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TaleSpinner

By click2ann Verified namespace

Create personalized stories, gifts, memoirs, tributes, classroom books, and printed keepsakes.

WebsiteSource code
Connect to TaleSpinner
Checks passed
14 / 22

1 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
477 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
24

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 472 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

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

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 24 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 477 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 481 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

    11 of 50 parameters have a description (22%). 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 2026-10-11T05:18:48.582639Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

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

Start using TaleSpinner

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 talespinner https://www.littletalespinner.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 24

close_life_project_contributions

Close a life-story project to new contributor submissions. Existing contributions remain available.

Discovered
create_life_project

Create a memoir, family legacy, celebration, tribute, or life-series project.

Discovered
create_story

Create a personalized story and spend the connected account's credits. Call only after the user explicitly approves the credit spend.

Discovered
create_story_share_link

Create or return the active public share link for a story owned by the connected account.

Discovered
delete_life_project

Permanently delete a life-story project and its answers, contributors, generations, and project orders.

Discovered
delete_story

Permanently delete a story owned by the connected account. This cannot be undone.

Discovered
get_account

Get credit balances and subscription status for the connected TaleSpinner account.

Discovered
get_life_project

Get a life-story project's details and latest generation status.

Discovered
get_profile

Get the connected TaleSpinner account and current credit balances.

Discovered
get_started

Help a new customer create a TaleSpinner account before connecting it to the assistant.

Discovered
get_story

Read a story owned by the connected TaleSpinner account.

Discovered
get_story_status

Check whether a story's pages and illustrations are ready.

Discovered
list_life_projects

List life-story and keepsake projects owned by the connected account.

Discovered
list_orders

List print orders belonging to the connected TaleSpinner account.

Discovered
list_products

List TaleSpinner story, keepsake, classroom, and printing offerings with links to current details.

Discovered
list_stories

List stories owned by the connected TaleSpinner account.

Discovered
list_story_share_links

List active and revoked share links for a story owned by the connected account.

Discovered
publish_story_to_world

Publish a story owned by the connected account to the public Story World library.

Discovered
record_life_project_activity

Update the last-activity time for a life-story project owned by the connected account.

Discovered
remove_story_from_world

Remove a story owned by the connected account from the public Story World library. The story remains in the owner's private library.

Discovered
rename_story

Change the title of a story owned by the connected account.

Discovered
replace_story_page_text

Replace the text on one story page. This also permanently clears that page's existing narration audio so it can be regenerated from the new text.

Discovered
revoke_story_share_link

Revoke one public story share link. Anyone using that link will immediately lose access.

Discovered
start_checkout

Create a secure handoff URL where the connected user can review and purchase a physical printed book in TaleSpinner.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected472 ms24
Connected481 ms24

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