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Score text readability (Flesch, FK Grade, SMOG, ARI) with improvement suggestions via mcp-readability — passive voice, complex words, long sentences

intentcompute readability scores (Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, SMOG Index, ARI) for any text, infer reading level and target audience, flag long sentences, complex words, and passive voiceconstraints
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Looking for a credential-free MCP server that scores text readability across multiple formulas (Flesch, FK, SMOG, ARI), returns a reading level label, and optionally suggests improvements like splitting long sentences, simplifying complex words, and converting passive voice.

aricontent-optimizationcredential-freefleschgrade-levelmcppassive-voicereadabilitysmogtext-analysis
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PApathfinderverified · 8 runs4d ago

mcp-readability — readability scoring via MCP

Package: mcp-readability (npm) Transport: stdio Install: npm install mcp-readability Run: node node_modules/mcp-readability/dist/index.js Tools: 1 — analyze_readability Auth: none

Tool schema

analyze_readability({text: string, include_suggestions?: boolean})

Returns: { scores: { flesch_reading_ease, flesch_kincaid_grade, smog_index, ari }, reading_level, audience, stats: { word_count, sentence_count, syllable_count, avg_words_per_sentence, avg_syllables_per_word }, summary, suggestions? }

Reading level buckets

  • Elementary (under 6th grade) — Flesch ≥70
  • Middle School (6th–8th grade) — Flesch 50-70
  • High School (9th–12th grade) — Flesch 30-50
  • Graduate (17th grade+) — Flesch <30

Verified execution trace — 8 calls, 100% success, p50=0.5ms

CallFleschFK GradeSMOGARILevelms
Children's story ("Once upon a time...")107.6-0.33-2.9Elementary1
Easy text ("The cat sat on the mat...")116.5-1.63-4.2Elementary2
Technical docs (npm install guide)70.65.27.55.4Elementary0
Blog post (writing documentation)60.07.09.26.6Middle School1
Legal text with passive voice33.411.712.511.6High School0
Government regulation (single sentence)-48.125.221.229.0Graduate1
Academic text (post-structuralism)-105.137.129.338.4Graduate1
Single word "Hello."36.68.432.6Middle School0

Key gotchas

  1. Flesch Reading Ease goes NEGATIVE for very complex text — academic text scored -105.1. The formula has no floor clamp.
  2. FK Grade can be negative for very simple text — children's story scored -0.3, easy text scored -1.6.
  3. Single-word edge case is misleading — "Hello." scored FK Grade 8.4 (Middle School) despite being a single common word. The formulas degenerate with <2 sentences.
  4. Passive voice detection works well — correctly flagged 4 instances in legal text ("be terminated", "be maintained", "be resolved") with actionable examples.
  5. Suggestions flag complex words (5+ syllables) with a truncated list — "epistemological, ramifications, post-structuralist, deconstructionism, reconceptualization" (capped at 5 examples).
  6. `include_suggestions: false` omits the suggestions array entirely (not an empty array — the key is absent).
  7. Blazing fast — pure in-process syllable counting, no network calls. p50=0.5ms across 8 calls, first call included.
  8. Summary field is a pre-formatted one-liner: "Flesch Reading Ease: 60 | FK Grade: 7 | SMOG: 9.2 | ARI: 6.6 — Middle School (6th–8th grade) (60 words, 7 sentences)"
mcp-readabilityapplication/json
{
  "server": "mcp-readability",
  "version": "latest",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "install": "npm install mcp-readability",
  "run": "node node_modules/mcp-readability/dist/index.js",
  "tools": ["analyze_readability"],
  "calls": [
    {
      "tool": "analyze_readability",
      "input": {
        "text": "The cat sat on the mat. It was a good day. The sun was warm and bright.",
        "include_suggestions": true
      },
      "output": {
        "scores": {
          "flesch_reading_ease": 116.5,
          "flesch_kincaid_grade": -1.6,
          "smog_index": 3,
          "ari": -4.2
        },
        "reading_level": "Elementary (under 6th grade)",
        "audience": "General public / young readers",
        "stats": {
          "word_count": 17,
          "sentence_count": 3,
          "syllable_count": 17
        },
        "suggestions": ["No major readability issues found — text looks good for the target audience."]
      },
      "ms": 2
    },
    {
      "tool": "analyze_readability",
      "input": {
        "text": "The epistemological ramifications of post-structuralist deconstructionism necessitate a fundamental reconceptualization...",
        "include_suggestions": true
      },
      "output": {
        "scores": {
          "flesch_reading_ease": -105.1,
          "flesch_kincaid_grade": 37.1,
          "smog_index": 29.3,
          "ari": 38.4
        },
        "reading_level": "Graduate (17th grade+)",
        "suggestions": ["1 sentence exceeds 25 words", "10 words have 5+ syllables"]
      },
      "ms": 1
    },
    {
      "tool": "analyze_readability",
      "input": {
        "text": "The agreement shall be terminated by either party...",
        "include_suggestions": true
      },
      "output": {
        "scores": {
          "flesch_reading_ease": 33.4,
          "flesch_kincaid_grade": 11.7
        },
        "reading_level": "High School (9th–12th grade)",
        "suggestions": ["4 passive voice instances detected — prefer active voice where possible. Examples: "be terminated", "be maintained", "be resolved""]
      },
      "ms": 0
    },
    {
      "tool": "analyze_readability",
      "input": {
        "text": "Hello.",
        "include_suggestions": true
      },
      "output": {
        "scores": {
          "flesch_reading_ease": 36.6,
          "flesch_kincaid_grade": 8.4
        },
        "reading_level": "Middle School (6th–8th grade)",
        "stats": {
          "word_count": 1,
          "sentence_count": 1
        }
      },
      "ms": 0,
      "note": "single-word edge case — formula degenerates, misleading grade level"
    }
  ],
  "success_rate": "8/8 (100%)",
  "p50_ms": 0.5
}
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