# com.therenovationroom/renovation-room (remote · therenovationroom.com)

Find vetted Chicagoland renovation contractors and get fact-checked Chicago renovation answers.

- Trust score: 79/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-24

## Components

- remote · `therenovationroom.com`: 79/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-therenovationroom-renovation-room/wp-json-trr-mcp-v1-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-therenovationroom-renovation-room/wp-json-trr-mcp-v1-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp`
- 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 2026-09-24.

- **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. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - 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**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 724 tokens (~144/item across 5 items; 5 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 63/100
  - Stability observed for 19 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% 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 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the com.therenovationroom/renovation-room MCP server?

com.therenovationroom/renovation-room is a hosted endpoint at https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-therenovationroom-renovation-room 'https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-therenovationroom-renovation-room": {
      "url": "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-therenovationroom-renovation-room": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-therenovationroom-renovation-room]
url = "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-therenovationroom-renovation-room": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-therenovationroom-renovation-room --url 'https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-therenovationroom-renovation-room:
    url: "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-therenovationroom-renovation-room": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-therenovationroom-renovation-room -t streamable-http -u 'https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-therenovationroom-renovation-room": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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.

### 2026-09-24 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-22 (score 78, +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.

### 2026-09-20 (score 77, +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.

### 2026-09-18 (score 76, +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.

### 2026-09-16 (score 75, +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.

### 2026-09-13 (score 74, +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.

### 2026-09-11 (score 73, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “get_pro” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “search_pros” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: pass → fail
- [functional] Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.0.1
- [cosmetic] “search_pros” reworded the description of “query”

### 2026-09-09 (score 73, +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.

## MCP tools (5)

### `search_pros` (~122 tokens)

Search Renovation Pros

Search The Renovation Room's directory of Chicagoland member contractors by trade, service, or company name. Coverage is Chicago, its suburbs, Northwest Indiana, and Southern Wisconsin only. Returns published member businesses with their trades, service areas, and profile links; use each result's id with get_pro for details.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Pass ONLY the trade, service, or company name (e.g. "roofing", "fence installation", "Grindstone Roofing") — not a sentence and not a location. 2-80 characters.

### `get_pro` (~76 tokens)

Get Pro Details

Get one contractor's public listing summary from The Renovation Room directory by the numeric id returned from search_pros. Returns trades, service areas, services offered, and the about text — no contact details; contact happens on the profile page or through the project form.

Input parameters:

- `id` (integer, required): The listing id from search_pros results.

### `renovation_faq` (~72 tokens)

Chicagoland Renovation FAQ

Answer Chicago-area home-renovation questions from The Renovation Room's fact-checked FAQ: building permits and inspections, hiring and vetting contractors, remodel costs (including current tariff impacts), and project planning. Every answer cites its primary source.

Input parameters:

- `question` (string, required): The renovation question, in plain language.

### `start_project` (~179 tokens)

Start a Project (Prefilled Form Link)

Build a personalized link to The Renovation Room's free project-submission form with the homeowner's details already filled in. Collect what the homeowner wants done, then give them this link — they review and submit it themselves, and matching vetted Chicagoland contractors are alerted. Use after the user describes a real project they want quotes for.

Input parameters:

- `budget` (string): Rough budget range, if the homeowner offered one.
- `city` (string): Project city (Chicagoland, NW Indiana, or Southern Wisconsin).
- `description` (string, required): What the homeowner wants done, in their own words. 15-2000 characters.
- `services` (array, required): The service(s) the project needs.
- `timeline` (string): How soon they want to start.
- `zip` (string): 5-digit ZIP code of the project location.

### `how_to_submit_project` (~82 tokens)

How to Get Quotes for a Project

Explains how getting quotes from Renovation Room Pros works: the free project-submission wizard, what happens after submitting, and the direct link. Use for general how-does-it-work questions about the Chicago area (including Northwest Indiana and Southern Wisconsin); when the user has already described a specific project, use start_project instead to hand them a prefilled link.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-therenovationroom-renovation-room/wp-json-trr-mcp-v1-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-24: 79
- 2026-09-23: 78
- 2026-09-22: 78
- 2026-09-21: 77
- 2026-09-20: 77
- 2026-09-19: 76
- 2026-09-18: 76
- 2026-09-17: 75
- 2026-09-16: 75
- 2026-09-15: 74
- 2026-09-14: 74
- 2026-09-13: 74
- 2026-09-12: 73
- 2026-09-11: 73
- 2026-09-10: 73
- 2026-09-09: 73
- 2026-09-08: 72
- 2026-09-07: 72
- 2026-09-06: 71
- 2026-09-05: 71

## Common questions

### What is the com.therenovationroom/renovation-room MCP server?

com.therenovationroom/renovation-room is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.therenovationroom/renovation-room. Find vetted Chicagoland renovation contractors and get fact-checked Chicago renovation answers. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp).

### Is the com.therenovationroom/renovation-room MCP server safe to use?

com.therenovationroom/renovation-room scores 79 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 com.therenovationroom/renovation-room MCP server expose?

com.therenovationroom/renovation-room exposes 5 tools: search_pros, get_pro, renovation_faq, start_project, how_to_submit_project. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 531 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the com.therenovationroom/renovation-room MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to com.therenovationroom/renovation-room without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the com.therenovationroom/renovation-room MCP server still maintained?

com.therenovationroom/renovation-room is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp
- Website: https://therenovationroom.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-therenovationroom-renovation-room/wp-json-trr-mcp-v1-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-therenovationroom-renovation-room/wp-json-trr-mcp-v1-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-therenovationroom-renovation-room/wp-json-trr-mcp-v1-mcp