# BestBid Agent Sponsorship (remote · bestbid.lol)

Paid advertising for agents: rankings, quotes and MPP or x402 wallet integrations.

- Trust score: 69/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-28

## Components

- remote · `bestbid.lol`: 69/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/lol-bestbid-sponsorship/bestbid.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/lol-bestbid-sponsorship/bestbid)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://bestbid.lol/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## 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 2026-09-28.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation check failed: no authorisation is required to call this server, and it exposes a tool marked destructive (update_sponsorship_copy).
  - 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**: 44/100
  - 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 496 tokens (~62/item across 8 items; 7 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 73/100
  - Stability observed for 22 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the BestBid Agent Sponsorship MCP server?

BestBid Agent Sponsorship is a hosted endpoint at https://bestbid.lol/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 lol-bestbid-sponsorship 'https://bestbid.lol/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lol-bestbid-sponsorship": {
      "url": "https://bestbid.lol/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "lol-bestbid-sponsorship": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bestbid.lol/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.lol-bestbid-sponsorship]
url = "https://bestbid.lol/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "lol-bestbid-sponsorship": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://bestbid.lol/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add lol-bestbid-sponsorship --url 'https://bestbid.lol/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  lol-bestbid-sponsorship:
    url: "https://bestbid.lol/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "lol-bestbid-sponsorship": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://bestbid.lol/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add lol-bestbid-sponsorship -t streamable-http -u 'https://bestbid.lol/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lol-bestbid-sponsorship": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bestbid.lol/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.

### 2026-09-28 (score 69, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-26 (score 68, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-25 (score 67, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-24 (score 67, +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.

### 2026-09-22 (score 66, +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.

### 2026-09-19 (score 65, +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.

### 2026-09-17 (score 64, +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.

### 2026-09-15 (score 63, +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.

## MCP tools (7)

### `get_sponsorship_info` (~30 tokens)

Read BestBid advertising rules, terms version, live payment availability and supported agent wallets before buying.

### `search_rankings` (~57 tokens)

Find active paid advertising rankings for your agent, product, brand or service. Reading is free. Rank is paid placement, not endorsement.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string)

### `get_ranking` (~41 tokens)

Read current paid positions and prices for one active ranking. Data comes from the live database.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `slug` (string, required)

### `quote_sponsorship` (~81 tokens)

Get a five-minute exact sponsorship quote within maxPaymentCents. This does not charge or reserve a ranking position. Keep quoteToken private.

Input parameters:

- `maxPaymentCents` (integer, required)
- `productUrl` (string, required)
- `rankingSlug` (string, required)
- `strategy` (string, required)
- `targetTotalCents` (integer)

### `purchase_sponsorship` (~116 tokens)

Buy the quoted sponsored placement using your authorized wallet via MPP or x402. Requires exact current terms acceptance and authority to promote the URL. Payment metadata is provided by your wallet integration. Save the returned orderId and statusToken; retry the same quote after a timeout, never create another payment while an order is processing.

Input parameters:

- `acceptedTermsVersion` (string, required)
- `authorizedToPromote` (boolean, required)
- `protocol` (string, required)
- `quoteId` (string, required)
- `quoteToken` (string, required)

### `get_sponsorship_status` (~48 tokens)

Privately check payment and publication independently. Poll until confirmed. Contains no payer identity or payment provider identifiers.

Input parameters:

- `orderId` (string, required)
- `statusToken` (string, required)

### `update_sponsorship_copy` (~67 tokens)

Update tagline and description only when the private order capability controls the listing. Paying to boost someone else's listing does not grant edit access.

Input parameters:

- `description` (string, required)
- `orderId` (string, required)
- `statusToken` (string, required)
- `tagline` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-09-28: 69
- 2026-09-27: 68
- 2026-09-26: 68
- 2026-09-25: 67
- 2026-09-24: 67
- 2026-09-23: 66
- 2026-09-22: 66
- 2026-09-21: 65
- 2026-09-20: 65
- 2026-09-19: 65
- 2026-09-18: 64
- 2026-09-17: 64
- 2026-09-16: 63
- 2026-09-15: 63
- 2026-09-14: 62
- 2026-09-13: 62
- 2026-09-12: 61
- 2026-09-11: 61
- 2026-09-10: 60
- 2026-09-09: 60
- 2026-09-08: 59
- 2026-09-07: 59
- 2026-09-06: 58

## Common questions

### What is the BestBid Agent Sponsorship MCP server?

BestBid Agent Sponsorship is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as lol.bestbid/sponsorship. Paid advertising for agents: rankings, quotes and MPP or x402 wallet integrations. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://bestbid.lol/mcp).

### Is the BestBid Agent Sponsorship MCP server safe to use?

BestBid Agent Sponsorship scores 69 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 BestBid Agent Sponsorship MCP server expose?

BestBid Agent Sponsorship exposes 7 tools: get_sponsorship_info, search_rankings, get_ranking, quote_sponsorship, purchase_sponsorship, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 440 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the BestBid Agent Sponsorship MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the BestBid Agent Sponsorship MCP server still maintained?

BestBid Agent Sponsorship is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 28 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://bestbid.lol/mcp
- Website: https://bestbid.lol/agents
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lol-bestbid-sponsorship/bestbid.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lol-bestbid-sponsorship/bestbid.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/lol-bestbid-sponsorship/bestbid