# io.github.gustavoatar/instafan (remote · instafan.app)

Plan trips with friends: mood search, live briefs, top spots with photos, day-by-day itineraries.

- Trust score: 83/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-21

## Components

- remote · `instafan.app`: 83/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/gustavoatar-instafan/instafan.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/gustavoatar-instafan/instafan)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://instafan.app/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.0`

## 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 2026-09-21.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - 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.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - 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**: 86/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 567 tokens (~94/item across 6 items; 5 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 60/100
  - Stability observed for 18 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% 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 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 73/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.
  - Supports UI / widget rendering.

## Install

### How do I install the io.github.gustavoatar/instafan MCP server?

io.github.gustavoatar/instafan is a hosted endpoint at https://instafan.app/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 gustavoatar-instafan 'https://instafan.app/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gustavoatar-instafan": {
      "url": "https://instafan.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "gustavoatar-instafan": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://instafan.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.gustavoatar-instafan]
url = "https://instafan.app/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add gustavoatar-instafan --url 'https://instafan.app/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  gustavoatar-instafan:
    url: "https://instafan.app/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "gustavoatar-instafan": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://instafan.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add gustavoatar-instafan -t streamable-http -u 'https://instafan.app/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gustavoatar-instafan": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://instafan.app/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.

### 2026-09-21 (score 83, +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.

### 2026-09-19 (score 82, +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.

### 2026-09-17 (score 81, +10)

- [security improvement] Authorization: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] HSTS header: unverified → pass

### 2026-09-16 (score 71, −9)

- [security regression] Authorization: partial → unverified
- [security regression] HSTS header: pass → unverified

### 2026-09-14 (score 80, +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.

### 2026-09-12 (score 79, +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.

### 2026-09-10 (score 78, +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.

### 2026-09-08 (score 77, +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 (5)

### `find_destinations` (~64 tokens)

Suggest 3-5 destinations for a trip mood or constraint set, e.g. "somewhere warm in November, food-first". Use when the traveller has not settled on a place yet.

Input parameters:

- `mood` (string, required): The trip mood or constraints, in plain words

Output parameters:

- `answer` (string): The full answer, ready to show the traveller
- `links` (object): Instafan continuation links — include them in the reply
- `photo_urls` (array): Public photo URLs mentioned in the answer, when any

### `destination_brief` (~56 tokens)

A short brief on one destination: what it is like, typical weather now, official safety verdict. Use before or instead of a full itinerary.

Input parameters:

- `destination` (string, required): City or place name, e.g. "Lisbon"

Output parameters:

- `answer` (string): The full answer, ready to show the traveller
- `links` (object): Instafan continuation links — include them in the reply
- `photo_urls` (array): Public photo URLs mentioned in the answer, when any

### `top_spots` (~79 tokens)

The strongest real places in a destination — top attractions by default, or a specific ask like "specialty coffee" or "rooftop bars". Real Google-rated places, never invented.

Input parameters:

- `destination` (string, required): City or place name
- `query` (string): Optional: what kind of spots, e.g. "seafood dinner"

Output parameters:

- `answer` (string): The full answer, ready to show the traveller
- `links` (object): Instafan continuation links — include them in the reply
- `photo_urls` (array): Public photo URLs mentioned in the answer, when any

### `build_itinerary` (~67 tokens)

Build a day-by-day itinerary for a destination from its strongest real places. Returns the plan plus links to run it as a group trip on Instafan.

Input parameters:

- `days` (number, required): Trip length in days, 1-7
- `destination` (string, required): City or place name

Output parameters:

- `answer` (string): The full answer, ready to show the traveller
- `links` (object): Instafan continuation links — include them in the reply
- `photo_urls` (array): Public photo URLs mentioned in the answer, when any

### `spot_photos` (~77 tokens)

Real photos of one spot — up to two shown inline plus direct photo links. Name a specific place ("Belém Tower") or leave spot empty for a postcard of the destination itself.

Input parameters:

- `destination` (string, required): City or place name
- `spot` (string): Optional: one specific place, e.g. "Belém Tower"

Output parameters:

- `answer` (string): The full answer, ready to show the traveller
- `links` (object): Instafan continuation links — include them in the reply
- `photo_urls` (array): Public photo URLs mentioned in the answer, when any

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-09-21: 83
- 2026-09-20: 82
- 2026-09-19: 82
- 2026-09-18: 81
- 2026-09-17: 81
- 2026-09-16: 71
- 2026-09-15: 80
- 2026-09-14: 80
- 2026-09-13: 79
- 2026-09-12: 79
- 2026-09-11: 78
- 2026-09-10: 78
- 2026-09-09: 77
- 2026-09-08: 77
- 2026-09-07: 76
- 2026-09-06: 76
- 2026-09-05: 75
- 2026-09-04: 75
- 2026-09-03: 66

## Common questions

### What is the io.github.gustavoatar/instafan MCP server?

io.github.gustavoatar/instafan is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.gustavoatar/instafan. Plan trips with friends: mood search, live briefs, top spots with photos, day-by-day itineraries. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://instafan.app/mcp).

### Is the io.github.gustavoatar/instafan MCP server safe to use?

io.github.gustavoatar/instafan scores 83 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 io.github.gustavoatar/instafan MCP server expose?

io.github.gustavoatar/instafan exposes 5 tools: find_destinations, destination_brief, top_spots, build_itinerary, spot_photos. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 343 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the io.github.gustavoatar/instafan MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to io.github.gustavoatar/instafan without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the io.github.gustavoatar/instafan MCP server still maintained?

io.github.gustavoatar/instafan is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 21 September 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://instafan.app/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/gustavoatar/instafan-mcp
- Website: https://instafan.app/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gustavoatar-instafan/instafan.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gustavoatar-instafan/instafan.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/gustavoatar-instafan/instafan