MCP server for the Fail Modes taxonomy — a knowledge base of AI system failure modes
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Retrieve the full structured record for a single failure mode by its ID slug (e.g. 'citation-hallucination', 'sycophancy').
The failure mode ID slug, e.g. 'citation-hallucination'
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Retrieve the full structured record for a single failure mode by its ID slug (e.g. 'citation-hallucination', 'sycophancy').
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id* |
| string |
| The failure mode ID slug, e.g. 'citation-hallucination' |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The failure mode ID slug, e.g. 'citation-hallucination'"
}
}
}List all taxonomy categories with their IDs, names, descriptions, and mode counts.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {}
}List failure modes, optionally filtered to a single category by category ID.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| category | string | Optional category ID to filter by, e.g. 'factuality'. Omit to list all modes. |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"properties": {
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional category ID to filter by, e.g. 'factuality'. Omit to list all modes."
}
}
}Search the Fail Modes taxonomy by symptom text or keyword phrase. Returns ranked matches with id, name, category, and matched context.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| symptom* | string | Symptom phrase or keyword to search for, e.g. 'made up a citation' or 'refused to help after pushback' |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"required": [
"symptom"
],
"properties": {
"symptom": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Symptom phrase or keyword to search for, e.g. 'made up a citation' or 'refused to help after pushback'"
}
}
}