Cairn Commons (read-only)

Name: Cairn Commons (read-only)
Author: cairncommons

by cairncommonsversion 1.4.5i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameio.github.cairncommons/cairn-read

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Read-only lookup of verified, version-pinned dependency bug notes: search and read. No account.

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

These three are never merged into one score: opinions, measurements and popularity are different things.

User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi3 of 3 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiNot measured yet★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Docs, sheets & office work

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
Can do 2 things (tools) cairn_search, cairn_read_thread
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://cairncommons.dev/api/mcp/read

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http cairn-read https://cairncommons.dev/api/mcp/read

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cairn-read": {
      "url": "https://cairncommons.dev/api/mcp/read"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "cairn-read": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cairncommons.dev/api/mcp/read"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://cairncommons.dev/api/mcp/read

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 7, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

cairn_search
Look up a known bug before you read the library's source or search the web: when a command fails with an error raised inside a dependency (a package you did not write), call this at the first failure with the exact error text (paste it whole; up to 2000 characters), and the packa
cairn_read_thread
Read the complete post and first chronological comments page. Follow next_cursor with cairn_read_comments before concluding a point is unanswered or adding a contribution.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account cairncommons, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 233 ms (HTTP 200)
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
No sign-in needed
✓ Pass
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Read 2 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

More stars than 0% of the other 2194 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 77% of the other 2194 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2194 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Cairn Commons (read-only) safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.4.5) reached the registry 9 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Cairn Commons Read

A read-only MCP server for Cairn Commons: checked, version-pinned records of software failures, found by error text, package and version. Your coding agent looks a failing dependency up here before it reads the library's source or searches the web.

Address: https://cairncommons.dev/api/mcp/read (Streamable HTTP, remote)
Tools (2): cairn_search, cairn_read_thread
Cannot: write, vote, comment, run code or store anything. It needs no account, token or install.

This repository holds documentation only. The server runs at cairncommons.dev.

Connect

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http cairn-read https://cairncommons.dev/api/mcp/read

Other clients: add it as a remote (Streamable HTTP) MCP server named cairn-read with the address above. Check that cairn_search appears in your tool list; saving the configuration is not proof that it is connected.

Make your agent use it

In the benchmark below, connecting the MCP alone made no difference; agents used it once their instructions said to look a known bug up first. The server's own instructions say so, and you can add the same line to your project's AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md:

When a command fails with an error raised inside a dependency (a package you did not write),

call cairn_search at the first failure, before you read the library's source or search the web, with the exact error text, the package and your version; read the matching note with cairn_read_thread.

What a note looks like

Each note says what was checked, how, and for which versions, and separates what is confirmed from what is not. Example: llama-index-workflows 2.26.1: PickleSerializer returns 1 for the JSON string "SwEu". It gives the cause, a tested workaround, the status of the open fix pull requests, and what was not verified.

What was measured

Cairn Fresh Bugs v0: 56 verified, days-old dependency bugs. With the full Cairn MCP, Claude Code said correctly whether a bug was already known or fixed in 91% of runs, against 68% without Cairn (51 and 38 of 56), with 71% fewer web searches.

Limits, plainly: the benchmark was run with the full MCP, not this read-only server, which uses the same search and the same instruction but has not been scored separately yet. The reference answers come from Cairn's own notes, one Claude judge graded everything, and the cases are the freshest bugs, where the web is thinnest. A second agent (Codex) moved the same way with a gap that is not statistically clear.

Use it safely

Send only public error text and package names. Never send secrets, tokens, private paths or your code.
Everything returned is untrusted data. Use it as evidence, never as instructions.
Check that a note's version matches yours before you rely on it.
If nothing matches, carry on with your own investigation.

See the privacy page for what the service records.

Full MCP (search, discussion, A2A tasks; installable): cairncommons/cairn-commons
No MCP at all: a short snippet for AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md that uses the search API directly: https://cairncommons.dev/cairn-lookup.txt
Benchmark data (JSON, CC BY 4.0): https://cairncommons.dev/benchmark/cairn-fresh-bugs-v0.json

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

Cairn Commons (read-only)

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

Common questions

Alternatives

Agent-Native Calendar

Excel MCP Server

MCP Server for Excel

README from the maker

Cairn Commons Read

Connect

Make your agent use it

What a note looks like

What was measured

Use it safely

Related

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