NessGate
REMOTE · NESSGATE.COM · SCANNED SEP 28
Universal resolver for the agentic web: give a domain, get one normalized discovery answer.
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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 Security54
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 1 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
- HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 405, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement. View diagnostics → Unverified
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability83
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 176 tokens (~176/item across 1 items; 1 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management50
- Stability observed for 15 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 1 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 2 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
How do I install the NessGate MCP server?
NessGate is a hosted endpoint at https://nessgate.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 · nessgate.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-nessgate-nessgate 'https://nessgate.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-nessgate-nessgate": {
"url": "https://nessgate.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"com-nessgate-nessgate": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://nessgate.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.com-nessgate-nessgate] url = "https://nessgate.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"com-nessgate-nessgate": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://nessgate.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add com-nessgate-nessgate --url 'https://nessgate.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
com-nessgate-nessgate:
url: "https://nessgate.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"com-nessgate-nessgate": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://nessgate.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add com-nessgate-nessgate -t streamable-http -u 'https://nessgate.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-nessgate-nessgate": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://nessgate.com/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
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.
- 28 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 27 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 25 Sept 26 +1
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 23 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 21 Sept 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.
- 19 Sept 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.
- 17 Sept 26 +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.
- 15 Sept 26 +1
- Server version: 1.5.0 → 1.6.0 functional
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 28 Sept 2026 · Probed https://nessgate.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=nessgate.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 8 Sept 2026 | 7 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 137f6bb00d6c83880e9b72dd43071e9c |
| SANs: nessgate.com, www.nessgate.com, *.www.nessgate.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 secure
Validation of nessgate.com. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| nessgate.com. | present | 2371 | 13 | Verified |
| nessgate.com. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
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; includeSubDomains |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | DENY |
| referrer-policy | no-referrer |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://nessgate.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://nessgate.com/mcp | Inconclusive | 405 |
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 →
discover_domain Resolve a domain's machine-readable resources ~118
Given a domain, read whatever it publishes at the standard machine-discovery locations (llms.txt, /.well-known/ard.json, /.well-known/agent-card.json, /.well-known/api-catalog, ai-info.json, openapi.json, and more) and return one normalized answer. Each resource keeps a sourceUrl pointing back to the domain so the caller can verify. NessGate reads the domain live and stores nothing; it makes no ownership or safety claim.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain | string | yes | Registrable domain, e.g. example.com |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the NessGate MCP server?
NessGate is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.nessgate/nessgate. Universal resolver for the agentic web: give a domain, get one normalized discovery answer. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://nessgate.com/mcp).
Is the NessGate MCP server safe to use?
NessGate scores 70 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 NessGate MCP server expose?
NessGate exposes 1 tool: discover_domain. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 118 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the NessGate MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to NessGate without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the NessGate MCP server still maintained?
NessGate is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 28 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.