Beacon - verified-merchant index for AI shopping agents
REMOTE · BEACON-INDEX.ONRENDER.COM · SCANNED AUG 3
Neutral verified-merchant index for AI shopping agents; regulated/alcohol-first; earned-trust only.
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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 Security57
- 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 5 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
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- 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 Usability46
- AI-judged instruction clarity (poor).Fail
- Tool/resource definitions use about 451 tokens (~90/item across 5 items; 5 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 Coverage71
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 0% of tool parameters carry a description.Fail
- Structured output schemas are declared (20% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
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 · beacon-index.onrender.com
claude mcp add --transport http primoliquors-beacon https://beacon-index.onrender.com/mcp
[mcp_servers.primoliquors-beacon] url = "https://beacon-index.onrender.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"primoliquors-beacon": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://beacon-index.onrender.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add primoliquors-beacon --url https://beacon-index.onrender.com/mcp --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
primoliquors-beacon:
url: "https://beacon-index.onrender.com/mcp" {
"mcpServers": {
"primoliquors-beacon": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://beacon-index.onrender.com/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 +3
- 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 +1
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 28 Jul 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.
- 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 51
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://beacon-index.onrender.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=onrender.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 24 Jul 2026 | 22 Oct 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 756bcb97dcf1455f0ebf70e5dbe07256 |
| SANs: onrender.com, *.onrender.com | ||||||
| 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 beacon-index.onrender.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| onrender.com. | 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 |
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://beacon-index.onrender.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://beacon-index.onrender.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://beacon-index.onrender.com/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.
find_best_merchant ~305
Rank merchants that can actually fulfill a purchase need, by honest signals only. Args: category: product category, e.g. "vodka". ship_to: ISO region the order must ship to, e.g. "US-FL". require_age_gate: only return merchants that enforce 21+. limit: max results. optimize_for: what matters to the BUYER -- "trust" (default), "price" (lowest matched price), or "speed" (same-day, then next-day fulfillment). Ties always break by earned trust. product_type/dest_state/channel: pass all three (e.g. "spirits", "FL", "ship"|"local_delivery") for STRICT COMPLIANCE mode -- only merchants with attested age-gate + attested license + a legal jurisdiction path are returned, each with its compliance verdict. Every result carries ships_to states (match them against where the buyer lives), best_price, and the evidence behind the record. Paid placement never affects any ranking (ranking_basis states the basis actually used).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | — | — | — |
| channel | — | — | — |
| dest_state | — | — | — |
| limit | integer | — | — |
| optimize_for | string | — | — |
| product_type | — | — | — |
| ready_only | boolean | — | — |
| require_age_gate | boolean | — | — |
| ship_to | — | — | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_merchant_view ~33
Full agent view of one merchant: record + offerings + capabilities + evidence.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| merchant_id | string | yes | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
index_stats ~23
Graph coverage stats: counts of registry entries, merchants, offerings, capabilities.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_offerings ~45
Find offerings (products) matching a category, joined to merchant + capabilities.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | — | — | — |
| in_stock_only | boolean | — | — |
| limit | integer | — | — |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | array | yes | — |
No examples provided.
verify_capability ~45
Verify a merchant capability with evidence, e.g. age_gate_21 or ships_to_US-FL.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| capability | string | yes | — |
| merchant_id | string | yes | — |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.