Animal Checklist
REMOTE · ANIMALCHECKLIST.COM · SCANNED SEP 28
Search animals in eight languages with habitats, countries, photos and source credits.
Available components
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 Usability45
- 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Fail
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 388 tokens (~55/item across 7 items; 4 tools + 3 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management7
- Stability observed for 2 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage89
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 60% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.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 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
How do I install the Animal Checklist MCP server?
Animal Checklist is a hosted endpoint at https://animalchecklist.com/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 · animalchecklist.com
claude mcp add --transport http arneffm-animal-checklist 'https://animalchecklist.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"arneffm-animal-checklist": {
"url": "https://animalchecklist.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"arneffm-animal-checklist": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://animalchecklist.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.arneffm-animal-checklist] url = "https://animalchecklist.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"arneffm-animal-checklist": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://animalchecklist.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add arneffm-animal-checklist --url 'https://animalchecklist.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
arneffm-animal-checklist:
url: "https://animalchecklist.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"arneffm-animal-checklist": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://animalchecklist.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add arneffm-animal-checklist -t streamable-http -u 'https://animalchecklist.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"arneffm-animal-checklist": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://animalchecklist.com/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
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.
- 28 Sept 26 +1
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 27 Sept 26 0
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 26 Sept 26 65
First indexed and scored.
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 28 Sept 2026 · Probed https://animalchecklist.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=animalchecklist.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 25 Sept 2026 | 24 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 611b8bc39769d4b413945604aad0bc5f |
| SANs: animalchecklist.com, staging.animalchecklist.com, *.staging.animalchecklist.com | ||||||
| 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 animalchecklist.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| animalchecklist.com. | 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 |
|---|---|
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://animalchecklist.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://animalchecklist.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://animalchecklist.com/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 →
get_animal Get animal ~64
Read one species: every common name, scientific name, habitats, country observation counts, the full photo credit and the Wikipedia summary.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | Species slug from search_animals, for example `red-fox`. |
| lang | string | – | Display language. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| categoryId | string | yes | – |
| countries | array | yes | Up to twelve countries with the most observations. |
| habitats | array | yes | – |
| id | string | yes | Slug of the species, for example `red-fox`. |
| image | object | yes | Photo credit. Check the licence and source before reuse. |
| inatId | integer|null | yes | iNaturalist taxon id. |
| name | string | yes | Name in the requested language, English when none exists. |
| nameEn | string | yes | English common name. |
| nameSci | string | yes | Scientific name. |
| names | object | yes | Common name per language. A language is absent when no name is known. |
| obs | integer | yes | iNaturalist observation count. Drives the ranking. |
| text | object|null | yes | Wikipedia extract, CC BY-SA 4.0. Keep the credit and the source link. |
| wikidataId | string|null | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_categories List categories ~45
List the seven species groups with the label in the requested language and the species count. Call first to learn the valid `category` values.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang | string | – | Display language. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| categories | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_countries List countries ~22
List every ISO country code that carries observations with its species count.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_animals Search animals ~122
Search species by free text in any of eight languages or by scientific name, with optional category, habitat and ISO country filters. Ranked by iNaturalist observations. One page of card-sized records.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | – |
| country | string | – | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. |
| habitat | string | – | – |
| lang | string | – | Display language. |
| page | integer | – | – |
| per | integer | – | – |
| q | string | – | Free text, for example `red fox` or `Vulpes`. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | array | yes | – |
| page | integer | yes | – |
| per | integer | yes | – |
| total | integer | yes | – |
No examples provided.
What is the Animal Checklist MCP server?
Animal Checklist is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.ArneFfm/animal-checklist. Search animals in eight languages with habitats, countries, photos and source credits. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://animalchecklist.com/mcp).
Is the Animal Checklist MCP server safe to use?
Animal Checklist scores 66 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 Animal Checklist MCP server expose?
Animal Checklist exposes 4 tools: list_categories, search_animals, get_animal, list_countries. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 253 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Animal Checklist MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Animal Checklist without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Animal Checklist MCP server still maintained?
Animal Checklist is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 28 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.