Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research
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What to plant in Dubai, indoor plants, plant care in the heat, garden styles and Garden Care prices.
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Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
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Endpoint Security80
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3249 tokens (~216/item across 15 items; 15 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management93
- Stability observed for 28 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 15 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 16 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
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- 5 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 3 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 29 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 27 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 25 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 23 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 21 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
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Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://plantguide.ae/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=plantguide.ae | CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 6 Oct 2026 | 4 Jan 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 5e90069974c78c3cd1fff2787c4da2ea10f |
| SANs: plantguide.ae | ||||||
| CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 4ebd24947e24d394802d84a52fd5b319 |
| CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f |
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DNSSEC insecure
Validation of plantguide.ae. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| ae. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://plantguide.ae/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://plantguide.ae/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://plantguide.ae/mcp |
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build_designer_link Open the 3D garden planner with plants ~76
A link that opens our free 3D garden planner with the given plants already in the plant list, so the person can plan a layout or send the list to our designer.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| plants | array | yes | 1–20 plants, by slug or name, to put in the 3D garden planner's plant list. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
estimate_garden_care_price Estimate monthly garden and pool care ~182
Monthly Garden Care price (AED, excluding 5% VAT) for a Dubai villa from garden area, lawn type, pool size, complexity and number of trees, with visit frequency and the breakdown.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| areaM2 | number | yes | Garden area in m², excluding the pool: 0–2000. |
| complexity | string | yes | How demanding the garden is: simple, moderate or complex (mature, dense or intricate planting). |
| lawn | string | yes | Lawn type: none, natural or artificial. |
| pool | string | yes | Pool size: none, small (to 25 m² of water), medium (to 50 m²) or large (over 50 m²). |
| trees | string | yes | Number of trees and palms: "0-5", "6-15" or "16+". |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_contact_link WhatsApp link to talk to us ~189
A WhatsApp click-to-chat link with a pre-filled message (topic, plants, community and notes) for when the person wants a quote, a visit or help from our team. Nothing is sent until they press send in WhatsApp.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| community | string | – | The person's Dubai community, e.g. "Arabian Ranches". |
| note | string | – | Anything the person wants to say, in their words (up to 500 characters). |
| plants | array | – | Up to 20 plants (slugs or names) the person is interested in; they are listed in the message. |
| topic | string | – | What the message is about: garden-care, build (a garden makeover), design (a plan from the 3D garden planner), plants, kitchen-garden, what-to-plant, styles or general. Defaults to plants when plants… |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_dubai_climate Dubai climate and monthly garden tasks ~52
Dubai's monthly average high and low temperatures and rainfall (WMO 1991–2020 normals), the planting season and summer work-ban months, and the garden and pool tasks for each month.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_garden_style Garden style guide ~80
The full guide to one garden style: why choose it, the mood, its anatomy, upkeep (weekly, monthly, seasonal), water, who it suits and doesn't, common beliefs vs reality, Dubai notes, variations and its plant palette.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| style | string | yes | A style slug or name: tropical, manicured, luxury or desert-modern. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_guide Read a guide ~56
One guide in full, as Markdown, with its FAQ and sources.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | The guide's slug, e.g. "watering-garden-dubai-summer" (find slugs with search_guides). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_indoor_plant_guide Indoor plants in Dubai: the guide ~258
The starting point for anything about houseplants and indoor plants in Dubai: choosing by light (low, medium, bright indirect, direct sun), by room and for pets; what air conditioning, tinted glass and dry air change; where to buy and what it costs; how care changes through the year; common problems; and our indoor styles, with every plant linked. Ask for one section (light, rooms, pets, dubai, year, buying, problems, styles, faq) or all of it, and add a month for what to buy and do that month. Then shortlist with search_plants (light, petSafe, room, size) and read one plant with get_plant.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| month | – | – | Also return what to buy and do indoors in this month: 1–12 or a name such as "october". Leave it out for the guide alone. |
| section | string | – | Which part of the guide: light (by light level), rooms, pets (pet-safe plants), dubai (air conditioning, glass, dry air), year (care through the year), buying (where to buy), problems, styles (the in… |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_indoor_style Indoor plant style guide ~125
The full guide to one indoor plant style for Dubai homes: mood and palette, key plants with their light and pet safety, pots and materials, a starter set with an AED budget, how to get the look step by step, Dubai notes, pros and cons and FAQ. Take a slug from get_indoor_plant_guide (section styles); a wrong slug returns the valid ones and the closest.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | An indoor style slug or name from get_indoor_plant_guide (section styles), e.g. "japandi-calm". |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_kitchen_garden_guide Kitchen garden in Dubai ~61
How to grow vegetables, herbs and fruit at home in Dubai: the sowing and harvest calendar, raised beds vs pots vs a fruit-tree corner, a step-by-step bed build, what to do in summer, common mistakes and FAQ.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_plant Full plant profile ~216
Everything about one plant in Dubai: ratings, size, sun and water, seasonal calendar, watering in summer and winter, soil, feeding, pruning, pests, common mistakes, varieties, design use, FAQ, photos with credits and sources. Houseplants also get an "Indoors in Dubai" profile: light, tolerance of dry air and air conditioning, pet safety, size, suitable rooms and how easy the plant is to find. Accepts a slug or any name the plant goes by (common, trade, botanical including older names, Arabic, or a local name in its own script or Latin letters); the result lists them all under "Also known as".
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | string | yes | The plant: its slug ("ghaf") or any name it goes by: common, trade, botanical (including older names such as "Sansevieria trifasciata"), Arabic, or a local name in its own script or Latin letters ("G… |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_planting_calendar Month-by-month planting calendar ~123
Sow, plant, flower, harvest, prune and feed months for a set of plants (by slug, category or group), as a 12-month grid. Use it to compare timings across several plants.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | All plants of one category (shows the first 60). |
| group | string | – | All plants of one group (shows the first 60). |
| slugs | array | – | Up to 30 plants, by slug or name. Omit slugs, category and group for the kitchen-garden vegetables and herbs. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_garden_styles Garden styles for Dubai ~47
The garden styles we design in Dubai (tropical, manicured, luxury, desert modern) with mood, upkeep effort, water use, build cost per m² and key plants.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_guides Search Dubai gardening guides ~137
Find our practical guides (planting calendar, summer watering, lawn grasses, indoor plants, costs, approvals and more) by keyword, topic or month. Topics (pillar): planting, indoor, costs-water, approvals, outdoor-living, maintenance.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| month | – | – | Only guides for this time of year (1–12 or a name). |
| pillar | string | – | Topic: planting, indoor (houseplants), costs-water, approvals, outdoor-living or maintenance. |
| query | string | – | Words to look for in guide titles, summaries and tags, e.g. "summer watering", "lawn", "approvals". |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_plants Search the Dubai plant library ~856
Search and filter the library of plants rated for Dubai's heat, salt, drought and shade: by name (English, botanical, Arabic or a local name such as Hindi or Tagalog), category, sun, water need, minimum tolerance ratings, use, garden style or planting month. For houseplants and questions like "low light, pet friendly plants for a Dubai apartment", filter by light (low, medium, bright-indirect, direct-sun), petSafe, room and size: those four filters return only plants with an indoor profile (light, tolerance of dry air and air conditioning, pet safety, size, rooms). Returns short profiles with links; call get_plant for the full one.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | array | – | Only these plant categories (any of them): tree, palm, shrub, climber, groundcover, flower, grass, succulent, herb, edible, indoor, fruit-tree, vegetable, ornamental-grass, aquatic. |
| group | string | – | Only this group: vegetables-herbs, flowers, trees-palms, shrubs-climbers, lawn-grasses, indoor or water. |
| light | string | – | Houseplants that grow well in this indoor light: low (a dim room or corner), medium (a bright room, no direct sun), bright-indirect (by a window, out of direct sun) or direct-sun (a sunny window). Us… |
| limit | integer | – | Results per page, 1–50 (default 20). |
| minDrought | integer | – | Minimum drought tolerance, 1–5 (5 = best). |
| minEase | integer | – | Minimum ease of care, 1–5 (5 = easiest). |
| minHeat | integer | – | Minimum heat tolerance in Dubai, 1–5 (5 = best). |
| minSalt | integer | – | Minimum salt tolerance, 1–5 (5 = best). |
| minShade | integer | – | Minimum shade tolerance, 1–5 (5 = best); use for shady spots. |
| offset | integer | – | How many results to skip, for paging; use the nextOffset from the previous page. |
| origin | string | – | native (UAE), adapted or exotic. |
| petSafe | boolean | – | true keeps only houseplants that are non-toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA list); false means pets do not matter. Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile. |
| plantingMonth | – | – | Only plants with a sowing or planting window in this month (1–12 or a name). For houseplants this is the good months to buy and pot up. |
| query | string | – | Words to look for in names (English, botanical, Arabic, and local names such as Hindi or Tagalog, in their own script or Latin letters) and descriptions, e.g. "date palm", "غاف", "gulmohar", "salt to… |
| room | string | – | Houseplants that suit this room: living-room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, home-office, majlis, hallway or balcony. Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to plants with an indoor profile. |
| size | string | – | The houseplant's usual indoor size: tabletop (on a table or shelf), medium (a medium pot on a sideboard or the floor) or floor (floor-standing). Using light, petSafe, room or size limits results to p… |
| style | string | – | Garden style it suits: tropical, manicured, luxury or desert-modern. |
| sun | string | – | The plant's light need, exact match: full-sun, sun-part-shade, part-shade or shade. |
| use | string | – | What the plant is for: shade-tree, specimen, hedge, screen, windbreak, groundcover, lawn, container, climber, pool-side, fragrance, edible, bedding, indoor or native-habitat. |
| water | string | – | Highest water need you accept: "low" keeps very-low and low. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
what_to_plant What to plant in Dubai this month ~286
What to sow and plant in Dubai in a given month or season, plus what is flowering, fruiting or ready to harvest, the month's verdict, tips, watch-outs and the climate. Defaults to the current month in Dubai. Also returns that month's indoor-plants block (what to buy, pot up and care for indoors) unless you filter to another group. Start here for any 'what should I plant now / in October / in summer' question.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| group | string | – | Only this kind of plant: vegetables-herbs, flowers, trees-palms, shrubs-climbers, lawn-grasses, indoor (houseplants: the good months to buy and pot up) or water. Omit it to get everything plus the mo… |
| limit | integer | – | Most plants to list per section, 1–50 (default 20). Long lists are sampled across groups; filter by group to see more. |
| month | – | – | Month to plan for: 1–12 or a name like "october". Omit for the current month in Dubai. Not with season. |
| season | string | – | A whole season instead of one month: winter (Dec–Feb), spring (Mar–May), summer (Jun–Sep) or autumn (Oct–Nov). Not with month. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research MCP server?
Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research is a hosted endpoint at https://plantguide.ae/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · plantguide.ae
claude mcp add --transport http ae-plantguide-dubai-gardening 'https://plantguide.ae/mcp'
What is the Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research MCP server?
Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as ae.plantguide/dubai-gardening. What to plant in Dubai, indoor plants, plant care in the heat, garden styles and Garden Care prices. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://plantguide.ae/mcp).
Is the Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research MCP server safe to use?
Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research scores 87 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research MCP server expose?
Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research exposes 15 tools: what_to_plant, search_plants, get_plant, get_planting_calendar, get_dubai_climate, and 10 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,744 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research MCP server still maintained?
Plant Guide: Dubai gardening research is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.