ChinaAPI
REMOTE · API.CHINAAPI.AI
Read-only ChinaAPI model catalogue, price snapshot, cost estimates and request recipes.
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Last scanned (22 hours ago)
Scores higher than 87% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 4 Nov 2026.
Category AI and Machine Learning
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security74
- 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
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- 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 Usability65
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1223 tokens (~305/item across 4 items; 4 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 Management97
- Stability observed for 29 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 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 5 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
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 4 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 2 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 30 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 77 to 80. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 23 days of observed history at the previous scan, 24 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 28 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 70 to 73. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 21 days of observed history at the previous scan, 22 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 26 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 24 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 22 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 20 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 4 Nov 2026 · Probed https://api.chinaapi.ai/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=api.chinaapi.ai | CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 29 Oct 2026 | 27 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 5c35d136f2936c2e0c07401e2acb1568a79 |
| SANs: api.chinaapi.ai | ||||||
| CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 4df3b15dd6c0784c507cd37b58e6f115 |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of api.chinaapi.ai. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| ai. | present | 1814, 3799 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| chinaapi.ai. | 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 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://api.chinaapi.ai/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://api.chinaapi.ai/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://api.chinaapi.ai/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
chinaapi_estimate_cost Estimate a ChinaAPI cost ~447
Estimate the USD cost of a workload on one model from its published per-meter prices: Standard, and Paid where it is lower. Pass quantities in the model's own units — tokens for text models, characters for speech synthesis, audio seconds for transcription, requests, images or video seconds for per-call and per-second models; a quantity the model does not price is refused. Tiered models are estimated tier by tier. The result is an estimate, not a quote.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| audio_input_tokens | integer | – | Quantity in tokens for the audio_input meter (models billed in tokens). |
| audio_output_tokens | integer | – | Quantity in tokens for the audio_output meter (models billed in tokens). |
| audio_seconds | integer | – | Quantity in audio seconds for the input meter (models billed in audio_duration). |
| cache_read_tokens | integer | – | Quantity in tokens for the cache_read meter (models billed in tokens). |
| cache_write_1h_tokens | integer | – | Quantity in tokens for the cache_write_1h meter (models billed in tokens). |
| cache_write_tokens | integer | – | Quantity in tokens for the cache_write meter (models billed in tokens). |
| characters | integer | – | Quantity in characters for the input meter (models billed in characters). |
| context_tokens | integer | – | Input context length used to choose a context-length tier. Only for models whose tiers depend on context length; defaults to the input and cache tokens. |
| image_input_tokens | integer | – | Quantity in tokens for the image_input meter (models billed in tokens). |
| image_output_tokens | integer | – | Quantity in tokens for the image_output meter (models billed in tokens). |
| images | integer | – | Quantity in images for the image_n meter. |
| input_tokens | integer | – | Quantity in tokens for the input meter (models billed in tokens). |
| model | string | yes | Exact, case-sensitive model ID as returned by chinaapi_list_models. |
| output_tokens | integer | – | Quantity in tokens for the output meter (models billed in tokens). |
| requests | integer | – | Quantity in requests for the per_call meter. |
| video_seconds | integer | – | Quantity in seconds for the video_second meter. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
chinaapi_get_model Get a ChinaAPI model ~102
Get one model by its exact ID: base URL and endpoints, the Standard and Paid price snapshot per meter with the time it was read and the price-book versions, context window and modalities, capability contract, limits, and ChinaAPI links (model page, a start link to try it, the agents guide). The live price on the model page is authoritative.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| model | string | yes | Exact, case-sensitive model ID as returned by chinaapi_list_models. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
chinaapi_get_recipe Get a ChinaAPI request recipe ~214
Get a runnable request for one model — endpoint, headers, JSON body or multipart form, a curl command, and for video the polling step — exactly as ChinaAPI's /agents page shows it. Optionally include the configuration that points a coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, …) at ChinaAPI. The request uses $CHINAAPI_KEY; never put a real key into it.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| agent | string | – | Also return the configuration that points this coding agent at ChinaAPI, as ChinaAPI's /agents page shows it. |
| capability | string | – | Which of the model's capabilities the request is for; defaults to its first published capability. |
| model | string | yes | Exact, case-sensitive model ID as returned by chinaapi_list_models. |
| protocol | string | – | Inbound protocol for text models: openai (/v1/chat/completions), anthropic (/v1/messages) or responses (/v1/responses). Defaults to the agent's protocol, else openai. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
chinaapi_list_models List ChinaAPI models ~221
List the models ChinaAPI serves, optionally filtered by capability, task, maker or a model-ID substring. Each entry has the exact model ID, maker, capabilities and tasks, context window, headline Standard prices (and Paid prices where they are lower) and the model's ChinaAPI page. Sorted by maker, then model ID; page with cursor. Use chinaapi_get_model for one model's endpoints, full prices and limits.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| capability | string | – | Capability direction: text-multimodal (chat, reasoning, coding, vision), image, video, audio-speech or decision. |
| cursor | string | – | next_cursor from the previous page. |
| limit | integer | – | Models per page. |
| maker | string | – | Maker name exactly as returned in maker (case-insensitive), e.g. DeepSeek. |
| query | string | – | Case-insensitive substring of the model ID. |
| task | string | – | A task within a capability, e.g. image-to-video or transcription. Must belong to capability when both are given. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the ChinaAPI MCP server?
ChinaAPI is a hosted endpoint at https://api.chinaapi.ai/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 · api.chinaapi.ai
claude mcp add --transport http ai-chinaapi-chinaapi 'https://api.chinaapi.ai/mcp'
What is the ChinaAPI MCP server?
ChinaAPI is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as ai.chinaapi/chinaapi. Read-only ChinaAPI model catalogue, price snapshot, cost estimates and request recipes. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.chinaapi.ai/mcp).
Is the ChinaAPI MCP server safe to use?
ChinaAPI scores 83 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 ChinaAPI MCP server expose?
ChinaAPI exposes 4 tools: chinaapi_estimate_cost, chinaapi_get_model, chinaapi_get_recipe, chinaapi_list_models. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 984 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the ChinaAPI MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to ChinaAPI without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the ChinaAPI MCP server still maintained?
ChinaAPI is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.