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Global Metro Power Rankings

By rankings.citizenofnowhere.org

Query 4,300+ ranked metros across sixteen dimensions: profiles, search, and head-to-head comparisons

Source codeSearch & web data
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Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
1070 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Outdated check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?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

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 1070 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name global-metro-power-rankings.

  • 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 1070 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 1070 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

    6 of 7 parameters have a description (86%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    5 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor 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.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A 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 2026-08-03T17:50:58.770249Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

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

Start using Global Metro Power Rankings

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 global-metro-power-rankings https://rankings.citizenofnowhere.org/api/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

compare_metros

Side-by-side comparison of two to 4 metros across all sixteen scoring dimensions, with the leader in each dimension flagged.

Discovered
get_methodology

The sixteen weighted dimensions behind the Global Metro Power Rankings composite score: what each measures, its weight/shape in the formula, and its upstream data source.

Discovered
get_metro

Full profile for one metro in the Global Metro Power Rankings: rank, score, all sixteen dimension values and ranks, teams, universities, culture, luxury hospitality, events, market cap, and more. Use search_metros first if you don't know the exact slug.

Discovered
list_top_metros

Ranked list of metros from the Global Metro Power Rankings composite (4,300+ metros total), optionally filtered by region or country. Returns lightweight summary rows (rank, slug, name, country, region, score, population). Call get_metro for full detail on any one metro. Capped at 200 rows per call.

Discovered
search_metros

Case-insensitive search over metro name, primary city, and country. Use this to find a metro's exact slug before calling get_metro or compare_metros.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected1070 ms5

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