# EffectHub (remote · effecthub.net)

Search and compare 3,000+ checked AI tools: pricing, liveness, Effect and Trust scores.

- Trust score: 83/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `effecthub.net`: 83/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-effecthub-catalog/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-effecthub-catalog/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://effecthub.net/api/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 2026-11-05.

- **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. Nothing on it is marked destructive, but we can't show that an anonymous caller can only read: full credit needs the server to list at least one tool and every tool to be verifiably read-only. We use a best-effort check of tool names and descriptions to tell read-only tools from tools that change things, so some genuinely read-only tools may not get full credit. Names that start with a read verb (get, list, read, search and similar) and accurate readOnlyHint annotations help. Meet that to earn full credit, or require authorisation.
  - 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**: 69/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 703 tokens (~175/item across 4 items; 4 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - 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**: 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 4 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the EffectHub MCP server?

EffectHub is a hosted endpoint at https://effecthub.net/api/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 net-effecthub-catalog 'https://effecthub.net/api/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "net-effecthub-catalog": {
      "url": "https://effecthub.net/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "net-effecthub-catalog": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://effecthub.net/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.net-effecthub-catalog]
url = "https://effecthub.net/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "net-effecthub-catalog": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://effecthub.net/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add net-effecthub-catalog --url 'https://effecthub.net/api/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  net-effecthub-catalog:
    url: "https://effecthub.net/api/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "net-effecthub-catalog": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://effecthub.net/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add net-effecthub-catalog -t streamable-http -u 'https://effecthub.net/api/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "net-effecthub-catalog": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://effecthub.net/api/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.

### 2026-11-05 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 70 to 73. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 21 days of observed history at the previous scan, 22 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 82, +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.

### 2026-11-01 (score 81, +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.

### 2026-10-30 (score 80, +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.

### 2026-10-28 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-25 (score 78, +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.

### 2026-10-23 (score 77, +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.

### 2026-10-21 (score 76, +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.

## MCP tools (4)

### `search_tools` (~222 tokens)

Search AI tools

Search the EffectHub catalog of AI tools by product name, job to be done ("transcribe interviews") or category ("video editing"). Optionally narrow by task slug, category slug or pricing model. Returns published, live tools with pricing, Effect score and a link to each card on effecthub.net.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Optional category slug, as in https://effecthub.net/ai-tools/{slug}. A top-level category includes its subcategories; matched on each tool's primary category.
- `limit` (integer): How many tools to return (1-20, default 10).
- `pricing` (string): Optional pricing model: free, freemium, free_trial, paid or contact (sales-quoted).
- `query` (string, required): What to look for: a product name, a job, or a category in plain words.
- `task` (string): Optional task slug, as in https://effecthub.net/ai-for/{task} (e.g. "text-to-speech"). Only tools tagged with it are returned.

Output parameters:

- `attribution` (string)
- `count` (integer)
- `filters` (object)
- `query` (string)
- `results` (array)
- `search_url` (string)

### `get_tool` (~97 tokens)

Get an AI tool's card

Everything public on one EffectHub tool card: what it does, category, pricing model and entry price, Effect score, Trust score, platforms, whether it is still alive and when that was last checked, and the card URL. Takes the tool's slug (from search_tools, or the last part of https://effecthub.net/ai/{slug}).

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): The tool's slug, e.g. "cursor".

Output parameters:

- `attribution` (string)
- `tool` (object)

### `list_alternatives` (~88 tokens)

List alternatives to an AI tool

Tools that do the same job as the given one. Alternatives our research named for this tool come first (basis "researched"), then live tools from the same category (basis "category"). Discontinued tools are left out.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): How many tools to return (1-20, default 10).
- `slug` (string, required): The tool to find alternatives for.

Output parameters:

- `alternatives_url` (string|null)
- `attribution` (string)
- `count` (integer)
- `results` (array)
- `tool` (object)

### `compare_tools` (~81 tokens)

Compare two AI tools

Two EffectHub tool cards side by side — pricing, scores, platforms, API, liveness — plus the differences in plain sentences. When EffectHub has a researched head-to-head page for the pair, comparison_url links to it.

Input parameters:

- `a` (string, required): Slug of the first tool.
- `b` (string, required): Slug of the second tool.

Output parameters:

- `a` (object)
- `attribution` (string)
- `b` (object)
- `comparison_url` (string|null)
- `highlights` (array)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-effecthub-catalog/api-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 83
- 2026-11-04: 82
- 2026-11-03: 82
- 2026-11-02: 81
- 2026-11-01: 81
- 2026-10-31: 80
- 2026-10-30: 80
- 2026-10-29: 79
- 2026-10-28: 79
- 2026-10-27: 78
- 2026-10-26: 78
- 2026-10-25: 78
- 2026-10-24: 77
- 2026-10-23: 77
- 2026-10-22: 76
- 2026-10-21: 76
- 2026-10-20: 75
- 2026-10-19: 75
- 2026-10-18: 74
- 2026-10-17: 74
- 2026-10-16: 73
- 2026-10-15: 73
- 2026-10-14: 72

## Common questions

### What is the EffectHub MCP server?

EffectHub is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as net.effecthub/catalog. Search and compare 3,000+ checked AI tools: pricing, liveness, Effect and Trust scores. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://effecthub.net/api/mcp).

### Is the EffectHub MCP server safe to use?

EffectHub 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 EffectHub MCP server expose?

EffectHub exposes 4 tools: search_tools, get_tool, list_alternatives, compare_tools. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 488 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the EffectHub MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the EffectHub MCP server still maintained?

EffectHub is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What did VerifyMCP test on the EffectHub MCP server?

VerifyMCP ran 13 checks on EffectHub, covering TLS certificate, Authorization, HTTPS, HSTS header and 9 more. Supply Chain Security and Provenance & Transparency do not apply to a hosted endpoint, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://effecthub.net/api/mcp
- Website: https://effecthub.net/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-effecthub-catalog/api-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-effecthub-catalog/api-mcp/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-effecthub-catalog/api-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-effecthub-catalog/api-mcp