io.usefulapi/bettermode
REMOTE · BETTERMODE.USEFULAPI.IO · SCANNED SEP 20
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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 Security78
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token. View diagnostics → Pass
- HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 401, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement. View diagnostics → Unverified
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents. View diagnostics → Partial
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability82
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 894 tokens (~111/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
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 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
How do I install the io.usefulapi/bettermode MCP server?
io.usefulapi/bettermode is a hosted endpoint at https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/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 · bettermode.usefulapi.io
claude mcp add --transport http io-usefulapi-bettermode 'https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-usefulapi-bettermode": {
"url": "https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"io-usefulapi-bettermode": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.io-usefulapi-bettermode] url = "https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"io-usefulapi-bettermode": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add io-usefulapi-bettermode --url 'https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
io-usefulapi-bettermode:
url: "https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"io-usefulapi-bettermode": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add io-usefulapi-bettermode -t streamable-http -u 'https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-usefulapi-bettermode": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/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.
- 1 Sept 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 31 Aug 26 0
- Stability: pass → 0.97 functional
- 26 Aug 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
- 24 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 11 Aug 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
- 2 Aug 26 0
- Authorization: unverified → pass ▲ security
- MCP protocol: unverified → fail ▼ functional
- Endpoint reachability: not serving MCP → reachable ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.20 ▲ functional
- 1 Aug 26 0
- Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP ▼ security
- Stability: 0.13 → unverified ▼ security
- Authorization: fail → unverified ▼ security
- Capabilities: fail → unverified ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- 31 Jul 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
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://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=usefulapi.io | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 16 Sept 2026 | 15 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | aaba0ec728465fd40ed7985faae8422c |
| SANs: usefulapi.io, bettermode.usefulapi.io, *.bettermode.usefulapi.io | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of bettermode.usefulapi.io. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| io. | present | 57355 | 8 | Verified |
| usefulapi.io. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication Enforced and verified
The endpoint asked for a token and published valid RFC 9728 metadata describing how to get one.
| Result | Enforced and verified |
|---|---|
| Enforced | On tool calls |
| HTTP status | 200 |
WWW-Authenticate challenge Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp", error="invalid_token", error_description="Missing or invalid access token"
Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp", error="invalid_token", error_description="Missing or invalid access token"Protected resource metadata
| Document | https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp |
|---|---|
| Retrieved | Yes |
| Resource | https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp |
| Authorisation server | https://bettermode.usefulapi.io |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp | Inconclusive | 401 |
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 →
bettermode_get_member Get member ~57
Get a single community member by their `id`. Returns name, username, email, status, creation date, role, and tagline. Bettermode GraphQL query: member.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | The member's id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bettermode_get_network Get network ~59
Get top-level info about the Bettermode community ("network") this token belongs to — id, name, primary domain/subdomain, status, creation date, and total member count. No arguments. Bettermode GraphQL query: network.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bettermode_get_post Get post ~60
Get a single post by its `id`. Returns title, shortContent, creation date, space, owner (member), and reaction/reply counts. Bettermode GraphQL query: post.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | The post's id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bettermode_get_space Get space ~93
Get a single space by its `id` OR its `slug` (provide exactly one). Returns the space's name, slug, description, type, creation date, and member/post counts. Bettermode GraphQL query: space.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | – | The space's id. Provide this OR `slug`. |
| slug | string | – | The space's URL slug. Provide this OR `id`. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bettermode_list_members List members ~179
List members of the community, with pagination. Optionally filter by a search term (`query`, matches name/username/email), by role (`roleIds`), order (`orderBy`), and reverse. Returns edges[].node (with role) plus pageInfo and totalCount. Bettermode GraphQL query: members.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Max number of members to return (1..100, default 10). |
| offset | integer | – | Number of members to skip (offset-based pagination). |
| orderBy | string | – | Order field (e.g. "createdAt", "name"). |
| query | string | – | Filter to members matching this search term (name/username/email). |
| reverse | boolean | – | Reverse the sort order. |
| roleIds | array | – | Filter to members holding any of these role ids. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bettermode_list_posts List posts ~169
List posts across the community, with pagination. Optionally scope to one or more spaces (`spaceIds`), order (`orderBy`, passed through as a plain string), and reverse. Returns edges[].node (title, shortContent, space, owner) plus pageInfo and totalCount. Bettermode GraphQL query: posts.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Max number of posts to return (1..100, default 10). |
| offset | integer | – | Number of posts to skip (offset-based pagination). |
| orderBy | string | – | Order field, passed through as a plain string (e.g. "createdAt", "publishedAt"). |
| reverse | boolean | – | Reverse the sort order. |
| spaceIds | array | – | Restrict to posts in these space ids. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bettermode_list_spaces List spaces ~173
List spaces (the containers for posts — e.g. discussions, Q&A, articles) in the community, with pagination. Optionally filter by name (`query`), order (`orderBy`, a SpaceListOrderByEnum value), and reverse the order. Returns edges[].node plus pageInfo and totalCount. Bettermode GraphQL query: spaces.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Max number of spaces to return (1..100, default 10). |
| offset | integer | – | Number of spaces to skip (offset-based pagination). |
| orderBy | string | – | Order field — a SpaceListOrderByEnum value (e.g. "createdAt", "name"). |
| query | string | – | Filter to spaces matching this name/search term. |
| reverse | boolean | – | Reverse the sort order. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
bettermode_search Search ~104
Full-text search across the community (members, spaces, posts, …). Provide a `query` term; results come back grouped by entity type, each hit with id, title, subtitle, content, url, and entityId. Bettermode GraphQL query: search.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Client-side cap on the number of hits per entity group (the SearchInput type has no server-side limit field). |
| query | string | yes | The search term. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the io.usefulapi/bettermode MCP server?
io.usefulapi/bettermode is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/bettermode. Read Bettermode community spaces, members and posts; full-text search across your community. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://bettermode.usefulapi.io/mcp).
Is the io.usefulapi/bettermode MCP server safe to use?
io.usefulapi/bettermode scores 86 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.usefulapi/bettermode MCP server expose?
io.usefulapi/bettermode exposes 8 tools: bettermode_get_network, bettermode_list_spaces, bettermode_get_space, bettermode_list_members, bettermode_get_member, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 894 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the io.usefulapi/bettermode MCP server require authentication?
Yes. io.usefulapi/bettermode asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.
Is the io.usefulapi/bettermode MCP server still maintained?
io.usefulapi/bettermode 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.