Essentially Amsterdam
REMOTE · ESSENTIALLYAMSTERDAM.COM
Amsterdam events, jobs, businesses, markets, guides, news, salary, rent and city tools
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Last scanned (4 hours ago)
Scores higher than 61% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
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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 Security80
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- 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 Usability70
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1970 tokens (~151/item across 13 items; 13 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management13
- Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
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 13 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 14 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
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.
- 4 Nov 26 +49
- Authorization: unverified → partial ▲ security
- Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
- Tool “bike_theft” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “conferences” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “directory_search” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “guide_search” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “jobs” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “markets_today” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “meet_in_the_middle” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “museumkaart” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “nearest” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “net_salary” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “recent_news” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “rent_points” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “whats_on” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Endpoint reachability: not serving MCP → reachable ▲ functional
- Schema quality: 214 → 151 ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.10 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “bath_plus_shower” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “bathroom_cupboard” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “bathroom_meets_extras_requirements” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “bathroom_single_lever_taps” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “bathroom_sockets” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “bathroom_thermostatic_taps” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “bubble_baths” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “double_washbasins_bathroom” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “double_washbasins_other” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “energy_performance_fee” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “extra_cupboard_units” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “heated_hallways” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “heated_open_kitchen” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “kitchen_basic_level” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “new_build_2015_2019” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “official_check_extra_points” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “shower_enclosures” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “small_home_2018_2022” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “toilets_in_bathroom” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “towel_radiators” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “vanity_units” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “video_door_entry” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “wall_hung_bathroom” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “wall_hung_separate” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “washbasins_other” cosmetic
- “rent_points” dropped the optional parameter “woz_valuation_date” cosmetic
- 3 Nov 26 −45
- Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP ▼ security
- Authorization: partial → unverified ▼ security
- Tool safety: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Stability: 0.03 → unverified ▼ security
- Transport: pass → fail ▼ security
- HSTS header: fail → pass ▲ security
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- First check of Schema quality: unverified functional
- 2 Nov 26 −2
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Schema quality: pass → fail ▼ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- Server version: 1.1.0 → 1.2.0 functional
- New tool “bike_theft” functional
- New tool “meet_in_the_middle” functional
- New tool “museumkaart” functional
- New tool “nearest” functional
- New tool “net_salary” functional
- New tool “rent_points” functional
- 1 Nov 26 72
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 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=essentiallyamsterdam.com | CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 25 Oct 2026 | 23 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 6a9ed90a09f654b2e92507e73863d28c55f |
| SANs: essentiallyamsterdam.com, www.essentiallyamsterdam.com | ||||||
| CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 5ddd70dd31f801c85c186a7a04b80afe |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of essentiallyamsterdam.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| essentiallyamsterdam.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 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=31536000 |
| content-security-policy | upgrade-insecure-requests |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://essentiallyamsterdam.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 →
bike_theft Bike theft in Amsterdam by neighbourhood ~94
Bicycle and moped thefts per Amsterdam neighbourhood (police open data), latest year against the year before, per 1,000 residents and ranked; no input gives the top 10. Example: neighbourhood='Oude Pijp'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| neighbourhood | string | – | Optional neighbourhood (e.g. "Jordaan", "Oude Pijp") or district (e.g. "Centrum", "Noord") |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
conferences Conferences in Amsterdam ~121
Upcoming Amsterdam conferences, each date checked on the conference's own page: up to 10, soonest first, with venue, field and links. Example: month='2026-12'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| field | string | – | Optional: tech (Tech & AI), medical (Medical & health), science (Science & engineering), business (Business & finance), environment (Environment & energy), education (Education & society), other (Oth… |
| month | string | – | Optional month in YYYY-MM, e.g. 2026-12. Default: from today on. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
directory_search Amsterdam business directory ~72
Search local businesses in our Amsterdam directory by name, type or area: up to 10 listings with category, area and link. Example: query='bakery Jordaan'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | What to look for, e.g. "yoga", "bakery Jordaan" or "dentist" |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
guide_search Amsterdam guides and tools ~89
Find our guide, free tool or best-of list for a question about living in or visiting Amsterdam, in English or Dutch: up to 10 pages with summary and link. Example: query='how do I get a BSN'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | The question or a few words, e.g. "how do I get a BSN" or "cafes in the Jordaan" |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
jobs English-language jobs in Amsterdam ~75
Newest English-language jobs in the Amsterdam area from our job board: up to 10 with company, area, salary when published, and link. Example: keyword='data engineer'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| keyword | string | – | Optional words to match in the title, company, area or ad, e.g. "data engineer" or "marketing" |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
markets_today Amsterdam markets open today ~62
Street and food markets in Amsterdam open on a day (default today), with hours and a link to our market guide. Example: date='2026-11-07'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | string | – | Day in YYYY-MM-DD (Amsterdam time). Defaults to today. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
meet_in_the_middle Meet in the middle in Amsterdam ~129
The point halfway between two or three Amsterdam addresses or postcodes and the nearest cafes, restaurants and bars from our directory: up to 10 with links. Example: address_a='1091 GH', address_b='Dam 1, Amsterdam'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| address_a | string | yes | First location: postcode or address, e.g. "1091 GH" or "Dam 1, Amsterdam" |
| address_b | string | yes | Second location |
| address_c | string | – | Optional third location |
| kind | string | – | Optional: only cafes, restaurants or bars. Default all three. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
museumkaart Museumkaart: is it worth it? ~144
Whether a Museumkaart pays off for the Amsterdam museums you plan to visit, using ticket prices for 32 museums: ticket total, card price and the saving. Example: museums=['Rijksmuseum','Van Gogh Museum','Stedelijk'].
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | string | – | adult (19 or over, default) or youth (up to 18) |
| museums | array | yes | Museums you plan to visit, e.g. ["Rijksmuseum", "Van Gogh Museum", "Stedelijk", "Anne Frank Huis"] |
| visits_per_year | integer | – | How often you visit each: 1, 2 or 3 times a year. Default 1. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
nearest Nearest public toilet or playground in Amsterdam ~96
Nearest public toilets or playgrounds to an Amsterdam neighbourhood, postcode or address, from city open data: up to 10 with distance and opening times or equipment. Example: kind='toilet', near='Jordaan'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| kind | string | yes | toilet or playground |
| near | string | yes | A neighbourhood, postcode or address in Amsterdam, e.g. "Jordaan", "1017" or "Dam 1" |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
net_salary Dutch net salary calculator 2026 ~208
Dutch gross-to-net pay for 2026 (Belastingdienst tables), with or without the 30% ruling, as on our net salary calculator: net per month and year plus the tax breakdown. Example: gross=60000, period='yearly', ruling_30=true.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| gross | number | yes | Gross salary in euros, e.g. 60000 a year or 4500 a month |
| includes_holiday_allowance | boolean | – | The amount already includes the 8% holiday allowance (vakantiegeld). Default false, as most Dutch job ads quote salary without it. |
| period | string | yes | Whether the gross amount is per year or per month |
| ruling_30 | boolean | – | Has the 30% ruling (expat scheme). Default false. |
| under_30_with_masters | boolean | – | With the 30% ruling: under 30 with a Dutch (or equivalent) master's degree (lower salary minimum). Default false. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
recent_news Recent Amsterdam news ~65
Newest Amsterdam news on essentiallyamsterdam.com, optionally by keyword: up to 10 with headline, date, summary and link. Example: query='Schiphol'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | – | Optional keyword(s), e.g. "housing" or "Schiphol" |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
rent_points Dutch rent points calculator (WWS) ~586
Dutch rent points (WWS, independent homes) and the maximum legal basic rent, as on our rent points calculator: total, sector, maximum rent and points per category. Every input is optional; defaults are the page example. Example: rooms=[{area_m2:24},{area_m2:11}].
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| baths | number | – | Baths (default 0) |
| build_year | number | – | Build year, when energy_source is "year" (no valid label) |
| cooling_rooms | string | – | Rooms with fixed cooling that also heats: 0, 1 or 2 (2 or more) |
| energy_index | number | – | Energy index (EI), when energy_source is "ei" |
| energy_label | string | – | Energy label A++++ to G (default C) |
| energy_source | string | – | label (default), ei (energy index) or year (no valid label: build year) |
| home_type | string | – | apartment (homes above or below it, default) or house (single-family) |
| kitchen_appliances | array | – | Built-in kitchen extras present. Default: extractor_hood, fridge, electric_oven, single_lever_tap. |
| kitchen_countertop | string | – | Countertop length incl. sink and hob: under_1m, 1_to_2m or 2m_or_more (default) |
| newly_built_after_july_2024 | boolean | – | First lived in after 1 July 2024, construction started before 2028 (default false) |
| other_spaces | array | – | Other spaces (storage, attic, utility room) with area in m2; heated defaults to false. Default: one 4 m2 storage. |
| private_outdoor_m2 | number | – | Private outdoor space in m2: garden, balcony, roof terrace (default 0) |
| protected_status | string | – | none (default), national_monument, municipal_or_provincial_monument or protected_townscape_pre_1965 |
| rooms | array | – | Rooms (living room, bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom...) with their floor area in m2; heated defaults to true. Default: the page example 24, 11, 7 and 4 m2. |
| shared_outdoor_addresses | number | – | Number of addresses sharing it (default 1) |
| shared_outdoor_m2 | number | – | Shared outdoor space in m2 (default 0) |
| showers | number | – | Showers (default 1) |
| toilets_separate_room | number | – | Toilets in a separate toilet room (default 1) |
| washbasins_bathroom | number | – | Washbasins in the bathroom (default 1) |
| woz_value | number | – | WOZ value in EUR (page default 400000) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
whats_on What's on in Amsterdam ~131
Events in Amsterdam on one day, today to six days ahead, from our What's On calendar: up to 10, best first, with time, venue and link. Example: date='2026-11-07', category='music'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Optional: music (Music), stage-screen (Stage and screen), art (Art and exhibitions), comedy (Comedy), learn-make (Talks, workshops and making), food-drink (Food and drink), out-about (Out and about) |
| date | string | – | Day in YYYY-MM-DD (Amsterdam time). Defaults to today. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Essentially Amsterdam MCP server?
Essentially Amsterdam is a hosted endpoint at https://essentiallyamsterdam.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 · essentiallyamsterdam.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-essentiallyamsterdam-amsterdam 'https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp'
What is the Essentially Amsterdam MCP server?
Essentially Amsterdam is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.essentiallyamsterdam/amsterdam. Amsterdam events, jobs, businesses, markets, guides, news, salary, rent and city tools. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp).
Is the Essentially Amsterdam MCP server safe to use?
Essentially Amsterdam scores 74 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 Essentially Amsterdam MCP server expose?
Essentially Amsterdam exposes 13 tools: whats_on, jobs, directory_search, markets_today, conferences, and 8 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,872 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Essentially Amsterdam MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Essentially Amsterdam without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Essentially Amsterdam MCP server still maintained?
Essentially Amsterdam 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.