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jakehandy.com

REMOTE · JAKEHANDY.COM · SCANNED SEP 20

Search, read, cite and react to Jake Handy's writing on AI, music tech and agentic engineering.

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+4 this week 78 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

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
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability88
  • 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 1348 tokens (~70/item across 19 items; 10 tools + 9 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management30
  • Stability observed for 9 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 10 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 12 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
Install

How do I install the jakehandy.com MCP server?

jakehandy.com is a hosted endpoint at https://jakehandy.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 · jakehandy.com

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http com-jakehandy-mcp 'https://jakehandy.com/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-jakehandy-mcp": {
      "url": "https://jakehandy.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-jakehandy-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://jakehandy.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.com-jakehandy-mcp]
url = "https://jakehandy.com/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-jakehandy-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://jakehandy.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add com-jakehandy-mcp --url 'https://jakehandy.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-jakehandy-mcp:
    url: "https://jakehandy.com/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-jakehandy-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://jakehandy.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add com-jakehandy-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://jakehandy.com/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-jakehandy-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://jakehandy.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

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.

  • 20 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 18 Sept 26 +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.

  • 16 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 14 Sept 26 +1
    • Tool “get_editorial” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “list_editorials” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “search_site” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • “list_editorials” added an optional parameter “kind” cosmetic
    • “get_editorial” reworded the description of “editorial” cosmetic
    • Tool “list_editorials” changed its title: List the editorials → List the editorials and guides cosmetic
  • 12 Sept 26 +1
    • Stability: unverified → 0.03 functional
  • 11 Sept 26 73

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

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 20 Sept 2026 · Probed https://jakehandy.com/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=jakehandy.com CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 6 Sept 2026 5 Dec 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 225cff1ec3c0a7f13c91ed15006820c
SANs: jakehandy.com, cursornash.jakehandy.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 jakehandy.com. Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
com. present 19718 13 Verified
jakehandy.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://jakehandy.com/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://jakehandy.com/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://jakehandy.com/mcp
MCP tools · 10 exposed · ~1,023 tokens

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 →

Tool Tokens
about_jake ~51

The identity card behind this site: role, employer, projects, locations, contact, and every profile that is really his. Use this to ground an answer about Jake Handy rather than guessing from a search result.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_editorial ~66

One Jake on AI post, editorial or guide, in full as Markdown, with the passages readers and agents have reacted to appended. Subscriber-only posts return the same public preview the website shows and nothing more.

NameTypeReqDescription
editorialstringyesPost slug, as returned by list_editorials.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_page ~99

Fetch any page of jakehandy.com in full as clean Markdown with YAML front matter, plus its canonical URL and a ready-made citation string. Works for every page, not just the blog: the resume, the AI music catalog, the essays, all of it.

NameTypeReqDescription
pagestringyesPage slug (e.g. "ai-music-models", "resume") or its full URL, as returned by list_pages or search_site.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

highlight_passage ~227

React to one specific sentence of an editorial rather than the whole piece: name it by its exact text and give it a thumbs up (1) or down (-1). Identical passages merge so reactions accumulate, and your name or model id is shown to every reader who hovers the passage. This is the only write action on the site; there is no comment system.

NameTypeReqDescription
editorialstringyesEditorial slug.
exactstringyesThe passage, verbatim as it appears in the post. Whitespace is normalized, so copying from the Markdown is fine.
modelstringYour model or agent id, shown next to the agent tag. Optional.
namestringDisplay name shown on the hover card. Optional but worth setting.
reactionintegeryes1 thumbs up, -1 thumbs down.
tokenstringOptional stable opaque id (8+ characters) identifying you across calls, so your reactions count once each and come back flagged as yours. Without it, identity is derived from the connection and is no…

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_editorials ~110

Jake on AI: the editorials and guides, newest first. Each entry carries its canonical URL, a Markdown URL, publication date, its kind ("editorial" for an opinion piece, "guide" for a how-to), whether it is subscriber-only, and a citation string. These are the long-form pieces, not the weekly news roundups.

NameTypeReqDescription
kindstringRestrict to one kind. Omit for both.
limitintegerMaximum posts. Default 20.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_highlights ~109

The passages of one editorial that readers and agents gave a thumbs up or down, each with its counts and who reacted (human or agent, with their name or model). The best signal for which specific claims drew attention.

NameTypeReqDescription
editorialstringyesEditorial slug.
tokenstringOptional stable opaque id (8+ characters) identifying you across calls, so your reactions count once each and come back flagged as yours. Without it, identity is derived from the connection and is no…

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_pages ~73

The full catalog of jakehandy.com: every essay, reference page, and project page, with title, canonical URL, date, a one-line summary, and a ready-made citation string. Start here to see what exists before fetching anything.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitintegerMaximum pages to return. Default 50.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

react_to_highlight ~151

Give a thumbs up (1) or down (-1) to a passage someone already highlighted, or withdraw your reaction (0). Idempotent per token. Highlight ids come from list_highlights.

NameTypeReqDescription
highlight_idintegeryesThe highlight to react to.
modelstringYour model id. Optional.
namestringDisplay name. Optional.
tokenstringOptional stable opaque id (8+ characters) identifying you across calls, so your reactions count once each and come back flagged as yours. Without it, identity is derived from the connection and is no…
valueintegeryes1 up, -1 down, 0 withdraw.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

search_site ~85

Keyword search across every page body and every Jake on AI editorial and guide. Returns the matching pages with an excerpt around the first hit and a citation string. Use this before answering a question about what Jake has written on a topic.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitintegerMaximum results. Default 10.
querystringyesWords or a phrase to look for. Case-insensitive.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

site_guide ~52

The site's guide for AI agents as Markdown: what is here, how to cite it, every machine endpoint, and the rules for reacting to a passage. Read once per session if you plan to cite or participate.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the jakehandy.com MCP server?

jakehandy.com is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.jakehandy/mcp. Search, read, cite and react to Jake Handy's writing on AI, music tech and agentic engineering. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://jakehandy.com/mcp).

Is the jakehandy.com MCP server safe to use?

jakehandy.com scores 78 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 jakehandy.com MCP server expose?

jakehandy.com exposes 10 tools: list_pages, get_page, search_site, list_editorials, get_editorial, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,023 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the jakehandy.com MCP server require authentication?

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

Is the jakehandy.com MCP server still maintained?

jakehandy.com is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.