# Zaleso (remote · mcp.zaleso.com)

Nigeria PAYE, VAT and CBN rates, sourced and dated. Plus invoice totals, QR codes, JSON, Base64.

- Trust score: 82/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-22

## Components

- remote · `mcp.zaleso.com`: 82/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-zaleso-tools/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-zaleso-tools/mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.zaleso.com/`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.2.0`

## 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 2026-09-22.

- **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**: 73/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1500 tokens (~150/item across 10 items; 10 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 80/100
  - Stability observed for 24 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.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 10 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 10 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 Zaleso MCP server?

Zaleso is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.zaleso.com/, 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-zaleso-tools 'https://mcp.zaleso.com/'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-zaleso-tools": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zaleso.com/"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

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

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-zaleso-tools]
url = "https://mcp.zaleso.com/"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

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

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-zaleso-tools:
    url: "https://mcp.zaleso.com/"
```

### Netclaw

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

### Vellum

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

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-zaleso-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.zaleso.com/"
    }
  }
}
```

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.

### 2026-09-21 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-19 (score 81, +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.

### 2026-09-17 (score 80, +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.

### 2026-09-15 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-13 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-11 (score 77, +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.

### 2026-09-09 (score 76, +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.

### 2026-09-06 (score 75, +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.

## MCP tools (10)

### `qr_generate` (~89 tokens)

Generate QR code

Generate a QR code as an SVG image from text or a URL. The code encodes the value directly — no tracking redirect, so it works forever. Interactive version: https://zaleso.com/qr

Input parameters:

- `errorCorrection` (string): Error correction level; H survives print damage best. Default M.
- `text` (string, required): Text or URL to encode (max 2953 chars)

### `password_generate` (~103 tokens)

Generate a strong password

Generate a cryptographically secure random password (crypto.getRandomValues with rejection sampling — no modulo bias). Returns the password and its entropy. Interactive version: https://zaleso.com/password

Input parameters:

- `excludeAmbiguous` (boolean): Drop lookalikes (l, I, 1, O, 0) for passwords that get read aloud
- `length` (integer): Default 20
- `symbols` (boolean): Include !@#$ etc. Default true

### `ng_paye_calculate` (~303 tokens)

Nigeria PAYE calculator (2026)

Calculate Nigeria PAYE income tax and net (take-home) salary under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025, effective for the 2026 tax year. Returns monthly take-home, monthly PAYE, the effective rate, and the full band-by-band working, with the statutory source and verification date. Handles pension (8%), NHF (2.5%, voluntary), rent relief (20% of rent, capped at ₦500,000), and the minimum-wage exemption. Figures are informational — verify with the tax authority. Interactive version: https://zaleso.com/ng/paye

Input parameters:

- `grossIncome` (number, required): Gross salary in naira (before tax and deductions).
- `includeNhf` (boolean): Deduct the 2.5% National Housing Fund contribution — voluntary for private-sector employees since 2023. Default false.
- `includePension` (boolean): Deduct the 8% employee pension contribution (PRA 2014). Default true.
- `otherDeductionsAnnual` (number): Other eligible annual deductions actually paid (NHIS, life-insurance premium), in naira.
- `period` (string): Whether grossIncome is monthly or annual. Default monthly.
- `rentPaidAnnual` (number): Annual rent actually paid, in naira. Unlocks rent relief (20% of rent, capped at ₦500,000). Relief is claim-based: omit if no rent is declared.

### `json_format` (~71 tokens)

Format or minify JSON

Format (pretty-print) or minify JSON. Invalid input returns the line and column of the error. Interactive version: https://zaleso.com/json

Input parameters:

- `indent` (integer): Spaces; default 2
- `json` (string, required): The JSON text
- `mode` (string): Default format

### `ng_gross_for_take_home` (~263 tokens)

Nigeria gross-up (salary for a target take-home)

Work backwards from a target take-home to the gross salary that produces it, under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 (2026 tax year). This is the question employers and contractors actually ask — "what must I pay for them to clear ₦500,000 a month" — and it cannot be answered by applying a rate, because PAYE is banded. Returns the required gross with the full band-by-band working and the statutory source. Informational only — verify with the tax authority. Interactive version: https://zaleso.com/ng/net-salary

Input parameters:

- `includeNhf` (boolean): Deduct the 2.5% National Housing Fund contribution — voluntary for private-sector employees since 2023. Default false.
- `includePension` (boolean): Deduct the 8% employee pension contribution (PRA 2014). Default true.
- `period` (string): Whether takeHome is monthly or annual. Default monthly.
- `rentPaidAnnual` (number): Annual rent actually paid, in naira. Unlocks rent relief (20% of rent, capped at ₦500,000).
- `takeHome` (number, required): Target take-home (net) pay in naira, after PAYE and deductions.

### `ng_vat_calculate` (~138 tokens)

Nigeria VAT (add or extract)

Add Nigerian VAT to a net amount, or extract the VAT already contained in a VAT-inclusive amount. Uses the verified statutory rate from the data layer and returns it with its source and effective date — never an assumed rate. Informational only — verify with the tax authority. Interactive version: https://zaleso.com/invoice

Input parameters:

- `amount` (number, required): The amount in naira.
- `mode` (string): 'add' treats amount as VAT-exclusive and adds VAT; 'extract' treats it as VAT-inclusive and backs the VAT out. Default add.
- `year` (integer): Tax year. Default 2026.

### `invoice_totals` (~220 tokens)

Invoice totals (any currency)

Compute invoice totals from line items: per-line totals, subtotal, an optional discount, optional tax (the verified Nigeria VAT preset or any rate you name), a deposit already paid, and the balance due. Country-agnostic. The interactive version also produces the PDF: https://zaleso.com/invoice

Input parameters:

- `currency` (string): Default NGN. Affects formatting only.
- `deposit` (number): Amount already paid.
- `discountAmount` (number): Discount as a flat amount.
- `discountPercent` (number): Discount as a percentage, 0-100.
- `lines` (array, required): Line items, up to 20.
- `taxLabel` (string): Label for the tax row, e.g. "GST". Default "Tax".
- `taxRate` (number): Tax rate as a percentage (20 for 20%), for jurisdictions other than Nigeria. Takes precedence over vat.
- `vat` (boolean): Charge the verified Nigeria VAT rate. Only when the seller is VAT-registered in Nigeria. Default false.

### `amount_in_words` (~109 tokens)

Amount in words

Spell a monetary amount in words, the way a cheque or an invoice requires — "Four Thousand and Fifty Naira and Seventy-Five Kobo Only". Supports NGN, USD, EUR and GBP with the correct major and minor unit names. It is the row that goes above the signature line on the invoices at https://zaleso.com/invoice

Input parameters:

- `amount` (number, required): The amount, e.g. 4050.75
- `currency` (string): Default NGN

### `base64_convert` (~98 tokens)

Base64 encode or decode

Encode text to Base64, or decode Base64 back to text. UTF-8 throughout, so accented text, emoji, Arabic, Devanagari and CJK survive the round trip — the naive btoa/atob version does not. Interactive version: https://zaleso.com/base64

Input parameters:

- `mode` (string): Default encode
- `text` (string, required): The text to encode, or the Base64 to decode.

### `usd_ngn_convert` (~106 tokens)

Convert USD and NGN at the official CBN rate

Convert between US dollars and Nigerian naira at the Central Bank of Nigeria's official NFEM rate — the volume-weighted average CBN publishes, not a parallel-market figure. Returns the converted amount with the rate, the trading date it applies to, and the CBN source. Interactive version: https://zaleso.com/ng/fx

Input parameters:

- `amount` (number, required): The amount to convert.
- `from` (string): The currency the amount is in. Default USD.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-09-22: 82
- 2026-09-21: 82
- 2026-09-20: 81
- 2026-09-19: 81
- 2026-09-18: 80
- 2026-09-17: 80
- 2026-09-16: 79
- 2026-09-15: 79
- 2026-09-14: 78
- 2026-09-13: 78
- 2026-09-12: 77
- 2026-09-11: 77
- 2026-09-10: 76
- 2026-09-09: 76
- 2026-09-08: 75
- 2026-09-07: 75
- 2026-09-06: 75
- 2026-09-05: 74
- 2026-09-04: 74
- 2026-09-03: 69
- 2026-09-02: 68
- 2026-09-01: 68
- 2026-08-31: 67
- 2026-08-30: 67
- 2026-08-29: 66

## Common questions

### What is the Zaleso MCP server?

Zaleso is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.zaleso/tools. Nigeria PAYE, VAT and CBN rates, sourced and dated. Plus invoice totals, QR codes, JSON, Base64. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.zaleso.com/).

### Is the Zaleso MCP server safe to use?

Zaleso scores 82 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 Zaleso MCP server expose?

Zaleso exposes 10 tools: qr_generate, password_generate, ng_paye_calculate, json_format, ng_gross_for_take_home, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,500 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Zaleso MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the Zaleso MCP server still maintained?

Zaleso is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 22 September 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.zaleso.com/
- Website: https://zaleso.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-zaleso-tools/mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-zaleso-tools/mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-zaleso-tools/mcp