Chain of Thought podcast archive
REMOTE · MCP.CHAINOFTHOUGHT.SHOW
Search and cite Chain of Thought podcast transcripts and episodes.
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Last scanned (3 hours ago)
Scores higher than 61% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 24 Oct 2026.
Category Education and Research
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. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security63
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 405, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement. View diagnostics → Unverified
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability73
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 581 tokens (~145/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management33
- Stability observed for 10 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 23 Oct 26 +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.
- 21 Oct 26 +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.
- 19 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 17 Oct 26 +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.
- 15 Oct 26 +1
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 14 Oct 26 66
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 24 Oct 2026 · Probed https://mcp.chainofthought.show/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=chainofthought.show | CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 8 Oct 2026 | 6 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 6773367e64c6f046a7a7cea928d02f66e32 |
| SANs: *.chainofthought.show, chainofthought.show | ||||||
| CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 4df3b15dd6c0784c507cd37b58e6f115 |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of mcp.chainofthought.show. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| show. | present | 43876 | 8 | Verified |
| chainofthought.show. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://mcp.chainofthought.show/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://mcp.chainofthought.show/mcp | Inconclusive | 405 |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
get_episode Get episode ~103
Returns one episode by number or slug (a full chainofthought.show episode URL also works): title, date, duration, guests with companies, summary, chapters with timestamps, and links to the episode page, YouTube and audio. Does not return the transcript; use search_transcripts or get_transcript_excerpt for passages. Cite the url.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| episode | integer | – | Episode number. |
| slug | string | – | Episode slug or full chainofthought.show episode URL. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_transcript_excerpt Get transcript excerpt ~142
Returns up to 16 consecutive transcript segments from one episode around a timestamp (m:ss or h:mm:ss), a segment_index from search results, or a passage url or its #t- anchor. Defaults: 2 segments before and 5 after. Each segment has its own url to cite.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| after | integer | – | Segments after the anchor, 0 to 10. |
| at | string | – | Segment index from search results, passage URL or #t- anchor, m:ss or h:mm:ss. |
| before | integer | – | Segments before the anchor, 0 to 5. |
| episode | integer | yes | Episode number. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_episodes Search episodes ~92
Finds Chain of Thought episodes by topic, guest name, company, title or chapter title. Returns up to 20 episodes ranked by relevance with number, title, date, guests, a short summary, matching chapter titles and the episode page url to cite.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Maximum episodes, 1 to 20. |
| query | string | yes | Topic, guest, company, title or chapter words. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_transcripts Search transcripts ~140
Full-text search over Chain of Thought transcripts. Returns up to 20 passages ranked by relevance, each with episode number and title, guests, speaker, timestamp, a snippet of about 600 characters, and a url for that moment on the episode page (#t-N). Cite that url. Optional `episode` limits the search to one episode. Use get_transcript_excerpt for context. Transcripts are machine-generated; check exact quotes against the recording.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| episode | integer | – | Restrict to this episode number. |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum passages, 1 to 20. |
| query | string | yes | Words to find in transcript passages. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Chain of Thought podcast archive MCP server?
Chain of Thought podcast archive is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.chainofthought.show/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.
remote · mcp.chainofthought.show
claude mcp add --transport http conorbronsdon-chain-of-thought-podcast-mcp 'https://mcp.chainofthought.show/mcp'
What is the Chain of Thought podcast archive MCP server?
Chain of Thought podcast archive is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.conorbronsdon/chain-of-thought-podcast-mcp. Search and cite Chain of Thought podcast transcripts and episodes. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.chainofthought.show/mcp).
Is the Chain of Thought podcast archive MCP server safe to use?
Chain of Thought podcast archive scores 71 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 Chain of Thought podcast archive MCP server expose?
Chain of Thought podcast archive exposes 4 tools: search_transcripts, search_episodes, get_episode, get_transcript_excerpt. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 477 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Chain of Thought podcast archive MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Chain of Thought podcast archive without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Chain of Thought podcast archive MCP server still maintained?
Chain of Thought podcast archive 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.