UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics (provenance-first)
REMOTE · UIS.SIDNEYBISSOLI.COM · 2 COMPONENTS · SCANNED SEP 20
UNESCO UIS statistics (education, science, culture) with full provenance and fixed releases.
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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 → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security74
- 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
- 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 Usability80
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1577 tokens (~197/item across 8 items; 5 tools + 3 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
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
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.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 current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).Pass
How do I install the UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… MCP server?
UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… is a hosted endpoint at https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/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 · uis.sidneybissoli.com
claude mcp add --transport http sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server 'https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server] url = "https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server --url 'https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server:
url: "https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server -t streamable-http -u 'https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"sidneybissoli-uis-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://uis.sidneybissoli.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.
- 17 Sept 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “uis_search_indicators” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 179 → 197 ▼ functional
- Server version: 0.3.1 → 0.4.0 functional
- Server version: 0.2.0 → 0.3.1 functional
- “uis_search_indicators” reworded the description of “query” cosmetic
- 7 Sept 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 6 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 4 Sept 26 +1
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Schema quality: 161 → 179 ▼ functional
- Server version: 0.1.0 → 0.2.0 functional
- New tool “search” functional
- New tool “fetch” functional
- 3 Sept 26 +5
- HTTPS: unverified → pass ▲ security
- 31 Aug 26 +4
- Schema quality: 265 → 161 ▲ functional
- The server now declares the “resources” capability functional
- First check of Schema quality: 100 functional
- New resource “uis-guide” functional
- New resource “uis-key-indicators” functional
- New resource “uis-provenance” functional
- 29 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 27 Aug 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
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 20 Sept 2026 · Probed https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=sidneybissoli.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 7 Aug 2026 | 5 Nov 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 2858d7a4c94267240eea1f17b8b5a2ef |
| SANs: sidneybissoli.com, uis.sidneybissoli.com, *.uis.sidneybissoli.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 |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of uis.sidneybissoli.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| sidneybissoli.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 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://uis.sidneybissoli.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. 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 →
fetch Deep Research Document ~190
Returns the full document for an id obtained from `search`, as { id, title, text, url, metadata }: `text` is the readable content (Markdown) and `url` the canonical public page to cite. Companion of `search` in the OpenAI Deep Research contract, over the UNESCO UIS statistics (≈5,000 indicators: education — enrolment, completion, literacy, teachers, spending, SDG 4 —, science/R&D (SDG 9.5), culture (SDG 11.4) and demographic context) catalog. Only ids returned by `search` are valid; an unknown id returns an error. The `uis_*` tools remain the tools for data queries. Behavior: read-only and idempotent — a live GET against the public source when the document needs it.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | Identifier of a document returned by `search` |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribution | array | yes | – |
| id | string | yes | Unique identifier of the document on this server; what `fetch` takes |
| metadata | object | – | Additional key/value pairs about the document (kind, source, period…) |
| provenance | – | yes | – |
| text | string | yes | Full readable content of the document (Markdown) |
| title | string | yes | Human-readable title of the document |
| url | string | yes | Canonical public URL of the document — ChatGPT's citation depends on it |
No examples provided.
search Deep Research Search ~241
Searches the UNESCO UIS statistics (≈5,000 indicators: education — enrolment, completion, literacy, teachers, spending, SDG 4 —, science/R&D (SDG 9.5), culture (SDG 11.4) and demographic context) catalog and returns up to 10 matching documents as { id, title, url }, ordered by relevance (an empty list means nothing matched). This tool exists for the OpenAI Deep Research contract: ChatGPT deep research, company knowledge and research workflows over the Responses API require exactly the tools `search` and `fetch`. Pass one of the returned ids to `fetch` to read the document. For direct questions and for data (values, series, rankings) prefer the `uis_*` tools, which return the actual data with provenance — this is a catalog index, not a data query. Query: natural language or keywords, Portuguese or English; accents and case are ignored. Behavior: read-only and idempotent — the catalog comes from the public source and is cached in memory.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | Search terms, natural language or keywords (accents and case are ignored) |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribution | array | yes | – |
| provenance | – | yes | – |
| results | array | yes | Matching documents, in relevance order |
No examples provided.
uis_get_data Get UNESCO UIS data ~266
Statistical records from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data API, filtered by indicator codes (from uis_search_indicators, up to 25), geo unit codes (from uis_list_geo_units) and year range. Set include_footnotes for per-record source notes. Returns raw UIS records only — it does not aggregate, convert or otherwise transform values; ILO labour statistics live in the sibling ILOSTAT MCP server. Broad queries are rejected with the record count — narrow by geo unit or years.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| end_year | integer | – | Last year, e.g. 2024 |
| geo_units | array | – | Geo unit codes from uis_list_geo_units (e.g. ["BRA","ARG"]); omit for all |
| include_footnotes | boolean | – | Include per-record footnotes (source notes); default false |
| indicators | array | yes | Indicator codes from uis_search_indicators (e.g. ["CR.1"]) |
| provenance_mode | string | – | Provenance verbosity: 'concise' (default — source, url, vintage, retrieval date, citation, license) or 'detailed' (full canonical block with dataset, dimension key and notices) |
| start_year | integer | – | First year, e.g. 2015 |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribution | array | yes | – |
| columns | array | yes | – |
| provenance | – | yes | – |
| rows | array | yes | – |
| rows_count | number | yes | – |
No examples provided.
uis_list_geo_units List UNESCO UIS geo units ~192
Valid geographic codes for uis_get_data: 462 geo units — countries (NATIONAL, ISO alpha-3 codes like BRA) and regional aggregates (REGIONAL). Filter by name/code and type. Does not return statistical values; these codes apply only to uis_get_data, not to other statistical servers.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Maximum results (default 100) |
| offset | integer | – | Results to skip, for pagination (default 0) |
| provenance_mode | string | – | Provenance verbosity: 'concise' (default — source, url, vintage, retrieval date, citation, license) or 'detailed' (full canonical block with dataset, dimension key and notices) |
| search | string | – | Case-insensitive filter on name, or exact code (e.g. "BRA") |
| type | string | – | Only countries (NATIONAL) or only regional aggregates |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribution | array | yes | – |
| geo_units | array | yes | – |
| has_more | boolean | yes | – |
| next_offset | number | – | – |
| offset | number | yes | – |
| provenance | – | yes | – |
| showing | number | yes | – |
| total_matches | number | yes | – |
No examples provided.
uis_search_indicators Search UNESCO UIS indicators ~309
Search the UNESCO Institute for Statistics catalogue of ~5,000 indicators — education, science/R&D, culture and communication — by keywords in the name or code, optionally filtered by theme. All terms must match (AND, case-insensitive), so start with 2–3 words and drop terms if you get 0 results. Everyday and US wording is resolved to the UIS's own (enrollment→enrolment, spending→expenditure, preschool→pre-primary, university→tertiary, graduation→completion, girls/boys→female/male); when that happens the response says so in vocabulary_notes. Returns indicator codes to use with uis_get_data, plus each indicator's data availability (years, record count). Searches the catalogue only — it does not return statistical values (use uis_get_data); ILO labour statistics live in the sibling ILOSTAT MCP server.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | Maximum results (default 20) |
| offset | integer | – | Results to skip, for pagination (default 0) |
| provenance_mode | string | – | Provenance verbosity: 'concise' (default — source, url, vintage, retrieval date, citation, license) or 'detailed' (full canonical block with dataset, dimension key and notices) |
| query | string | yes | Keywords, matched against indicator name and code, AND between terms (e.g. "literacy rate youth") |
| theme | string | – | Restrict to one UIS theme |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribution | array | yes | – |
| has_more | boolean | yes | – |
| hint | string | – | – |
| indicators | array | yes | – |
| next_offset | number | – | – |
| offset | number | yes | – |
| provenance | – | yes | – |
| showing | number | yes | – |
| total_matches | number | yes | – |
| vocabulary_notes | array | – | – |
No examples provided.
What is the UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… MCP server?
UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.SidneyBissoli/uis-mcp-server. UNESCO UIS statistics (education, science, culture) with full provenance and fixed releases. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://uis.sidneybissoli.com/mcp).
Is the UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… MCP server safe to use?
UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… scores 86 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 UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… MCP server expose?
UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… exposes 5 tools: uis_search_indicators, uis_list_geo_units, uis_get_data, search, fetch. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,198 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… MCP server still maintained?
UNESCO UIS — Education, Science & Culture Statistics… is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.