Elements Live
REMOTE · WWW.ELEMENTS-LIVE.COM · SCANNED SEP 29
Research-intensity trends for the 118 chemical elements and research topics, from ~10M papers.
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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 6 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 Usability76
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 581 tokens (~96/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management0
- Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
Tool Coverage78
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 33% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Unverified: 1 category
A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: authentication we do not have, an unreachable endpoint, or not enough scan history. We only credit what we can confirm.
How do I install the Elements Live MCP server?
Elements Live is a hosted endpoint at https://www.elements-live.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 · www.elements-live.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-elements-live-elements-live 'https://www.elements-live.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-elements-live-elements-live": {
"url": "https://www.elements-live.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"com-elements-live-elements-live": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.elements-live.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.com-elements-live-elements-live] url = "https://www.elements-live.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"com-elements-live-elements-live": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://www.elements-live.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add com-elements-live-elements-live --url 'https://www.elements-live.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
com-elements-live-elements-live:
url: "https://www.elements-live.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"com-elements-live-elements-live": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://www.elements-live.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add com-elements-live-elements-live -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.elements-live.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-elements-live-elements-live": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.elements-live.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.
- 29 Sept 26 63
First indexed and scored.
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 29 Sept 2026 · Probed https://www.elements-live.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=www.elements-live.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 12 Sept 2026 | 11 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | dc1cb45977430ebc0e830c2b341652cc |
| SANs: www.elements-live.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of www.elements-live.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| elements-live.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://www.elements-live.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://www.elements-live.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://www.elements-live.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 →
get_element_papers ~102
List the top papers driving an element's RI -- title, DOI, venue, year, citations. Requires an Enterprise account. Capped at 100 papers with no pagination.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| keyword | string | – | Optional: narrow to one application keyword. |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| sort | string | – | impact = citation-impact ranking (default); newest = most recently published first. |
| symbol | string | yes | Element symbol, e.g. 'Fe' |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_element_ri ~59
Get current Research Intensity (RIS) and Historical RI (HRI) for one of the 118 chemical elements, with a citation URL. No API key needed.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| symbol | string | yes | Element symbol, e.g. 'Fe' |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_subject_history ~55
Full yearly (or monthly) RIS/HRI history for one topic/keyword/sector. Requires an Enterprise account.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| resolution | string | – | – |
| subject_id | string | yes | – |
| subject_type | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_subject_papers ~114
List the top papers driving a research topic's RI -- title, DOI, venue, year, citations. This is the grounding tool: use it when asked what to READ about a topic, rather than how active it is. Requires an Enterprise account. Capped at 100 papers with no pagination.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| sort | string | – | impact = citation-impact ranking (default); newest = most recently published first. |
| subject_id | string | yes | – |
| subject_type | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_subject_ri ~63
Get RI, RIS, HRI and paper count for one research topic/keyword/sector. Requires an Enterprise account -- call search_subjects first to resolve subject_type/subject_id.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| subject_id | string | yes | – |
| subject_type | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_subjects ~52
Resolve a free-text query (a compound, material, or research topic) to its subject_type/subject_id for use with get_subject_ri. Free with any API key.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the Elements Live MCP server?
Elements Live is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.elements-live/elements-live. Research-intensity trends for the 118 chemical elements and research topics, from ~10M papers. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.elements-live.com/mcp).
Is the Elements Live MCP server safe to use?
Elements Live scores 63 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 Elements Live MCP server expose?
Elements Live exposes 6 tools: get_element_ri, search_subjects, get_subject_ri, get_subject_history, get_subject_papers, get_element_papers. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 445 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Elements Live MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Elements Live without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Elements Live MCP server still maintained?
Elements Live is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 29 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.