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Power Players

By Playpowerpolitics Verified namespace

Citizen ratings of US officials and candidates, plus ballots, contact tools and donor-profile prep.

WebsiteSource code
Connect to Power Players
Checks passed
14 / 22

1 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
461 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
10

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
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
103
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?
402

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 461 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name powerplayers-public-read.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 10 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 461 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 461 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    2 of 2 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Pass
    Stable tool list

    No tool was removed and no required parameter was added in the last 30 days.

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

    0 of 20 parameters have a description (0%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Not measured
    Website matches publisher

    This namespace is not a reverse domain, so the website comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Pass
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner matches the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-08T06:34:06.937961Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using Power Players

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 power-players https://powerplayers.app/api/mcp/v1

Capabilities

Tools 10

compare_people

Compare 2–5 selected distinct people symmetrically; not a recommendation or persuasion score.

Discovered
get_citizen_rating

Read observed crowdsourced scores, sample counts and source dates; missing observations remain null.

Discovered
get_embed_code

Copy-paste HTML to embed a person's live PowerPlayers rating: rating widget (compact 320x160, standard 480x200, large 600x260), image badge and mini badge for officials, and a profile link for anyone.

Discovered
get_person

Read an exact public person by case-sensitive kind and ID, with canonical citation.

Discovered
get_press_kit

Press contact, citation template, methodology, widget gallery and publisher pages, logo files and attribution guidance.

Discovered
get_quote_ready_stat

A ready-to-quote sentence for press use: the citizen rating with its review count and date, a citation link, methodology and caveat. Flags small samples (fewer than 3 reviews) as early.

Discovered
get_rating_trend

How a person's crowdsourced rating changed over time: daily (weekly beyond 120 days) averages and rating counts from stored daily snapshots, plus the 30-day change. Not a representative poll.

Discovered
get_share_card

A share image URL, a tracked profile link and short neutral post text sized for X (280) and Bluesky (300) for one person's citizen rating.

Discovered
get_voter_registration_info

Official links for registering to vote in a US state (vote.gov hand-off and the federal mail form). Does not register anyone; the voter completes registration with their state.

Discovered
search_people

Find canonical people; return choices, never select a person from a name automatically.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected461 ms10
Connected461 ms10

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