# How to Read the Future (remote · howtoreadthefuture.com)

Read released episodes, transcripts, citations, clips, reading trails, and flashcards.

- Trust score: 69/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +7
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `howtoreadthefuture.com`: 69/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast/howtoreadthefuture.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast/howtoreadthefuture)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://howtoreadthefuture.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.2.0`

## 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 2026-08-03.

- **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**: 67/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 308 tokens (~44/item across 7 items; 6 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast https://howtoreadthefuture.com/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast]
url = "https://howtoreadthefuture.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast --url https://howtoreadthefuture.com/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast:
    url: "https://howtoreadthefuture.com/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://howtoreadthefuture.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.

### 2026-08-02 (score 69, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-31 (score 68, +4)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 64, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-29 (score 63, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-27 (score 62, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 61)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `get_episode` (~25 tokens)

Get Episode

Get one episode and its chapter metadata by slug.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `data` (object)
- `meta` (object)
- `operation` (string)
- `schema_version` (string)

### `get_transcript_segment` (~70 tokens)

Get Transcript Segment

Get transcript turns overlapping an optional window of at most five minutes, with exact timestamps. Defaults to 00:00–03:00 so the first call stays within the response limit.

Input parameters:

- `end_ms` (integer)
- `episode` (string, required)
- `start_ms` (integer)

Output parameters:

- `data` (object)
- `meta` (object)
- `operation` (string)
- `schema_version` (string)

### `list_episode_clips` (~47 tokens)

List Episode Clips

List clips for an episode, including citations, media details, and publication state.

Input parameters:

- `cursor` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `slug` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `data` (object)
- `meta` (object)
- `operation` (string)
- `schema_version` (string)

### `get_clip` (~32 tokens)

Get Clip

Get one clip by ID with its URL, transcript, media, and publication details.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `data` (object)
- `meta` (object)
- `operation` (string)
- `schema_version` (string)

### `get_reading_trail` (~43 tokens)

Get Reading Trail

Get an episode reading trail with citations and cursor pagination.

Input parameters:

- `cursor` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `slug` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `data` (object)
- `meta` (object)
- `operation` (string)
- `schema_version` (string)

### `get_flashcards` (~50 tokens)

Get Flashcards

Get reviewed, evidence-linked episode flashcards with bounded cursor pagination. No scoring or engagement coercion.

Input parameters:

- `cursor` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `slug` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `data` (object)
- `meta` (object)
- `operation` (string)
- `schema_version` (string)

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 69
- 2026-08-02: 69
- 2026-08-01: 68
- 2026-07-31: 68
- 2026-07-30: 64
- 2026-07-29: 63
- 2026-07-28: 62
- 2026-07-27: 62
- 2026-07-26: 61

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://howtoreadthefuture.com/mcp
- Website: https://howtoreadthefuture.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast/howtoreadthefuture/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast/howtoreadthefuture/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-howtoreadthefuture-podcast/howtoreadthefuture