The Neural Net
REMOTE · THENEURALNET.COM
Sourced register of open-weight AI model releases and AI news. Every field cites its source.
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Last scanned (48 minutes ago)
Scores higher than 60% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category AI and Machine Learning
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 Security63
- 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 6 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 is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability74
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 643 tokens (~107/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management60
- Stability observed for 18 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage98
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 95% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 7 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
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.
- 4 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 2 Nov 26 +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.
- 31 Oct 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.
- 29 Oct 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.
- 26 Oct 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.
- 24 Oct 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.
- 22 Oct 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.
- 21 Oct 26 0
- “search_models” reworded the description of “task” cosmetic
1 cosmetic change on this day. Switch on “Show cosmetic changes” to see it.
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 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://theneuralnet.com/api/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=*.theneuralnet.com | CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 26 Oct 2026 | 24 Jan 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 611ec0581b92c81c4a9dc1ca66687a7f9d4 |
| SANs: *.theneuralnet.com, theneuralnet.com | ||||||
| CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | a20253f15f2691c05dc1ce13b9bcca4e |
| CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of theneuralnet.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| theneuralnet.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 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000 |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://theneuralnet.com/api/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://theneuralnet.com/api/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://theneuralnet.com/api/mcp |
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 →
get_model ~61
Get the full record for one model, including every field and the endpoint each field was sourced from. Use when you need provenance or complete detail.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | Repo id, e.g. "Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B" |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_wire ~42
Everything The Neural Net harvested in the last day that it did not write up, grouped by source and linked to the original. Use for a broad view of current activity.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
recent_releases ~63
Models first recorded in the register within the last N days. Use to answer 'what shipped recently' or 'what is new in open-weight models'.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| days | number | – | Look-back window, default 30 |
| limit | number | – | Default 25 |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
register_stats ~44
Summary of what the register covers: how many models, field coverage, organisations tracked, and the inclusion rule. Use to judge whether the register can answer a question before querying it.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_models ~290
Search the model register: open-weight AI model releases with exact parameter counts, architectural context length, licence and release date. Use this to answer questions about which models exist, how big they are, what they are licensed under, or what shipped recently.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| image_input | boolean | – | Only models that accept image input |
| include_derivatives | boolean | – | Include quantisations and conversions of other releases (GGUF, MLX, AWQ and similar). Default false. |
| license | string | – | e.g. apache-2.0, mit |
| limit | number | – | Default 25, max 100 |
| max_parameters | number | – | – |
| min_context | number | – | Minimum architectural context length in tokens |
| min_parameters | number | – | Minimum parameter count, e.g. 7000000000 |
| organisation | string | – | e.g. qwen, deepseek-ai, meta-llama, google |
| query | string | – | Substring match on the model id |
| reasoning | boolean | – | Only models whose chat template shows reasoning/thinking support |
| released_after | string | – | ISO date, e.g. 2026-01-01 |
| task | string | – | e.g. text-generation, image-text-to-text, mask-generation |
| tool_calling | boolean | – | Only models whose chat template shows tool-calling support |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_news ~87
Search stories published by The Neural Net. Each story is written from a primary source and links to it. Use for narrative context on a release rather than raw model facts.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | – | Default 10 |
| query | string | – | Substring match on headline and summary |
| topic | string | – | e.g. models, products, infrastructure, research, policy, safety |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the The Neural Net MCP server?
The Neural Net is a hosted endpoint at https://theneuralnet.com/api/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 · theneuralnet.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-theneuralnet-model-register 'https://theneuralnet.com/api/mcp'
What is the The Neural Net MCP server?
The Neural Net is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.theneuralnet/model-register. Sourced register of open-weight AI model releases and AI news. Every field cites its source. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://theneuralnet.com/api/mcp).
Is the The Neural Net MCP server safe to use?
The Neural Net scores 73 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 The Neural Net MCP server expose?
The Neural Net exposes 6 tools: search_models, get_model, recent_releases, register_stats, search_news, get_wire. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 587 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the The Neural Net MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to The Neural Net without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the The Neural Net MCP server still maintained?
The Neural Net 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.