# Plug and Ship (remote · plugandship.dev)

Search MCP servers, agent skills and coding-agent plugins: trending tools and best-of lists.

- Trust score: 79/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `plugandship.dev`: 79/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp/plugandship.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp/plugandship)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://plugandship.dev/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.1.0`

## 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 2026-11-05.

- **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**: 68/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 600 tokens (~150/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 70/100
  - Stability observed for 21 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 93/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 75% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (25% 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 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 5 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 Plug and Ship MCP server?

Plug and Ship is a hosted endpoint at https://plugandship.dev/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 dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp 'https://plugandship.dev/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp": {
      "url": "https://plugandship.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://plugandship.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp]
url = "https://plugandship.dev/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp --url 'https://plugandship.dev/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp:
    url: "https://plugandship.dev/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://plugandship.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://plugandship.dev/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://plugandship.dev/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.

### 2026-11-04 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-02 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-27 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-25 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-22 (score 73, +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.

### 2026-10-20 (score 72, +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.

## MCP tools (4)

### `search_tools` (~270 tokens)

Search agent tools

Find MCP servers, agent skills (SKILL.md) and coding-agent plugins for a task. Pass a plain-language task (e.g. 'query my Postgres from Cursor', 'post to Slack from Claude Code') or keywords. The task is parsed for kind (MCP/skill/plugin), client (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, VS Code), remote vs local and language; results are ranked by relevance (full-text + semantic match), with stars, recent commits, a valid one-click config and a license only as tie-breakers. Every result explains why it matches. type, client and remote are strict filters (client grok-bot = MCP servers with a public HTTPS endpoint).

Input parameters:

- `client` (string): Only tools that name this coding agent (grok-bot: hosted HTTPS MCP servers)
- `limit` (integer): Max results, default 10
- `query` (string): Keywords or a short task, e.g. 'postgres', 'browser automation', 'query my Postgres from Cursor'
- `remote` (boolean): Only MCP servers with a public HTTPS endpoint (nothing to install)
- `task` (string): What you want to do, in plain language. Used instead of query when given.
- `type` (string): Only this kind of tool

Output parameters:

- `count` (number)
- `interpreted`
- `query` (string)
- `results` (array)

### `get_tool` (~59 tokens)

Get tool details

Full details for one tool by its Plug and Ship slug (from search_tools): description, stars, install command, remote endpoint, license, tags and last commit.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Tool slug, e.g. 'github-mcp-server'

### `trending` (~95 tokens)

Trending tools

Fastest-growing MCP servers, skills and plugins: stars gained in the period (day, week or month) from Plug and Ship's own daily star snapshots. While less than one period of history exists, a damped lifetime velocity fills in (repos with 20+ stars and a commit in the last 30 days).

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `period` (string, required): Time window
- `type` (string)

### `list_best` (~84 tokens)

Best-of list

A ranked best-of list by topic, e.g. 'grok-bot-connectors', 'voice-agents', 'local-models', 'figma-mcp-servers', 'mcp-servers-for-databases'. Omit topic to list all topics.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `topic` (string): Topic slug; omit to list topics

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 79
- 2026-11-04: 79
- 2026-11-03: 78
- 2026-11-02: 78
- 2026-11-01: 77
- 2026-10-31: 77
- 2026-10-30: 76
- 2026-10-29: 76
- 2026-10-28: 75
- 2026-10-27: 75
- 2026-10-26: 74
- 2026-10-25: 74
- 2026-10-24: 73
- 2026-10-23: 73
- 2026-10-22: 73
- 2026-10-21: 72
- 2026-10-20: 72
- 2026-10-19: 71
- 2026-10-18: 71
- 2026-10-17: 70
- 2026-10-16: 72
- 2026-10-15: 72

## Common questions

### What is the Plug and Ship MCP server?

Plug and Ship is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as dev.plugandship/plugandship-mcp. Search MCP servers, agent skills and coding-agent plugins: trending tools and best-of lists. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://plugandship.dev/mcp).

### Is the Plug and Ship MCP server safe to use?

Plug and Ship scores 79 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 Plug and Ship MCP server expose?

Plug and Ship exposes 4 tools: search_tools, get_tool, trending, list_best. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 508 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Plug and Ship MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the Plug and Ship MCP server still maintained?

Plug and Ship 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://plugandship.dev/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/plugandship/plugandship-mcp
- Website: https://plugandship.dev/developers
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp/plugandship.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp/plugandship.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/dev-plugandship-plugandship-mcp/plugandship