# The Scribble Thing (remote · scribble.boringstuff.club)

Turn one line-art image into a prompt-directed, hand-drawn scribe animation MP4.

- Trust score: 78/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-24

## Components

- remote · `scribble.boringstuff.club`: 78/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing/scribble.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing/scribble)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-24.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation check failed: no authorisation is required to call this server, and it exposes a tool marked destructive (redeem_scribe_unlock_code).
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 70/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 367 tokens (~61/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 100/100
  - No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.
- **Tool Coverage**: 73/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 5% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - All 1 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.
  - An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the The Scribble Thing MCP server?

The Scribble Thing is a hosted endpoint at https://scribble.boringstuff.club/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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing 'https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing": {
      "url": "https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing]
url = "https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing --url 'https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing:
    url: "https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing -t streamable-http -u 'https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-23 (score 78, +1)

- [security] Stability: 0.97 → pass

### 2026-09-21 (score 77, +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.

### 2026-09-19 (score 76, +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.

### 2026-09-17 (score 75, +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.

### 2026-09-15 (score 74, +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.

### 2026-09-13 (score 73, +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.

### 2026-09-10 (score 72, +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.

### 2026-09-08 (score 71, +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.

## MCP tools (6)

### `get_scribble_service_info` (~26 tokens)

Get current limits, terms, retention, pricing, and integration URLs.

Output parameters:

- `accepted_image_types` (array)
- `clean_video_unlock_price` (string)
- `current_terms_version` (string)
- `max_image_dimension` (integer)
- `max_upload_bytes` (integer)
- `mcp_url` (string)
- `privacy_url` (string)
- `purchase_url`
- `rest_documentation_url` (string)
- `retention_hours` (integer)
- `service` (string)
- `skill_url` (string)
- `terms_url` (string)
- `watermarked_preview_price` (string)
- `website_url` (string)

### `create_scribe_animation` (~124 tokens)

Create an asynchronous animation from a base64-encoded line-art image.

Input parameters:

- `accept_retention` (boolean, required)
- `accept_terms` (boolean, required)
- `accepted_terms_version` (string, required)
- `idempotency_key` (string, required)
- `image_base64` (string, required): Raw base64 PNG or JPEG bytes; do not include a data-URL prefix.
- `image_mime_type` (string, required)
- `installation_id`
- `order_text` (string)
- `show_hand` (boolean)
- `speed` (string)

Output parameters:

- `access_token` (string): Secret bearer capability scoped to this animation only.
- `animation_id` (string): Canonical UUID for this animation.
- `clean_download_available` (boolean)
- `clean_url` (string)
- `created_at` (string)
- `error`
- `expires_at` (string)
- `idempotent_replay` (boolean)
- `manage_url` (string): Private browser handoff URL for user review and unlock.
- `preview_download_available` (boolean)
- `preview_url` (string)
- `progress` (integer): Approximate percent complete.
- `purchase_url`
- `retention_hours` (integer)
- `seconds_remaining` (integer)
- `stage` (string): Short user-facing description of current work.
- `status` (string): Current asynchronous job state.
- `status_url` (string)
- `terms_version`
- `token_type` (string)
- `unlock`
- `unlocked` (boolean)

### `get_scribe_animation` (~36 tokens)

Poll one private animation until it completes or fails.

Input parameters:

- `access_token` (string, required)
- `animation_id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `animation_id` (string): Canonical UUID for this animation.
- `clean_download_available` (boolean)
- `clean_url` (string)
- `created_at` (string)
- `error`
- `expires_at` (string)
- `manage_url` (string): Private browser handoff URL for user review and unlock.
- `preview_download_available` (boolean)
- `preview_url` (string)
- `progress` (integer): Approximate percent complete.
- `purchase_url`
- `retention_hours` (integer)
- `seconds_remaining` (integer)
- `stage` (string): Short user-facing description of current work.
- `status` (string): Current asynchronous job state.
- `status_url` (string)
- `terms_version`
- `unlock`
- `unlocked` (boolean)

### `get_scribe_animation_download` (~48 tokens)

Create a short-lived download URL for a completed preview or clean video.

Input parameters:

- `access_token` (string, required)
- `animation_id` (string, required)
- `kind` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `animation_id` (string)
- `available` (boolean)
- `bearer_required` (boolean)
- `download_url`
- `expires_in_seconds`
- `kind` (string)
- `manage_url` (string)
- `message` (string)

### `redeem_scribe_unlock_code` (~50 tokens)

Consume a user-supplied single-use code to unlock one clean video.

Input parameters:

- `access_token` (string, required)
- `animation_id` (string, required)
- `unlock_code` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `animation_id` (string): Canonical UUID for this animation.
- `clean_download_available` (boolean)
- `clean_url` (string)
- `created_at` (string)
- `error`
- `expires_at` (string)
- `manage_url` (string): Private browser handoff URL for user review and unlock.
- `preview_download_available` (boolean)
- `preview_url` (string)
- `progress` (integer): Approximate percent complete.
- `purchase_url`
- `retention_hours` (integer)
- `seconds_remaining` (integer)
- `stage` (string): Short user-facing description of current work.
- `status` (string): Current asynchronous job state.
- `status_url` (string)
- `terms_version`
- `unlock`
- `unlocked` (boolean)

### `delete_scribe_animation` (~38 tokens)

Immediately delete one animation session and all of its stored files.

Input parameters:

- `access_token` (string, required)
- `animation_id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `animation_id` (string)
- `deleted` (boolean)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing/scribble#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-24: 78
- 2026-09-23: 78
- 2026-09-22: 77
- 2026-09-21: 77
- 2026-09-20: 76
- 2026-09-19: 76
- 2026-09-18: 75
- 2026-09-17: 75
- 2026-09-16: 74
- 2026-09-15: 74
- 2026-09-14: 73
- 2026-09-13: 73
- 2026-09-12: 72
- 2026-09-11: 72
- 2026-09-10: 72
- 2026-09-09: 71
- 2026-09-08: 71
- 2026-09-07: 70
- 2026-09-06: 70
- 2026-09-05: 69
- 2026-09-04: 69
- 2026-09-03: 68
- 2026-09-02: 68
- 2026-09-01: 67
- 2026-08-31: 67
- 2026-08-30: 66
- 2026-08-29: 66
- 2026-08-28: 65
- 2026-08-27: 65
- 2026-08-26: 65

## Common questions

### What is the The Scribble Thing MCP server?

The Scribble Thing is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as club.boringstuff/the-scribble-thing. Turn one line-art image into a prompt-directed, hand-drawn scribe animation MP4. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp).

### Is the The Scribble Thing MCP server safe to use?

The Scribble Thing scores 78 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 The Scribble Thing MCP server expose?

The Scribble Thing exposes 6 tools: get_scribble_service_info, create_scribe_animation, get_scribe_animation, get_scribe_animation_download, redeem_scribe_unlock_code, delete_scribe_animation. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 322 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the The Scribble Thing MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the The Scribble Thing MCP server still maintained?

The Scribble Thing is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://scribble.boringstuff.club/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/Boring-Stuff-Club/the-scribble-thing-skill
- Website: https://scribble.boringstuff.club/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing/scribble.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing/scribble.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/club-boringstuff-the-scribble-thing/scribble