Church Year
REMOTE · CROSSANDCOVENANT.CO
Western church year: seasons, colors, feasts, Easter and Pascha, and the 1979 BCP Sunday lectionary.
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Last scanned (23 hours ago)
Scores higher than 85% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 4 Nov 2026.
Category Education and Research
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 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 Usability61
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 822 tokens (~205/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 Management77
- Stability observed for 23 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 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.
- 2 Nov 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.
- 31 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.
- 29 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.
- 26 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.
- 24 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 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 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 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 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 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://crossandcovenant.co/api/mcp/church-year
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=crossandcovenant.co | CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 1 Nov 2026 | 30 Jan 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 5fac5d28da19da8b23eedfb5467e746bacf |
| SANs: crossandcovenant.co | ||||||
| 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 |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of crossandcovenant.co. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| co. | present | 7786 | 8 | Verified |
| crossandcovenant.co. | 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; includeSubDomains; preload |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | SAMEORIGIN |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
| permissions-policy | camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), interest-cohort=() |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://crossandcovenant.co/api/mcp/church-year | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://crossandcovenant.co/api/mcp/church-year | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://crossandcovenant.co/api/mcp/church-year |
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 →
plan_sermon_series Plan a sermon series ~160
Lays out a run of Sundays from a start date: each Sunday's name, season, color, lectionary year and appointed readings from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer lectionary, the seasons the run crosses, feasts that fall on those Sundays, and every book read on three or more consecutive Sundays, with the longest such run named as a possible series spine. Rule-based, no generated text.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| focus | string | – | Look for the series spine in one reading only: first, second, gospel or psalm. |
| start_date | string | yes | First date of the series, YYYY-MM-DD. A weekday starts at the next Sunday. |
| weeks | integer | yes | Number of Sundays, 1 to 26. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
readings_for_sunday Readings for a Sunday or feast ~276
Returns the appointed Bible readings (first reading, psalm, second reading, gospel, with the alternatives) for a Sunday or major feast from the three-year Sunday lectionary of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, which is public domain. Give a date (a weekday without its own lessons moves to the next Sunday) or an occasion such as "advent-1", "proper-23", "easter-day" or "christmas-day" with a year of A, B or C. With include_text, adds the passage text from the World English Bible or King James Version, both public domain. Citations only, never another translation.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | – | Date in YYYY-MM-DD form. Defaults to the next Sunday, Mountain Time. |
| include_text | boolean | – | Also return the text of the first set of readings. Default false. |
| occasion | string | – | Lectionary occasion instead of a date, for example "advent-1", "lent-3", "proper-12", "trinity", "all-saints". |
| translation | string | – | Translation for the text: "web" (World English Bible, default) or "kjv". |
| year | string | – | Lectionary year for an occasion. Defaults to the year now in use. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
season_for_date Season for a date ~128
Returns where a date falls in the Western church year: the season (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, or the season after Pentecost, also called Ordinary Time), the week of the season, the day's observance and liturgical color, the church year and its lectionary year (A, B or C), and that year's Western Easter and Orthodox Pascha. Defaults to today in Mountain Time.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | – | Date in YYYY-MM-DD form, years 1583 to 4099. Defaults to today in Mountain Time. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
upcoming_feast_days Upcoming feast days ~208
Lists the dated feasts, fasts and holy days in a window: Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity, Christ the King, Advent, Christmas, the Epiphany, the feasts of our Lord, apostles and evangelists, with each day's color. Applies the 1979 Book of Common Prayer rules that move a feast off a Sunday or out of Holy Week and Easter Week. Optionally includes Orthodox Pascha, Julian-calendar Christmas and Reformation Day.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| days | integer | – | Length of the window in days, 1 to 400. Default 60. |
| from | string | – | First date of the window, YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today in Mountain Time. |
| include_other_traditions | boolean | – | Include Orthodox Pascha, Julian-calendar Christmas and Reformation Day. Default true. |
| include_saints_days | boolean | – | Include apostles', evangelists' and other saints' days. Default true. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Church Year MCP server?
Church Year is a hosted endpoint at https://crossandcovenant.co/api/mcp/church-year, 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 · crossandcovenant.co
claude mcp add --transport http co-crossandcovenant-church-year 'https://crossandcovenant.co/api/mcp/church-year'
What is the Church Year MCP server?
Church Year is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as co.crossandcovenant/church-year. Western church year: seasons, colors, feasts, Easter and Pascha, and the 1979 BCP Sunday lectionary. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://crossandcovenant.co/api/mcp/church-year).
Is the Church Year MCP server safe to use?
Church Year scores 82 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 Church Year MCP server expose?
Church Year exposes 4 tools: season_for_date, readings_for_sunday, upcoming_feast_days, plan_sermon_series. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 772 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Church Year MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Church Year without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Church Year MCP server still maintained?
Church Year 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.