SparkAds
REMOTE · SPARKADS.DEV · SCANNED OCT 6
Manage your SparkAds slot: your stats, the free-hour grid, network totals, and your own creative.
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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
- 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
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- 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 Usability78
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 816 tokens (~163/item across 5 items; 5 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 Management60
- Stability observed for 18 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 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 6 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
How do I install the SparkAds MCP server?
SparkAds is a hosted endpoint at https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/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 · sparkads.dev
claude mcp add --transport http dev-sparkads-sparkads 'https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"dev-sparkads-sparkads": {
"url": "https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"dev-sparkads-sparkads": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.dev-sparkads-sparkads] url = "https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"dev-sparkads-sparkads": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add dev-sparkads-sparkads --url 'https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
dev-sparkads-sparkads:
url: "https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"dev-sparkads-sparkads": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add dev-sparkads-sparkads -t streamable-http -u 'https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"dev-sparkads-sparkads": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
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.
- 6 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 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.
- 4 Oct 26 +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.
- 2 Oct 26 +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.
- 30 Sept 26 +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.
- 28 Sept 26 +1
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 26 Sept 26 +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.
- 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
- 23 Sept 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.
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 6 Oct 2026 · Probed https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=sparkads.dev | CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 17 Aug 2026 | 15 Nov 2026 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 643b36a2f4195de9a9612361cb263c3ca32 |
| SANs: sparkads.dev, www.sparkads.dev | ||||||
| CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | a20253f15f2691c05dc1ce13b9bcca4e |
| CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of sparkads.dev. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| dev. | present | 60074 | 8 | Verified |
| sparkads.dev. | 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 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/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_my_stats ~69
Get this advertiser's own ad performance for the last 30 days: impressions and clicks split by day, by app in the Spark network, and by traffic source, plus every creative they own with its review status. Read-only. Scoped to the API key holder; it cannot report on anyone else.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_network_pulse ~72
Get the whole network's last 24 hours: total impressions, total clicks, how many apps showed the carousel, and how many of the 24 hourly slots are taken. This is the public inventory figure, the same one the SparkAds landing page prints, not this advertiser's own numbers. Read-only.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_slot ~75
Get the hour this advertiser holds: the UTC hour, the same hour on their target country's clock, the country itself, and the card that runs in it with its review status. Also reports whether the ad is actually live right now, which needs all three of a held hour, an approved card and a paying subscription. Read-only.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_free_slots ~197
List the UTC hours nobody has claimed yet, out of the 24 the network sells. Pass a country to also get each free hour on that country's clock and the best five ranked by local evening attention. Supported countries: GB, IE, PT, FR, DE, ES, IT, NL, BE, SE, NO, DK, PL, CH, AT, NG, FI, GR, RO, UA, EG, ZA, IL, SA, TR, RU, KE, AE, PK, IN, BD, TH, VN, ID, CN, SG, MY, PH, HK, TW, AU, JP, KR, NZ, BR, AR, US, CA, PE, CO, MX. Read-only; claiming an hour still happens on the website.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| country | string | – | ISO-3166 alpha-2 country code, e.g. GB or US. Adds local times and peak suggestions. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
update_creative ~220
Edit this advertiser's ad card. Pass only the fields to change; anything omitted keeps its current value. WRITE TOOL, and it costs something: saving resets the card's status to 'pending', so the ad STOPS running until a person approves it again. Say that to the user and get their agreement before calling this. Caps: name 40 characters, tagline 60, one-sentence body 160, url must be https, domain must be a bare hostname like myapp.com. House style: plain words, no exclamation marks, and the sentence says what the product does rather than why it is good.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | string | – | One sentence saying what the product does. |
| domain | string | – | Bare hostname, e.g. myapp.com. The card takes its logo and colour from here. |
| name | string | – | The app name shown on the card. |
| tagline | string | – | Four or five words, sits under the name. |
| url | string | – | Where the card links to. Must be https. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the SparkAds MCP server?
SparkAds is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as dev.sparkads/sparkads. Manage your SparkAds slot: your stats, the free-hour grid, network totals, and your own creative. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://sparkads.dev/api/mcp/mcp).
Is the SparkAds MCP server safe to use?
SparkAds scores 76 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 SparkAds MCP server expose?
SparkAds exposes 5 tools: get_my_stats, get_slot, list_free_slots, get_network_pulse, update_creative. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 633 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the SparkAds MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to SparkAds without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the SparkAds MCP server still maintained?
SparkAds is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 6 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.