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996.fm perspective graph

REMOTE · WWW.996.FM · SCANNED SEP 22

Dated, attributed founder and investor positions — the disagreement, with timestamped receipts.

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+4 this week 81 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 Security83
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability80
  • 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 923 tokens (~153/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 Management37
  • Stability observed for 11 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 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
Install

How do I install the 996.fm perspective graph MCP server?

996.fm perspective graph is a hosted endpoint at https://www.996.fm/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.996.fm

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http fm-996-perspectives 'https://www.996.fm/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fm-996-perspectives": {
      "url": "https://www.996.fm/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "fm-996-perspectives": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.996.fm/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.fm-996-perspectives]
url = "https://www.996.fm/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "fm-996-perspectives": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.996.fm/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add fm-996-perspectives --url 'https://www.996.fm/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  fm-996-perspectives:
    url: "https://www.996.fm/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "fm-996-perspectives": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://www.996.fm/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add fm-996-perspectives -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.996.fm/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fm-996-perspectives": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.996.fm/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.

  • 22 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.

  • 20 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.

  • 18 Sept 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.

  • 16 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.

  • 15 Sept 26 +1
    • Tool “get_context” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “find_perspectives” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “get_stances” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “list_debates” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool coverage: 56% → 100% functional
    • Server version: 0.1.0 → 1.0.0 functional
    • “get_context” reworded the description of “claim_id” cosmetic
    • “get_stances” reworded the description of “debate_id” cosmetic
    • “trace_evolution” reworded the description of “debate_id” cosmetic
    • “trace_evolution” reworded the description of “person” cosmetic
    • “list_debates” reworded the description of “query” cosmetic
  • 14 Sept 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.

  • 12 Sept 26 +2
    • DNSSEC: fail → pass security
    • Stability: unverified → 0.03 functional
  • 11 Sept 26 73

    First indexed and scored.

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 22 Sept 2026 · Probed https://www.996.fm/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=www.996.fm CN=YE2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US 3 Sept 2026 2 Dec 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA384 5f29c25bd24e9daffe980e7636d3a930d16
SANs: www.996.fm
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 secure

Validation of www.996.fm. Secure

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
fm. present 26186, 60226 8, 8 Verified
996.fm. present 2371 13 Verified
www.996.fm. Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys
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; includeSubDomains; preload

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

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://www.996.fm/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://www.996.fm/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://www.996.fm/mcp
MCP tools · 5 exposed · ~680 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
find_perspectives ~139

Route a founder's dilemma to the debates that genuinely bear on it. Present the readings SEPARATELY — never merge them into one answer. Respect the question's altitude: scale-up material does not answer a pre-PMF dilemma. When coverage is thin it says so — advise from general knowledge rather than stretching a weak match. Returns ≤4 debates and ≤36 stances — a sample, not the full set; get_stances(debate_id) has a debate's complete stances, each with speaker, date, strength and a receipt.

NameTypeReqDescription
topicstringyesThe founder's question or dilemma, with a line of context

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_context ~124

The transcript around one claim — the moment in context, with its receipt. Spoken: the episode's public transcript, windowed ±90s around the claim's timestamp. Written (an essay): the verbatim excerpt snapshotted at digest plus a link into the original; never the surrounding text, never a live fetch. Quote the receipt — episode + timestamp, or essay link + excerpt — so the founder can check the moment.

NameTypeReqDescription
claim_idstringyesClaim id from any tool that returned a card, e.g. clm-5p0ken01

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_stances ~114

Every stance on one debate, grouped by reading — raw material for your own who-would-push-back read. No synthesis. Attribute and date every position (dates are episode publication dates); keep hedged claims hedged. The graph never says who opposes whom — work out yourself which positions push back on the founder's leaning, and name them.

NameTypeReqDescription
debate_idstringyesDebate id from find_perspectives or list_debates, e.g. deb-3f9c1a2b

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_debates ~180

Browse the debate registry: id, question, readings, stance count, born (earliest publication date). Optional query: a debate matches when its question has every word of it, case-insensitive, word forms folded (hire/hiring, co-founder/cofounder). Browsing only — it does not rank against a question; use find_perspectives for that. Defaults to debates with 2+ stances, 120 rows a page — page with offset.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitintegerRows to return (default and max 120)
min_claimsintegerMinimum stances on the debate (default 2)
offsetintegerRows to skip — the tail line tells you the next offset
querystringWords the debate question must all contain (case-insensitive; word forms folded)

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

trace_evolution ~123

One speaker's takes in order of episode publication date (optionally on one debate) — reversals and re-assertions visible, never judged. Attribute and date every position (dates are episode publication dates); keep hedged claims hedged. A 2023 position is a 2023 position; if the same person later said otherwise, show both.

NameTypeReqDescription
debate_idstringOptional: narrow the chronology to one debate
personstringyesA speaker's full name as the graph records it — an ambiguous surname is refused, never merged

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the 996.fm perspective graph MCP server?

996.fm perspective graph is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as fm.996/perspectives. Dated, attributed founder and investor positions, the disagreement, with timestamped receipts. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.996.fm/mcp).

Is the 996.fm perspective graph MCP server safe to use?

996.fm perspective graph scores 81 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 996.fm perspective graph MCP server expose?

996.fm perspective graph exposes 5 tools: find_perspectives, get_stances, trace_evolution, get_context, list_debates. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 680 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the 996.fm perspective graph MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to 996.fm perspective graph without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

Is the 996.fm perspective graph MCP server still maintained?

996.fm perspective graph is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 22 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.