# Desert Road Catholic (remote · desertroadcatholic.com)

Exodus 90 (2027) Douay-Rheims readings and prayers, and today's Rosary mysteries.

- Trust score: 81/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: 0
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `desertroadcatholic.com`: 81/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic/desertroadcatholic.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic/desertroadcatholic)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.4.0`

## 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**: 78/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 930 tokens (~132/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 53/100
  - Stability check failed: schema churn in the 22 days we've observed: 1 tool removals, 0 breaking changes, 0 auth/transport breaks, 3 additions.
- **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.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 8 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 Desert Road Catholic MCP server?

Desert Road Catholic is a hosted endpoint at https://desertroadcatholic.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-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic 'https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic": {
      "url": "https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic]
url = "https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic --url 'https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic:
    url: "https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic -t streamable-http -u 'https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://desertroadcatholic.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.

### 2026-11-04 (score 81, −2)

- [security regression] Stability: 0.67 → fail
- [security regression] Tool “register” was removed
- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “get_day” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_follow_options” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_prayer” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_program_info” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_rosary_mysteries” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “list_rosary_mysteries” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “list_stages” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 113 → 132
- [functional] Server version: 1.3.0 → 1.4.0

### 2026-11-02 (score 83, +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.

### 2026-10-31 (score 82, +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.

### 2026-10-29 (score 81, +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.

### 2026-10-27 (score 80, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: pass → fail
- [functional] Server version: 1.2.0 → 1.3.0
- [functional] New tool “get_follow_options”

### 2026-10-26 (score 80, +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.

### 2026-10-24 (score 79, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 510 → 765
- [functional] Server version: 1.0.1 → 1.2.0
- [functional] New tool “get_rosary_mysteries”
- [functional] New tool “list_rosary_mysteries”

### 2026-10-22 (score 78, +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.

## MCP tools (7)

### `get_program_info` (~73 tokens)

About Desert Road Catholic

Call this when the user asks what Desert Road Catholic is, what it costs or how it works. Returns an overview: what it is, cost (free), 2027 dates, the six stages, what registration includes, the website signup link, and key links. Example: "Tell me about Desert Road Catholic."

Output parameters:

- `affiliation` (string): Independence statement.
- `contact` (string): Contact email.
- `cost` (string): Cost and optional support link.
- `dates` (object): Day 1 and Day 90 dates.
- `each_day` (string): What each day includes.
- `links` (object): Key site links.
- `name` (string): Program name.
- `registration_includes` (array): What registration includes.
- `signup` (object): Where to register. Sign-up happens on the website.
- `stages` (array): The six stages.
- `summary` (string): One-line summary.

### `get_day` (~109 tokens)

Look up a day

Call this when the user asks about the reading, date or stage for one of the 90 days. Returns the date, Exodus reading, stage and opening prayer. Pass a day number (1-90) or a calendar date (YYYY-MM-DD). With neither, uses today's date in US Eastern time. Example: "What is today's Exodus 90 reading?"

Input parameters:

- `date` (string): Calendar date, YYYY-MM-DD.
- `day` (integer): Day number, 1 to 90.

Output parameters:

- `date` (string): Calendar date, YYYY-MM-DD.
- `date_long` (string): Long-form date.
- `day` (integer): Day number, 1 to 90.
- `day_1` (string): Day 1 date.
- `day_90` (string): Day 90 date.
- `days_until_day_1` (integer): Days until Day 1.
- `message` (string): Human-readable message.
- `note` (string): Note on video access.
- `opening_prayer` (object): Opening prayer name and URL.
- `reading` (string): Exodus passage.
- `reading_plan_url` (string): Link to the reading plan.
- `stage` (object): Stage number, name, days and summary.
- `status` (string): before_start or finished, when the date is outside the 90 days.

### `list_stages` (~64 tokens)

List the six stages

Call this when the user asks about the six stages or wants the whole reading plan. Returns the six stages of the 90 days, with their days, start dates, opening prayers and every day's Exodus reading. Example: "What are the six stages of Exodus 90?"

Output parameters:

- `stages` (array): The six stages with every day's reading.

### `get_prayer` (~98 tokens)

Get a prayer

Call this when the user asks for the words of a traditional Catholic prayer. Returns the full text of a prayer from the site's Armory, such as the stage prayers (Come Holy Spirit, guardian angel, St. Michael, Memorare, Anima Christi, Te Deum), the Rosary mysteries by day, prayers in temptation or the daily examen. Example: "Give me the Memorare."

Input parameters:

- `prayer` (string, required): Which prayer.

Output parameters:

- `id` (string): Prayer id.
- `name` (string): Prayer name.
- `stage` (integer|string|null): Related stage, if any.
- `text` (string): Prayer text.
- `url` (string): Link to the prayer on the site.
- `when_to_pray` (string): When to pray it.

### `get_rosary_mysteries` (~151 tokens)

Today's Rosary mysteries

Call this when the user asks which Rosary mysteries to pray today or on a given day. Returns the mysteries for that day (Joyful Monday and Saturday, Sorrowful Tuesday and Friday, Glorious Wednesday and Sunday, Luminous Thursday), with the five mysteries, their fruits and Douay-Rheims scripture, the weekly schedule and a link to the free guided Rosary. Pass a date (YYYY-MM-DD) or a weekday; with neither, uses today in US Eastern time. Example: "What are the rosary mysteries today?"

Input parameters:

- `date` (string): Calendar date, YYYY-MM-DD.
- `weekday` (string): Day of the week, e.g. Wednesday.

Output parameters:

- `date` (string): Date asked about, when one was given or defaulted.
- `date_long` (string): Long-form date.
- `guided_rosary` (string): One-line description of the guided Rosary.
- `guided_rosary_url` (string): Link to the free guided Rosary.
- `mystery_set` (object): The set for that day: name, days it is prayed, its page, markdown and pray-now URLs, and the five mysteries with fruit and scripture.
- `schedule` (object): Weekday to mystery set, Monday to Sunday.
- `translation` (string): Scripture translation.
- `weekday` (string): Day of the week.

### `list_rosary_mysteries` (~105 tokens)

All Rosary mysteries

Call this when the user wants all the Rosary mysteries or how to pray a full Rosary. Returns the four sets of mysteries (Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous) with the days each is prayed, all twenty mysteries with their fruits and Douay-Rheims scripture, the order of prayers for a full Rosary, and the free guided Rosary link and data file. Example: "List the mysteries of the Rosary."

Output parameters:

- `audio` (string): About the recordings.
- `data_url` (string): JSON data file.
- `guided_rosary_url` (string): Link to the free guided Rosary.
- `how_to_pray` (array): The order of prayers for a full Rosary.
- `length_minutes` (object): Length at the standard and slow pace.
- `schedule` (object): Weekday to mystery set.
- `sets` (array): All four sets with their mysteries and their page, markdown and pray-now URLs.
- `translation` (string): Scripture translation.

### `get_follow_options` (~125 tokens)

Start date and ways to follow along

Call this when the user asks when the 90 days start, how long until Day 1, or whether there is an app. Returns the official 2027 start date with the official page it comes from, Day 90 and Easter Sunday by our count, days until Day 1 in US Eastern time, and the ways to follow Desert Road Catholic: the web is live today; iPhone and Android are coming soon (no store links yet). Also gives the website signup link. Example: "How many days until Exodus 90 starts, and is there an app?"

Output parameters:

- `affiliation` (string): Independence statement.
- `by_our_count` (object): Dates counted by Desert Road Catholic, not stated by the official page.
- `current_day` (integer): Today's day number, only while the 90 days are in progress.
- `days_until_day_1` (integer): Days from today until Day 1 (0 once the road has begun).
- `official_start` (object): The official 2027 start date and the official page it comes from.
- `signup` (object): Where to register. Sign-up happens on the website.
- `status` (string): Where today falls against the 90 days.
- `timezone` (string): Time zone used for today: America/New_York.
- `today` (string): Today's date in America/New_York, YYYY-MM-DD.
- `ways_to_follow` (array): Where to follow along. No app store links until the apps are live.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 81
- 2026-11-04: 81
- 2026-11-03: 83
- 2026-11-02: 83
- 2026-11-01: 82
- 2026-10-31: 82
- 2026-10-30: 81
- 2026-10-29: 81
- 2026-10-28: 80
- 2026-10-27: 80
- 2026-10-26: 80
- 2026-10-25: 79
- 2026-10-24: 79
- 2026-10-23: 78
- 2026-10-22: 78
- 2026-10-21: 77
- 2026-10-20: 77
- 2026-10-19: 76
- 2026-10-18: 76
- 2026-10-17: 75
- 2026-10-16: 75
- 2026-10-15: 74
- 2026-10-14: 74

## Common questions

### What is the Desert Road Catholic MCP server?

Desert Road Catholic is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.desertroadcatholic/desert-road-catholic. Exodus 90 (2027) Douay-Rheims readings and prayers, and today's Rosary mysteries. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp).

### Is the Desert Road Catholic MCP server safe to use?

Desert Road Catholic scores 81 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 Desert Road Catholic MCP server expose?

Desert Road Catholic exposes 7 tools: get_program_info, get_day, list_stages, get_prayer, get_rosary_mysteries, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 725 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Desert Road Catholic MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Desert Road Catholic without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Desert Road Catholic MCP server still maintained?

Desert Road Catholic 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://desertroadcatholic.com/mcp
- Website: https://desertroadcatholic.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic/desertroadcatholic.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic/desertroadcatholic.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-desertroadcatholic-desert-road-catholic/desertroadcatholic