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io.github.cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server (io.github.cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server@0.2.7)

Io.github.cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server, an offline observational astronomy tool providing positions, rise/set times, moon phases, eclipses, and seasons, released version 0.2.7 to the official MCP registry on 2026-08-18. The server, distributed as @cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server on npm and as a hosted remote over streamable-http, declares 8 environment variables and passed a semantic screen with no manipulation pattern found, though a deterministic conformance probe has not yet been run.

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io.github.cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server (io.github.cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server@0.2.7)
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Offline observational astronomy: positions, rise/set, moon phases, eclipses, and seasons.

The current version, v0.2.7, was published to the official MCP registry on 2026-08-18. It is distributed as @cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server on npm and as a hosted remote over streamable-http, filed under Other by this index, and declares 8 environment variables. Removals and unreachable sources are measured across every server this index tracks, contract drift across the servers that answer in consecutive snapshots; the index's current counts put this record in context.

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Semantic screen found no manipulation pattern in the description. Conformance probe not yet run.

mcpindex.integrity.description

passINFOevidence“No malicious instructions found”via static_description

    • Semantic screen only - the deterministic conformance probe has not run on this server
    • Confidence is reported but not yet calibrated (v1)
    • Screen reads the tool description, not the live behavior
    • advisory
    • registry description only no input schema
    • screen model 8b
    • Still current: the description we screened is unchanged, re-checked against the registry
    • The registry listing (version, packages, links) changed after this screen ran - the description we assessed did not

Semantic screen: an LLM judge reads the tool description for hidden instructions (status PARTIAL). A pass means the description is not lying, not that the tool is safe: a high-capability tool with an honest description still warrants caution. The deterministic conformance probe has not been run on this server yet, so the screen here is semantic-only. Posture: advisory. Confidences are reported but not yet calibrated (calibrated=false at v1). Full verdict history is not shown on this page.

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That verdict was true at screening time (snapshot 2026-08-18). #

Contracts can change after screening, with no version bump. The gate pins io.github.cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server’s tool contracts on first sight and holds any silent change before your agent acts - the check that keeps being true on Tuesday.

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Related: how to trust an MCP server · screen before install · silent contract drift

People vet a server before wiring it in. One line on your project site or docs answers that with an independent record: screening verdict, registry provenance, contract drift history. It stays current as new screens and drift events land.

[Independent trust record for io.github.cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server](https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-cyanheads-astronomy-mcp-server) - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring.
<a href="https://mcpindex.ai/server/io-github-cyanheads-astronomy-mcp-server">Independent trust record for io.github.cyanheads/astronomy-mcp-server</a> - screening verdict, registry provenance, and contract drift monitoring.

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MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

ASTRONOMY_ENABLE_HORIZONS

Register the astronomy_get_ephemeris tool, which fetches small-body and spacecraft ephemerides from JPL Horizons. Off by default; the core is keyless and offline.

ASTRONOMY_ENABLE_SATELLITES

Register the astronomy_get_satellite_passes tool, which predicts visible satellite passes from CelesTrak GP element sets propagated with SGP4. Off by default.

ASTRONOMY_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE

Fallback IANA timezone for observer-local output when a tool call omits timezone. Unset means UTC-only output.

MCP_HTTP_HOST

The hostname for the HTTP server.

MCP_HTTP_PORT

The port to run the HTTP server on.

MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH

The endpoint path for the MCP server.

MCP_AUTH_MODE

Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.

MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').

ASTRONOMY_ENABLE_HORIZONS

Register the astronomy_get_ephemeris tool, which fetches small-body and spacecraft ephemerides from JPL Horizons. Off by default; the core is keyless and offline.

ASTRONOMY_ENABLE_SATELLITES

Register the astronomy_get_satellite_passes tool, which predicts visible satellite passes from CelesTrak GP element sets propagated with SGP4. Off by default.

ASTRONOMY_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE

Fallback IANA timezone for observer-local output when a tool call omits timezone. Unset means UTC-only output.

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