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ch4nnels

By profullstack.com

IPTV / channel lineups (ch4nnels.com)

Website
Connect to ch4nnels
Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
310 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
8

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?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
222

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 310 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name ch4nnels.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 8 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

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

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 310 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 310 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.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    16 of 37 parameters have a description (43%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Fail
    Website matches publisher

    The website host does not match 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 2026-11-11T13:10:57.1733Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using ch4nnels

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 ch4nnels https://ch4nnels.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 8

compare_providers

Side-by-side comparison of two to five providers by slug.

Discovered
get_provider

Everything known about one provider: plans, prices, devices, apps, trial, payment and (when indexed) its lineup by country.

Discovered
get_seedbox

Everything known about one seedbox provider: every plan with price, storage, port, traffic and location, plus apps, features, payment, refund and trial.

Discovered
list_providers

Every provider in the register, cheapest first, with slug, kind and per-month price.

Discovered
search_channels

Find a channel by name across indexed IPTV lineups. Returns channel, category, country, quality and which provider carries it.

Discovered
search_iptv

Search and rank IPTV and live-TV services by price, devices, resolution, trial, payment and country, and look for channels in their lineups. Returns providers (cheapest first; our own service is pinned and flagged featured) and any matching channels.

Discovered
search_seedboxes

Search and rank seedbox providers by price, storage, port speed, unmetered traffic, apps (Plex, qBittorrent, rTorrent, the *arrs), datacenter country, type and payment. Returns providers cheapest first with the best matching plan; nothing is pinned, this site sells no seedbox.

Discovered
start_checkout

Open a checkout for an ArgonTV subscription, which this site resells. Returns a pay_url where the person pays with any supported coin or PayPal, and an order_url where their login appears once paid. Ask for their email first; the login is sent there.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 90 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected310 ms8

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