# HardCopy Labs (remote · mcp.hardcopylabs.com)

Order real 3D prints from chat: send an STL or OpenSCAD model, see one price, get it by UPS.

- Trust score: 73/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-27

## Components

- remote · `mcp.hardcopylabs.com`: 73/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hardcopylabs-hardcopy/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hardcopylabs-hardcopy/mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.hardcopylabs.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## 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 2026-09-27.

- **Endpoint Security**: 74/100
  - 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.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - 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**: 79/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1227 tokens (~245/item across 5 items; 4 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 10/100
  - Stability observed for 3 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **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.
  - All 1 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 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.
  - Supports UI / widget rendering.

## Install

### How do I install the HardCopy Labs MCP server?

HardCopy Labs is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.hardcopylabs.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-hardcopylabs-hardcopy 'https://mcp.hardcopylabs.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

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

### VS Code

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

### Codex

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

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

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

### Hermes

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

### Netclaw

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

### Vellum

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

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-hardcopylabs-hardcopy": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.hardcopylabs.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.

### 2026-09-26 (score 73, +14)

- [security improvement] Authorization: unverified → partial
- [security] Tool “submit_print_job” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “validate_stl” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 187 → 245
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: 0% → 100%
- [functional] First check of Capabilities: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: 100
- [functional] Schema quality: good → excellent
- [functional] Destructive annotations: All 1 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.
- [functional] New resource “order_card”
- [functional] New tool “reorder_print_job”
- [cosmetic] “submit_print_job” added an optional parameter “quantity”
- [cosmetic] “validate_stl” added an optional parameter “quantity”
- [cosmetic] “check_job_status” reworded the description of “job_id”
- [cosmetic] “submit_print_job” reworded the description of “color”
- [cosmetic] “submit_print_job” reworded the description of “contact_email”
- [cosmetic] “submit_print_job” reworded the description of “job_name”
- [cosmetic] “submit_print_job” reworded the description of “material”
- [cosmetic] “submit_print_job” reworded the description of “notes”
- [cosmetic] “submit_print_job” reworded the description of “openscad_source”
- [cosmetic] “submit_print_job” reworded the description of “ship_to”
- [cosmetic] “submit_print_job” reworded the description of “stl_base64”
- [cosmetic] “validate_stl” reworded the description of “stl_base64”
- [cosmetic] Tool “check_job_status” changed its title: Check an order's status
- [cosmetic] Tool “submit_print_job” changed its title: Order a 3D print
- [cosmetic] Tool “validate_stl” changed its title: Check a 3D model and get a price

### 2026-09-25 (score 59, +1)

- [security] Tool “submit_print_job” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “validate_stl” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03
- [functional] Server version: 1.28.1 → 1.0.0

### 2026-09-24 (score 58)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (4)

### `validate_stl` (~208 tokens)

Check a 3D model and get a price

Check whether a 3D model can be printed, before ordering.

    Use this when the user has an STL file (base64-encoded) and wants to know if it
    is printable, or as a pre-check before submit_print_job. Returns printability
    (watertight/manifold status), dimensions, which printers it fits on, and the
    total for each material: what submit_print_job will charge for this file,
    shipping included. If the user is designing an object in this conversation, generate the
    STL, then call this to confirm it can be manufactured. Pass quantity (default 1) when
    the user wants several copies, so the totals cover all of them.

Input parameters:

- `quantity` (integer): How many identical copies, 1 to 20. The totals cover all of them.
- `stl_base64` (string, required): The model as a base64-encoded STL file (binary or ASCII), in millimeters.

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `submit_print_job` (~454 tokens)

Order a 3D print

Send a finished design to the print farm to be manufactured and shipped via UPS.

    Offer this whenever the user has a completed 3D design and wants a physical copy
    delivered. Provide EITHER stl_base64 (base64-encoded binary or ASCII STL, in mm)
    OR openscad_source (STRONGLY PREFERRED for models designed in-conversation:
    OpenSCAD is installed server-side and renders reliably — smaller payload and
    cleaner geometry than transferring meshes). ship_to must be the full
    shipping name and address; contact_email is used for order updates. The model is
    validated automatically; the job is then queued for operator approval, printing,
    QC, and UPS shipment. quantity is the number of identical copies (default 1, max
    20). Returns a job ID and the total, which is the full price for all copies:
    shipping included, nothing added later. Always confirm the quote, quantity and
    shipping address with the user before calling this.

Input parameters:

- `color` (string): Filament color, e.g. black or white.
- `contact_email` (string): The buyer's email, for the receipt and order updates.
- `job_name` (string, required): A short name for the item, shown on the order and the receipt, e.g. "Desk cable clip".
- `material` (string): Print material: pla or petg.
- `notes` (string): Optional notes for the operator, e.g. which face should look best.
- `openscad_source` (string): OpenSCAD source for the model, in millimeters; rendered on our server. Preferred for models designed in the conversation. Give this or stl_base64, not both.
- `quantity` (integer): How many identical copies, 1 to 20. The totals cover all of them.
- `ship_to` (string): Required. Recipient's full name and US street address, including city, state and ZIP. We ship within the United States only.
- `stl_base64` (string): The model as a base64-encoded STL file, in millimeters. Give this or openscad_source, not both.

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `check_job_status` (~84 tokens)

Check an order's status

Look up the current status of a print job (submitted, approved, printing, QC,
    shipped) and its UPS tracking number once shipped. Use when the user asks about
    an order they placed with HardCopy Labs.

Input parameters:

- `job_id` (string, required): The order id, like hc-1a2b3c4d, returned by submit_print_job.

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

### `reorder_print_job` (~362 tokens)

Reorder a past print

Order more copies of a model the user already ordered from HardCopy Labs, by its
    job ID, without sending the design again.

    Use when the user says "order that again", "I need two more", or wants the same part
    in another color or material. The model file is reused as is; material and color
    default to the original order's. ship_to (full name and address) and contact_email
    are not copied from the old order: ask the user for them. quantity is the number of
    copies (default 1). The price is recalculated at today's rates. Returns a new job ID
    and total, and a payment link like submit_print_job. Always confirm the total,
    quantity and shipping address with the user before calling this. Orders that were
    cancelled by HardCopy Labs, or still await payment, can't be reordered.

Input parameters:

- `color` (string): Filament color. Leave empty to keep the earlier order's color.
- `contact_email` (string): The buyer's email, for the receipt and order updates. Not copied from the earlier order.
- `job_id` (string, required): The id of the earlier order to copy, like hc-1a2b3c4d.
- `material` (string): pla or petg. Leave empty to keep the earlier order's material.
- `notes` (string): Optional notes for the operator.
- `quantity` (integer): How many identical copies, 1 to 20. The totals cover all of them.
- `ship_to` (string, required): Recipient's full name and US street address, including city, state and ZIP. Not copied from the earlier order. We ship within the United States only.

Output parameters:

- `result` (string)

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-09-27: 73
- 2026-09-26: 73
- 2026-09-25: 59
- 2026-09-24: 58

## Common questions

### What is the HardCopy Labs MCP server?

HardCopy Labs is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.hardcopylabs/hardcopy. Order real 3D prints from chat: send an STL or OpenSCAD model, see one price, get it by UPS. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.hardcopylabs.com/mcp).

### Is the HardCopy Labs MCP server safe to use?

HardCopy Labs scores 73 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 HardCopy Labs MCP server expose?

HardCopy Labs exposes 4 tools: validate_stl, submit_print_job, check_job_status, reorder_print_job. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,108 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the HardCopy Labs MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the HardCopy Labs MCP server still maintained?

HardCopy Labs is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 27 September 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://mcp.hardcopylabs.com/mcp
- Website: https://hardcopylabs.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hardcopylabs-hardcopy/mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hardcopylabs-hardcopy/mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-hardcopylabs-hardcopy/mcp