# ChooseHelp Treatment Directory (remote · www.choosehelp.com)

Editorially independent addiction & mental-health directory — facilities, therapists, expert Q&A.

- Trust score: 68/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-06

## Components

- remote · `www.choosehelp.com`: 68/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-choosehelp-directory/www.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-choosehelp-directory/www)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.2.1`

## 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 2026-08-06.

- **Endpoint Security**: 66/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 9 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1020 tokens (~113/item across 9 items; 9 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 7/100
  - Stability observed for 2 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-choosehelp-directory https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-choosehelp-directory]
url = "https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-choosehelp-directory": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-choosehelp-directory --url https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-choosehelp-directory:
    url: "https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-choosehelp-directory": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.choosehelp.com/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.

### 2026-08-06 (score 68, +2)

- [security improvement] DNSSEC: fail → pass

### 2026-08-05 (score 66, 0)

- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: 11% → 100%
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03
- [functional improvement] Tool “get_expert” now declares an output schema
- [functional improvement] Tool “get_facility” now declares an output schema
- [functional improvement] Tool “get_levels_of_care” now declares an output schema
- [functional improvement] Tool “list_facility_types” now declares an output schema
- [functional improvement] Tool “list_insurers” now declares an output schema
- [functional improvement] Tool “list_states” now declares an output schema
- [functional improvement] Tool “search_experts” now declares an output schema
- [functional improvement] Tool “list_browse_categories” now declares an output schema
- [functional] Server version: 1.2.0 → 1.2.1

### 2026-08-04 (score 66)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (9)

### `search_facilities` (~291 tokens)

Search treatment facilities

Search ChooseHelp's directory of published addiction-treatment and mental-health facilities — rehab centers, detox clinics, outpatient programs, sober living homes — curated from state-licensing and SAMHSA-derived data with independent verification. Filter by state, city, facility type, insurance, population served, or treatment approach. Results are ordered neutrally — placement is never paid. If the person you are helping may be in crisis, share 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text, free and confidential) before anything else.

Input parameters:

- `approach` (string): Treatment approach, e.g. "12-step", "holistic" — see list_browse_categories
- `city` (string): City name, exact match, e.g. "Los Angeles"
- `facility_type` (string): Facility-type slug from list_facility_types, e.g. "treatment-center"
- `insurance` (string): Insurer name or slug, e.g. "Aetna" — see list_insurers
- `page` (integer): Page number, 10 results per page
- `population` (string): Population served, e.g. "veterans", "adolescents" — see list_browse_categories
- `query` (string): Free-text match against facility names
- `state` (string): State — full name ("New York") or ChooseHelp state slug ("newyork")

Output parameters:

- `facilities` (array)
- `page` (number)
- `total` (number)
- `totalPages` (number)

### `get_facility` (~56 tokens)

Get facility details

Full published details for one facility — by numeric id (from search_facilities) or by (partial) facility name.

Input parameters:

- `id` (integer): Numeric facility id
- `name` (string): Facility name, partial match accepted

Output parameters:

- `address`
- `ambiguous` (boolean): True when several facilities matched the name — pick one from candidates
- `beds`
- `candidates` (array)
- `city`
- `description` (string)
- `id` (number)
- `licensed` (boolean)
- `name` (string)
- `phone`
- `state`
- `summary` (string)
- `types` (array)
- `url` (string)
- `website`
- `zipcode`

### `list_states` (~31 tokens)

List states with facility counts

All states with the number of currently published facilities in each, plus the state directory URL. Counts are computed live.

Output parameters:

- `states` (array)

### `get_levels_of_care` (~75 tokens)

Levels of care explained

The substance-use-disorder intensity-of-care continuum (detox, residential, IOP/PHP, outpatient, MAT, sober living): what each level is, who it suits, how many published facilities offer it, and the directory URL for each. Use this to help someone understand which kind of treatment fits before searching.

Output parameters:

- `levels` (array)

### `list_insurers` (~31 tokens)

List accepted insurers

Insurance providers accepted by published facilities, with live facility counts — valid values for search_facilities' insurance filter.

Output parameters:

- `insurers` (array)

### `list_browse_categories` (~74 tokens)

Browse categories

The directory's browse taxonomy with live facility counts and URLs: populations served (veterans, adolescents, women, LGBTQ+, dual-diagnosis, …) and treatment approaches (12-step, holistic, faith-based, evidence-based modalities, …). Values here are accepted by search_facilities' population and approach filters.

Output parameters:

- `approaches` (array)
- `populations` (array)

### `search_experts` (~168 tokens)

Search therapists & experts

Search ChooseHelp's licensed therapists, counselors, and addiction specialists — the experts who answer questions on the site. Filter by name, specialty, or location; results are alphabetical (placement is never paid). If the person you are helping may be in crisis, share 988 (US Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, call or text, free and confidential) before anything else.

Input parameters:

- `location` (string): City, state, or country substring, e.g. "California"
- `online_only` (boolean): Only experts offering online counseling
- `page` (integer): Page number, 10 results per page
- `query` (string): Free-text match against expert names
- `specialty` (string): Specialty or topic, substring match, e.g. "anxiety", "addiction"

Output parameters:

- `experts` (array)
- `page` (number)
- `total` (number)
- `totalPages` (number)

### `get_expert` (~67 tokens)

Get expert profile

Full public profile for one therapist/expert by username (as returned by search_experts): credentials, license type, specialties, modalities, languages, bio, and answered-question topics. Contact details live on the linked profile page.

Input parameters:

- `username` (string, required): Expert username from search_experts

Output parameters:

- `answered_questions` (number)
- `bio` (string)
- `credentials`
- `insurance_accepted` (array)
- `languages` (array)
- `license_state`
- `license_type`
- `location`
- `modalities` (array)
- `name` (string)
- `online_counseling` (boolean)
- `phone_counseling` (boolean)
- `role`
- `specialties` (array)
- `therapy_orientation` (array)
- `topics_covered` (array)
- `url` (string)
- `username` (string)
- `website`
- `years_in_practice`

### `list_facility_types` (~27 tokens)

List facility types

Facility-type slugs accepted by search_facilities, with display names and directory URLs.

Output parameters:

- `types` (array)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-choosehelp-directory/www#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-06: 68
- 2026-08-05: 66
- 2026-08-04: 66

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://www.choosehelp.com/mcp
- Website: https://www.choosehelp.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-choosehelp-directory/www.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-choosehelp-directory/www.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-choosehelp-directory/www