co.pixelcove/citation-tracker
REMOTE · CITATION-TRACKER.PIXELCOVE.CO · SCANNED SEP 20
Checks whether AI search engines cite your target domains for a prompt. $0.75/call via MCP.
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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 Security63
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 7 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
- 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 Usability72
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1069 tokens (~152/item across 7 items; 7 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 Management83
- Stability observed for 25 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 Safety50
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- 0 of 2 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "citation_tracker_check" implies "send" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
- Manipulation not yet verified: only 7 of 8 captured unit(s) of tool text has been judged so far, so we will not certify text no model has read as clean.Unverified
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
How do I install the co.pixelcove/citation-tracker MCP server?
co.pixelcove/citation-tracker is a hosted endpoint at https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/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 · citation-tracker.pixelcove.co
claude mcp add --transport http co-pixelcove-citation-tracker 'https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"co-pixelcove-citation-tracker": {
"url": "https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"co-pixelcove-citation-tracker": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.co-pixelcove-citation-tracker] url = "https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"co-pixelcove-citation-tracker": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add co-pixelcove-citation-tracker --url 'https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
co-pixelcove-citation-tracker:
url: "https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"co-pixelcove-citation-tracker": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add co-pixelcove-citation-tracker -t streamable-http -u 'https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"co-pixelcove-citation-tracker": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/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.
- 20 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 18 Sept 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.
- 15 Sept 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.
- 13 Sept 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.
- 11 Sept 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.
- 9 Sept 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.
- 7 Sept 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.
- 5 Sept 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.
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 20 Sept 2026 · Probed https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=citation-tracker.pixelcove.co | CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 26 Aug 2026 | 24 Nov 2026 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 553b420cd3fa1a94a10cb5a9b0b45ffb986 |
| SANs: citation-tracker.pixelcove.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 citation-tracker.pixelcove.co. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| co. | present | 7786 | 8 | Verified |
| pixelcove.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 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/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 →
citation_tracker_check ~174
Sends one prompt to 1 to 4 search assistants (Perplexity, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) and reports whether each cites your target domains: cited status, citation count, cited domains, model, and a structured error per engine. Started concurrently; a failed engine returns `cited: null` and does not block the others (PD7). Paid, $0.75/call; read-only and safe to retry.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| engines | array | yes | 1 to 4 distinct engines to check, from perplexity, openai, anthropic, gemini. |
| prompt | string | yes | The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters. |
| targets | array | yes | 1 to 10 target domains to check for a citation. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
citation_tracker_check_perplexity ~117
Sends one prompt to Perplexity (sonar) and reports whether it cites your target domains, with citation count and cited domains. Free: one call per caller and 100 calls total per UTC day; both limits fail closed. A real live evaluation before you pay for citation_tracker_check.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | yes | The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters. |
| targets | array | yes | 1 to 10 target domains to check for a citation. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
citation_tracker_monitor_30 ~214
Buys a monitor: 30 recurring runs of citation_tracker_check for one prompt and 1 to 10 target domains, daily or weekly. The first run happens now and is returned. Later runs are read with citation_tracker_monitor_status using the returned monitor_id (the only credential; it is not recoverable). Each run flags which target domains changed since the last run. Paid once, $18 for the term ($0.6/check); no refund of unused runs; cancel any time with citation_tracker_monitor_cancel. Retains the prompt, domains and results until 30 days after the last run or until cancelled.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cadence | string | yes | How often to re-run the check. |
| engines | array | yes | 1 to 4 search assistants to run on every check. |
| prompt | string | yes | The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters. |
| targets | array | yes | 1 to 10 target domains to check for a citation. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
citation_tracker_monitor_7 ~216
Buys a monitor: 7 recurring runs of citation_tracker_check for one prompt and 1 to 10 target domains, daily or weekly. The first run happens now and is returned. Later runs are read with citation_tracker_monitor_status using the returned monitor_id (the only credential; it is not recoverable). Each run flags which target domains changed since the last run. Paid once, $4.2 for the term ($0.6/check); no refund of unused runs; cancel any time with citation_tracker_monitor_cancel. Retains the prompt, domains and results until 30 days after the last run or until cancelled.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cadence | string | yes | How often to re-run the check. |
| engines | array | yes | 1 to 4 search assistants to run on every check. |
| prompt | string | yes | The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters. |
| targets | array | yes | 1 to 10 target domains to check for a citation. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
citation_tracker_monitor_cancel ~66
Stops a monitor and deletes its prompt, domains and results. Unused runs are not refunded. Free. Needs the monitor_id.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| monitor_id | string | yes | The monitor id returned by citation_tracker_monitor_7 or _30. It is the only credential; keep it. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
citation_tracker_monitor_status ~86
Reads a monitor: remaining runs, next run time, and every run so far (most recent first) with the same per-engine rows as citation_tracker_check plus changed_since_last per target domain. Free. Needs the monitor_id.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| monitor_id | string | yes | The monitor id returned by citation_tracker_monitor_7 or _30. It is the only credential; keep it. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
citation_tracker_shortlist_gate ~144
Checks whether ChatGPT would search the web for one prompt and whether its first search query names any of your supplied brand or product terms (whole-word match). Use it to gate a prompt before spending on citation_tracker_check. Paid, $0.20/call; read-only and safe to retry.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| brand_terms | array | yes | 1 to 20 brand terms to look for in the first search query. |
| product_terms | array | – | 0 to 50 product terms to look for in the first search query. |
| prompt | string | yes | The prompt to send to the search assistant(s), verbatim. 1 to 4000 characters. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the co.pixelcove/citation-tracker MCP server?
co.pixelcove/citation-tracker is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as co.pixelcove/citation-tracker. Checks whether AI search engines cite your target domains for a prompt. $0.75/call via MCP. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://citation-tracker.pixelcove.co/mcp).
Is the co.pixelcove/citation-tracker MCP server safe to use?
co.pixelcove/citation-tracker scores 75 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 co.pixelcove/citation-tracker MCP server expose?
co.pixelcove/citation-tracker exposes 7 tools: citation_tracker_check, citation_tracker_check_perplexity, citation_tracker_shortlist_gate, citation_tracker_monitor_7, citation_tracker_monitor_30, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,017 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the co.pixelcove/citation-tracker MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to co.pixelcove/citation-tracker without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the co.pixelcove/citation-tracker MCP server still maintained?
co.pixelcove/citation-tracker is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.