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work.instead/instead

instead.workVerified

Hire staff for UK cafés, pubs and shops: post a free job, print hiring posters, find London jobs.

ProductivityIs Instead down?Alternatives

13 of 22 checks passed

  • Handshake
  • Tools listed
  • Updated recently

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

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Median latency
1246 ms
Uptime, 30 days
Not measured
Last checked

Measurement details

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 1246 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

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

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 7 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 1246 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 1246 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

    23 of 26 parameters have a description (88%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches 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 2026-11-02T20:26:58.787658Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Tools

  • compare_hiring_costs

    What hiring costs on Instead next to Indeed, Totaljobs, Caterer.com, Reed, CV-Library, Job Today, Harri, Find a Job and recruitment agencies: each one's published price, when you pay, and what three hires a year cost, every price quoted from the company's own page with the date it was read. For an owner choosing where to advertise a job.

    Measured

  • get_job

    Everything about one live job: what it involves, pay, hours, what's needed and the business, with the link to apply.

    Measured

  • how_to_hire

    Advice for a small UK business owner who needs staff (café, pub, restaurant, bar, shop, salon): how to find people through those who already know the business, what to pay, the UK rules to follow, and what Instead costs.

    Measured

  • make_hiring_poster

    Print-ready posters for a job: an A4 window poster, an A5 poster for regulars and an A6 table card, each with a QR code people apply from. Takes a job made with post_job (its code or link) or a live Instead job (its link or slug).

    Measured

  • pay_rates

    The hourly pay independent London cafés, restaurants, pubs, bars and bakeries advertise on their own websites this month, by role: the middle (median), the range and how many ads (Instead's London Hospitality Pay Index). For an owner choosing what to pay, or someone weighing up a job.

    Measured

  • post_job

    Make a job for a small business on Instead, free. It takes applications at once through a link and QR code; the owner then publishes it to read and answer applicants by opening the publish link and signing in with their email (30 seconds). The job is public for applications as soon as it is made, under the business name, pay, hours and area given.

    Measured

  • search_jobs

    Live jobs at independent UK cafés, pubs, restaurants, bars, shops and salons on Instead, London first: every job shows the pay, applying takes about two minutes from a phone with no account, and everyone hears back within 48 hours. Also returns independent London places hiring on their own websites and new places across the UK hiring their first team (not on Instead yet): apply on their website, or leave details once for several at the leave_details_url.

    Measured

Probe history

  • ok1246 ms7 tools

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Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http instead https://instead.work/mcp

Cursor .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instead": {
      "url": "https://instead.work/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "instead": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://instead.work/mcp"
    }
  }
}