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MCP server · Data access / search

Printablesmith

Free printables made in a chat: word searches, bingo, crosswords, math worksheets, charts and more.

Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
292 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
18

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked . Not enough checks yet
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 292 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name printablesmith.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 18 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 292 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 292 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

    204 of 204 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 2026-11-11T14:49:15.68393Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Printablesmith

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 printablesmith https://printablesmith.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 18

describe_maker

Show a maker page’s settings: their address keys and starting values, which typed list it takes, and the friendlier make_* tool when there is one. Use it before make_printable for makers without their own tool (calendars, planners, logs, graphic organizers, name tags, tickets and coupons, games, bubble letters and banners, graph and lined paper, multiplication and hundreds charts, number lines, sight words, color by number…).

Discovered
find_printables

Search all of printablesmith.com’s ready-made printables and makers: themed word searches, bingo, crosswords and more (holidays, seasons, topics, school subjects, parties), math skill worksheets, sight words, spelling lists, large print for older adults, charts, planners, templates and paper. Each result has its link, which make_* tool makes it, and for a themed page its hand-checked word list (and crossword clues) to use as they are or adapt. Search by topic and type, e.g. "halloween word search", "thanksgiving bingo", "2nd grade spelling", "graph paper".

Discovered
make_activity_pack

Make a whole activity pack from one word list, in one PDF: word search, word scramble, crossword, tracing, spelling, a spelling test, bingo, a maze and sudoku, with answer keys at the back. The fastest way to a themed set (a holiday, a unit, a party). spelling_week makes a Monday-to-Friday spelling set instead.

Discovered
make_bingo_cards

Make printable bingo cards, every card different, with a call list. mode "words" for any theme or vocabulary; "pictures" for children who cannot read yet (picture names, or a picture_group); "numbers" for classic 1 to 75 bingo; "find_someone_who" for icebreaker human bingo (each square is something a person might have done, e.g. "has a pet"). Up to 100 cards.

Discovered
make_certificate

Make printable award certificates: star student, reading, sports, end of year, kindness, completion and more, with a border, a seal and signature lines. Give names to print one certificate per person (in the chat; the link carries no names, as on the site). award_page starts from one of the site’s ready awards.

Discovered
make_chart

Make a printable chart for children and families: chore chart, reward (sticker) chart, potty training chart, behavior chart, visual schedule, first-then board, morning or bedtime routine chart, or habit tracker. Steps and chores get matching pictures automatically. Give names to print one chart per child (chore, reward and behavior charts; in the chat only).

Discovered
make_crossword

Make a printable crossword puzzle with clues and an answer key, laid out automatically so the answers cross. Write a short clue suited to the solver for each answer (one that does not contain the answer); an answer without a clue gets the site’s own checked clue when it has one. 2 to 30 answers of 2 to 21 letters each; 10 to 18 cross best. Children can also solve it on a screen.

Discovered
make_cryptogram

Make a printable cryptogram or secret code worksheet: a message (a quote, a riddle, a fun fact, a classroom message) written in a code of symbols, numbers or letters to decode, with a key and answers. Up to 8 messages of up to 200 characters.

Discovered
make_flashcards

Make printable flash cards to cut out and fold: a word or question on the front and its meaning or answer on the back (vocabulary, sight words, facts, another language), picture cards, or math fact cards (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). Up to 100 cards, 4, 6 or 8 a page.

Discovered
make_math_worksheet

Make printable math worksheets with an answer key. Pick a skill (one of the site’s 60 ready skills, e.g. addition-within-10, addition-within-20, 2-digit-addition-without-regrouping, 2-digit-addition-with-regrouping, 3-digit-addition-with-regrouping, subtraction-within-10, times tables, fractions, telling time, money, place value, number bonds…), or build your own arithmetic sheet with operation and number ranges. Up to 20 sheets, each with different problems.

Discovered
make_maze

Make printable mazes with solutions, from very easy (xs, preschool) to very hard (xl). Up to 50 different mazes, 1, 2 or 4 a page. Children can also solve them on a screen.

Discovered
make_printable

Make a sheet on any maker page of the site, with any of its settings: calendars, planners and checklists, logs, graphic organizers (Venn diagram, KWL chart…), name tags and desk plates, raffle tickets, coupon books and hall passes, games (bracket, fortune teller, charades, would you rather), bubble letters and banners, lined, graph, dot and handwriting paper, multiplication, addition, division and hundreds charts, number lines, place value charts, fraction strips, sight word sheets, color by number, and every maker that has its own tool. Prefer a maker’s own make_* tool when it has one. Call describe_maker first to see a page’s settings.

Discovered
make_scavenger_hunt

Make a printable scavenger hunt checklist with a picture for each thing to find (indoor, outdoor, nature, classroom, party or your own list). Up to 30 items of up to 40 characters.

Discovered
make_spelling_worksheet

Make a printable spelling worksheet from a week’s spelling words (up to 20). Activities: copy (write each word three times), test (numbered lines for a spelling test), abc_order, word_shapes (letter boxes), sentences, look_say_cover_write_check.

Discovered
make_sudoku

Make printable sudoku puzzles with solutions: 4 × 4 for children, 6 × 6, or classic 9 × 9, easy to hard, and large print for older adults. Up to 60 puzzles, up to 6 a page. They can also be played on a screen.

Discovered
make_tracing_worksheet

Make a printable handwriting tracing worksheet: names, words or short sentences in dotted or gray letters to trace, on handwriting lines, in print or cursive. Perfect for a child’s name, sight words or letters. Up to 20 lines of up to 30 characters.

Discovered
make_word_scramble

Make a printable word scramble (unscramble the letters) or missing-letters sheet from a list of words, with an answer key. Good for spelling lists, vocabulary and party games.

Discovered
make_word_search

Make a printable word search from a list of words, with an answer key. Good for themes, holidays, vocabulary and spelling lists, from preschool (10 × 10, easy, picture list) to adults and large print. Up to 40 puzzles in one PDF (a different grid each, one per student). Children can also play it on a screen.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 90 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected292 ms18