# Sideways (remote · usesideways.com)

Use Sideways for unexpected questions and lateral thinking prompts to break through mental blocks.

- Trust score: 69/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `usesideways.com`: 69/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usesideways-sideways/usesideways.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usesideways-sideways/usesideways)
- remote · `usesideways.com`: 63/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usesideways-sideways/usesideways-2.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usesideways-sideways/usesideways-2)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://usesideways.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.2.3`

## 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 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 60/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - 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.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 82/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 690 tokens (~46/item across 15 items; 6 tools + 9 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 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).
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.
  - Supports UI / widget rendering.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-usesideways-sideways https://usesideways.com/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-usesideways-sideways]
url = "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-usesideways-sideways --url https://usesideways.com/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-usesideways-sideways:
    url: "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-usesideways-sideways": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://usesideways.com/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.

### 2026-08-02 (score 69, +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.

### 2026-08-01 (score 68, −1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-31 (score 69, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-29 (score 68, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-28 (score 67, +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.

### 2026-07-27 (score 66, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 66)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-reframe` (~85 tokens)

Get a random Reframe strategy. Use when stuck in a single way of thinking, facing opposition, or need to see the problem from a completely different angle. Best for breaking out of mental ruts. Use this when: change your perspective, reverse assumptions, adopt alternative viewpoints. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-reduce` (~79 tokens)

Get a random Reduce strategy. Use when overwhelmed by complexity, dealing with too many options, or when clarity is needed. Best for cutting through noise and finding the core. Use this when: simplify, subtract, remove, clarify, focus on essentials. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-expand` (~77 tokens)

Get a random Expand strategy. Use when solutions feel too minimal, when avoiding decisions, or when there's room to explore more possibilities. Best for breaking self-imposed limitations. Use this when: add more, elaborate, embrace abundance, do both. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-disrupt` (~80 tokens)

Get a random Disrupt strategy. Use when stuck in safe patterns, avoiding risk, or when work feels too polished or predictable. Best for injecting energy and unpredictability. Use this when: break patterns, embrace chaos, make destructive moves, honor mistakes. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-embody` (~78 tokens)

Get a random Embody strategy. Use when too much in your head, experiencing physical tension, or disconnected from intuition. Best for grounding abstract work in physical reality. Use this when: physical, sensory, body-based approaches to creative problems. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-pause` (~77 tokens)

Get a random Pause strategy. Use when rushing, feeling frantic, or unable to see the forest for the trees. Best for gaining clarity through distance and reflection. Use this when: rest, reflect, step back, examine, take breaks. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 69
- 2026-08-02: 69
- 2026-08-01: 68
- 2026-07-31: 69
- 2026-07-30: 68
- 2026-07-29: 68
- 2026-07-28: 67
- 2026-07-27: 66
- 2026-07-26: 66

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://usesideways.com/mcp
- Website: https://usesideways.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usesideways-sideways/usesideways/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usesideways-sideways/usesideways/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usesideways-sideways/usesideways