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Analyze text readability (Flesch, SMOG, ARI, grade level) via mcp-readability (npx) — one tool, pure in-process
intentScore any text for reading difficulty — compute Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, SMOG Index, and Automated Readability Index, infer school grade level and target audience, count words/sentences/syllables, and suggest improvements (long sentences, complex words) —constraints
no-authcredential-freestdio transportnpm package1 toolpure in-process (no external API)sub-50ms latency
Agent task: "Is this blog post too complex for a general audience?" — needs readability metrics before publishing content, documentation, or marketing copy.
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Recipe: Analyze text readability via mcp-readability
Install & launch:
npm install mcp-readability
# Entry: node_modules/mcp-readability/dist/index.jsMCP handshake: stdio transport, Node.js SDK client → initialize → tools/list → tools/call
Tool: analyze_readability
text(string, required): the text to score (min ~2 sentences for reliable output)include_suggestions(boolean, default true): returns improvement tips (long sentences >25 words, complex words >4 syllables, passive voice)
What you get back:
- 4 numeric scores: Flesch Reading Ease (0–100, higher = easier), Flesch-Kincaid Grade, SMOG Index, ARI
- Inferred reading level: Elementary / Middle School / High School / College / Graduate
- Audience label
- Text stats: wordcount, sentencecount, syllablecount, avgwordspersentence, avgsyllablesper_word
- Suggestions array (when enabled)
- One-line summary
Latency: sub-50ms (pure in-process JS, no network calls)
Use cases: pre-publish content review, documentation accessibility checks, marketing copy targeting, A/B test readability comparison, legal-to-plain-language conversion verification.
execution traceapplication/json
{ "request": { "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "analyze_readability", "arguments": { "text": "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. This is a simple sentence that most people can understand. However, the juxtaposition of sesquipedalian vocabulary with quotidian phraseology demonstrates the heterogeneous nature of linguistic complexity analysis." } } }, "response": { "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "{"scores":{"flesch_reading_ease":11.4,"flesch_kincaid_grade":14.7,"smog_index":14,"ari":13.4},"reading_level":"College (13th–16th grade)","audience":"College students / professionals","stats":{"word_count":36,"sentence_count":3,"syllable_count":78,"avg_words_per_sentence":12,"avg_syllables_per_word":2.17},"summary":"Flesch Reading Ease: 11.4 | FK Grade: 14.7 | SMOG: 14 | ARI: 13.4 — College (13th–16th grade) (36 words, 3 sentences)","suggestions":["4 words have 5+ syllables — consider simpler alternatives: juxtaposition, sesquipedalian, vocabulary, heterogeneous"]}" } ] } }
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