# UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews (remote · usetested.com)

Receipts-verified reviews of x402 services and paid APIs, before your agent pays.

- Trust score: 73/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `usetested.com`: 73/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usetested-reviews/usetested.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usetested-reviews/usetested)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://usetested.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.2.0`

## 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 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - 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 check failed: the endpoint is reachable over plaintext HTTP.
  - 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**: 73/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1120 tokens (~140/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 50/100
  - Stability observed for 15 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.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews MCP server?

UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews is a hosted endpoint at https://usetested.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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-usetested-reviews 'https://usetested.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-usetested-reviews": {
      "url": "https://usetested.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-usetested-reviews": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://usetested.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-usetested-reviews]
url = "https://usetested.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-usetested-reviews --url 'https://usetested.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-usetested-reviews:
    url: "https://usetested.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-usetested-reviews": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://usetested.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-usetested-reviews -t streamable-http -u 'https://usetested.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-usetested-reviews": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://usetested.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.

### 2026-11-04 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-01 (score 72, +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.

### 2026-10-31 (score 71, 0)

- [security regression] HTTPS: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-30 (score 71, +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.

### 2026-10-28 (score 70, +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.

### 2026-10-26 (score 69, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “get_bundle” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads

### 2026-10-25 (score 68, −1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “get_bundle” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “request_retest” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 738 → 1067
- [functional] New tool “get_catalog”
- [functional] New tool “report_pulse”
- [cosmetic] Tool “get_bundle” changed its title: Get all reviews in a category ($0.05) → Get the top 10 services in a category ($0.05)

### 2026-10-24 (score 69, +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.

## MCP tools (8)

### `search_services` (~107 tokens)

Search UseTested service directory

Search the world's largest independently-tested directory of agent-payable services (x402 endpoints, MCP servers, AI APIs). Free. Returns verdict, scores, price per call, and measured latency. Use it to find the exact `service` name for get_review.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Filter by category
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (default 100, up to 1000)
- `q` (string): Free-text query on service name or endpoint URL

Output parameters:

- `count` (number)
- `note` (string)
- `results` (array)

### `get_review` (~77 tokens)

Get receipts-verified service review (free)

Full receipts-verified review of one agent-economy service: BUY/CAUTION/AVOID/INTERIM verdict (INTERIM = single verified result, pending deep review), scores, measured latency/error rate, and on-chain purchase receipts. Free.

Input parameters:

- `service` (string, required): Exact service name, as listed by search_services (free)

Output parameters:

- `endpoint` (string|null)
- `measured` (object)
- `methodology_version` (string|null)
- `note` (string|null)
- `price_per_call` (string|null)
- `receipts` (array)
- `refund_behavior` (string|null)
- `scores` (object)
- `service` (string)
- `updated_at` (string|null)
- `verdict` (string|null)
- `verdict_downgraded_note` (string)

### `request_review` (~135 tokens)

Request a review of a service not yet covered (free)

Request that UseTested buy and test an agent-economy service (x402 endpoint, MCP server, AI API) we haven't reviewed yet. Free. Queues the service for evaluation consideration — requests factor into which services we test next. No SLA or guaranteed verdict.

Input parameters:

- `notes` (string): Why this service matters to you (context helps prioritisation)
- `requestor_id` (string): Identity tag for the request ledger. Leave unset for normal use.
- `service_name` (string, required): Name of the service you want reviewed
- `service_url` (string): Endpoint or landing URL of the service, if known

Output parameters:

- `note` (string)
- `request_id` (number|null)
- `service_name` (string)
- `status` (string)

### `request_retest` (~145 tokens)

Get a re-test quote for a reviewed service (free quote, paid re-test)

Get an upfront quote for UseTested to re-test a service we have already reviewed — e.g. its quality changed, the review is stale, or measured numbers no longer match reality. Free. Returns the exact total: $1.00 rubric fee + the service's current advertised per-call price x 20 probe calls. To proceed, pay the quote via accept_retest_quote. The service must exist in our directory (find the exact name via search_services, free).

Input parameters:

- `reason` (string): Why a re-test is needed (changed behaviour, stale data, errors)
- `service_name` (string, required): Exact service name, as listed by search_services (free)

Output parameters:

- `fee_usd` (number)
- `note` (string)
- `probe_calls` (number)
- `quote_total_usd` (number|null)
- `service_name` (string)
- `service_price_per_call_usd` (number|null)
- `status` (string)

### `accept_retest_quote` (~131 tokens)

Accept a re-test quote and pay (x402)

Accept the quote from request_retest and pay the quoted total via x402 (USDC on Base) — paid automatically by your x402 MCP client. On settlement the re-test request is recorded (status paid, tx stored) and queued. Input: the exact service_name and quote_total_usd from your quote.

Input parameters:

- `quote_total_usd` (number, required): Total from the request_retest quote you are accepting
- `reason` (string): Why a re-test is needed (stored with the request)
- `service_name` (string, required): Exact service name, as listed by search_services (free)

Output parameters:

- `note` (string)
- `payment_tx` (string|null)
- `request_id` (number|null)
- `service_name` (string|null)
- `status` (string)

### `get_bundle` (~181 tokens)

Get the top 10 services in a category ($0.05)

The top 10 best-measured live UseTested services in a category (inference|data|search|media|infrastructure), ranked by verdict tier + liveness-weighted reliability — evidence depth (≥20 settled calls), composite score (0.4 × liveness-adjusted reliability + 0.3 quality + 0.3 value; liveness scales reliability: ALIVE ×1.0, LIKELY ALIVE ×0.5). Only ALIVE/LIKELY ALIVE services qualify — AVOID, UNTESTED and DEAD are never included — and there is no paging: this is a best-of list, not the whole catalogue. Costs $0.05 via x402 (USDC on Base) — paid automatically by your x402 MCP client.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string, required): Category of services to fetch reviews for

Output parameters:

- `category` (string)
- `count` (number)
- `methodology_version` (string)
- `rank_basis` (string)
- `reviews` (array)
- `top_n` (number)

### `get_catalog` (~64 tokens)

Get the entire catalogue ($2)

The ENTIRE published UseTested catalogue: every receipts-verified review in one JSON snapshot (today's data only; re-fetch for updates). Cheaper than scraping. Costs $2 via x402 (USDC on Base) — paid automatically by your x402 MCP client.

Output parameters:

- `count` (number)
- `methodology_version` (string)
- `reviews` (array)

### `report_pulse` (~153 tokens)

Report your service as LIVE ($0.005)

For service providers: self-report your endpoint as LIVE right now. $0.005 via x402 (USDC on Base) — the settlement receipt is stored as your claim's proof. One report per service per 24h; LIVE renders as ALIVE for 24h, LIKELY ALIVE until 14 days, then UNTESTED; UseTested's own sweep results override self-reports. Input: your exact service name (from search_services, free) and status "LIVE".

Input parameters:

- `service` (string, required): Exact service name, as listed by search_services (free)
- `status` (string, required): Must be exactly "LIVE" — self-reports cannot set DOWN or UNTESTED

Output parameters:

- `accepted_at` (string|null)
- `alive_source` (string|null)
- `expires_at` (string|null)
- `note` (string)
- `ok` (boolean)
- `payment_tx` (string|null)
- `service` (string|null)
- `status` (string|null)

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 73
- 2026-11-04: 73
- 2026-11-03: 72
- 2026-11-02: 72
- 2026-11-01: 72
- 2026-10-31: 71
- 2026-10-30: 71
- 2026-10-29: 70
- 2026-10-28: 70
- 2026-10-27: 69
- 2026-10-26: 69
- 2026-10-25: 68
- 2026-10-24: 69
- 2026-10-23: 68
- 2026-10-22: 68
- 2026-10-21: 67

## Common questions

### What is the UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews MCP server?

UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.usetested/reviews. Receipts-verified reviews of x402 services and paid APIs, before your agent pays. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://usetested.com/mcp).

### Is the UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews MCP server safe to use?

UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews 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 UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews MCP server expose?

UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews exposes 8 tools: search_services, get_review, request_review, request_retest, accept_retest_quote, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 993 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews MCP server still maintained?

UseTested — Receipts-Verified Service Reviews 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.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://usetested.com/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usetested-reviews/usetested.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usetested-reviews/usetested.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-usetested-reviews/usetested