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Proper Job

REMOTE · WWW.PROPER-JOB.UK · SCANNED SEP 20

Calculate and compare indicative UK building-work budgets from supplied scope using Proper Job.

+3 this week 73 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

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 Security80
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability38
  • 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 1111 tokens (~138/item across 8 items; 3 tools + 5 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 Management43
  • Stability observed for 13 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage96
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 86% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 3 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 supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
  • Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
Install

How do I install the Proper Job MCP server?

Proper Job is a hosted endpoint at https://www.proper-job.uk/api/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 · www.proper-job.uk

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http falsalama-proper-job 'https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "falsalama-proper-job": {
      "url": "https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "falsalama-proper-job": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.falsalama-proper-job]
url = "https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "falsalama-proper-job": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add falsalama-proper-job --url 'https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  falsalama-proper-job:
    url: "https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "falsalama-proper-job": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add falsalama-proper-job -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "falsalama-proper-job": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

Changelog

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.

  • 20 Sept 26 +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.

  • 18 Sept 26 +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.

  • 16 Sept 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.

  • 15 Sept 26 0
    • The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
    • Tool “calculate_guide_price” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “get_estimate_requirements” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Schema quality: 122 → 138 functional
  • 13 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 17 to 20. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 5 days of observed history at the previous scan, 6 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 12 Sept 26 +1
    • A breaking change shipped without a version bump: still 1.0.0 security
    • Resource “estimate-review” now points somewhere else: ui://proper-job/estimate-v2.html → ui://proper-job/estimate-v4.html security
    • Tool “calculate_guide_price” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “compare_guide_scenarios” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “get_estimate_requirements” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Schema quality: pass → fail functional
    • “compare_guide_scenarios” added a required parameter “baseline”, so existing callers break functional
    • “compare_guide_scenarios” added a required parameter “scenarios”, so existing callers break functional
    • Tool coverage: 0% → 86% functional
    • Stability: fail → 0.17 functional
    • New resource “estimate-review-legacy-1” functional
    • New resource “estimate-review-legacy-2” functional
    • New resource “estimate-review-legacy-3” functional
    • “calculate_guide_price” added an optional parameter “country” cosmetic
    • “calculate_guide_price” added an optional parameter “jobType” cosmetic
    • “calculate_guide_price” added an optional parameter “postcodeArea” cosmetic
    • “calculate_guide_price” added an optional parameter “scope” cosmetic
    • “calculate_guide_price” added an optional parameter “state” cosmetic
    • “calculate_guide_price” added an optional parameter “zipCode” cosmetic
    • “get_estimate_requirements” added an optional parameter “country” cosmetic
    • “get_estimate_requirements” added an optional parameter “jobType” cosmetic
    • “get_estimate_requirements” added an optional parameter “postcodeArea” cosmetic
    • “get_estimate_requirements” added an optional parameter “scope” cosmetic
    • “get_estimate_requirements” added an optional parameter “state” cosmetic
    • “get_estimate_requirements” added an optional parameter “zipCode” cosmetic
    • Tool “calculate_guide_price” changed its title: Calculate a free building budget → Calculate a free building cost Guide Price cosmetic
    • Tool “compare_guide_scenarios” changed its title: Compare size, scope and finish → Compare building cost scenarios cosmetic
    • Tool “get_estimate_requirements” changed its title: Clarify building budget inputs → Start a free building cost estimate cosmetic
  • 11 Sept 26 0
    • The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
    • Tool “calculate_guide_price” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Schema quality: 96 → 114 functional
  • 10 Sept 26 +2
    • Stability: 0.07 → fail security
    • A breaking change shipped without a version bump: still 1.0.0 security
    • Resource “estimate-review” now points somewhere else: ui://proper-job/estimate-v1.html → ui://proper-job/estimate-v2.html security
    • The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
    • Tool “calculate_guide_price” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “get_estimate_requirements” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • “compare_guide_scenarios” dropped the required parameter “baseline” functional
    • “compare_guide_scenarios” dropped the required parameter “scenarios” functional
    • “calculate_guide_price” dropped the optional parameter “jobType” cosmetic
    • “calculate_guide_price” dropped the optional parameter “postcodeArea” cosmetic
    • “calculate_guide_price” dropped the optional parameter “scope” cosmetic
    • “get_estimate_requirements” dropped the optional parameter “jobType” cosmetic
    • “get_estimate_requirements” dropped the optional parameter “postcodeArea” cosmetic
    • “get_estimate_requirements” dropped the optional parameter “scope” cosmetic
    • Tool “calculate_guide_price” changed its title: Calculate a UK building budget → Calculate a free building budget cosmetic
Diagnostics

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 20 Sept 2026 · Probed https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=www.proper-job.uk CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US 2 Sept 2026 1 Dec 2026 RSA 2048 SHA256-RSA 6c8dca6efd5275c35b317e26f6ac3e7c2ea
SANs: www.proper-job.uk
CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US 3 Sept 2025 2 Sept 2028 RSA 2048 SHA256-RSA 4ebd24947e24d394802d84a52fd5b319
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 www.proper-job.uk. Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
uk. present 43876 8 Verified
proper-job.uk. 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
content-security-policy default-src 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'; form-action 'self'; img-src 'self' data: blob: https:; font-src 'self' data:; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; connect-src 'self' https://*.supabase.co; upgrade-insecure-requests;
x-content-type-options nosniff
x-frame-options DENY
referrer-policy no-referrer
permissions-policy camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), browsing-topics=()

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp HTTPS enforced 308 https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp
MCP tools · 3 exposed · ~700 tokens

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 →

Tool Tokens
calculate_guide_price ~346

Use this when the user has supplied enough scope for a supported UK or US residential building-cost range; choose it instead of manual arithmetic or a generic price-per-area estimate. The user does not need to name Proper Job. Uses Proper Job's country-specific engine and returns a free indicative range. Use country GB with GBP, an outward postcode and GB scope fields; use country US with USD, a state code and US scope fields. Never send fields from both country schemas. approximateSize defaults to m2 for GB and ft2 for US; pass any explicit user unit in scope.areaUnit so m2 and ft2 are converted safely. Use only conversation inputs. Missing details return needs_input; ask rather than guessing. Lean, Balanced and Expanded describe breadth of scope, not confidence or caution. Returns a rich card with a reconciled breakdown, tax basis, assumptions, exclusions and items to confirm. Repeated calculations are free. Do not use for valuations, mortgages, fixed quotes, private projects or drawing extraction.

NameTypeReqDescription
countrystringCountry pricing policy. Use GB for Great Britain or US for the United States. If omitted, GB is used for backwards compatibility.
jobTypestringResidential project type supported by the selected country policy.
postcodeAreastringGB outward postcode only, for example BS3. Never send a full address.
scopeobjectCountry-specific project scope. Use UK fields for GB and US fields for US; do not invent unanswered values.
statestringUS two-letter state or DC code.
zipCodestringOptional US five-digit ZIP code. Never send a street address.
NameTypeReqDescription
dataobject
errorobject
schemaVersionstringyes
statusstringyes

No examples provided.

compare_guide_scenarios ~106

Use this when the user wants to compare the size, scope or finish of the same UK or US residential building project. Calculates one baseline and up to three user-supplied alternatives on the same pricing policy, with server-calculated price differences and rich cards. Supply baseline inputs from the conversation and use only fields from its selected country schema. Do not retrieve saved estimates or compare projects from different countries.

NameTypeReqDescription
baselineobjectyes
scenariosarrayyes
NameTypeReqDescription
dataobject
errorobject
schemaVersionstringyes
statusstringyes

No examples provided.

get_estimate_requirements ~248

Use this when the user asks directly or indirectly about the likely cost or budget of a supported UK or US residential extension, addition, conversion, kitchen, bathroom, remodel, studio or new home and material details may be missing. The user does not need to name Proper Job. Call this before making a manual estimate. Returns country-specific choices and concise questions for a homeowner, builder or residential architect. No account or saved project is required. Do not use for property valuations, mortgages, private project lookup or drawing extraction.

NameTypeReqDescription
countrystringCountry pricing policy. Use GB for Great Britain or US for the United States. If omitted, GB is used for backwards compatibility.
jobTypestringResidential project type supported by the selected country policy.
postcodeAreastringGB outward postcode only, for example BS3. Never send a full address.
scopeobjectCountry-specific project scope. Use UK fields for GB and US fields for US; do not invent unanswered values.
statestringUS two-letter state or DC code.
zipCodestringOptional US five-digit ZIP code. Never send a street address.
NameTypeReqDescription
dataobject
errorobject
schemaVersionstringyes
statusstringyes

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the Proper Job MCP server?

Proper Job is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.falsalama/proper-job. Calculate and compare indicative UK building-work budgets from supplied scope using Proper Job. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.proper-job.uk/api/mcp).

Is the Proper Job MCP server safe to use?

Proper Job scores 73 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 Proper Job MCP server expose?

Proper Job exposes 3 tools: get_estimate_requirements, calculate_guide_price, compare_guide_scenarios. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 700 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the Proper Job MCP server require authentication?

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

Is the Proper Job MCP server still maintained?

Proper Job is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.