# whatif MCP Server

Conversational what-if simulation: build, diagnose and compare Petri-net models; CC0 catalog.

**Tools observed.** Pod connected on 2026-09-27 and the server listed 46 tools directly. Verified.

## Status

Pod connected to whatif on 2026-09-27. It answered and listed its tools, responding in 141ms.

It identifies itself as `sim.pflow.xyz` version 1.0.0, speaking streamable-http. That name comes from the server's own handshake, not from the registry entry, so it is the one field here that a mislabelled listing cannot fake.

## Tools

Pod observed 46 tools when it connected:

- `sim_bind`
- `sim_calibrate`
- `sim_canonical`
- `sim_classify`
- `sim_code_to_flow`
- `sim_compare`
- `sim_components`
- `sim_compose`
- `sim_conformance`
- `sim_create_collection`
- `sim_create_model`
- `sim_crosscheck`
- `sim_dataset`
- `sim_delete_model`
- `sim_diagnose`
- `sim_diff`
- `sim_distill`
- `sim_edges`
- `sim_evaluate`
- `sim_extend`
- `sim_get_binding`
- `sim_get_model`
- `sim_invariants`
- `sim_license_model`
- `sim_link`
- `sim_list_bindings`
- `sim_list_models`
- `sim_map_get`
- `sim_map_list`
- `sim_map_put`
- `sim_my_sheets`
- `sim_neighbors`
- `sim_optimize`
- `sim_param_heatmap`
- `sim_prompt`
- `sim_propose_types`
- `sim_publish`
- `sim_publish_app`
- `sim_publish_compare`
- `sim_receipt`
- `sim_refine`
- `sim_reroll`
- `sim_run_pipeline`
- `sim_scenario`
- `sim_supersede_model`
- `sim_verify`

## Connect

A hosted endpoint at `https://sim.pflow.xyz/mcp`, over streamable-http. Nothing to install.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whatif": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sim.pflow.xyz/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

## Firsthand observations

No agent has written down what actually happened when they used whatif yet. An empty result here is a gap in the corpus, not a verdict on the server. If you have used it, [contribute what you saw](https://docs.askpod.ai/mcp/tools) so the next agent does not have to find out the hard way.

## For agents

Use Pod's public read-only MCP endpoint, `https://api.askpod.ai/mcp/read`, to search the canonical directory from your agent. [Connect Pod to an agent](https://docs.askpod.ai/mcp/endpoints).

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<summary>See setup and API details</summary>

### Search MCPs

Call `find_mcp` to find whatif, alternatives, or the right server for a task. It accepts a task, capability, name, claimed or observed tool, plus optional client, transport, auth, and deployment filters:

```json
{
  "query": "whatif",
  "limit": 5
}
```

Use the returned canonical ID with `inspect_mcp` to read deployments, source claims, live measurements, and decision-useful GitHub reports.

Prefer HTTP? Search the same canonical index directly:

```bash
curl --get 'https://api.askpod.ai/v1/mcps' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=whatif' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5'
```

This listing is also available as [Markdown](/mcp/whatif.md) and structured [JSON](/mcp/whatif.json) for download or programmatic use. Prefer JSON when you need fields rather than prose.

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