UGT: Use the GitHub Thing
REMOTE · MCP.USEGITHUBTHING.COM · 7 COMPONENTS
Get open-source GitHub projects running on your computer, with your AI app
Last scanned (1 day ago)
Scores higher than 60% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 4 Nov 2026.
Category Developer Tools
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
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- 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 Usability81
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 728 tokens (~145/item across 5 items; 5 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 Management3
- Stability observed for 1 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 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 6 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
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
- Tool “get_recipe” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “read_recipe_file” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_install” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_project” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- Schema quality: excellent → good functional
- “read_recipe_file” reworded the description of “path” cosmetic
- Tool “get_install” changed its title: Get UGT's install → Get the install line cosmetic
- 3 Nov 26 72
First indexed and scored.
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 4 Nov 2026 · Probed https://mcp.usegithubthing.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=usegithubthing.com | CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 30 Oct 2026 | 28 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 51a69d016ebf6b773d51c0eb2477b49c82d |
| SANs: *.usegithubthing.com, usegithubthing.com | ||||||
| CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 4df3b15dd6c0784c507cd37b58e6f115 |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of mcp.usegithubthing.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| usegithubthing.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://mcp.usegithubthing.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://mcp.usegithubthing.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://mcp.usegithubthing.com/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_install Get the install line ~74
Get the one line that installs UGT on the user's Windows PC, Mac or Linux computer and connects it to their AI apps, UGT for Claude Desktop, and what each computer runs recipes in. Omit the computer to get every one.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| computer | string | – | The user's computer. Omit to get every one. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| computers | array | yes | – |
| next | string | yes | What the user does next. |
| setup | string | yes | What the install line does. |
No examples provided.
get_project Get a project's recipes ~88
Get how UGT runs one GitHub project, by owner/repo or its link: the recipes people have shared for it, each verified for one job. Every GitHub project works with UGT, so the result always says what to do next.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| project | string | yes | The GitHub project as owner/repo, such as openai/whisper, or its GitHub link. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| next | string | yes | What the user can do next. |
| page_url | string | yes | The project's page on usegithubthing.com. |
| project | string | yes | The project, owner/repo. |
| recipes | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
get_recipe Get a recipe ~77
Get one recipe in full: what it takes and makes, what stays usable after a run, the settings it asks for, everything it can reach and why, where it was tested, and every file it runs.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| recipe | string | yes | A recipe's ID, owner/repo/task, such as openai/whisper/subtitles. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| recipe | object | yes | – |
No examples provided.
read_recipe_file Read a recipe file ~82
Read one of a recipe's files, such as compose.yaml, its Dockerfile or recipe.json, to see exactly what it runs.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | The file's path in the recipe, as the recipe lists it. |
| recipe | string | yes | A recipe's ID, owner/repo/task, such as openai/whisper/subtitles. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| path | string | yes | – |
| recipe | string | yes | A recipe's ID, owner/repo/task, such as openai/whisper/subtitles. |
| revision | string | yes | – |
| size | integer | yes | – |
| text | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_recipes Search recipes ~130
Find how UGT gets a job done on the user's own computer with open-source software from GitHub, such as subtitles, CAD, video or web pages to Markdown. Search by what the user wants done or by a project's name, or omit the query to list the newest recipes. A recipe is a verified way to get one project doing one job, shared so the next person gets it fast.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Maximum results to return; defaults to 20. |
| query | string | – | What the user wants done, or a project's name. Omit to list the newest recipes. |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| recipes | array | yes | – |
No examples provided.
How do I install the UGT: Use the GitHub Thing MCP server?
UGT: Use the GitHub Thing is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.usegithubthing.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 · mcp.usegithubthing.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-usegithubthing-ugt 'https://mcp.usegithubthing.com/mcp'
What is the UGT: Use the GitHub Thing MCP server?
UGT: Use the GitHub Thing is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.usegithubthing/ugt. Get open-source GitHub projects running on your computer, with your AI app. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.usegithubthing.com/mcp).
Is the UGT: Use the GitHub Thing MCP server safe to use?
UGT: Use the GitHub Thing 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 UGT: Use the GitHub Thing MCP server expose?
UGT: Use the GitHub Thing exposes 5 tools: search_recipes, get_project, get_recipe, read_recipe_file, get_install. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 451 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the UGT: Use the GitHub Thing MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to UGT: Use the GitHub Thing without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the UGT: Use the GitHub Thing MCP server still maintained?
UGT: Use the GitHub Thing is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.