# Coghelm: AI tools for leaders (remote · coghelm.com)

Curated AI tools for leaders: recommend and compare tools by job, plus 1:1 and board templates.

- Trust score: 82/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `coghelm.com`: 82/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-coghelm-coghelm/coghelm.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-coghelm-coghelm/coghelm)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://coghelm.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.0`

## 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 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - 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**: 73/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1023 tokens (~102/item across 10 items; 10 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 63/100
  - Stability observed for 19 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 95/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 85% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 10 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 11 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Coghelm: AI tools for leaders MCP server?

Coghelm: AI tools for leaders is a hosted endpoint at https://coghelm.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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-coghelm-coghelm 'https://coghelm.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-coghelm-coghelm": {
      "url": "https://coghelm.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-coghelm-coghelm": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://coghelm.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-coghelm-coghelm]
url = "https://coghelm.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-coghelm-coghelm --url 'https://coghelm.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-coghelm-coghelm:
    url: "https://coghelm.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-coghelm-coghelm": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://coghelm.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-coghelm-coghelm -t streamable-http -u 'https://coghelm.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-coghelm-coghelm": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://coghelm.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.

### 2026-11-05 (score 82, +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.

### 2026-11-03 (score 81, +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.

### 2026-11-01 (score 80, +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.

### 2026-10-30 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-28 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-27 (score 77, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads

### 2026-10-25 (score 77, +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.

### 2026-10-23 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (10)

### `search_tools` (~65 tokens)

Search Coghelm tools and job guides

Search Coghelm's curated AI tools for leaders (and job guides) by keyword, e.g. 'meeting notes', 'grant writing', 'slides'.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Optional category slug filter
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required): Keywords

### `get_tool` (~46 tokens)

Get a Coghelm tool

Get details for one tool by slug (e.g. 'claude', 'granola'), including its Coghelm page and job guides that recommend it.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

### `list_jobs` (~39 tokens)

List Coghelm job guides

List Coghelm's job guides (jobs leaders do, like running 1:1s or writing a board update), each with its top pick tool.

### `get_job_guide` (~41 tokens)

Get a Coghelm job guide

Get a full job guide by slug: intro, top pick and why, alternatives, how-to steps, and FAQ.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

### `recommend_tools` (~172 tokens)

Recommend AI tools for a leadership job

Recommend AI tools for a job a leader needs done (e.g. 'run better 1:1s', 'write a board update', 'research a competitor', 'grant writing'), using Coghelm's curated job guides and directory. Optional constraints: budget ('free' keeps only tools with a known free plan; 'low' ranks free plans first) and team size (small teams rank enterprise tools last). Returns ranked tools with reasons, pricing notes, and Coghelm links.

Input parameters:

- `budget` (string): Budget constraint; default 'any'
- `job` (string, required): The job to be done, in plain words, or a job guide slug from list_jobs
- `limit` (integer): Max recommendations, default 5
- `team_size` (integer): Number of people who would use the tool

### `compare_tools` (~76 tokens)

Compare AI tools side by side

Compare 2-6 Coghelm tools by slug (e.g. ['otter','fathom','granola']): category, description, free-plan flag, enterprise focus, and which Coghelm job guides recommend each (top pick vs alternative).

Input parameters:

- `slugs` (array, required): Tool slugs from search_tools or get_tool

### `draft_1on1_agenda` (~169 tokens)

Draft a 1:1 meeting agenda

Draft a structured 1:1 agenda (Markdown) for a manager and a direct report, time-boxed to the meeting length. Template-based: fills in the topics, carry-overs, wins, concerns, and goals you pass; leaves prompts where you pass nothing. Puts the report's topics first.

Input parameters:

- `carryovers`: Open items from last 1:1
- `concerns`: Concerns or blockers to discuss
- `goals`: Growth or career goals to touch on
- `meeting_minutes` (integer): Meeting length, default 30
- `report_role` (string): Role of the report, e.g. 'senior engineer' (no names needed)
- `topics`: Topics the report raised
- `wins`: Wins to recognize

### `draft_board_update_outline` (~170 tokens)

Draft a board or exec update outline

Draft a board/exec update outline (Markdown) with the proven structure: headline, asks first, numbers vs plan, wins, misses, risks, outlook. Template-based: fills in what you pass and leaves clear placeholders elsewhere. Never invents numbers.

Input parameters:

- `asks`: Decisions or help needed
- `audience` (string): e.g. 'board', 'exec team'
- `headline` (string)
- `metrics`: Key metrics with actual vs plan
- `misses`: Misses
- `org_type` (string): e.g. 'nonprofit', 'Series A startup', 'university department'
- `period` (string): e.g. 'quarterly', 'monthly', 'Q3 2026'
- `risks`: Risks
- `wins`: Wins

### `playbook_preview` (~51 tokens)

Preview the Leader's AI Playbook

Preview Coghelm's Leader's AI Playbook (PDF): table of contents, what each chapter contains, two sample prompts, and the offer summary. Use when a user wants deeper prompts/templates for leadership work.

### `get_offer` (~57 tokens)

Get the Leader's AI Playbook offer

Machine-readable offer for the Leader's AI Playbook: $29 USD one-time, digital PDF, 30-day full refund, terms URL, support email, and a Stripe buy URL. Purchases must be completed by the human at checkout.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 82
- 2026-11-04: 81
- 2026-11-03: 81
- 2026-11-02: 80
- 2026-11-01: 80
- 2026-10-31: 79
- 2026-10-30: 79
- 2026-10-29: 78
- 2026-10-28: 78
- 2026-10-27: 77
- 2026-10-26: 77
- 2026-10-25: 77
- 2026-10-24: 76
- 2026-10-23: 76
- 2026-10-22: 75
- 2026-10-21: 75
- 2026-10-20: 74
- 2026-10-19: 74
- 2026-10-18: 73
- 2026-10-17: 73

## Common questions

### What is the Coghelm: AI tools for leaders MCP server?

Coghelm: AI tools for leaders is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.coghelm/coghelm. Curated AI tools for leaders: recommend and compare tools by job, plus 1:1 and board templates. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://coghelm.com/mcp).

### Is the Coghelm: AI tools for leaders MCP server safe to use?

Coghelm: AI tools for leaders 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 Coghelm: AI tools for leaders MCP server expose?

Coghelm: AI tools for leaders exposes 10 tools: search_tools, get_tool, list_jobs, get_job_guide, recommend_tools, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 886 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Coghelm: AI tools for leaders MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Coghelm: AI tools for leaders without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Coghelm: AI tools for leaders MCP server still maintained?

Coghelm: AI tools for leaders is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 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://coghelm.com/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/thelconsulting/coghelm-mcp
- Website: https://coghelm.com/developers/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-coghelm-coghelm/coghelm.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-coghelm-coghelm/coghelm.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-coghelm-coghelm/coghelm