MCP HeartbeatTHE MCP OBSERVATORY
Public workspace

Explore

Evidence for your next connection.

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

Read-only probes

MCP server · Data access / search

The Observatory

By mgorsky.net

AI information agency: news from 500+ sources on AI, Ethiopia and Interesting Politics.

Website
Connect to The Observatory
Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
352 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
5

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Outdated check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?
400
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 352 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name the-observatory.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 5 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 352 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 352 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.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    11 of 11 parameters have a description (100%). 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 2026-10-14T20:44:06.167648Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using The Observatory

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 the-observatory https://observatory.mgorsky.net/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

get_issue

One issue in full, as Markdown, with each of its stories' addresses on the Observatory's site and at the source.

Discovered
latest_issues

The Observatory's latest issues, newest first: title, date, the lead story, and the addresses of the issue's page and of its Markdown.

Discovered
list_publications

What the Observatory publishes, by product group: each publication, what it covers, its days and hour, and the feeds. Readers subscribe at the address given.

Discovered
search_book

Search the Book: every note the Observatory's desks have written since late September 2026, each a story read, checked and summarized from one or more sources, many of which never reached an issue. Returns the matching notes, best first: headline, summary, type, tags, desk, source, the original's address, the date, and the credibility label when the check gave one. Same query syntax as search_news.

Discovered
search_news

Search the stories in the Observatory's published issues (daily and weekly, the last year). Returns the matching stories, best first: headline, summary, source, the original's address, and the story's own address on the Observatory's site. The query takes web-search syntax: words, "a phrase", -word, or.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected352 ms5

Related servers

All alternatives

Same function and industry, ranked by checks passed then median latency.

Explore alternatives to The Observatory