Realask - verified answers from the physical world
REMOTE · REALASK.NET
Ask a US local business a current question by phone. Typed, timestamped answers for agents; x402.
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Last scanned (23 hours ago)
Scores higher than 55% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 4 Nov 2026.
Category Communication
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 Security57
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 5 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- 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 Usability36
- 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Fail
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1286 tokens (~214/item across 6 items; 5 tools + 1 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 Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage90
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 71% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 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.
- 10 Oct 26 +2
- Stability: fail → pass ▲ security
- 7 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 80.
- 4 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 70 to 73.
- 2 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67.
- 28 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 25 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 9 Sept 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Schema quality: 166 → 214 ▼ functional
- Server version: 0.2.0 → 0.3.0 functional
- 8 Sept 26 0
- Stability: 0.03 → fail ▼ security
- A breaking change shipped without a version bump: still 0.2.0 ▼ security
- Tool “purchase_real_world_answer” was removed ▼ security
- Tool “get_verification_result” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_verification_status” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “quote_real_world_action” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “quote_real_world_answer” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: pass → fail ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 54% → 71% ▲ functional
- Schema quality: fair → good functional
- Destructive annotations: 0 → pass functional
- New tool “purchase_quote” functional
- “get_verification_result” reworded the description of “job_id” cosmetic
- “get_verification_result” reworded the description of “job_token” cosmetic
- “get_verification_status” reworded the description of “job_id” cosmetic
- “get_verification_status” reworded the description of “job_token” cosmetic
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 4 Nov 2026 · Probed https://realask.net/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=realask.net | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 6 Sept 2026 | 5 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 71b280b1828a41390e362fa01c5196b5 |
| SANs: realask.net | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of realask.net. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| net. | present | 37331 | 13 | Verified |
| realask.net. | 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://realask.net/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://realask.net/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://realask.net/mcp |
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_verification_result Get verification result ~171
Read-only. The answer itself: typed facts, evidence excerpts, timestamps, confidence scores, freshness, and an explicit list of what could not be verified. Free, and safe to call repeatedly. If the job is not final yet the response is provisional (http_status 202) - poll until 200, or watch get_verification_status for a terminal state first. A completed job answers every required criterion; a partial one answers some and says so in limitations.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_id | string | yes | job_id returned by purchase_quote, e.g. 'job_gf8t5wwfrtgpjcdc' |
| job_token | string | yes | job_token returned once by purchase_quote; the bearer token for this job. Not recoverable if lost - a new job would have to be purchased. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_verification_status Get verification job status ~218
Read-only progress check on a job bought with purchase_quote. Free, changes nothing, and safe to call repeatedly. Returns the state plus a progress object (businesses discovered, call attempts made). States are queued, discovering, calling or extracting while the job is still running, and completed, partial, failed, timed_out or canceled once it is final. Poll every 15-30 seconds; live calls take minutes. Use this to decide WHEN to read the answer; use get_verification_result to read the answer itself. If you only intend to poll until the job is done, get_verification_result can be polled directly instead - it returns a provisional 202 until the job is final.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_id | string | yes | job_id returned by purchase_quote, e.g. 'job_gf8t5wwfrtgpjcdc' |
| job_token | string | yes | job_token returned once by purchase_quote; the bearer token for this job. Not recoverable if lost - a new job would have to be purchased. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
purchase_quote Purchase any quote (answer or action) ~144
The single purchase path: pays for a quote from EITHER quote_real_world_answer or quote_real_world_action and starts the job. There is no separate action-purchase tool. Returns job_id and job_token (keep it; it is shown once), then poll get_verification_status and read get_verification_result. If this server has no payment capability, returns the x402 payment requirements (HTTP 402 body) so you can pay with your own payment tool and retry the POST /v1/jobs request with a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| idempotency_key | string | – | Client-generated UUID; reuse it when retrying |
| quote_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
quote_real_world_action Quote arranging something in the real world ~304
Get a free price to ARRANGE something at a specific US local business: book an appointment, hold an item, request a formal quote, or cancel a prior booking. This creates a real obligation, so it needs explicit authorization, the customer's name and callback number, and a maximum price the caller may agree to. The caller never negotiates, never pays, and never substitutes something different. Purchase the returned quote with purchase_quote.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | yes | – |
| authorized | boolean | yes | You confirm the end user authorized this commitment on their behalf |
| business_name | string | yes | The business to act on |
| customer_callback_phone | string | yes | Number the business can call back. Shared with the business. |
| customer_name | string | yes | Name to hold the booking under. Shared with the business. |
| max_price_minor | integer | – | Ceiling in cents the caller may agree to. Required for book and hold. |
| notes | string | – | Constraints the caller must honour |
| place_id | string | – | Google place_id, if known - more reliable than a name |
| postal_code | string | yes | – |
| quantity | integer | – | – |
| reference | string | – | Existing confirmation reference. Required for cancel. |
| what | string | yes | Exactly what to arrange, e.g. 'two Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 235/40R19 installed' |
| when | string | – | Time window, e.g. 'tomorrow afternoon' |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
quote_real_world_answer Quote a real-world verification ~158
Get a free, immutable price quote for verifying a current fact about a US local business (stock, price, availability, capability, policy, wait time). Returns quote_id, price in integer minor units, scope, expected_completion_seconds and expires_at. Use purchase_quote to buy it.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| callback_url | string | – | – |
| limits | object | – | – |
| location | object | yes | – |
| request | string | yes | Natural-language question, e.g. 'Does ABC Tire in 33312 have two Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 235/40R19 in stock today and what is the installed price?' |
| verification_mode | string | – | auto reuses fresh cached facts when safe; live_verified forces a new call |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Realask - verified answers from the physical world MCP server?
Realask - verified answers from the physical world is a hosted endpoint at https://realask.net/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 · realask.net
claude mcp add --transport http danelas-realask 'https://realask.net/mcp'
What is the Realask - verified answers from the physical world MCP server?
Realask - verified answers from the physical world is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.danelas/realask. Ask a US local business a current question by phone. Typed, timestamped answers for agents; x402. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://realask.net/mcp).
Is the Realask - verified answers from the physical world MCP server safe to use?
Realask - verified answers from the physical world scores 70 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 Realask - verified answers from the physical world MCP server expose?
Realask - verified answers from the physical world exposes 5 tools: quote_real_world_answer, quote_real_world_action, purchase_quote, get_verification_status, get_verification_result. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 995 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Realask - verified answers from the physical world MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Realask - verified answers from the physical world without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Realask - verified answers from the physical world MCP server still maintained?
Realask - verified answers from the physical world is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.