# Octo Thinks Decision Presets (remote · mcp.octothinks.com)

Reviewed decision matrices and buying guides: ranked options and weighted criteria in 6 languages

- Trust score: 76/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `mcp.octothinks.com`: 76/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-octothinks-presets/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-octothinks-presets/mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.octothinks.com/`
- 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 2026-11-05.

- **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. Nothing on it is marked destructive, but we can't show that an anonymous caller can only read: full credit needs the server to list at least one tool and every tool to be verifiably read-only. We use a best-effort check of tool names and descriptions to tell read-only tools from tools that change things, so some genuinely read-only tools may not get full credit. Names that start with a read verb (get, list, read, search and similar) and accurate readOnlyHint annotations help. Meet that to earn full credit, or require authorisation.
  - 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**: 69/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 244 tokens (~122/item across 2 items; 2 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 50/100
  - Stability observed for 15 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 86/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 57% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 2 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 3 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.

## Install

### How do I install the Octo Thinks Decision Presets MCP server?

Octo Thinks Decision Presets is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.octothinks.com/, 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-octothinks-presets 'https://mcp.octothinks.com/'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-octothinks-presets": {
      "url": "https://mcp.octothinks.com/"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-octothinks-presets]
url = "https://mcp.octothinks.com/"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

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

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-octothinks-presets:
    url: "https://mcp.octothinks.com/"
```

### Netclaw

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

### Vellum

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

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-octothinks-presets": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.octothinks.com/"
    }
  }
}
```

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.

### 2026-11-05 (score 76, +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.

### 2026-11-02 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 74, +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.

### 2026-10-29 (score 73, +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.

### 2026-10-27 (score 72, +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.

### 2026-10-25 (score 71, +1)

- [security] Tool “get_octothinks_preset” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads

### 2026-10-23 (score 70, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-22 (score 69, 0)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

## MCP tools (2)

### `search_octothinks_presets` (~119 tokens)

Search the finished Octo Thinks decision-preset catalogue in one supported language. Use the returned slug with get_octothinks_preset for the full reviewed logic and localized content.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Optional exact category, such as Home & Kitchen or Office.
- `limit` (integer)
- `locale` (string)
- `offset` (integer): Number of matching presets to skip for pagination.
- `query` (string): Optional words to match against localized titles, questions, descriptions, keywords, and slugs.

### `get_octothinks_preset` (~90 tokens)

Get one finished Octo Thinks preset in a supported language. Returns localized copy, reviewed options and weighted criteria, unscored future-role ideas when available, the published product matrix when applicable, comparison FAQs, related guides, and a safe website handoff URL.

Input parameters:

- `locale` (string)
- `slug` (string, required): Exact preset slug returned by search_octothinks_presets.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 76
- 2026-11-04: 75
- 2026-11-03: 75
- 2026-11-02: 75
- 2026-11-01: 74
- 2026-10-31: 74
- 2026-10-30: 73
- 2026-10-29: 73
- 2026-10-28: 72
- 2026-10-27: 72
- 2026-10-26: 71
- 2026-10-25: 71
- 2026-10-24: 70
- 2026-10-23: 70
- 2026-10-22: 69
- 2026-10-21: 69

## Common questions

### What is the Octo Thinks Decision Presets MCP server?

Octo Thinks Decision Presets is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.octothinks/presets. Reviewed decision matrices and buying guides: ranked options and weighted criteria in 6 languages. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.octothinks.com/).

### Is the Octo Thinks Decision Presets MCP server safe to use?

Octo Thinks Decision Presets scores 76 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 Octo Thinks Decision Presets MCP server expose?

Octo Thinks Decision Presets exposes 2 tools: search_octothinks_presets, get_octothinks_preset. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 209 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Octo Thinks Decision Presets MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Octo Thinks Decision Presets without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Octo Thinks Decision Presets MCP server still maintained?

Octo Thinks Decision Presets 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.

### What did VerifyMCP test on the Octo Thinks Decision Presets MCP server?

VerifyMCP ran 13 checks on Octo Thinks Decision Presets, covering TLS certificate, Authorization, HTTPS, HSTS header and 9 more. Supply Chain Security and Provenance & Transparency do not apply to a hosted endpoint, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://mcp.octothinks.com/
- Website: https://www.octothinks.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-octothinks-presets/mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-octothinks-presets/mcp/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-octothinks-presets/mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-octothinks-presets/mcp