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REMOTE · GAMEDEV.NET · SCANNED AUG 3
Search and cite GameDev.net forums, tutorials, postmortems, and game-industry news.
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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 →
Endpoint Security63
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 6 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability70
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 660 tokens (~110/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
- Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage89
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 67% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Capabilities40
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-03-26; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.
remote · gamedev.net
claude mcp add --transport http net-gamedev-mcp https://gamedev.net/mcp/
[mcp_servers.net-gamedev-mcp] url = "https://gamedev.net/mcp/"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"net-gamedev-mcp": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://gamedev.net/mcp/",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add net-gamedev-mcp --url https://gamedev.net/mcp/ --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
net-gamedev-mcp:
url: "https://gamedev.net/mcp/" {
"mcpServers": {
"net-gamedev-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gamedev.net/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.
- 2 Aug 26 +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.
- 31 Jul 26 +2
- 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
- 29 Jul 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 27 Jul 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
- 26 Jul 26 59
First indexed and scored.
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 3 Aug 2026 · Probed https://gamedev.net/mcp/
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=gamedev.net | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 17 Jun 2026 | 15 Sept 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 56c19b2448c85a950ecae3c64a85a32d |
| SANs: gamedev.net, *.gamedev.net | ||||||
| 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 |
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of gamedev.net. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| net. | present | 37331 | 13 | Verified |
| gamedev.net. | 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 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=0; includeSubDomains |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | SAMEORIGIN |
| referrer-policy | same-origin |
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://gamedev.net/mcp/ | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://gamedev.net/mcp/ | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://gamedev.net/mcp/ |
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.
get_content Get full content of a result ~116
Fetch the full public text of a specific item (tutorial, blog, news, project, portfolio, forum topic, canonical answer, or thread digest) using the content_type + id from a search result. Use this to ground deeply after a search. For news_item (aggregated news) this returns GameDev.net's own AI summary and enrichment with a citation link, not the source's full article text.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content_type | string | yes | content_type from a search result |
| id | integer | yes | id from a search result |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_story Get a story cluster timeline ~75
Fetch one story cluster: its AI summary and key facts, plus a source-by-source timeline of every article covering the story (each with its source and a citation link). Good for "how did this story develop / who reported it".
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| story_id | integer | yes | Story cluster id from list_trending_content (mode='stories') |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_thread Get a forum thread ~49
Fetch one GameDev.net forum thread with its posts (plain text), including which reply is the accepted answer.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| max_posts | integer | — | — |
| topic_id | integer | yes | Forum topic ID |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_recent List recent content ~66
List the most recent GameDev.net content of a given kind. Useful for "what is new" / roundup queries. Includes the curated canonical answers and "best of" thread digests.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content_type | string | yes | Kind of content to list |
| limit | integer | — | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_trending_content List trending game-industry news ~138
What is currently trending in game-industry news on GameDev.net. mode="stories" (default) returns deduplicated multi-source story clusters (with aggregated tags, source count, and when the story broke/last updated — use get_story for the full timeline); mode="items" returns individual trending articles. Each result carries GameDev.net's owned AI summary and a source citation. Optionally filter by tag.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | — | — |
| mode | string | — | Clustered stories (default) or individual articles |
| tag | string | — | Optional tag filter (e.g. "unreal", "funding") |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_site Search GameDev.net ~170
Unified full-text search across all public GameDev.net content — forum discussions, tutorials, blogs, projects, portfolios, and game-industry news. Filter to specific kinds with content_types (e.g. ["forum_topic","forum_post"] for forums, or ["news","news_item"] for news) and order by relevance or date. Returns titles, URLs, excerpts, authors, and ids for follow-up with get_content.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content_types | array | — | Optional filter: forum_topic, forum_post, blog_entry, tutorial, project, portfolio, news, news_item, answer_page, thread_digest |
| page | integer | — | — |
| per_page | integer | — | — |
| query | string | yes | Search query |
| sort | string | — | Order results by relevance (default) or recency |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.