# com.wildernesstimes/checklists (remote · mcp.wildernesstimes.com)

Wilderness Times packing checklists, 350+ rated tents and gear buying guides. Free, no signup.

- Trust score: 87/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `mcp.wildernesstimes.com`: 87/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-wildernesstimes-checklists/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-wildernesstimes-checklists/mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.wildernesstimes.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.3.3`

## 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 2026-11-05.

- **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**: 85/100
  - 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 1738 tokens (~91/item across 19 items; 7 tools + 12 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 100/100
  - No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.
- **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 7 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 com.wildernesstimes/checklists MCP server?

com.wildernesstimes/checklists is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.wildernesstimes.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-wildernesstimes-checklists 'https://mcp.wildernesstimes.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-wildernesstimes-checklists": {
      "url": "https://mcp.wildernesstimes.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-wildernesstimes-checklists]
url = "https://mcp.wildernesstimes.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

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

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-wildernesstimes-checklists:
    url: "https://mcp.wildernesstimes.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

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

### Vellum

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

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-wildernesstimes-checklists": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.wildernesstimes.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.

### 2026-11-05 (score 87, +1)

- [security] Stability: 0.97 → pass

### 2026-11-02 (score 86, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 85, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-30 (score 84, 0)

- [security] Tool “build_checklist” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “find_gear” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_checklist” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_checklist_pdf” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_gear” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “list_checklists” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “share_checklist” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional] Schema quality: excellent → good
- [functional] Server version: 0.3.5 → 0.3.6
- [cosmetic] “find_gear” reworded the description of “includeDiscontinued”
- [cosmetic] “find_gear” reworded the description of “maxWeightLbs”
- [cosmetic] “get_gear” reworded the description of “id”
- [cosmetic] “get_gear” reworded the description of “kind”

### 2026-10-29 (score 84, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “find_gear” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional] Server version: 0.3.4 → 0.3.5

### 2026-10-27 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-25 (score 82, +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.

### 2026-10-22 (score 81, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “find_gear” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_checklist_pdf” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_gear” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “list_checklists” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional] New resource “Beach Camping Checklist”
- [functional] Server version: 0.3.3 → 0.3.4
- [cosmetic] “find_gear” added an optional parameter “size”
- [cosmetic] “build_checklist” reworded the description of “activity”
- [cosmetic] “find_gear” reworded the description of “query”
- [cosmetic] “find_gear” reworded the description of “sleeps”
- [cosmetic] “get_checklist” reworded the description of “activity”
- [cosmetic] “share_checklist” reworded the description of “activity”

## MCP tools (7)

### `list_checklists` (~64 tokens)

List packing checklists

List every Wilderness Times packing checklist available — 12 activities covering camping, backpacking, hiking, winter camping, beach camping, kayak camping, motorcycle camping, camping with toddlers, cabin camping, couples camping, fishing and snowboarding. Includes each checklist's title and item count.

### `get_checklist` (~166 tokens)

Get a packing checklist

Get a full Wilderness Times packing checklist for one activity, organised by category, with links to the buying guides that help choose specific gear. Answers what to pack for a trip. Accepts natural phrasing ('car camping', 'camping with kids') as well as exact activity ids.

Input parameters:

- `activity` (string, required): Activity to fetch. One of: camping, backpacking, hiking, winter-camping, cabin-camping, couples-camping, kayak-camping, motorcycle-camping, toddler-camping, beach-camping, fishing, snowboarding. Comm…
- `categories` (array): Optional. Only return these categories (matched loosely). Use to narrow a 100+ item list when the user only wants, say, the cooking or sleeping section.

### `build_checklist` (~185 tokens)

Build a custom packing list

Build a customised packing list from a Wilderness Times checklist: start from an activity, optionally keep only certain categories, drop items that do not apply, and add your own. Returns the tailored list plus buying-guide links for whatever survived. Suited to a list shaped to one specific trip rather than the full standard one.

Input parameters:

- `activity` (string, required): Base activity. One of: camping, backpacking, hiking, winter-camping, cabin-camping, couples-camping, kayak-camping, motorcycle-camping, toddler-camping, beach-camping, fishing, snowboarding.
- `add` (array): Optional. Extra items to append under a 'Your additions' category.
- `categories` (array): Optional. Keep only these categories.
- `exclude` (array): Optional. Item names to leave out (matched loosely — 'hammock' drops 'Hammock').

### `share_checklist` (~220 tokens)

Share a checklist link

Turn a checklist — including one the user has tailored — into a link that opens it in the free Wilderness Times checklist builder, where items tick off and it exports to PDF, Excel, Google Sheets or print with the gear links intact. Suited to saving, sharing, printing, downloading or getting a PDF of a customised list. Accepts the same customisation arguments as the checklist builder tool (activity, categories, exclude, add), plus an optional name.

Input parameters:

- `activity` (string, required): Base activity. One of: camping, backpacking, hiking, winter-camping, cabin-camping, couples-camping, kayak-camping, motorcycle-camping, toddler-camping, beach-camping, fishing, snowboarding.
- `add` (array): Optional. Extra items to include.
- `categories` (array): Optional. Keep only these categories.
- `exclude` (array): Optional. Item names to leave out.
- `name` (string): Optional label, e.g. 'Yosemite, October'. Shown when the link is opened.

### `get_checklist_pdf` (~82 tokens)

Get a printable checklist PDF

Get the STANDARD published Wilderness Times checklist as a ready-made PDF — the full, unedited list, free and with no signup. Available for all 12 activities. This is the standard list and does not reflect any customisation; a customised list's PDF comes from its shareable checklist-builder link.

Input parameters:

- `activity` (string, required): Activity whose PDF to return.

### `find_gear` (~534 tokens)

Find tents and gear

Search Wilderness Times' gear recommendations. TENTS: 350+ tents, each scored out of 10 on its own review page — filter by size (the manufacturer's rating) or how many it realistically sleeps, seasons and weight, and they come back best-scored first. EVERYTHING ELSE (sleeping bags, stoves, coolers, chairs, packs, hatchets and ~60 more categories): returned as the Wilderness Times buying guides that cover it, each with its picks — the guide is the recommendation. Answers what gear to buy, which tent suits a trip, or which of anything taken camping or hiking to choose. Accepts plain words ('tent for a family of 4', 'ultralight backpacking tent', 'camping chair'); filler like 'best' is ignored. With no query it returns what is covered. Tent searches default to car camping unless the question signals backpacking; results are ordered best-scored first. Tent scores are Wilderness Times editorial ratings, not lab tests. Where Wilderness Times has one, an item carries priceRange: a typical price range (e.g. 'usually $300–$400'), an estimate rather than a current price. Current prices are on each linked review page.

Input parameters:

- `includeDiscontinued` (boolean): Include tents no longer in production. Default false. Relevant to someone who already owns one, is buying used, or asks about an older model.
- `kind` (string): Restrict to tents or to other gear. Default: any.
- `limit` (number): How many tents and how many guides to return. Default 8, maximum 25.
- `maxWeightLbs` (number): Tents only. Heaviest acceptable packed weight in pounds — relevant for backpacking.
- `query` (string): What the user wants, in plain words — a tent type ('ultralight backpacking'), a category ('camping shovel'), a brand or a model. Capacity and seasons in the words are understood too ('4 person' as a…
- `seasons` (number): Tents only. 3 = at least three-season; 4 = four-season (winter).
- `size` (number): Tents only. The manufacturer's size, the number on the box ('2P', '4 person'); matched exactly.
- `sleeps` (number): Tents only. How many people it must REALISTICALLY sleep, by Wilderness Times' count (often below the size); matches that many up to 2 more.

### `get_gear` (~136 tokens)

Get gear details

Get everything Wilderness Times holds on one tent or product from its gear search: the full review summary, specs, pros and cons, which retailers stock it, and — for a tent — its six category scores, community rating, other sizes of the same model, and two similar tents from other brands. Suited to narrowing to one item, comparing two in detail, or finding what else is like a given tent.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required): The id shown beside the item in gear search results.
- `kind` (string): The kind from the same result. Optional; it removes ambiguity, since tents and products are numbered separately.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 87
- 2026-11-04: 86
- 2026-11-03: 86
- 2026-11-02: 86
- 2026-11-01: 85
- 2026-10-31: 85
- 2026-10-30: 84
- 2026-10-29: 84
- 2026-10-28: 83
- 2026-10-27: 83
- 2026-10-26: 82
- 2026-10-25: 82
- 2026-10-24: 81
- 2026-10-23: 81
- 2026-10-22: 81
- 2026-10-21: 80
- 2026-10-20: 80
- 2026-10-19: 79
- 2026-10-18: 79
- 2026-10-17: 78
- 2026-10-16: 78
- 2026-10-15: 77
- 2026-10-14: 77
- 2026-10-13: 76
- 2026-10-12: 76
- 2026-10-10: 75
- 2026-10-09: 75

## Common questions

### What is the com.wildernesstimes/checklists MCP server?

com.wildernesstimes/checklists is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.wildernesstimes/checklists. Wilderness Times packing checklists, 350+ rated tents and gear buying guides. Free, no signup. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.wildernesstimes.com/mcp).

### Is the com.wildernesstimes/checklists MCP server safe to use?

com.wildernesstimes/checklists scores 87 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.wildernesstimes/checklists MCP server expose?

com.wildernesstimes/checklists exposes 7 tools: list_checklists, get_checklist, build_checklist, share_checklist, get_checklist_pdf, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,387 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the com.wildernesstimes/checklists MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the com.wildernesstimes/checklists MCP server still maintained?

com.wildernesstimes/checklists 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://mcp.wildernesstimes.com/mcp
- Website: https://wildernesstimes.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-wildernesstimes-checklists/mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-wildernesstimes-checklists/mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-wildernesstimes-checklists/mcp