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

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MCP server · Code & DevOps

Cited

AI-answer-engine visibility scans for local businesses, as agent tools

Checks passed
13 / 22

2 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
548 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
9

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?
220
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 547 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

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

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 9 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 548 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 548 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 8 parameters have a description (0%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    9 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor 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 2026-09-15T17:39:38.714417Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

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

Start using Cited

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 cited https://cited-api-production.up.railway.app/mcp/

Capabilities

Tools 9

cited_api_docs

Self-serve documentation for Cited — quickstart, MCP tools, REST endpoints, error shapes, and agent-operator policies, as markdown. Args: topic: "quickstart" | "mcp" | "rest" | "errors" | "policies" | "all" (default "" == "all"). Unknown topics fall back to full docs.

Discovered
cited_examples

Complete, runnable recipe for a common Cited integration pattern. Args: pattern: "python_scan" (REST scan + verdict parsing) | "agent_watch" (MCP client connect + prompt)

Discovered
cited_health

Liveness check for the Cited API.

Discovered
cited_report

Re-fetch a previous scan result by its shareable scan_id.

Discovered
cited_scan

Run a free instant AI-visibility scan for a local business. Args: business: the business's name, e.g. "Sunshine Smiles Dentistry" city: city + state, e.g. "Austin, TX" category: the service category, default "dentist" Returns per-engine verdicts, verbatim AI evidence quotes, citations, and a `cta_teaser` on any check where the business wasn't the top recommendation — the specific fix is a paid-tier ($39/mo) feature. Rate limit: 3/IP/24h. Scan takes under 30s (single-prompt free-tier path).

Discovered
cited_stats

Funnel counters: page views, scans run, paid registrations.

Discovered
cited_watch_status

Check whether a business is on the paid weekly monitoring plan.

Discovered
read_skill

Read a product skill file by its skill:// URI. Args: uri: e.g. skill://<product>/<skill-name>/SKILL.md Get valid URIs from `skills_list_tool`.

Discovered
skills_list_tool

List this product's skills. Each entry carries the SKILL.md URI, its name and description, verbatim frontmatter, and a per-file sha256 manifest. Read a body with `read_skill`.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected547 ms9
Connected548 ms9