io.github.elyngved/failmodes

failmodes-mcp

MCP server for the Fail Modes taxonomy — a knowledge base of AI system failure modes

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "failmodes": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "failmodes-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.elyngved/failmodes does

MCP server for the Fail Modes taxonomy — a machine-readable knowledge base of AI system failure modes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.elyngved/failmodes safe to use?: io.github.elyngved/failmodes has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.elyngved/failmodes?: io.github.elyngved/failmodes supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with io.github.elyngved/failmodes?: io.github.elyngved/failmodes is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is io.github.elyngved/failmodes actively maintained?: io.github.elyngved/failmodes is actively maintained — last commit was 15 days ago.

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Tools

Tool

Description

search_failure_modes

Search by symptom text or keyword phrase. Returns ranked matches.

get_failure_mode

Retrieve the full structured record for a failure mode by ID slug.

list_categories

List all taxonomy categories with descriptions and mode counts.

list_modes

List all modes, optionally filtered by category ID.

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{ "mcpServers": { "failmodes": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "failmodes-mcp"] } } }

Cursor / VS Code

Add to your MCP settings file:

{ "mcpServers": { "failmodes": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "failmodes-mcp"] } } }

Remote (no install required)

A hosted Streamable HTTP version is also available — no npm package needed:

{ "mcpServers": { "failmodes": { "url": "https://www.failmodes.com/api/mcp" } } }

How It Works

On first tool call, the server fetches current taxonomy data from failmodes.com and caches it in memory for the duration of the session. Requires internet access.

The stdio transport makes this compatible with any MCP client that supports running local processes (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.).

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.elyngved/failmodes safe to use?

io.github.elyngved/failmodes has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install io.github.elyngved/failmodes?

io.github.elyngved/failmodes supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with io.github.elyngved/failmodes?

io.github.elyngved/failmodes is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is io.github.elyngved/failmodes actively maintained?

io.github.elyngved/failmodes is actively maintained — last commit was 15 days ago.

failmodes-mcp

MCP server for the Fail Modes taxonomy — a machine-readable knowledge base of AI system failure modes.

Provides four tools over 100+ canonical failure mode records spanning factuality, alignment, planning, code generation, instruction following, and more.

Tools

Tool	Description
`search_failure_modes`	Search by symptom text or keyword phrase. Returns ranked matches.
`get_failure_mode`	Retrieve the full structured record for a failure mode by ID slug.
`list_categories`	List all taxonomy categories with descriptions and mode counts.
`list_modes`	List all modes, optionally filtered by category ID.

Quick Start

No installation required — run directly with npx:

npx failmodes-mcp

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "failmodes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "failmodes-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor / VS Code

Add to your MCP settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "failmodes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "failmodes-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Remote (no install required)

A hosted Streamable HTTP version is also available — no npm package needed:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "failmodes": {
      "url": "https://www.failmodes.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

How It Works

On first tool call, the server fetches current taxonomy data from failmodes.com and caches it in memory for the duration of the session. Requires internet access.

The stdio transport makes this compatible with any MCP client that supports running local processes (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.).

License

MIT

io.github.elyngved/failmodes

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io.github.elyngved/failmodes

Install in your client

What io.github.elyngved/failmodes does

Test This Server

failmodes-mcp

Tools

Quick Start

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Cursor / VS Code

Remote (no install required)

How It Works

Links

License

Why this score

27/100across 5 weighted dimensions

Security

Reviews

Frequently Asked Questions

Similar servers

Discussion

failmodes-mcp

Tools

Quick Start

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Cursor / VS Code

Remote (no install required)

How It Works

Links

License