# DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia (remote · dolfdarts.com)

Rules, scoring and strategy for 200+ dart games, plus the official WDFF rules of DOLF (dart-golf).

- Trust score: 77/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `dolfdarts.com`: 77/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/realist99-dolfdarts-mcp/dolfdarts.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/realist99-dolfdarts-mcp/dolfdarts)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.1.0`

## 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. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - 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**: 75/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1248 tokens (~124/item across 10 items; 10 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 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.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 10 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 10 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 DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia MCP server?

DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia is a hosted endpoint at https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/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 realist99-dolfdarts-mcp 'https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "realist99-dolfdarts-mcp": {
      "url": "https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "realist99-dolfdarts-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.realist99-dolfdarts-mcp]
url = "https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "realist99-dolfdarts-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add realist99-dolfdarts-mcp --url 'https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  realist99-dolfdarts-mcp:
    url: "https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "realist99-dolfdarts-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add realist99-dolfdarts-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "realist99-dolfdarts-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/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 77, +1)

- [functional regression] Schema quality: 1074 → 1248
- [functional] New tool “define_term”

### 2026-11-04 (score 76, 0)

- [security] Tool “search_games” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads

### 2026-11-03 (score 76, 0)

- [security] Tool “browse_taxonomy” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “search_games” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional] MCP protocol: Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).
- [functional] MCP protocol version: 2025-11-25 → 2026-07-28
- [cosmetic] “recommend_games” reworded the description of “boardType”
- [cosmetic] “search_games” reworded the description of “boardType”

### 2026-11-02 (score 76, +1)

- [functional regression] Schema quality: pass → fail
- [functional] Schema quality: good → excellent
- [functional] New tool “get_checkout”
- [functional] New tool “get_setup”
- [cosmetic] “list_games” reworded the description of “limit”

### 2026-10-31 (score 75, +10)

- [security improvement] Authorization: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] HSTS header: unverified → pass

### 2026-10-30 (score 65, −9)

- [security regression] Authorization: partial → unverified
- [security regression] HSTS header: pass → unverified
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-29 (score 74)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (10)

### `search_games` (~209 tokens)

Search dart games

Search the DolfDarts encyclopedia (216 dart games) by text query with optional filters (category, mechanic, difficulty, player count, board type, max minutes). Returns matching games with their dolfdarts.com URLs.

Input parameters:

- `boardType` (string): Filter: only games played on this dartboard type. Most players have 'standard'; omit to include all 39 board types. Board ids and live game counts: browse_taxonomy (boards).
- `category` (string): Filter: game category.
- `difficulty` (string): Filter: difficulty level.
- `limit` (integer): Max results (default 20).
- `maxMinutes` (integer): Filter: estimated play time at or under this many minutes.
- `mechanic` (string): Filter: core game mechanic.
- `playerCount` (integer): Filter: games playable with this player count (min ≤ n ≤ max).
- `query` (string, required): Search text matched across game name, alternate names, overview, and tags.

### `recommend_games` (~185 tokens)

Recommend dart games

Recommend a ranked shortlist of dart games for a given play context (player count, optional difficulty, time budget, and board type). Each recommendation includes a reason, the board it needs (boardType, boardLabel, boardUrl) and its dolfdarts.com URL. Most players have the standard board; when boardType is omitted, standard-board games are ranked first.

Input parameters:

- `boardType` (string): The dartboard the players have. Most players have 'standard'; omit to include all 39 board types. Board ids and live game counts: browse_taxonomy (boards). When omitted, standard-board games are rank…
- `difficulty` (string): Preferred difficulty.
- `limit` (integer): Max recommendations (default 5).
- `maxMinutes` (integer): Time budget in minutes.
- `playerCount` (integer, required): Number of players who will play (required).

### `get_game` (~126 tokens)

Get full dart game rules

Get the complete record for one dart game by slug: objective, setup, rules, scoring, winning, variations, tips, equipment, and videos. Optionally narrow to specific sections. Includes the board the game is played on (boardType, boardLabel, boardUrl) and the dolfdarts.com URL.

Input parameters:

- `sections` (array): Optional: restrict content to these sections to save tokens. Core metadata is always included.
- `slug` (string, required): Game slug, e.g. '501', 'standard-cricket', 'dolf'. Discover via search_games/list_games.

### `get_related_games` (~51 tokens)

Get related dart games

List dart games related to a given game (similar mechanic, family, or commonly played together), with their dolfdarts.com URLs.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required): Game slug to find related games for.

### `get_dolf_rules` (~49 tokens)

Get official WDFF Dolf rules

Get the official World Dolf Federation (WDFF) rules and scoring for DOLF — the dart-golf hybrid game — as structured sections plus definitions. Includes the rules-of-dolf URL.

### `list_games` (~113 tokens)

List dart games by facet

List dart games filtered by category, mechanic, difficulty, and/or featured flag. Returns slug, name, category, difficulty, and dolfdarts.com URL for each.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Filter: game category.
- `difficulty` (string): Filter: difficulty level.
- `featured` (boolean): Filter: only featured games.
- `limit` (integer): Max games to return (default: all matches). The result reports the true `total`.
- `mechanic` (string): Filter: core game mechanic.

### `browse_taxonomy` (~57 tokens)

Browse the dart-game taxonomy

Get the encyclopedia's structure: all categories (6), mechanics (10) with descriptions, difficulties (4) and the 39 dartboard types (with labels and page URLs), each with live game counts, plus the total game count.

### `get_checkout` (~227 tokens)

Get the darts checkout for a score

Get the recommended steel-tip, double-out checkout for a score from 2 to 170: the route for 3, 2 and 1 darts in hand, alternatives on other doubles, and the best setup shot when there is no finish. Bogey numbers (159, 162, 163, 165, 166, 168, 169) and scores over 170 return checkout:false with the reason. Same routes as the dolfdarts.com/checkouts/<score> page, whose URL is included.

Input parameters:

- `dartsInHand` (integer): Darts still in hand this visit (default 3). The result always includes the play for 3, 2 and 1 darts.
- `preferDouble` (string): Optional favourite finish, e.g. 'D16', 'D20' or 'Bull'. Adds the best published route ending on it, when one exists.
- `score` (number, required): Points left to finish (steel tip, double out). Checkouts exist for 2–170; anything else returns a 'no checkout' result.

### `get_setup` (~57 tokens)

Get dartboard setup measurements

Get the dartboard setup figures published on dolfdarts.com/setup: bullseye height, steel-tip and soft-tip throw distance, the diagonal check, wheelchair height, traditional regional boards, FAQ answers and sources, with the page URL.

### `define_term` (~174 tokens)

Define a darts term

Look up a darts glossary term (bust, oche, checkout, madhouse, Shanghai, ...) and get its sourced plain-text definition, origin when a source states one, source links and the dolfdarts.com glossary URL with the term's #anchor. Optional locale (any of the 12 released language codes, default en). An unknown term returns found:false with up to 5 closest terms, not an error.

Input parameters:

- `locale` (string): Language of the glossary to search and answer in (default 'en'). The term is matched against that locale's own wording.
- `term` (string, required): Darts term to define, e.g. 'bust', 'oche', 'madhouse', 'Shanghai'. Case and diacritics are ignored; the term name and its URL slug are matched.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/realist99-dolfdarts-mcp/dolfdarts#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 77
- 2026-11-04: 76
- 2026-11-03: 76
- 2026-11-02: 76
- 2026-11-01: 75
- 2026-10-31: 75
- 2026-10-30: 65
- 2026-10-29: 74

## Common questions

### What is the DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia MCP server?

DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.realist99/dolfdarts-mcp. Rules, scoring and strategy for 200+ dart games, plus the official WDFF rules of DOLF (dart-golf). This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp).

### Is the DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia MCP server safe to use?

DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia 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 DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia MCP server expose?

DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia exposes 10 tools: search_games, recommend_games, get_game, get_related_games, get_dolf_rules, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,248 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia MCP server still maintained?

DolfDarts Dart Game Encyclopedia 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.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://dolfdarts.com/mcp/mcp
- Website: https://dolfdarts.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/realist99-dolfdarts-mcp/dolfdarts.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/realist99-dolfdarts-mcp/dolfdarts.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/realist99-dolfdarts-mcp/dolfdarts