Ascent

Ascent — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://ascent.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://ascent.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://ascent.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, MCP specification 2025-06-18 or later
• Authentication: none required. An optional Authorization: Bearer <key> raises rate limits.
• Health: https://ascent.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://ascent.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/ascent · agent@connectorbay.com

Safety first

Ascent is an educational reference, not instruction. Rock climbing, belaying, and building anchors carry a real risk of serious injury or death, especially without proper training, supervision, and equipment. Nothing here is a substitute for qualified, hands-on instruction or certification — from a certified climbing instructor, guide, or a staffed climbing gym's belay/lead class. Every tool that touches technique or safety carries this disclaimer in its own response.

What Ascent is for

"What's 5.11a in French?", "how does a Grigri work?", "what's the difference between sport and trad climbing?", "what's a redpoint?" — a fully local rock-climbing reference for the vocabulary, gear, disciplines, and general safety concepts that come up constantly around climbing, answered without a scroll through ten different forum threads.

What it does

grade_conversion_table converts a climbing grade between YDS (5.10a), French (6a+), UIAA (VI+), and V-scale bouldering (V4), cross-checked against multiple independently published comparison charts — every result states plainly that these conversions are approximate, not an exact 1:1 mapping. gear_glossary defines about 16 pieces of common climbing gear: carabiner locking types, cams/SLCDs, quickdraws, belay device types, harness, chalk, dynamic vs. static rope, helmet, shoes, crash pad, and slings. belay_technique_guide describes general technique for tube-style (ATC-type) and assisted-braking (Grigri-style) belay devices. climbing_type_guide explains bouldering, sport, traditional (trad), top-rope, and free solo climbing's gear and safety-system differences — free solo is covered factually (it exists, it has no safety system, its risk is extreme) with no "how-to" content. safety_system_guide covers general concepts only: the redundancy principle, why an anchor needs multiple solid points, pre-climb partner checks, and standard communication calls. knot_guide covers three climbing-specific knots (figure-eight follow-through, clove hitch, prusik/autoblock); the sibling /knots connector has the full 44-knot reference with numbered step-by-step tying instructions. warmup_guide gives general pre-climb warmup guidance. injury_prevention_guide covers common climbing injuries and general prevention tips. training_glossary defines about 10 climbing vocabulary terms — crimp, sloper, beta, redpoint, onsight, flash, dyno, and more.

What it is not

Not an instructor, not a certification, and not a substitute for hands-on practice under qualified supervision. It won't teach you to belay, build an anchor, or climb safely on its own — no written reference can. It contains no step-by-step instructional content for free solo climbing at any level, because there is no safe way to teach that in text. For anything you plan to actually rely on to catch a fall or hold your weight, get proper training from a certified instructor first, and verify current best practice against manufacturer and course guidance.

Tools

Grade Conversion

grade_conversion_table — Converts a climbing grade between the Yosemite Decimal System (5.10a), French sport (6a+), UIAA (VI+), and V-scale bouldering (V4). Verified against multiple independently published comparison charts. Grade conversions are approximate community consensus, not an exact 1:1 mapping — this is stated in the result, and the V-scale/bouldering cross-reference in particular is a rough ballpark rather than an established conversion. Use for "convert 5.11a to French", "what's V4 in French", "what UIAA grade is 6b+". Args: system, grade.

Gear & Vocabulary

gear_glossary — Definitions of common climbing gear: carabiner locking types (screw-gate vs. auto-locking), cams/SLCDs, nuts, quickdraws, belay device types, harness, chalk, dynamic vs. static rope, helmet, shoes, crash pad, and slings. Use for "what's a cam", "what's the difference between a screw-gate and an auto-locking carabiner". Args: term.

training_glossary — Definitions of climbing-specific training and movement vocabulary — crimp, sloper, jug, beta, redpoint, onsight, flash, dyno, crux, project — distinct from the gear glossary. Use for "what does redpoint mean", "what's the difference between onsight and flash". Args: term.

Technique & Disciplines

belay_technique_guide — General technique description for common belay device types: tube-style (ATC-type) and assisted-braking (Grigri-style). This is NOT a substitute for hands-on certified instruction (e.g. from a climbing gym belay class or a qualified instructor) — never belay for real without that training first. Use for "how does a Grigri work", "what's the technique for belaying with an ATC". Args: device_type.

climbing_type_guide — Explains bouldering, sport climbing, traditional (trad) climbing, top-rope climbing, and free solo climbing's gear and safety-system differences. Free solo is described factually — it exists, it has no safety system, and its risk profile is extreme — with no instructional "how-to" content; it should not be attempted without the exceptional experience it requires. Use for "what's the difference between sport and trad climbing", "what is free soloing", "what gear does bouldering need". Args: type.

Safety & Knots

safety_system_guide — General climbing safety concepts only: the redundancy principle, why an anchor needs multiple solid points, checking knots/harness/belay device before climbing, and standard communication calls. This is conceptual education, heavily caveated — always get qualified in-person instruction before applying any of this for real climbing. Use for "what is anchor redundancy", "what should I check before I start climbing". Args: topic.

knot_guide — A climbing-specific knot subset: figure-eight follow-through, clove hitch, and prusik/autoblock, with a description and typical climbing use for each. The sibling /knots connector has the full 44-knot reference (climbing, sailing, camping, fishing, and more) with numbered step-by-step tying instructions. Use for "how do I tie in with a figure eight", "what's a prusik used for in climbing". Args: name.

warmup_guide — General warmup and mobility guidance before climbing — finger/forearm warmup, shoulder activation, and starting on easy routes — to reduce injury risk. Use for "how should I warm up before climbing".

injury_prevention_guide — Common climbing injuries (finger pulley strains, shoulder issues, climber's elbow, skin tears) and general prevention tips (gradual loading, proper warmup, listening to pain signals, rest days). General educational information, not medical advice for an actual injury. Use for "how do I avoid climbing injuries", "what's a pulley strain".

Conventions

• Read-only. Every tool reads public data or computes; nothing is written anywhere and nothing about the user is stored.
• Result envelope. ok: true with data, or ok: false with a structured error (bad_input, not_found, upstream_error). degraded lists optional sources that were unreachable.
• Rate limits. Free tier 60 tool calls/minute and 300/day per user (keyed on the user identifier supplied by the host agent, else client IP); Pro keys raise this. Over-limit calls return HTTP 429 with Retry-After. initialize and tools/list are never counted.

Support

agent@connectorbay.com · connectorbay.com/ascent/support

Ascent — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 September 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Ascent is. Ascent is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for a fully local rock-climbing reference — grade conversion, a gear glossary, belay-technique and climbing-discipline guides, safety-system concepts, a climbing-knot subset, warmup and injury-prevention guidance, and a training glossary. You interact with your assistant; the assistant sends us only the arguments needed for that one lookup.

Important note on safety content. Ascent is educational reference only, not instruction, and not a substitute for qualified, hands-on training. See our Terms of Service for the full disclaimer. This policy covers data handling only.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call — a grade and system to convert, a gear or training term, a belay device type, a climbing discipline, a safety topic, or a knot name — the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant, and a Pro API key if you have one), and standard server logs.

Everything is answered from a bundled, hand-curated reference file and nothing is stored. No request is forwarded to any third party — there is no upstream call at all, live or otherwise — and no query is logged in request bodies, recorded, or used to train anything.

What we do not receive or store. We do not receive your conversation with the assistant or your name, and we do not build a profile from your queries: each request is answered independently and nothing carries over between requests. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting-provider access logs, which contain IP addresses and request paths but not request bodies, are retained for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention.

Sub-processors. None — the entire dataset is bundled with the server and answered locally. Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Legal bases and your rights. Our processing is necessary to provide the service you request through your assistant. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete personal data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. We do not sell or share personal information and do not use your data to train models.

Children. Ascent is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant. It is not directed at, and should not be relied on by, unsupervised minors for any life-safety purpose.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Ascent — Terms of Service

Effective 24 September 2026. These terms govern use of the Ascent connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. Ascent returns a fully local rock-climbing reference — grade conversion between YDS, French, UIAA and V-scale bouldering grades; a gear glossary; belay-technique and climbing-discipline guides; general safety-system concepts; a climbing-knot subset; warmup and injury-prevention guidance; and a training glossary. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
2. Climbing is inherently dangerous. This is education, not instruction, and not a certification. Rock climbing, belaying, and building anchors carry a serious risk of injury or death. Ascent is an independent reference tool, not a substitute for hands-on instruction from a certified instructor or guide, and not a certification of any technique, device, or knot for real climbing, belaying, rescue, or any other life-safety use. Nothing in this Service is presented as tested or certified for life-safety use. Before ever climbing, belaying, or building an anchor for real, get proper training from a certified instructor and verify current best practice against manufacturer and course guidance. Use of this Service for any life-safety application, or for climbing of any kind, is entirely at your own risk.
3. No free-solo instruction. The Service describes free solo climbing factually — that it exists, that it has no safety system, and that its risk profile is extreme — and provides no step-by-step or how-to content for it at any level. Free solo climbing should not be attempted without the exceptional experience it requires.
4. Reference, not real-time or personalized guidance. Grade conversions reflect widely published comparison charts as of the build date stated in the Service's own data, are approximate by nature (different charts disagree), and other content reflects general, widely published climbing practice. None of it knows your specific gear, rock, conditions, partner, or skill level, and it cannot replace judgment formed through supervised practice.
5. Not medical advice. Injury-prevention content is general educational information, not a diagnosis or medical advice for an actual injury. See a qualified medical professional for persistent or worsening pain.
6. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome.
7. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time.
8. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: your query is answered from a bundled reference file, and nothing is stored.
9. Pro keys. Optional Pro API keys are issued at our discretion, are personal to the holder and may be revoked for abuse.
10. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss, injury, or death arising from use of, or reliance on, the Service — including reliance on any grade, technique, gear description, or safety-concept description for an actual climbing, belaying, or life-safety purpose without proper training. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
11. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
12. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/ascent

Ascent support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://ascent.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://ascent.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://ascent.connectorbay.com/health

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. Ascent never asks for them.