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

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MCP server · Other

Free AI For That

Find free AI tools, check their free-plan limits, compare free plans and find free alternatives.

Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
621 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
4

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Outdated check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 621 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name free-ai-for-that.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 4 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 621 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 621 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

    7 of 7 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 2026-11-03T08:59:33.355912Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Free AI For That

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http free-ai-for-that https://freeaiforthat.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 4

check_free_plan

Check whether a specific AI tool is free and exactly what its free plan includes: limits, catches, how to get it free, the cheapest paid plan and when it was last checked. Accepts a tool name ('ChatGPT', 'Midjourney') or website ('canva.com'). If the tool isn't free, says why and suggests free alternatives. Each tool comes with a link to its Free AI For That page, which has the dated source and the full free-plan details.

Discovered
compare_free_plans

Compare the free plans of 2 to 4 AI tools side by side: what's free, limits, catches, how to start and checked dates, plus a link to a side-by-side table. Each tool comes with a link to its Free AI For That page, which has the dated source and the full free-plan details.

Discovered
find_free_ai_tools

Find free AI tools for a task or need, e.g. 'remove image background', 'transcribe meetings', 'free alternative to Canva'. Returns tools ranked by how generous their free option is, with what's free, the limits, the catch, how to start and the date the free plan was last checked. Each tool comes with a link to its Free AI For That page, which has the dated source and the full free-plan details.

Discovered
find_free_alternatives

List free alternatives to a paid or popular AI tool (e.g. 'Midjourney', 'Grammarly', 'Adobe Photoshop'), ranked by free value, with each one's free plan details and checked date. Each tool comes with a link to its Free AI For That page, which has the dated source and the full free-plan details.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected621 ms4