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Handiworks

REMOTE · MCP.HANDIWORKS.STUDIO · SCANNED SEP 26

MCP tools for AI agents: render URLs to image/PDF, check link health, convert HTML/CSV/JSON.

0 this week 74 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 Security46
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability75
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 418 tokens (~139/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 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 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 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 3 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 Handiworks MCP server?

Handiworks is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.handiworks.studio/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 · mcp.handiworks.studio

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

  • 25 Sept 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
  • 26 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
  • 25 Aug 26 0
    • Stability: 0.97 → pass security
  • 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
  • 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
  • 30 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
  • 27 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
  • 26 Jul 26 0

    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 26 Sept 2026 · Probed https://mcp.handiworks.studio/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=handiworks.studio CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US 6 Sept 2026 5 Dec 2026 ECDSA 256 ECDSA-SHA256 689fa2b367eb750313a306cc58600224
SANs: handiworks.studio, mcp.handiworks.studio, *.mcp.handiworks.studio
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 mcp.handiworks.studio. — Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
studio. present 1354 8 Verified
handiworks.studio. 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

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

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://mcp.handiworks.studio/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://mcp.handiworks.studio/mcp Inconclusive 406
MCP tools · 3 exposed · ~418 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
check_link ~106

Check a URL's health: follows the redirect chain, reports the final status and URL, extracts the page <title>, and flags likely paywalls. Cached for 6h.

NameTypeReqDescription
followRedirectsboolean–Follow 3xx redirects to the final destination.
freshboolean–Bypass the 6h cache and re-check now.
maxRedirectsinteger–Maximum redirect hops to follow.
urlstringyesThe absolute URL to check.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

convert ~125

Convert content between formats. Modes: html-to-pdf, html-to-png (real browser), csv-to-json, json-to-csv. PDF/PNG return as attachment/image; data modes return text.

NameTypeReqDescription
contentstringyesThe input content: HTML, CSV, or JSON depending on mode.
delimiterstring–Field delimiter for CSV modes.
headersboolean–For csv-to-json: treat the first row as column headers.
modestringyesConversion to perform.
pdfFormatstring–Paper size for html-to-pdf.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

render ~187

Render a web page to a PNG/JPEG screenshot or a PDF using a real headless browser. Returns the image inline (base64) or the PDF as an embedded resource. Results are cached for 24h.

NameTypeReqDescription
formatstring–Output format. png/jpeg return an image; pdf returns a PDF document.
freshboolean–Bypass the 24h cache and force a fresh render.
fullPageboolean–For screenshots: capture the entire scrollable page instead of just the viewport.
heightinteger–Viewport height in pixels.
pdfFormatstring–Paper size, used only when format is pdf.
urlstringyesThe absolute URL to render (must include https:// or http://).
waitUntilstring–Navigation completion signal before capturing.
widthinteger–Viewport width in pixels.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the Handiworks MCP server?

Handiworks is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.Lukehal/handiworks-mcp. MCP tools for AI agents: render URLs to image/PDF, check link health, convert HTML/CSV/JSON. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.handiworks.studio/mcp).

Is the Handiworks MCP server safe to use?

Handiworks scores 74 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 Handiworks MCP server expose?

Handiworks exposes 3 tools: render, check_link, convert. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 418 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the Handiworks MCP server require authentication?

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

Is the Handiworks MCP server still maintained?

Handiworks is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 26 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.