com.anots/directory
REMOTE · API.ANOTS.COM · SCANNED SEP 22
Discover and query every business on ANOTS — search, ask, or find-and-ask over 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 Security57
- 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 3 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
- 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 Usability83
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 270 tokens (~90/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
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 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 3 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 com.anots/directory MCP server?
com.anots/directory is a hosted endpoint at https://api.anots.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 · api.anots.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-anots-directory 'https://api.anots.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-anots-directory": {
"url": "https://api.anots.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"com-anots-directory": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.anots.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.com-anots-directory] url = "https://api.anots.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"com-anots-directory": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://api.anots.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add com-anots-directory --url 'https://api.anots.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
com-anots-directory:
url: "https://api.anots.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"com-anots-directory": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://api.anots.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add com-anots-directory -t streamable-http -u 'https://api.anots.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-anots-directory": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.anots.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 Aug 26 +1
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 26 Aug 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
- 25 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 11 Aug 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
- 31 Jul 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
- 30 Jul 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
- 29 Jul 26 0
- HSTS header: unverified → fail ▼ security
- TLS certificate: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
- Authorization: Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 3 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. security
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- First check of Schema quality: fail functional
- First check of Schema quality: pass functional
- First check of Schema quality: good functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
- 27 Jul 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
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 22 Sept 2026 · Probed https://api.anots.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=api.anots.com | CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 8 Sept 2026 | 7 Dec 2026 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | 696300beb5fb8dc4801639e021ca0f0dc87 |
| SANs: api.anots.com | ||||||
| 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 api.anots.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| anots.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 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://api.anots.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://api.anots.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 302 | https://api.anots.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 →
ask_business ~81
Ask a specific business's ANOTS agent a question, by slug. The agent answers from that business's own knowledge base and tools (live data, not scraped HTML). Get the slug from search_businesses.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| question | string | yes | The question to ask that business agent |
| slug | string | yes | The business slug (e.g. "gyibb") |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
find_and_ask ~88
Discover the most relevant ANOTS businesses for a need AND ask each one in a single step, returning their answers side by side. The fastest way to answer a purchase-intent or research question across the directory.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | – | How many businesses to ask (default 3, max 5) |
| query | string | yes | The need or question to route across the directory |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_businesses ~101
Search the ANOTS directory for businesses whose AI agent can answer a question or need. Returns matching businesses with their slug, name, what they do, and agent-card URL. Use this first to discover which agents to ask.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | – | Max businesses to return (default 5, max 10) |
| query | string | yes | What you are looking for (e.g. "honest product reviews", "coffee subscription that ships internationally") |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the com.anots/directory MCP server?
com.anots/directory is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.anots/directory. Discover and query every business on ANOTS, search, ask, or find-and-ask over MCP. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.anots.com/mcp).
Is the com.anots/directory MCP server safe to use?
com.anots/directory 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 com.anots/directory MCP server expose?
com.anots/directory exposes 3 tools: search_businesses, ask_business, find_and_ask. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 270 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the com.anots/directory MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to com.anots/directory without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the com.anots/directory MCP server still maintained?
com.anots/directory is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 22 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.