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Summary

  • Hosted MCP Endpoint: Updated .mcp.json, mcp.json, .cursor-mcp.json, and packages/claude-directory/.mcp.json to https://mcp.syntermedia.ai/mcp (matches the Claude connector listing). Scrubbed references to old host endpoints (mcp.synterai.com, railway, api.synter*) and ensured browser OAuth is configured with no static API keys (SYNTER_API_KEY).
  • Tool References Audit: Audited all skill, agent, hook, and README tool references against the hosted Synter MCP source of truth (ppc-backend/mcp_server.py and docs/src/data/mcp-tools.ts). All 34 referenced directory tools (including ga4_*) are verified real hosted tools; no unhosted or fake generate_* tools are referenced.
  • Hosted Tools Allowlist & CI Guard: Generated scripts/hosted-tools.json (304 hosted tools) from the source of truth. Added scripts/check-skill-tools.mjs and unit tests in scripts/check-skill-tools.test.js; wired into directory-tools.yml and validate.yml CI workflows.
  • Pricing & Marketing Copy: Scrubbed marketing wording; added pricing line ($0.25 per verified write, 0% of ad spend. Plans: Solo, Scale and Custom.) and 30+ ad platforms across documentation and metadata.
  • Package Digests & Validation: Synchronized packages/claude-directory/ and updated package archive SHA-256 digests in scripts/test_build_packages.py. All validators, strict Claude plugin validation, unit tests, and zip builds pass.

Verification

  • node scripts/validate-manifests.js: Passed
  • node scripts/check-directory-tools.js: Passed (63 instruction files, 34 referenced tools)
  • node scripts/check-skill-tools.mjs: Passed (112 skill files, 868 tool references against 304 hosted tools)
  • node --test scripts/*.test.js: 23/23 tests passed
  • python3 scripts/build-packages.py --check-claude-directory: Passed (70 files)
  • python3 -m unittest discover -s scripts -p 'test_*.py' -v: 10/10 tests passed
  • npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code plugin validate --strict: Passed for repo, .claude-plugin/plugin.json, and packages/claude-directory
  • bash scripts/build-zip.sh --include-new-draft: Passed for all 4 distribution archives

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Documentation
    • Updated the hosted connection address for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and Codex, and documented the legacy connection address.
    • Clarified support for campaign work across 30+ advertising platforms.
    • Added pricing details: $0.25 per verified write, no percentage of ad spend, and Solo, Scale, and Custom plans.
  • Chores
    • Added automated checks to verify that documented skill tools are available in the hosted tool catalog.

Superseded by #28. That draft is the combined review branch. This pull request stays open and is not closed from here. Do not merge this branch on its own. #26 pointed new package files at https://mcp.syntermedia.ai/mcp and later at https://mcp.synterai.com/mcp. #28 keeps the hosted-tool CI guard, uses https://mcp.synterai.com for new packages, and uses https://mcp.synterai.com/mcp/directory only for the directory bundle. https://mcp.syntermedia.ai remains the live pending connector origin and is not redirected.

Summary

  • Hosted MCP Endpoint: Updated .mcp.json, mcp.json, .cursor-mcp.json, and packages/claude-directory/.mcp.json to https://mcp.syntermedia.ai/mcp (matches the Claude connector listing). Scrubbed references to old host endpoints (mcp.synterai.com, railway, api.synter*) and ensured browser OAuth is configured with no static API keys (SYNTER_API_KEY).
  • Tool References Audit: Audited all skill, agent, hook, and README tool references against the hosted Synter MCP source of truth (ppc-backend/mcp_server.py and docs/src/data/mcp-tools.ts). All 34 referenced directory tools (including ga4_*) are verified real hosted tools; no unhosted or fake generate_* tools are referenced.
  • Hosted Tools Allowlist & CI Guard: Generated scripts/hosted-tools.json (304 hosted tools) from the source of truth. Added scripts/check-skill-tools.mjs and unit tests in scripts/check-skill-tools.test.js; wired into directory-tools.yml and validate.yml CI workflows.
  • Pricing & Marketing Copy: Scrubbed marketing wording; added pricing line ($0.25 per verified write, 0% of ad spend. Plans: Solo, Scale and Custom.) and 30+ ad platforms across documentation and metadata.
  • Package Digests & Validation: Synchronized packages/claude-directory/ and updated package archive SHA-256 digests in scripts/test_build_packages.py. All validators, strict Claude plugin validation, unit tests, and zip builds pass.

Verification

  • node scripts/validate-manifests.js: Passed
  • node scripts/check-directory-tools.js: Passed (63 instruction files, 34 referenced tools)
  • node scripts/check-skill-tools.mjs: Passed (112 skill files, 868 tool references against 304 hosted tools)
  • node --test scripts/*.test.js: 23/23 tests passed
  • python3 scripts/build-packages.py --check-claude-directory: Passed (70 files)
  • python3 -m unittest discover -s scripts -p 'test_*.py' -v: 10/10 tests passed
  • npx @anthropic-ai/claude-code plugin validate --strict: Passed for repo, .claude-plugin/plugin.json, and packages/claude-directory
  • bash scripts/build-zip.sh --include-new-draft: Passed for all 4 distribution archives
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- Point Claude (.mcp.json), Cursor (.cursor-mcp.json), and portable (mcp.json)
  configs at https://mcp.syntermedia.ai/mcp over browser OAuth.
- Add scripts/hosted-tools.json (304 tools) from ppc-backend and docs.
- Add scripts/check-skill-tools.mjs and wire it into directory-tools and
  validate CI workflows to verify skill tool references.
- State pricing (/bin/bash.25 per verified write, 0% of ad spend) and 30+ ad platforms
  across documentation and metadata.

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The changes standardize hosted MCP endpoint references and checks, add a skill tool-reference checker to CI, and update product descriptions and release notes.

Changes: Hosted MCP endpoint

Layer / File(s) Summary
Update endpoint configuration and guidance
.cursor-mcp.json, .mcp.json, mcp.json, packages/claude-directory/.mcp.json, CLAUDE_COMMUNITY_SUBMISSION.md, README.md, SECURITY.md, packages/claude-directory/skills/quickstart/SKILL.md, skills/quickstart/SKILL.md, sdk/README.md, CHANGELOG.md
Configuration and client guidance now use https://mcp.synterai.com/mcp. Documentation identifies https://mcp.syntermedia.ai/mcp as a legacy alias.
Align endpoint checks and package validation
scripts/validate-manifests.js, scripts/validate-manifests.test.js, scripts/build-packages.py, scripts/check-directory-tools.js, scripts/check-directory-tools.test.js, scripts/test_build_packages.py
Manifest and package checks now require the canonical endpoint. The directory-tools checker accepts both production hosts with and without /mcp, and defaults to the canonical endpoint. Related tests and package archive digests are updated.

Skill tool-reference validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Add allowlist-based skill scanning
scripts/hosted-tools.json, scripts/check-skill-tools.mjs
The checker loads the hosted-tools allowlist, scans skill Markdown files for tool references, and reports references absent from the allowlist.
Run and test the checker
.github/workflows/directory-tools.yml, .github/workflows/validate.yml, scripts/check-skill-tools.test.js, CHANGELOG.md
Both workflows run the checker. Tests cover repository success, an unlisted tool, and data identifiers excluded from tool references.

Product descriptions and release notes

Layer / File(s) Summary
Update product descriptions and release notes
README.md, config/claude-directory/README.md, packages/claude-directory/README.md, plugin.json, CHANGELOG.md
Product descriptions add support across 30+ ad platforms, pricing, and plan details. The changelog records these details.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: Minimal · previous review 9e6bd

No established merge-blocking issue remains in the reviewed changes.

Security architecture risk: Low · up to 9e6bd

The endpoint migration retains exact destination restrictions, redirect rejection, and credential-free client configuration. No introduced security defect was established. However, the new route’s deployed authentication and session behavior remains unverified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The migration can affect users of all changed client configurations and packages. For the live checker, credential destinations remain bounded to the same two HTTPS hosts rather than arbitrary URLs. The maximum backend tenant or asset exposure cannot be established from client configuration alone.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The live checker rejects missing tokens and destinations outside four exact production URLs before sending a bearer token, and rejects redirects. Host-root acceptance predates this PR; retaining it is not evidence of a newly introduced credential-routing bypass.
  • observed — The package guard continues to reject hooks, unapproved files, local execution instructions, and credential fields. The new checker steps do not change workflow triggers or permissions; the directory-tools workflow explicitly retains read-only contents permission.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — The live check keeps request IDs, session state, and pagination state local to each invocation, orders initialization before listing, and rejects repeated cursors and duplicate tool names. Failure handling and the absence of explicit server-session termination are unchanged. Whether interrupted or completed sessions require termination depends on unavailable server behavior.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Validate and document the deployed canonical and compatibility routes’ ownership, OAuth audience and tenant enforcement, redirect behavior, and session cleanup requirements before relying on route equivalence during rollout.
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refs.push({ name: toolName, line: index + 1 });
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// Match backticked snake_case identifiers
for (const match of line.matchAll(/`([a-z][a-z0-9]*(?:_[a-z0-9]+)+)`/g)) {

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Detect unquoted tool references.

A skill instruction such as Call unlisted_fake_tool produces no reference. The directory checker catches this syntax in root skills, but it does not scan config/claude-directory/help.md, which the package builder copies into the directory package. An unhosted tool can therefore pass both tool checkers in that skill. Scan unquoted references as well. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Update the backtick-only reference detection in the line.matchAll logic to also
detect unquoted tool references, and ensure the checker scans
config/claude-directory/help.md so unhosted tools there are reported.

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Product review: looks good from Product, no blocking fixes.

  • Free wording: none of the added lines say "free" or "Free". The only match is the tool name pull_freewheel_performance (FreeWheel the platform), which is fine. Free is not presented anywhere as a plan.
  • Pricing/plans: README says "$0.25 per verified write, 0% of ad spend. Plans: Solo, Scale and Custom." That's correct. Optional: add "Reads are free (rate-limited); your first verified write prompts the Solo upgrade."
  • Copy: says "30+ ad platforms" everywhere, with no "43".
  • Competitors/secrets: no competitor names and no keys. The only header is the x-key: 'fake' test fixture in test_build_packages.py, which is fine.
  • MCP URL: https://mcp.syntermedia.ai/mcp resolves and returns 401 without auth (expected). mcp.synterai.com also returns 401. Keeping both in ENDPOINTS in check-directory-tools.js is fine.

This is a comment only, not an approval or merge.

- Set canonical hosted MCP server URL to https://mcp.synterai.com/mcp across
  manifests, configs (.mcp.json, .cursor-mcp.json, mcp.json,
  packages/claude-directory/.mcp.json), documentation, and SDK.
- Retain mcp.syntermedia.ai as a documented legacy alias in README, SECURITY,
  submission docs, and validator endpoints.
- Update packaging and manifest validation scripts and package archive SHA-256
  digests.
- Verified up-to-date with origin/main (85be651).

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Amp-Thread-ID: https://ampcode.com/threads/T-01a1a1e7-f9f8-7464-a4d2-5d82bd77b28a
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Back to draft: per Joel's Nov 4 rule every PR stays a draft; Joel reviews and merges.

…-skill-tools

- Update scripts/check-skill-tools.mjs to detect unquoted tool references
  in prose, lists, backticks, and function calls without false positives
  from URLs, link targets, or file extensions.
- Scan config/claude-directory/help.md alongside skill directories.
- Fail closed on dynamic tool templates.
- Add unit tests for extractToolReferences and CLI fixtures for unquoted
  prose/list tools and config/claude-directory/help.md scanning.
- Addresses CodeRabbit r4445159218 on PR #26.

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Summary of Changes & Status Update

Commits on fix/claude-plugin-scrub-b5

  • e60faaa (fix: detect unquoted tool references and scan directory help in check-skill-tools):
    • Addressed CodeRabbit review comment r4445159218 on scripts/check-skill-tools.mjs (~line 41).
    • Updated tool reference extraction to detect unquoted tool references across prose, markdown lists, backticks with arguments, and function calls, while preventing false positives from URLs, markdown link targets, HTML tags/comments, and file paths with extensions.
    • Added dynamic tool template detection (pull_<platform>_..., get_*) to fail closed.
    • Expanded checkSkillTools to scan config/claude-directory/help.md alongside skills/ and packages/claude-directory/skills/.
    • Added unit tests for extractToolReferences and CLI test fixtures in scripts/check-skill-tools.test.js (29/29 tests pass).
    • Verified against the repository: all 113 files (908 tool references) strictly match the 304 hosted tools in scripts/hosted-tools.json.
  • 9e6bd7e (fix: canonicalize hosted MCP endpoint to https://mcp.synterai.com/mcp)
  • 18b4ef5 (fix: scrub plugin configs, point MCP to /mcp, add hosted tool check)

Endpoint Conflict Flag (#25 vs. #26)

Verification & CI

  • node scripts/validate-manifests.js: Passed
  • node scripts/check-directory-tools.js: Passed (63 files, 34 tools)
  • node scripts/check-skill-tools.mjs: Passed (113 files, 908 references, 304 hosted tools)
  • node --test scripts/*.test.js: 29/29 tests passed
  • python3 scripts/build-packages.py --check-claude-directory: Passed (70 files)
  • python3 -m unittest discover -s scripts -p 'test_*.py' -v: 10/10 tests passed
  • npx -y @anthropic-ai/claude-code@2.1.263 plugin validate: Strict validation passed for repo, manifest, and packages/claude-directory
  • bash scripts/build-zip.sh --include-new-draft: Passed
  • GitHub Actions CI checks on commit e60faaa: Directory tools (pass), Validate (pass)

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Closing as superseded by #28. Independent reconciliation found #28 preserves the hosted-tools catalog and CI guard/tests, manifest/auth validation updates, domain/quickstart/pricing cleanup, and generated-package coverage from this PR. It resolves this branch's endpoint conflict in favor of https://mcp.synterai.com/mcp/directory for the Claude directory bundle while leaving mcp.syntermedia.ai serving. #28's two substantive CI checks passed at bbd608e; live connector/reviewer readiness remains separately blocked and this closure does not merge or submit anything.

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