# Yuletide Markets (remote · yuletidemarkets.com)

Christmas markets, light displays and tree farms near a US place, with official dates and sources.

- Trust score: 75/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-24

## Components

- remote · `yuletidemarkets.com`: 75/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets/yuletidemarkets.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets/yuletidemarkets)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://yuletidemarkets.com/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 2026-10-24.

- **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**: 62/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 840 tokens (~420/item across 2 items; 2 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 47/100
  - Stability observed for 14 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 2 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 3 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the Yuletide Markets MCP server?

Yuletide Markets is a hosted endpoint at https://yuletidemarkets.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-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets 'https://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets": {
      "url": "https://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets]
url = "https://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets --url 'https://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets:
    url: "https://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets -t streamable-http -u 'https://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://yuletidemarkets.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.

### 2026-10-23 (score 75, +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.

### 2026-10-21 (score 74, +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.

### 2026-10-18 (score 73, +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.

### 2026-10-16 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-14 (score 71, +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.

### 2026-10-12 (score 70, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.07

### 2026-10-10 (score 69)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (2)

### `find_christmas_markets` (~322 tokens)

Find Christmas markets near a place

Use this when someone asks where and when Christmas markets (Christkindlmarkts, holiday and craft markets) are near a US city, state or ZIP code, optionally on certain dates in the 2026 season. Returns up to 5 markets, nearest first, each with the organizer's published dates and hours (or a note that the dates are not announced yet), venue, setting, entry type, the official or visitor-bureau page we checked, the date we checked it, the date the answer stops being served and a link to our page. Dates change: always send people to the organizer's site to confirm. Do not use this to list every market, for markets outside the United States, for tickets or lodging, or for light displays and tree farms (find_christmas_lights_and_tree_farms covers those).

Input parameters:

- `end_date` (string): Optional last day, YYYY-MM-DD. Date ranges are limited to 120 days.
- `place` (string, required): The place to search around: "City, ST" (for example "Edmond, OK"), a US state, or a 5-digit ZIP code. 2-60 characters. Wildcards and "all" are not accepted.
- `radius_miles` (integer): Optional search radius in miles, 5 to 250. Default 60. Ignored when the place is a whole state.
- `start_date` (string): Optional first day you want to go, YYYY-MM-DD (2026 season). Leave out to search from today.

Output parameters:

- `attribution` (string)
- `more_available` (boolean)
- `more_info` (string)
- `note` (string)
- `result_count` (integer)
- `results` (array)

### `find_christmas_lights_and_tree_farms` (~401 tokens)

Find Christmas light displays or tree farms near a place

Use this when someone asks where to see Christmas lights (drive-through or walk-through displays) or where to cut their own Christmas tree (choose-and-cut tree farms) near a US city, state or ZIP code, optionally on certain dates in the 2026 season. Choose "light_displays" or "tree_farms". Returns up to 5 results, nearest first, each with the organizer's published dates and hours (or a note that the dates are not announced yet), how it is viewed or what the farm offers, the official or visitor-bureau page we checked, the date we checked it, the date the answer stops being served and a link to our page. Dates change: always send people to the official site to confirm. Do not use this to list every display or farm, for places outside the United States, for tickets or lodging, or for Christmas markets (find_christmas_markets covers those).

Input parameters:

- `end_date` (string): Optional last day, YYYY-MM-DD. Date ranges are limited to 120 days.
- `kind` (string, required): "light_displays" for Christmas light displays, "tree_farms" for choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms.
- `place` (string, required): The place to search around: "City, ST" (for example "Edmond, OK"), a US state, or a 5-digit ZIP code. 2-60 characters. Wildcards and "all" are not accepted.
- `radius_miles` (integer): Optional search radius in miles, 5 to 250. Default 60. Ignored when the place is a whole state.
- `start_date` (string): Optional first day you want to go, YYYY-MM-DD (2026 season). Leave out to search from today.
- `viewing` (string): Optional, light displays only: only drive-through or only walk-through displays. Ignored for tree farms.

Output parameters:

- `attribution` (string)
- `more_available` (boolean)
- `more_info` (string)
- `note` (string)
- `result_count` (integer)
- `results` (array)

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-10-24: 75
- 2026-10-23: 75
- 2026-10-22: 74
- 2026-10-21: 74
- 2026-10-20: 73
- 2026-10-19: 73
- 2026-10-18: 73
- 2026-10-17: 72
- 2026-10-16: 72
- 2026-10-15: 71
- 2026-10-14: 71
- 2026-10-13: 70
- 2026-10-12: 70
- 2026-10-10: 69

## Common questions

### What is the Yuletide Markets MCP server?

Yuletide Markets is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.yuletidemarkets/yuletide-markets. Christmas markets, light displays and tree farms near a US place, with official dates and sources. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp).

### Is the Yuletide Markets MCP server safe to use?

Yuletide Markets scores 75 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 Yuletide Markets MCP server expose?

Yuletide Markets exposes 2 tools: find_christmas_markets, find_christmas_lights_and_tree_farms. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 723 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Yuletide Markets MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Yuletide Markets without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Yuletide Markets MCP server still maintained?

Yuletide Markets is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 October 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://yuletidemarkets.com/mcp
- Website: https://yuletidemarkets.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets/yuletidemarkets.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets/yuletidemarkets.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-yuletidemarkets-yuletide-markets/yuletidemarkets