Karthik Parameshwara
REMOTE · KARTHIK.NZ
Read-only profile, resume, projects and open-source work of software engineer Karthik Parameshwara.
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Last scanned (21 minutes ago)
Scores higher than 69% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Developer Tools
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 Security83
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability75
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).Partial
- Tool/resource definitions use about 419 tokens (~34/item across 12 items; 5 tools + 7 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management13
- Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
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 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 7 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
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.
- 5 Nov 26 +1
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- 3 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 2 Nov 26 0
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 1 Nov 26 75
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 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://karthik.nz/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=karthik.nz | CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 27 Oct 2026 | 25 Jan 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 5c3cc869e562e15504dea23fa3411cf6e39 |
| SANs: karthik.nz | ||||||
| CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | a20253f15f2691c05dc1ce13b9bcca4e |
| CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC secure
Validation of karthik.nz. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| nz. | present | 38240, 62081 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| karthik.nz. | present | 2371 | 13 | Verified |
| karthik.nz. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
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=63072000 |
| content-security-policy | default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://static.cloudflareinsights.com https://www.googletagmanager.com; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data: blob: https://*.google-analytics.com https://*.googletagmanager.com; font-src 'self'; connect-src 'self' https://cloudflareinsights.com https://*.google-analytics.com https://*.analytics.google.com https://*.googletagmanager.com https://www.google.com; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'self'; form-action 'self'; frame-ancestors 'none'; upgrade-insecure-requests |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | DENY |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
| permissions-policy | camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), payment=(), usb=(), browsing-topics=() |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://karthik.nz/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://karthik.nz/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://karthik.nz/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. 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 →
get_open_source Open source ~22
Libraries maintained, pull requests to other projects, and recent activity.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_profile Profile ~30
Who Karthik Parameshwara is: role, experience, availability, location, stack and links.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_project Project ~37
One case study as Markdown: the problem, the work and the outcome.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | The project's slug, from list_projects |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_resume Resume ~21
The full resume as Markdown, with the evidence behind each line.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_projects Projects ~22
The case studies: title, slug, one-line summary and URL.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Karthik Parameshwara MCP server?
Karthik Parameshwara is a hosted endpoint at https://karthik.nz/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 · karthik.nz
claude mcp add --transport http nz-karthik-karthik-parameshwara 'https://karthik.nz/mcp'
What is the Karthik Parameshwara MCP server?
Karthik Parameshwara is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as nz.karthik/karthik-parameshwara. Read-only profile, resume, projects and open-source work of software engineer Karthik Parameshwara. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://karthik.nz/mcp).
Is the Karthik Parameshwara MCP server safe to use?
Karthik Parameshwara scores 77 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 Karthik Parameshwara MCP server expose?
Karthik Parameshwara exposes 5 tools: get_profile, get_resume, list_projects, get_project, get_open_source. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 132 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Karthik Parameshwara MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Karthik Parameshwara without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Karthik Parameshwara MCP server still maintained?
Karthik Parameshwara 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.