Smartipedia
REMOTE · SMARTIPEDIA.COM · 2 COMPONENTS · SCANNED SEP 24
Read, search and edit Smartipedia, an open AI-native encyclopedia. No API key, no signup.
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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 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 7 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 Usability66
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 457 tokens (~65/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management3
- Stability observed for 1 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 (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 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 8 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 Smartipedia MCP server?
Smartipedia is a hosted endpoint at https://smartipedia.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 · smartipedia.com
claude mcp add --transport http sksareen-smartipedia-mcp 'https://smartipedia.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"sksareen-smartipedia-mcp": {
"url": "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"sksareen-smartipedia-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.sksareen-smartipedia-mcp] url = "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"sksareen-smartipedia-mcp": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://smartipedia.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add sksareen-smartipedia-mcp --url 'https://smartipedia.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
sksareen-smartipedia-mcp:
url: "https://smartipedia.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"sksareen-smartipedia-mcp": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://smartipedia.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add sksareen-smartipedia-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://smartipedia.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"sksareen-smartipedia-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://smartipedia.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.
- 24 Sept 26 +1
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 23 Sept 26 +37
- Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
- First check of Judged manipulation: pass security
- Authorization: Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 7 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. security
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 0 functional
- First check of Schema quality: fail functional
- First check of Destructive annotations: pass functional
- First check of Schema quality: pass functional
- First check of Tool coverage: 100 functional
- First check of Schema quality: good functional
- 4 Sept 26 23
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 24 Sept 2026 · Probed https://smartipedia.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=smartipedia.com | CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 24 Aug 2026 | 22 Nov 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 5f028200793bfecd17f3f1b852d2fa103da |
| SANs: smartipedia.com | ||||||
| CN=YE1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 5ddd70dd31f801c85c186a7a04b80afe |
| CN=Root YE,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 872165fc34b6e5fba8add5b3705fb53a |
| CN=ISRG Root X2,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 6c8f1dc727c7117f7baf853ac980f9cd |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of smartipedia.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| smartipedia.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://smartipedia.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://smartipedia.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://smartipedia.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 →
create_topic Create a topic ~55
Generate a new sourced encyclopedia article from a title (web search + LLM, ~15s). Returns the existing article instead if the topic is already covered. Daily rate limit applies — search first.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| title | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
discover_topics Discover topics (semantic) ~67
Semantic search with optional filters. Use when keyword search misses, or to browse a category by meaning rather than exact wording.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | – | – | – |
| difficulty | – | – | – |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| min_views | – | – | – |
| quality | – | – | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
edit_section Edit a section ~90
Replace one section of an article with corrected Markdown. Preferred over creating a duplicate topic when you find an error. Pass expected_revision (from read_topic) to avoid clobbering a concurrent edit.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| content | string | yes | – |
| edit_summary | string | – | – |
| editor | string | – | – |
| expected_revision | – | – | – |
| section | string | yes | – |
| slug | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
list_missing_topics List missing topics ~41
Topics people searched for that don't exist yet, ranked by demand. The highest-leverage queue for deciding what to write next.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
preview_phrase Preview a phrase ~44
Get a short AI explanation of any phrase without generating a full article. Cheap and fast — use it to decide whether a topic is worth creating.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
read_topic Read a topic ~39
Fetch the full Markdown article for a topic slug, with infobox and citations.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| include_sources | boolean | – | – |
| slug | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
search_topics Search topics ~50
Keyword search over Smartipedia article titles and summaries. Returns slugs and summaries; call read_topic with a slug for the full article.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | yes | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | string | yes | – |
No examples provided.
What is the Smartipedia MCP server?
Smartipedia is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.sksareen/smartipedia-mcp. Read, search and edit Smartipedia, an open AI-native encyclopedia. No API key, no signup. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://smartipedia.com/mcp).
Is the Smartipedia MCP server safe to use?
Smartipedia scores 61 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 Smartipedia MCP server expose?
Smartipedia exposes 7 tools: search_topics, discover_topics, read_topic, create_topic, preview_phrase, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 386 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Smartipedia MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Smartipedia without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Smartipedia MCP server still maintained?
Smartipedia is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.