Handsome Local
REMOTE · HANDSOMELOCAL.COM
Search hand-picked websites for plumbers, electricians, roofers and other trades, with screenshots.
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Last scanned (2 hours ago)
Scores higher than 84% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Search and Retrieval
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 Security74
- 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
- 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 Usability73
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 574 tokens (~191/item across 3 items; 3 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 Management70
- Stability observed for 21 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
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 3 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
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.
- 5 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 3 Nov 26 +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.
- 1 Nov 26 +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.
- 30 Oct 26 +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.
- 28 Oct 26 +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.
- 26 Oct 26 +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.
- 23 Oct 26 +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.
- 21 Oct 26 +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.
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://handsomelocal.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=handsomelocal.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 12 Sept 2026 | 11 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 55700f101c8734060eec8de9e19a7d1f |
| SANs: handsomelocal.com, *.handsomelocal.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 handsomelocal.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| handsomelocal.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://handsomelocal.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://handsomelocal.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://handsomelocal.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_website Get one website entry ~99
One entry from Handsome Local by its slug (the last part of an entry URL, e.g. gk-plumbing): the whole review paragraph, every tag, the credit, the live site, the entry page and the screenshots. Use after search_websites when the full review matters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| screenshot | boolean | – | Include the card screenshot as an image block. |
| slug | string | yes | Entry slug, lower case with hyphens. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| captured_at | string | yes | – |
| colour | array | yes | – |
| credit | string | yes | – |
| features | array | yes | – |
| full_page_screenshot | string | – | – |
| name | string | yes | – |
| page | string | yes | – |
| platform | string | yes | – |
| published_at | string | – | – |
| region | string | yes | – |
| review | string | yes | – |
| screenshot | string | – | – |
| slug | string | yes | – |
| style | array | yes | – |
| summary | string | yes | – |
| tech | array | yes | – |
| town | string | – | – |
| trade | string | yes | – |
| typeface | array | yes | – |
| website | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_filters List trades and tags ~52
The trades and tags that have published entries on Handsome Local, each with a count, so a search can be built from filters that exist. Cheap; call it before search_websites when unsure what to filter on.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| facets | object | yes | – |
| generated | string | yes | – |
| total | number | yes | – |
| trades | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_websites Search trade websites ~423
Search Handsome Local, a hand-picked gallery of real websites for trades and home services businesses (plumbers, electricians, roofers, builders, heating and HVAC firms, landscapers) in the UK and US. Every entry is a live site chosen by an editor because it is well built and wins work; each comes with a screenshot of the top of the page, a one-sentence summary, its tags and a credit for whoever built it. Filter by trade, region, style, colour, platform, conversion features or typeface, or search free text. Returns the newest matches first. Use it for visual references when designing or building a website for a tradesperson. It does not rate or rank sites and it covers the trades listed only.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| colour | string | – | Dominant colour tag, e.g. navy, green, orange, black. |
| features | array | – | Conversion features the site must have, all of them, e.g. click-to-call, phone-in-header, review-count, quote-form, licence-number, van-photo. |
| limit | integer | – | How many results to return, 1 to 8. |
| platform | string | – | What the site is built on, e.g. wordpress, webflow, wix, squarespace, custom. |
| query | string | – | Free text matched against the business name, town, review and tech tags. Use for a place ("Manchester", "Texas") or a thing the review mentions ("Checkatrade", "emergency"). |
| region | string | – | uk or us. |
| screenshots | boolean | – | Include each result's screenshot as an image block. Set false for text only. |
| style | string | – | Visual style tag, e.g. minimal, bold, photographic, dark, traditional. |
| trade | string | – | Primary trade of the business, e.g. plumbers, electricians, roofers, construction, hvac, landscapers. |
| typeface | string | – | A typeface name to match, e.g. Inter, Poppins, DM Sans. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| results | array | yes | – |
| returned | number | yes | – |
| total_matches | number | yes | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the Handsome Local MCP server?
Handsome Local is a hosted endpoint at https://handsomelocal.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 · handsomelocal.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-handsomelocal-handsome-local 'https://handsomelocal.com/mcp'
What is the Handsome Local MCP server?
Handsome Local is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.handsomelocal/handsome-local. Search hand-picked websites for plumbers, electricians, roofers and other trades, with screenshots. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://handsomelocal.com/mcp).
Is the Handsome Local MCP server safe to use?
Handsome Local 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 Handsome Local MCP server expose?
Handsome Local exposes 3 tools: search_websites, get_website, list_filters. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 574 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Handsome Local MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Handsome Local without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Handsome Local MCP server still maintained?
Handsome Local 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.