Settings → Developer → Edit Config), with the path to your SOLVE-IT clone:
{
"mcpServers": {
"solveit-workflows": {
"command": "/full/path/to/uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/chrishargreaves/mcp_solveit-workflows",
"mcp-solveit-workflows"
],
"env": {
"MCP_APP_SOLVEIT_DATA_PATH": "/path/to/solve-it"
}
}
}
}If the file already has an mcpServers section, add solveit-workflows inside it rather than adding a second one. Use the full path to uvx (which uvx on macOS and Linux, where uvx on Windows), because Claude Desktop does not start servers with your shell's PATH. Quit Claude Desktop fully and reopen it for the tools to appear.
Each time Claude Desktop starts the server, uvx checks this repository and runs the latest version on main. To stay on one version instead, add it to the URL, for example git+https://github.com/chrishargreaves/mcp_solveit-workflows@v0.1.0 (a release tag) or @<commit>.
claude mcp add solveit-workflows \
-e MCP_APP_SOLVEIT_DATA_PATH=/path/to/solve-it \
-- uvx --from git+https://github.com/chrishargreaves/mcp_solveit-workflows mcp-solveit-workflowsTo run your own checkout (for development, or to pin a version), clone this repository and point the command at it instead:
"command": "/full/path/to/uv",
"args": ["--directory", "/path/to/mcp_solveit-workflows", "run", "mcp-solveit-workflows"]All settings are environment variables:
Variable | Default | Purpose |
| none | Root of the SOLVE-IT clone (the folder containing |
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| Where workflow files are written. |
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| Extra directories workflow files may be read from, separated by |
The tools read and write local files, and the model calling them can be influenced by content it has read. The server therefore enforces these rules itself rather than relying on the model:
Writes stay in the output directory. Paths are checked after following symlinks, and .. components, absolute paths and paths starting with ~ are refused.
Files the server did not write are not overwritten. A write to an existing name gets a numeric suffix instead, unless overwrite is set. The server records a SHA-256 hash of each file it writes, so a builder export saved over one of its files counts as the user's file. Writes go to a temporary file which is then renamed, so a failure cannot leave half a file.
Reads are limited to the output directory and the configured read directories, to .json files, and to 4 MB. Error messages never quote file contents.
The browser is only opened on a builder URL that the server built itself, and it is launched without a shell.
Inputs are capped: 2,000 nodes per workflow, 4 MB of decompressed link data, and the builder's own 200,000-character limit on links.
The knowledge base is read as data. No code from the SOLVE-IT clone is imported or run, and its revision is read from the .git files without running git there.
The server only speaks MCP over stdio. It opens no network port.
uv sync
uv run pytest
uv run ruff check
uv run mypy srcTests that load the real knowledge base run when MCP_APP_SOLVEIT_DATA_PATH is set; otherwise they are skipped and a small fixture knowledge base in tests/fixtures/kb is used.
The Workflow Builder's source is private, so the server carries its own description of the file format (src/mcp_solveit_workflows/model.py). The drift check compares the server's output with the builder's own parser, link encoder and validator at origin/main, the version that is deployed. It needs a builder checkout with node_modules installed:
SOLVEIT_BUILDER_REPO=/path/to/solveit-workflow-builder uv run pytest -m driftIt creates a temporary git worktree of origin/main outside the builder checkout and removes it afterwards. Without SOLVEIT_BUILDER_REPO the drift tests are skipped. Run it before each release, and whenever the builder is released.
Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.
List the weaknesses and mitigations for every technique step, in flow order.
Mirrors the builder's Compile step. Give exactly one of file_path or workflow. By default each step is summarised (weakness count, counts per status, worst status); detail=true adds full weakness and mitigation rows. A mitigation is in place when its selection is Y, or when it has no selection and its implementing technique is on the canvas (not in assessment mode). If the workflow has validation errors, only the errors are returned.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| detail | No | Include every weakness (with ASTM categories) and mitigation row. | |
| workflow | No | A small builder v2 workflow given inline, instead of a file. | |
| file_path | No | Path to a workflow .json file in an allowed directory. |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
No output parameters | ||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations, the description carries the full burden and does well: it discloses the default summarised payload (weakness count, counts per status, worst status), what detail=true adds, the exact rule for when a mitigation counts as in place, and that validation errors suppress all other output. It stops short of stating side effects or that the operation is read-only, which is the remaining gap for an un-annotated tool.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Purpose is front-loaded in the first sentence and every sentence carries information (mutual exclusivity, default vs detail, mitigation rule, error behavior). The mitigation sentence is a dense run-on that costs a little readability, but nothing is wasted.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
An output schema exists, so return structure need not be spelled out, yet the description usefully previews the summarised vs detailed shapes and the error-only case. Combined with the input-argument constraint it covers what an agent needs, with the only omission being safety/side-effect information that annotations would normally carry.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema coverage is 100% so the baseline would be 3, but the description adds real meaning beyond the schema: the mutual-exclusivity constraint ('exactly one of file_path or workflow') is not encoded in the schema, where both default to null, and it explains the mode switch semantics of detail=true and the 'assessment mode' caveat.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The description names a specific verb and resource: list the weaknesses and mitigations for every technique step, in flow order, and it ties itself to the builder's Compile step. It implicitly separates itself from workflow_validate by stating that validation errors short-circuit the output, but it never names a sibling to route the agent explicitly.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
Usage is implied rather than stated: it says 'give exactly one of file_path or workflow' and describes the default vs detail=true mode, from which an agent can infer when each is appropriate. There is no explicit when-to-use-this vs workflow_validate/workflow_inspect guidance or stated prerequisites.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Create a new SOLVE-IT workflow, write it to a JSON file and return the file path and, when it fits, a share link for the Workflow Builder (https://workflows.hargs.co.uk).
Nodes are given with your own keys; edges, selections and zone members refer to those keys, and the result maps each key to the node ID the server assigned. A sub-technique ID can be given directly as a technique: it is stored as its parent technique with the sub-technique as a method. Zones take the keys of their member nodes and are drawn around them. Use decision or fork nodes for branches out of a step. Use workflow_find_techniques to look up DFT IDs.
Layout is computed: direction "down" (the default, as the builder draws) or "right" (left to right, for example for slides). The workflow is checked against the SOLVE-IT knowledge base first; if there are errors nothing is written and the errors are returned. Warnings are returned with the result.
If a link is returned, give it to the user exactly as returned, in full: changing even one character breaks it. The file path, or open_in_browser=true, is the dependable way to open the workflow; offer those, especially when there is no link (large workflows exceed the 8000-character link limit).
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| filename | No | File name inside the output directory (.json added if missing). Defaults to a name made from the title. | |
| workflow | Yes | The workflow to build. | |
| direction | No | Layout direction: "down" (default) or "right" for slides. | down |
| overwrite | No | Replace an existing file of that name even if this server did not write it. Otherwise a numbered name is used. | |
| open_in_browser | No | Also open the workflow in the default browser on this machine. |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
No output parameters | ||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations supplied, the description carries the full burden and delivers well beyond a bare 'create': it discloses that validation happens before writing (nothing written on errors), that warnings are returned, that link characters must not be altered, and the 8000-character link limit. It does not state overwrite behavior or file location, which the schema covers.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Front-loaded with the core action and result, then layered with node-key semantics and output guidance. Dense but every paragraph carries information; the link-character warning is slightly verbose but tied to a real failure mode.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
For a 5-parameter, deeply nested creation tool with an output schema, the description covers the non-obvious parts: key-to-ID mapping, sub-technique handling, zones, validation-before-write, and the practical share-link caveat. Nothing an agent needs to invoke it correctly is missing.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3; the description adds genuine cross-parameter semantics beyond the schema by explaining that user-supplied keys map to server-assigned node IDs, that edges/selections/zone members reference those keys, that sub-technique IDs are stored as a parent technique with a method, and that zones are drawn around member nodes.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The description opens with a specific verb+resource ('Create a new SOLVE-IT workflow') and immediately distinguishes this tool from siblings by naming its full effect: writing a JSON file, returning a file path, and generating a share link. The workflow_find_techniques cross-reference makes the division of labor explicit.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
It directs the agent to workflow_find_techniques for DFT lookups and explains the fallback chain (share link vs file path vs open_in_browser) for opening the workflow. It doesn't explicitly contrast create vs workflow_update, which is the most likely ambiguity among siblings.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Find SOLVE-IT technique IDs (DFT-...), best matches first.
Searches names, synonyms, descriptions, details and example tools. Techniques matching every word come first (matched_all_words), then those matching most. Each match gives the ID, name, parent technique (for a sub-technique), a short description, and its CASE input and output classes, which is usually enough to choose techniques and order them without looking each one up.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | Maximum number of matches to return. | |
| query | Yes | Words to look for, e.g. 'hash verification' or 'remove disk'. Each word is matched separately (imaging also finds image); put a phrase in double quotes to match it whole. |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
No output parameters | ||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations, the description carries the full burden and does well: it discloses which fields are searched (names, synonyms, descriptions, details, example tools) and the ranking rule (matched_all_words first, then most words). It omits auth/rate-limit/error behavior, which is a minor gap for a read-style lookup.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Front-loaded with the core purpose in the first sentence, then search scope and ranking, then return contents. Every sentence is informative, though the final sentence is somewhat long and could be trimmed.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
For a two-parameter lookup with an output schema and full schema coverage, the description supplies the search scope and ranking semantics an agent needs. Nothing critical is missing; only error/auth behavior is unstated, which is acceptable here.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema description coverage is 100%, so both parameters are already documented, including the quoted-phrase and per-word matching rules. The description adds the matched_all_words ranking concept but no extra query syntax or limit behavior beyond the schema.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
States a specific verb (Find) and resource (SOLVE-IT technique IDs, DFT-...) and even names the ranking behavior ('best matches first'). This is clearly distinguishable from siblings like workflow_inspect, workflow_validate, or workflow_create, which operate on workflows rather than techniques.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
The description implies the tool's role as the technique lookup step ('usually enough to choose techniques and order them'), but never states when to prefer it over siblings or when not to use it. Usage is inferable rather than explicit.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Read an existing SOLVE-IT workflow without changing it: its title, layout direction, and every node and connection with their IDs and a short label.
The source is a workflow .json file in an allowed directory (see workflow_status), or a Workflow Builder share link (https://workflows.hargs.co.uk/#~...). Use it before workflow_update to find the node IDs to connect to, change or remove. Labels are text taken from the file, given as data.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| source | Yes | Path to a workflow .json file in an allowed directory, or a Workflow Builder share link https://workflows.hargs.co.uk/#~... |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
No output parameters | ||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations, the description carries the full burden and does most of it: it declares the operation is non-mutating ('without changing it'), names the two accepted source forms, notes the allowed-directory restriction, and adds a prompt-injection guard ('Labels are text taken from the file, given as data'). It omits failure behavior (bad link, file outside allowed dir), which keeps it out of 5 territory.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Three short sentences, front-loaded with the read-only scope and returned fields before moving to source formats and the workflow_update relationship. Every sentence earns its place, though the label-as-data caveat could be tighter.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
An output schema exists, so return values need not be detailed, and the description still summarizes them usefully. Source formats, read-only semantics, and the update follow-up are all covered; only error/edge-case behavior is absent.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema description coverage is 100% and there is a single required parameter, so the baseline is 3. The description mirrors the schema's two accepted formats and adds the pointer to workflow_status for the allowed-directory list, but contributes no extra syntax or validation detail.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
States a specific verb (read), resource (SOLVE-IT workflow), and explicitly enumerates the returned content: title, layout direction, nodes, connections with IDs and labels. The read-only framing plus the enumeration cleanly separates it from workflow_update and workflow_create.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
Gives an explicit sequencing rule ('Use it before workflow_update to find the node IDs to connect to, change or remove') and routes to workflow_status for the allowed-directory question. It does not state when-not to use it (e.g., for new workflows use workflow_create), so it falls short of full alternative coverage.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Report whether the server is ready: knowledge base, output and read directories, limits.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No parameters | |||
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
No output parameters | ||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are provided, so the description carries the full burden. It usefully discloses what is checked (knowledge base, directories, limits) and the word 'Report' implies a read-only operation, but it omits explicit confirmation of no side effects, auth requirements, and failure behavior.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
A single front-loaded sentence: purpose first, then a colon list of the checked subsystems. No redundant restatement of the tool name or schema, and every phrase adds information.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
An output schema exists, so return format need not be explained, and a 0-param read-only status tool is simple. The description states the scope of the readiness check, though it could be slightly more complete about when a degraded result matters.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
The schema defines zero parameters, and the scoring baseline for a 0-param tool is 4. There is no parameter syntax the description could add, and it correctly does not invent any.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
States a specific verb ('Report') and a specific subject ('whether the server is ready'), then itemizes what readiness covers: knowledge base, output/read directories, and limits. This clearly distinguishes it from the workflow_* siblings, which operate on workflows rather than server state.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
The description says what is reported but never states when to call this tool, preconditions, or how it relates to alternatives like workflow_inspect. Any 'check readiness before running workflows' guidance must be inferred entirely by the agent.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Change an existing SOLVE-IT workflow and write the result.
The source is a workflow .json file in an allowed directory (see workflow_status), or a Workflow Builder share link (https://workflows.hargs.co.uk/#~...). If the user has opened or edited the workflow in the builder since it was written, ask them for a fresh export or a share link from the builder's Share button and use that as source, so their edits are not lost.
Operations: add nodes and edges, remove nodes or edges by ID (a removed node's edges, selections, evaluations and provenance go with it, and are reported), set data fields on a node, and set mitigation selections. Existing nodes keep their IDs, positions and data except for fields you set; everything else in the file is kept. New nodes are placed after their predecessors. Nodes are given with your own keys; edges, selections and zone members refer to those keys, and the result maps each key to the node ID the server assigned. A sub-technique ID can be given directly as a technique: it is stored as its parent technique with the sub-technique as a method. Zones take the keys of their member nodes and are drawn around them. Use decision or fork nodes for branches out of a step. Use workflow_find_techniques to look up DFT IDs. New edges, selections and set_data may also refer to existing node IDs; call workflow_inspect first to get node IDs when the workflow came from the builder or an earlier session. Edges cannot connect notes or zones: the builder draws no connection points on them.
Where it is written: a source file inside the output directory is updated in place; a source elsewhere, or a link, gives a new file in the output directory (named by 'filename', else the source file's name, else the title). The result gives the path written, which later updates should use.
If a link is returned, give it to the user exactly as returned, in full: changing even one character breaks it. The file path, or open_in_browser=true, is the dependable way to open the workflow; offer those, especially when there is no link (large workflows exceed the 8000-character link limit).
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| source | Yes | Path to a workflow .json file in an allowed directory, or a Workflow Builder share link https://workflows.hargs.co.uk/#~... | |
| filename | No | File name in the output directory for the result. Leave out to update a file in the output directory in place. | |
| relayout | No | Lay the whole workflow out again instead of only placing new nodes. Use it when adding a zone round existing nodes that are not next to each other, or after large changes. It moves every node, so arrangements made by hand in the builder are lost. Existing zones keep the nodes that lie inside them. | |
| set_data | No | Data fields to set on existing or added nodes. | |
| add_edges | No | Connections to add, between new node keys or existing node IDs. | |
| add_nodes | No | Nodes to add, each with your own key. | |
| direction | No | Direction for placing new nodes. Leave out to keep the workflow's own direction. | |
| overwrite | No | Replace an existing file of the chosen name even if this server did not write it. Otherwise a numbered name is used. | |
| remove_ids | No | IDs of existing nodes or edges to remove. | |
| selections | No | Mitigation selections to set (Y, N or NA) per step and weakness. | |
| open_in_browser | No | Also open the workflow in the default browser on this machine. |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
No output parameters | ||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
With no annotations, the description carries the full burden and does so richly: it discloses the removal cascade (a removed node's edges, selections, evaluations and provenance go with it and are reported), that existing nodes retain IDs/positions/data, that relayout destroys hand-made arrangements, and the exact write semantics (in-place vs new file, overwrite/numbered naming, the 8000-character link limit). This is well beyond what any annotation would provide.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Front-loaded with the core purpose and organized into clear paragraphs (source, operations, write target, link warning). It is long, but for an 11-parameter mutation tool with no annotations nearly every sentence conveys actionable behavior, so it avoids waste while remaining dense.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
An output schema exists, yet the description still covers the parts an agent needs beyond it: what the result path is used for in later updates and how to hand a returned link to the user. Given the tool's complexity and the absence of annotations, nothing material is missing.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema description coverage is 100%, so the baseline is 3, but the description adds cross-parameter meaning the schema does not: the key-to-server-assigned-ID mapping contract, that the source key/file/link choice changes where output lands, the 'filename' naming fallback chain, and relayout's effect on zones. It does not add syntax detail to individual fields, keeping it short of a 5.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
States a specific verb and resource up front ('Change an existing SOLVE-IT workflow and write the result'), clearly distinguishing it from workflow_create (new) and the read-oriented siblings. The agent can identify the operation's scope (mutate + persist) without opening the schema.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
Explicitly routes to alternatives and prerequisites: use workflow_status for allowed directories, workflow_find_techniques for DFT IDs, and workflow_inspect first when the workflow came from the builder or a prior session to obtain node IDs. It also tells the agent when to ask the user for a fresh export or share link so unsaved edits are not lost.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Check a workflow against the Workflow Builder's rules and the SOLVE-IT knowledge base.
Give exactly one of file_path or workflow. Errors mean the builder would mis-render or drop something; warnings mean it opens but something looks wrong. Every finding names the node or edge ID.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| workflow | No | A small builder v2 workflow given inline, instead of a file. | |
| file_path | No | Path to a workflow .json file in an allowed directory. |
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
No output parameters | ||
Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?
No annotations are provided, so the description must carry the behavioral burden, and it does disclose useful traits: the error/warning distinction (errors mean the builder would mis-render or drop something; warnings mean it opens but something looks wrong) and that findings are keyed to node or edge IDs. It does not state explicitly that validation is read-only/non-destructive or note any prerequisites, but the semantics are far beyond a bare 'validate'.
Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.
Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?
Four short sentences, front-loaded with the tool's purpose, then the input constraint, then the error/warning semantics, then the finding format. Every sentence carries distinct information and none is redundant.
Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.
Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?
An output schema exists, so the description needn't explain return values, and it correctly covers purpose, the mutually exclusive input rule, and the meaning of the two finding severities. Given no annotations, it could still say the operation is read-only, but the essentials for correct invocation are present.
Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.
Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?
Schema description coverage is 100%, so a baseline of 3 applies, but the description adds genuinely new information beyond the schema: the two inputs are mutually exclusive ('exactly one of file_path or workflow'), which the schema's default-null properties do not express. It does not add format details for either parameter.
Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.
Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?
The description gives a specific verb and resource ('Check a workflow') and scopes it to the Workflow Builder's rules plus the SOLVE-IT knowledge base. An agent can tell this is a validation tool, but it never names or contrasts itself with siblings like workflow_compile or workflow_inspect, so sibling differentiation is left to inference.
Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.
Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?
The only usage-oriented statement is the input rule ('Give exactly one of file_path or workflow'), which is a constraint rather than guidance on when to validate versus compile or inspect. There is no explicit when-to-use, when-not-to-use, or alternative routing.
Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.
Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
v0.1.0workflow_compileworkflow_createworkflow_find_techniquesworkflow_inspectworkflow_statusworkflow_updateworkflow_validateScored across 7 tools
Each tool targets a distinct lifecycle action: status (server readiness), find_techniques (lookup), create, update, inspect, validate, and compile. The only mild overlap is validate vs. compile, since compile also surfaces validation errors, but the descriptions clearly distinguish structural checking from weakness/mitigation reporting.
All tools share a predictable 'workflow_' prefix, and most follow a verb_noun pattern (find_techniques, create, update, inspect, validate, compile). workflow_status is a noun rather than a verb, a minor deviation but still readable and unambiguous.
Seven tools is well-scoped for a workflow authoring domain, covering discovery, CRUD-ish editing, inspection, validation, and compilation without redundancy or bloat.
The surface covers the full authoring loop: find techniques, create, update (add/remove nodes and edges), inspect, validate, and compile. A dedicated delete/remove-workflow tool is missing, but node/edge removal is handled inside update, so agents can work around it.
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