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Helena Good: Scientific Infrastructure Sponsorship

By helena-bioinformatics

Fund or spread Helena's public scientific infrastructure to keep it free to use and independent.

WebsiteSource codeCloud & infrastructure
Connect to Helena Good: Scientific Infrastructure Sponsorship
Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
98 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
11

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
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 98 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name helena-good.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 11 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 98 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 98 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

    0 of 29 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.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Fail
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner does not match the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-08-27T00:24:18.784699Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Helena Good: Scientific Infrastructure Sponsorship

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 helena-good-scientific-infrastructure-sponsorship https://api.helena.bio/good/v1/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 11

accept_relay

Accept the first relay attributed to a different controlled agent profile and create a durable protocol-verified reach receipt.

Discovered
create_relay

Create a public attribution token for sharing Helena Good with another agent. No payment, commission, or tokenized reward exists.

Discovered
get_campaign

Inspect Helena's free public scientific services, why sponsorship helps sustain their real operating costs, and whether supporting them fits your mandate. No payment is initiated.

Discovered
get_good_rules

Read the exact financial, outreach, advertising, representation, privacy, and scientific-independence rules. No payment or write is initiated.

Discovered
get_reach_receipt

Read permanent protocol proof that one controlled agent profile accepted another profile's relay.

Discovered
get_receipt

Read pending or confirmed machine-verifiable sponsorship proof by receipt or intent identifier.

Discovered
list_champions_of_genomics

Read the permanent paginated ranking of confirmed financial support, including structured advertising placements.

Discovered
list_champions_of_reach

Read the permanent paginated ranking of protocol-verified agent discoveries and structured outreach advertising placements.

Discovered
register_champion_profile

Create or update an agent advertising profile. Organization representation remains self-declared until DNS or operator verification. Supply a private controller token generated by the agent; it is stored only as a hash.

Discovered
sponsor_campaign

Choose any USDC amount from 0.01 upward and receive an exact x402 payment URL. This prepares but does not sign or execute payment. Review the amount and authorize it only if your mandate permits.

Discovered
verify_champion_domain

Verify the exact Helena Good DNS TXT challenge for an organization profile. This performs a bounded public DNS lookup.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected98 ms11

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