Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx agentmods add instructions/notreallycheeks/hwprobe-mcp/agents-mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/notreallycheeks/hwprobe-mcpWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/notreallycheeks/hwprobe-mcp/agents-md)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/notreallycheeks/hwprobe-mcp/agents-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/notreallycheeks/hwprobe-mcp/agents-md.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5 | $0.00361 | $0.00361 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00180 | $0.00180 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00072 | $0.00072 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00036 | $0.00036 |
Grade A, and why
hwprobe-mcp AGENTS.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
What it actually says
hwprobe-mcp — notes for AI agents working on this repo
What this is
An MCP server (Python, FastMCP) exposing hardware inventory + live sensors to agents. See README.md.
Layout
src/hwprobe_mcp/server.py— FastMCP server; each@mcp.tool()is a thin wrapper overaggregate.src/hwprobe_mcp/aggregate.py— composes collectors into the 6 tool responses.src/hwprobe_mcp/collectors/— one module per backend; each is independent and degrades gracefully.src/hwprobe_mcp/util.py—run()/run_json()(never raise), platform flags,envelope().src/hwprobe_mcp/__main__.py—--selftest(dumps all collector JSON),--version, else runs the server.
Conventions
- Collectors never raise. Catch everything; append a string to the
warnslist passed in. - Every tool returns the
envelope(sources, data, warnings, ok)shape — keep it consistent. - A missing binary, absent device, or permission error is a
warnings[]entry, not an error. - Numbers stay numbers (parse CSV/JSON to int/float); unavailable values become
null, not"N/A".
Verify locally
PYTHONPATH=src python -m hwprobe_mcp --selftest | jq . # no `mcp` dep needed for selftest
pytest # smoke tests
Full sensor/inventory/SMART data needs root; unprivileged runs are expected to show warnings.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 3d ago First seen · 25 lines · 361 tokens per session scan A a4dc3453a273
hwprobe-mcp AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository notreallycheeks/hwprobe-mcp (0 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 361 tokens to every session, about $0.0018 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.
Other instructions, from other repositories
firmware CLAUDE.md
Claude Code instructions for OpenIPC/firmware, covering claude.md, what this is, before you start: is this the right repository?, build and common tasks.
brilliant_sdk AGENTS.md
Instructions for brilliantlabsAR/brilliant_sdk, covering brilliant sdk — agent guide, how an app works (the pattern behind everything), minimal reading paths, verify without hardware and testing.
NeoMind CLAUDE.md
Instructions for camthink-ai/NeoMind, covering neomind — edge ai platform for iot, development commands, ecosystem repositories, extension package contract (.nep) and device type template contract (json).
AMD-BC-250-Windows-Driver AGENTS.md
Instructions for Keshas-dev/AMD-BC-250-Windows-Driver, covering amd bc-250 windows driver — agent notes, host machine, ⚠️ historical-data caution (2026-08-21, strengthened), fresh re-verifications (current build, 2026-08-21) and workspace boundary.
Nothan-OS CLAUDE.md
Instructions for Vinalinux-Org/Nothan-OS, covering claude.md — nothanos, hard rules, toolchain, driver and design philosophy.
zmk-config AGENTS.md
AGENTS.md instructions for urob/zmk-config, covering customization guide, ground rules, how the multi-board layout works, adding a new board and where to change what.