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Caption File Check

REMOTE · POWMCP.COM · SCANNED SEP 25

Parse WebVTT, SRT, or TTML for conformance, timing, overlaps, line length, and reading speed.

Available components

+4 this week 76 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 Usability64
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1245 tokens (~622/item across 2 items; 2 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • 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
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 2 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 3 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 Caption File Check MCP server?

Caption File Check is a hosted endpoint at https://powmcp.com/caption-file-check/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 · powmcp.com

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

  • 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 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 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 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 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 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.

  • 17 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.

  • 15 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.

  • 12 Sept 26 +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.

  • 11 Sept 26 0
    • Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
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 25 Sept 2026 · Probed https://powmcp.com/caption-file-check/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=powmcp.com CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 18 Aug 2026 16 Nov 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 86489ad185ea61460e8ec5accd535821
SANs: powmcp.com, *.powmcp.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 powmcp.com. — Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
com. present 19718 13 Verified
powmcp.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://powmcp.com/caption-file-check/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://powmcp.com/caption-file-check/mcp HTTPS enforced 308 https://powmcp.com/caption-file-check/mcp
MCP tools · 2 exposed · ~907 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
caption_check ~520

Preflight one caption or subtitle file before delivery. Attach a WebVTT (.vtt), SRT (.srt), or TTML/IMSC (.ttml/.xml) caption file in chat or give a publicly fetchable URL and it downloads the artifact under an SSRF-guarded, 2 MB-capped fetch, detects the format by content and the byte encoding and BOM, then parses it with the real spec engine (the WebVTT spec parser, a dedicated SRT parser, or the imscJS TTML/IMSC profile engine) and returns deterministic evidence: pass/fail, cue count, structural spec and IMSC profile-conformance errors, overlapping / negative / out-of-order / empty cues, per-line length, and per-cue and summary reading speed (CPS) against a named platform profile (netflix-adult-20, netflix-children-17, youtube, ebu-tt). It reports only source-file conformance, timing, encoding, and reading-speed facts against a dated profile. It does not judge translation quality, transcription accuracy, or synchronization against the video. An arbitrary XML or text file that is not a caption track returns an explicit unsupported-format error. Fetching and parsing a full-length track can take up to 60 seconds. WebVTT limitation: the parser drops payload-less cues; cue counts, indices, timing checks and comparisons cover retained cues only, not those omitted cues.

NameTypeReqDescription
fileobject–A caption file attached in chat (WebVTT, SRT, or TTML/IMSC), detected by content not extension. Provide either this or url, never both.
profile––Named reading-speed profile to judge CPS and line length against. netflix-adult-20 (default, 20 CPS) and netflix-children-17 (17 CPS) are spec-backed; youtube and ebu-tt are advisory ~17 CPS heuristi…
urlstring–A publicly fetchable HTTP(S) URL of a WebVTT, SRT, or TTML/IMSC caption file, detected by content not extension. Provide either this or an attached file, never both. Query strings are allowed but nev…
NameTypeReqDescription
bomstringyesByte-order-mark detected: utf-8, utf-16le, utf-16be, or none
checkedAtstringyesISO timestamp when the caption result was produced
cpsobjectyesPer-cue and summary reading-speed measurements
cueCountnumberyesNumber of caption cues retained for checking; payload-less WebVTT cues are omitted by the parser
detectedFormatstringyeswebvtt, srt, or ttml (covers IMSC), detected by content
encodingstringyesDetected byte encoding of the caption file
lineLengthobjectyesPer-line character counts checked against the profile limit
passbooleanyesTrue when the file passes all checked format, timing, line-length and reading-speed criteria for the selected profile. False can include an advisory readability threshold breach, not just a specifica…
profileobjectyesReading-speed and line-length profile applied to the caption checks
rawCueCountnumberyesCues parsed before the 20,000-cue cap; excludes payload-less WebVTT cues dropped by the parser
specUsedstringyesThe dated spec identifier the detected format was checked against
structuralErrorCountsobjectyesCounts of structural findings grouped by severity
structuralErrorsarrayyesSpec-parser and IMSC/TTML profile-conformance findings
timingobjectyesMeasured retained-cue timing and empty-text findings; WebVTT indices refer to retained cues, not original source positions
truncationarrayyesMarkers identifying checks truncated by configured limits
ttmlProfilestring–IMSC/TTML profile designator declared in the file, when present
urlstringyesThe checked caption source: the submitted URL query- and fragment-stripped, or the attached file's name

No examples provided.

caption_compare ~387

Compare exactly two caption or subtitle files under identical bounded checks: an original versus its translated track, before versus after a timing fix, or a format migration. Attach two WebVTT, SRT, or TTML/IMSC caption files in chat or give two publicly fetchable URLs and it runs the same SSRF-guarded, 2 MB-capped preflight as caption_check on each, then aligns them by cue index and reports side-by-side pass status, detected-format and encoding differences, the cue-count delta, timing drift and overlap differences, reading-speed (CPS) regressions, structural-error deltas, and a winner only when the measured checks separate the two. Use caption_check for a single file. It reports only source-file conformance, timing, encoding, and reading-speed facts against a dated profile: never translation quality, transcription accuracy, or sync against the video. Fetching and parsing two live files can take up to 60 seconds. WebVTT limitation: the parser drops payload-less cues; cue counts, indices, timing checks and comparisons cover retained cues only, not those omitted cues.

NameTypeReqDescription
filesarray–Exactly two caption files attached in chat to compare, in the order they should appear side by side (for example original then translated). Provide either this or urls, never both.
profile––Named reading-speed profile applied to both tracks. netflix-adult-20 (default), netflix-children-17, youtube, ebu-tt.
urlsarray–Exactly two public caption URLs to compare, in the order they should appear side by side (for example original then translated). Provide either this or files, never both. STRICT RULE: Caption compar…
NameTypeReqDescription
checkedAtstringyesISO timestamp when the caption result was produced
comparisonobject–Measured differences between the two successfully preflighted tracks
notesarrayyesNotes about incomplete checks or completion under identical limits
profileobjectyesReading-speed and line-length profile applied to the caption checks
tracksarrayyesThe two tracks in input order
winnerobject–Track with fewer weighted structural, timing, reading-speed, and line-length problems

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the Caption File Check MCP server?

Caption File Check is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.powmcp/caption-file-check. Parse WebVTT, SRT, or TTML for conformance, timing, overlaps, line length, and reading speed. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://powmcp.com/caption-file-check/mcp).

Is the Caption File Check MCP server safe to use?

Caption File Check 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 Caption File Check MCP server expose?

Caption File Check exposes 2 tools: caption_check, caption_compare. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 907 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the Caption File Check MCP server require authentication?

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

Is the Caption File Check MCP server still maintained?

Caption File Check is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 25 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.