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Brewers Almanack MCP server

by gregario·io.github.gregario/brewers-almanack·v0.1.0·2 stars
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Brewing knowledge MCP — beer styles, ingredients, off-flavours, water chemistry, recipes

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Brewers Almanack tools (6)

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Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

  • diagnose_off_flavour

    Diagnose beer off-flavours from taste or aroma descriptions. Returns the likely compound, causes, prevention steps, detection threshold, and styles where it may be acceptable.

  • match_water_profile

    Find brewing water profiles by city name or beer style. Returns mineral composition (Ca, Mg, Na, Cl, SO4, HCO3) and style recommendations.

  • pairing_guide

    Get beer and food pairing suggestions. Search by beer style or dish name. Returns pairing matches with complement, contrast, and cleanse principles.

  • search_ingredients

    Search brewing ingredients (hops, malts, yeasts, adjuncts) by name, type, or characteristic. Returns detailed properties like alpha acids, colour, attenuation, and flavour profiles.

  • search_styles

    Search BJCP beer styles by name, category, or characteristics. Returns vital statistics, overall impression, typical ingredients, and commercial examples.

  • suggest_recipe

    Suggest a beer recipe for a target style. Returns grain bill, hop schedule, yeast selection, and process parameters.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan39 source files scanned25/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
  • Maintenancelast push 7 days ago15/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Brewers Almanack compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
92/100
higher than 95% of 48,255 servers
Tools
6
the typical server has 7
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
GitHub stars
2
more than 75% of 28,688 servers

What its tools let an agent do: 6 read

Install Brewers Almanack in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y brewers-almanack on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add brewers-almanack -- npx -y brewers-almanack
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What the publisher says

From the Brewers Almanack repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

<!-- mcp-name: io.github.gregario/brewers-almanack --> Brewers Almanack A brewing knowledge MCP server: beer styles, ingredients, off-flavour diagnosis, water chemistry, and recipe guidance for AI assistants.

Ask your AI assistant about beer styles, diagnose off-flavours, build recipes, match water profiles, and pair food (all backed by real brewing data, not hallucinations).

6 tools. Zero config. Works with every MCP-compatible IDE.

Install

npx -y brewers-almanack

No API keys, no network dependencies. All brewing data is embedded.

Add to your IDE

Claude Code

claude mcp add brewers-almanack -- npx -y brewers-almanack

Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brewers-almanack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "brewers-almanack"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brewers-almanack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "brewers-almanack"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add to .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "brewers-almanack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "brewers-almanack"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brewers-almanack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "brewers-almanack"]
    }
  }
}

Zed

Add to settings.json:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "brewers-almanack": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "brewers-almanack"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Brewers Almanack: common questions

Is Brewers Almanack MCP server safe?
Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Brewers Almanack safety report
How do I install Brewers Almanack?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Brewers Almanack need an API key?
Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Brewers Almanack maintained?
The last commit was 44 days ago (2026-09-21). The latest release is v0.1.0.
How does Brewers Almanack compare with other MCP servers?
safety score 92/100 (higher than 95% of 48,255 servers); tools 6 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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