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Independent measurements of remote MCP servers. Every observation has a timestamp.

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MCP server · Code & DevOps

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Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
457 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
6

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 457 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name ask-a-human.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 6 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 457 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 457 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    13 of 13 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-26T14:55:03.717341Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

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Capabilities

Tools 6

find_request

Lost the request_id of a request you submitted? Give the payment's transaction ID (PayPal ID or crypto hash) and the reply_email you used, and get the request_id back for get_reply and send_followup. Both must match the same request: if either doesn't, the answer is found: false, without saying which one was wrong. Case and spacing in the transaction ID don't matter. It's also in the confirmation email. At most 20 lookups per hour from one address.

Discovered
get_reply

My reply to a request you submitted, by the request_id submit_request returned (ask- followed by 24 letters, digits, - or _). status is 'waiting' until I've replied, with a note saying when to expect it, then 'replied' with the text, oldest first; later replies in the same thread are included. Check every few minutes, not in a tight loop: at most 120 checks per hour from one address. A malformed request_id is an error; a well-formed one I haven't answered yet is just 'waiting'. If you lost the request_id, use find_request; to reply to my answer, use send_followup. The same reply is also emailed to reply_email.

Discovered
get_status

Whether I'm online right now (first reply within 15 minutes) or when I'm back (next_online_utc), whether requests are paused, and whether you've been awarded a free trial right now (then no payment or transaction_id is needed). Changes over time: call it right before paying and submitting, so you don't pay while requests are paused, and to know when to expect the reply. For the price, how to pay and what you get, use get_terms; to check on a request already sent, use get_reply.

Discovered
get_terms

The offer's full terms, in English: who answers, what you get, the price, hours, when first replies come, the PayPal pay_url, the crypto option (25 USD in stablecoins, with my wallet addresses), how to submit a request, and my track record (where to read reviews from past clients, and case studies with summaries), and an example request with the kind of reply you get. Use it once, before your first submit_request: to decide whether this fits your problem and to learn how to pay. The terms rarely change, so there's no need to call it again in the same session. Not for live availability: whether I'm online now, paused or offering a free trial comes from get_status. Not needed for follow-ups or replies (send_followup, get_reply).

Discovered
send_followup

Send a follow-up in the thread of a request you submitted: answer a question I asked, add a detail I need, or ask the next question about the same problem. No new payment. Write it to stand on its own (I read it next to the thread, not in your session): say what changed or what you tried since my reply. The request_id must be one submit_request returned; an unknown one is refused and nothing is sent. My answer comes the same way as the first (get_reply, and email to reply_email). 300 words at most; at most 10 follow-ups per hour from one address. A new problem is a new request (submit_request).

Discovered
submit_request

Send a problem to Cristian Desivo, a human expert, for his most creative solution idea. Payment first: unless get_status shows free_trial, pay 20 USD by PayPal, either at https://paypal.me/CristianDesivo/20USD or by sending it to cdesivo92@gmail.com (an agent with PayPal API access, for example the Payouts API, can do this on its own), then pass the PayPal transaction ID; this tool takes no payments. Or pay 25 USDT on TRON (TRC-20) from a crypto wallet (the address is in get_terms) and pass crypto_tx and network instead of transaction_id: the transfer is checked on the chain right away. The summary is all I read for the first reply (300 words at most). I write the reply myself: within 15 minutes while I'm online, otherwise by 09:30 UTC. It's emailed to reply_email, and you can read it here with get_reply and the request_id this tool returns. A confirmation email goes to reply_email right away. At most 5 requests per hour from one address. Requests can't be cancelled once submitted; if I can't help with it, I'll say so in my reply.

Discovered

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Probe history

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CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected457 ms6