axuse
Capped at 70: core tools not tested (only setup or self-check calls passed); the tests add up to 93. Why scores are capped
Test points add up to 93; the score is capped at 70 until a tool call passes. Not a quality or security rating. Methodology
Test points before the cap (93/100)
- Install20/20
- Handshake30/30
- Maintenance25/25
- Docs15/15
- License3/10
Git-only (pinned)
Git-only (pinned): installed from GitHub commit c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52 (npx -y github:ctoldigital/axuse#<sha>), install scripts off. Initialize and tools/list worked (33 tools). Real calls (no credentials, no browser installed): ax_plugins returned the plugin list (none loaded) and ax_tabs returned an empty tab list. Browser and desktop tools (ax_open, ax_click, ax_desktop_*) were not called: they need Chrome (the repo's own `install-browser` downloads Chrome for Testing, which we did not run) or a desktop session. License is PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 (package.json; GitHub reports NOASSERTION), not an open-source license. Not listed on Glama when tested. Score capped at 70 (setup and self-check calls do not count as a tested tool): the two calls that passed (ax_plugins, ax_tabs) only report the server's own state; core tools not tested (opening and reading a page needs Chrome, which we did not install).
Tool-call test (2026-11-09, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): self-check only. 2 of 2 read-only calls passed. Browser/desktop tools not called (need Chrome or a desktop session). Setup/self-check calls only: core tools not tested. Evidence: local test run, Nov 9, 2026.
Transport (tested 2026-11-09): stdio
Tested version: 0.1.0 (commit c7f2fa4) · tested 2026-11-09
Token cost (estimate): approx. 5969 tokens, cl100k estimate (33 tools, measured 2026-11-11, SHA c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52). This is an estimate from our testing of the tool names, descriptions and input schemas, counted with cl100k_base.
Permissions: 5 read, 2 write (state-changing), 26 unclassified · Auth: none · Rate limit: unknown · Pricing unit: unknown
Auth: none. Rate limit: unknown. Pricing unit: unknown.
ax_click— unclassifiedax_close— unclassifiedax_desktop_activate— unclassifiedax_desktop_click— unclassifiedax_desktop_drag— unclassifiedax_desktop_press— unclassifiedax_desktop_screen_info— readax_desktop_screenshot— unclassifiedax_desktop_scroll— unclassifiedax_desktop_type— readax_desktop_windows— unclassifiedax_dialog— unclassifiedax_drag— unclassifiedax_element_info— readax_evaluate— unclassifiedax_events— unclassifiedax_fill— unclassifiedax_go— unclassifiedax_hover— unclassifiedax_navigate— readax_observe— write (state-changing)ax_open— unclassifiedax_open_many— unclassifiedax_plugins— unclassifiedax_press— unclassifiedax_screenshot— unclassifiedax_scroll— unclassifiedax_select— unclassifiedax_solve_captcha— unclassifiedax_tabs— unclassifiedax_type— readax_upload— write (state-changing)ax_wait_for— unclassified
handshake and tools listed without a recorded key or OAuth
Score 70/100 · Tools 33 · Token cost approx. 5,969 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-09 · Version tested c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52 · Package axuse · Repo ctoldigital/axuse
Summary: axuse completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 33 tools.
Evidence summary
- Handshake
- pass
- Tools listed
- 33
- Context cost
- approx. 5969 tokens, cl100k estimate (33 tools, measured 2026-11-11, SHA c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52; an estimate) ranking · add up your servers' context cost
- API key
- No key to connect (handshake passed)
- Tested
- 2026-11-09
Test results
| Test | Result | Points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| install | pass | 20 | npx -y github:ctoldigital/axuse#c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52 (git install pinned to commit c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52, Node 20 / Python venv, Linux, scrubbed env) succeeded in 2s; installed package resolves to the pinned SHA (git+ssh://git@github.com/ctoldigital/axuse.git#c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52). |
| handshake | pass | 30 | MCP initialize + tools/list over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 33 tools listed in 0.1s. |
| maintenance | pass | 25 | Pinned commit c7f2fa4 dated 2026-11-03 (https://api.github.com/repos/ctoldigital/axuse/commits/c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52), 5 days before test; 803 GitHub stars. |
| docs | pass | 15 | README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; mcpServers config example present. Check of the package's own README (README.md at pinned commit c7f2fa4 (raw.githubusercontent.com)). |
| license | partial | 3 | License not machine-detected as OSI (PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0). |
Local-model readiness
Token cost (estimate): approx. 5969 tokens, cl100k estimate for 33 tools · about 73% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).
Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.
Not tested
Small-model task runs: Not yet tested.
What we tested and what we didn't
Tested on 2026-11-09
- Install from the registry
- We connected with no credentials and asked for its tool list: it listed 33 tools (Method details: MCP
initializethentools/list) - Maintenance signals (last push, archived/deprecated status)
- Docs (README length, install and config example)
- License (OSI-approved or not)
- Token cost (estimate)
Not tested
- Security: not audited (no code review, no permission or data-flow analysis)
- Real tasks (no functional task runs yet)
- Behaviour with real credentials or a real account
- Performance, rate limits or load
- Correctness of results beyond the listed tasks
Methodology: how we test. A high score means it installs and responds, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.
Known security issues
Checked on 2026-11-10 for version c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52 against GitHub repository advisories. Scope: the package itself; dependencies not scanned.
No published advisories found in OSV and GitHub advisories for github.com/ctoldigital/axuse c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52 as of 2026-11-10. This is not a security audit.
Monthly roundup: MCP security issues, October 2026.
Tool list changes
Unchanged since the previous snapshot (latest 2026-11-11).
Snapshot hash (fingerprint of the tool list)
8b4a8e963f51: SHA-256 of the canonical tool names, descriptions and input schemas. If it changes, the tool list changed.
Raw test record (JSON)
{
"name": "axuse",
"version": "c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52",
"registry": "git",
"status": "working",
"tested": "2026-11-09",
"tools_count": 33,
"deprecated": false,
"archived": false,
"tests": {
"install": [
"pass",
20,
"`npx -y github:ctoldigital/axuse#c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52` (git install pinned to commit c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52, Node 20 / Python venv, Linux, scrubbed env) succeeded in 2s; installed package resolves to the pinned SHA (git+ssh://git@github.com/ctoldigital/axuse.git#c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52)."
],
"handshake": [
"pass",
30,
"MCP `initialize` + `tools/list` over stdio succeeded with no credentials; 33 tools listed in 0.1s."
],
"maintenance": [
"pass",
25,
"Pinned commit c7f2fa4 dated 2026-11-03 (https://api.github.com/repos/ctoldigital/axuse/commits/c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52), 5 days before test; 803 GitHub stars."
],
"docs": [
"pass",
15,
"README over 3,000 chars; install instructions present; `mcpServers` config example present. Check of the package's own README (README.md at pinned commit c7f2fa4 (raw.githubusercontent.com))."
],
"license": [
"partial",
3,
"License not machine-detected as OSI (PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0)."
]
}
}Install
npx -y github:ctoldigital/axuse#c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52
Tools listed
ax_click, ax_close, ax_desktop_activate, ax_desktop_click, ax_desktop_drag, ax_desktop_press, ax_desktop_screen_info, ax_desktop_screenshot, ax_desktop_scroll, ax_desktop_type, ax_desktop_windows, ax_dialog, ax_drag, ax_element_info, ax_evaluate, ax_events, ax_fill, ax_go, ax_hover, ax_navigate, ax_observe, ax_open, ax_open_many, ax_plugins, ax_press, ax_screenshot, ax_scroll, ax_select, ax_solve_captcha, ax_tabs, ax_type, ax_upload, ax_wait_for
Tool history: captured Nov 11, 2026. All tool history.
Quick config
{
"mcpServers": {
"axuse": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"github:ctoldigital/axuse#c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.
Setup
- Install. Run
npx -y github:ctoldigital/axuse#c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52(git install pinned to commit c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52). This is the exact command we ran on 2026-11-09. - Configure. Add the mcpServers entry below to your MCP client config.
- Verify. Restart the client and check that tools/list returns tools (33 in our test).
{
"mcpServers": {
"axuse": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"github:ctoldigital/axuse#c7f2fa4c5ef04fc899d0bdf91cf90f3ade8d8f52",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Test history
- 2026-11-09: New
FAQ
Is axuse deprecated?
No. axuse was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-09.
What replaces axuse?
Nothing; axuse is not deprecated as of 2026-11-09.
Does axuse need an API key?
No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 33 tools.
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