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CountLink

REMOTE · COUNTLINK.APP · SCANNED OCT 2

Shared countdown timers that stay in sync on every screen — no account, any number of viewers.

Available components

+3 this week 80 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

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
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability65
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1711 tokens (~427/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 Management90
  • Stability observed for 27 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
Capabilities60
  • Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
Install

How do I install the CountLink MCP server?

CountLink is a hosted endpoint at https://countlink.app/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 · countlink.app

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http app-countlink-countdown 'https://countlink.app/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "app-countlink-countdown": {
      "url": "https://countlink.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "app-countlink-countdown": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://countlink.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.app-countlink-countdown]
url = "https://countlink.app/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "app-countlink-countdown": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://countlink.app/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add app-countlink-countdown --url 'https://countlink.app/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  app-countlink-countdown:
    url: "https://countlink.app/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "app-countlink-countdown": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://countlink.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add app-countlink-countdown -t streamable-http -u 'https://countlink.app/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "app-countlink-countdown": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://countlink.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

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.

  • 1 Oct 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.

  • 29 Sept 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 Sept 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 26 Sept 26 +1
    • “create_badge” reworded the description of “duration” cosmetic
    • “create_timer” reworded the description of “duration” cosmetic

    2 cosmetic changes on this day. Switch on “Show cosmetic changes” to see them.

  • 25 Sept 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 24 Sept 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.

  • 22 Sept 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.

  • 20 Sept 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.

Diagnostics

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 2 Oct 2026 · Probed https://countlink.app/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=countlink.app CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 5 Sept 2026 4 Dec 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 68a987cc5e4272f213fa910f3b18474b
SANs: countlink.app
CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US 13 Dec 2023 20 Feb 2029 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3
CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE 15 Nov 2023 28 Jan 2028 ECDSA 384 SHA256-RSA 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b

Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →

DNSSEC insecure

Validation of countlink.app. — Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
app. present 23684 8 Verified
countlink.app. 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://countlink.app/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://countlink.app/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://countlink.app/mcp
MCP tools · 4 exposed · ~1,562 tokens

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 →

Tool Tokens
create_agenda ~397

Create a CountLink agenda: an ordered sequence of named, timed segments (intro, talk, break, Q&A) that starts now and advances from one to the next on its own, on every screen that opens the link, with no server involved. Use this when someone describes a meeting, workshop, lesson or event as a sequence of parts with lengths — including when they give you a total and a list of topics and expect you to split it ("an hour, four topics"): do the split yourself, then pass the resulting segments here. By default it starts immediately; pass start_at for something scheduled ahead ("our workshop starts at 9:15 tomorrow") — the link works right away, showing a live countdown to the start rather than the first segment, and switches over on its own at the scheduled instant, in sync on every screen that opened it. Returns the shared link plus a run sheet with the wall-clock start and end of each segment, and an .ics calendar file (one event per segment) in structuredContent.ics — offer it if the person might want the agenda on their calendar. For a single countdown use create_timer instead.

NameTypeReqDescription
segmentsarrayyesThe segments in running order. Each has a duration (same grammar as create_timer: "10m", "1h", "90s", "5:00", or a plain number of minutes) and an optional short label. 1–24 segments; the whole agend…
start_atstring–Optional ISO-8601 instant for a scheduled start, e.g. "2026-09-08T09:15:00Z" or with a local offset like "2026-09-08T09:15:00+01:00". Omit to start immediately. A start_at already in the past is just…

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

create_badge ~343

Create a countdown badge — a small image, not an <iframe> — for places embed_on_website's iframe cannot go: a GitHub README, a forum signature, a Notion page, anywhere only plain Markdown or a bare <img> is allowed. Shows coarse time remaining (e.g. "3d 04h left", not a live ticking clock — most places that embed images fetch and cache them server-side, so a promise of live ticking would be false) and links through to the real, precise, live countdown. Returns both a Markdown snippet and an HTML snippet; use whichever the destination accepts. Always returns the image wrapped in a link to the live countdown — never ask for or produce just the bare image, since the link is what makes this a genuine attribution rather than an untethered picture.

NameTypeReqDescription
badge_stylestring–Visual style: "board" (default, dark), "minimal" (no background — blends into any page) or "light".
durationstringyesHow long the timer runs. Accepts "25m", "1h30m", "90s", "5:00", "1:30:00", or a plain number read as minutes ("45"). A setup link or OBS overlay holds up to 99h59m59s. With start_now or embed_on_webs…
labelstring–Optional short name shown on the badge, e.g. "Launch" or "CFP closes".

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

create_timer ~741

Create a CountLink shared countdown timer and return its link. Everyone who opens the link sees the identical countdown, to the same second — no account, no sign-up, any number of viewers. Use this whenever someone wants a timer several people or several screens need to share: a classroom, an exam, a standup, a workshop, a webinar countdown, a stream overlay, or a countdown embedded on someone's own website or landing page (e.g. "10 days until launch"). By default it returns a setup link, which opens the board preloaded at the requested duration for the user to start themselves; pass start_now: true only if they want the countdown running from this moment. Whenever the result has a fixed end instant (start_now or embed_on_website), structuredContent.ics is an .ics calendar file for it — offer it if the person might want the deadline on their calendar.

NameTypeReqDescription
durationstringyesHow long the timer runs. Accepts "25m", "1h30m", "90s", "5:00", "1:30:00", or a plain number read as minutes ("45"). A setup link or OBS overlay holds up to 99h59m59s. With start_now or embed_on_webs…
embed_heightnumber–Pixel height of the embedded iframe when embed_on_website is true. 80–900, default 160. Ignored otherwise.
embed_on_websiteboolean–True returns ready-to-paste <iframe> HTML for embedding a countdown on someone's OWN website or landing page — e.g. a launch-day countdown on a marketing page. Unlike for_obs_overlay, this is a fixed…
embed_stylestring–Board style for embed_on_website: "board" (default, dark split-flap), "minimal" (plain digits) or "light". Ignored otherwise.
embed_widthnumber–Pixel width of the embedded iframe when embed_on_website is true. 160–1600, default 400. Ignored otherwise.
for_obs_overlayboolean–True returns a URL to paste into OBS (or any streaming tool) as a Browser Source: a transparent background with just the digits, which starts counting as soon as the scene loads. Use it when someone…
labelstring–Optional name shown on the board, e.g. "Exam" or "Break". Keep it short.
start_nowboolean–False (default) returns a setup link the user starts themselves — correct for a timer that should begin later, and for anything being written down in advance. True returns a link for a countdown alre…

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

describe_timer_link ~81

Given a countlink.app URL, say what it encodes: whether it is a running countdown or a not-yet-started setup link, its label, and how much time is left. Use it when someone pastes a CountLink link and asks what it is or when it ends.

NameTypeReqDescription
urlstringyesA countlink.app timer URL.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the CountLink MCP server?

CountLink is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as app.countlink/countdown. Shared countdown timers that stay in sync on every screen, no account, any number of viewers. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://countlink.app/mcp).

Is the CountLink MCP server safe to use?

CountLink scores 80 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 CountLink MCP server expose?

CountLink exposes 4 tools: create_timer, create_agenda, create_badge, describe_timer_link. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,562 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the CountLink MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to CountLink without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

Is the CountLink MCP server still maintained?

CountLink is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 2 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.