# Zovo Word Counter (remote · word-counter.zovo.one)

Exact word & character counts

- Trust score: 73/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-23

## Components

- remote · `word-counter.zovo.one`: 73/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-word-counter/word-counter.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-word-counter/word-counter)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## 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 2026-10-23.

- **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**: 72/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 957 tokens (~319/item across 3 items; 2 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 3/100
  - Stability observed for 1 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.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 2 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 4 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.
  - Supports UI / widget rendering.

## Install

### How do I install the Zovo Word Counter MCP server?

Zovo Word Counter is a hosted endpoint at https://word-counter.zovo.one/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 theluckystrike-word-counter 'https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "theluckystrike-word-counter": {
      "url": "https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "theluckystrike-word-counter": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.theluckystrike-word-counter]
url = "https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "theluckystrike-word-counter": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add theluckystrike-word-counter --url 'https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  theluckystrike-word-counter:
    url: "https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "theluckystrike-word-counter": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add theluckystrike-word-counter -t streamable-http -u 'https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "theluckystrike-word-counter": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://word-counter.zovo.one/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.

### 2026-10-23 (score 73, 0)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-22 (score 73)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (2)

### `count_text` (~332 tokens)

Count words and characters

Use this when the user wants a word count, character count (with or without spaces), sentence or paragraph count, reading or speaking time, readability, or keyword density for text they provide, including essay counts without citations, quotes, headings, or the reference list. Pass the text exactly as written. Handles up to 100,000 characters and Japanese, Chinese, and Thai word splitting. Does not rewrite, shorten, translate, or grade the text, and does not read files or URLs.

Input parameters:

- `exclude_citations` (boolean): Leave out in-text citations: APA (Smith, 2020), (Lee et al., 2019, p. 12), MLA (Smith 23), page refs (p. 4), and numeric [3]. Example: true.
- `exclude_headings` (boolean): Leave out headings: Markdown # lines and short title lines directly above a paragraph. Example: true.
- `exclude_quotes` (boolean): Leave out passages inside double quotation marks ("...", curly quotes, guillemets). Example: false.
- `exclude_reference_list` (boolean): Leave out everything from a References, Works Cited, or Bibliography heading to the end. Example: true.
- `language` (string): Optional BCP 47 language code, e.g. ja. Improves word splitting for Japanese, Chinese, and Thai; readability scores are only given for English.
- `text` (string, required): The exact text to count, copied verbatim from the user without edits (up to 100,000 characters). Example: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Output parameters:

- `avg_sentence_words` (number)
- `avg_word_length` (number)
- `characters` (number)
- `characters_no_spaces` (number)
- `cjk_characters` (number)
- `excluded` (object)
- `keywords` (array)
- `kind` (string)
- `letters` (number)
- `lines` (number)
- `long_sentences` (object)
- `longest_sentence`
- `options` (object)
- `original_words` (number)
- `paragraphs` (number)
- `privacy` (string)
- `readability` (object)
- `reading_time` (object)
- `sentences` (number)
- `speaking_time` (object)
- `unique_words` (number)
- `words` (number)

### `check_length_limits` (~511 tokens)

Check length limits

Use this when the user wants to know whether text fits a limit: an essay minimum or maximum word count, a custom character limit, or platform limits for X/Twitter (280 weighted), Threads, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Instagram captions, SEO title tags, meta descriptions, or SMS segments. Returns pass or fail, how far over or under, and where to cut. Pass the text exactly as written. Does not shorten or rewrite the text and does not post anything.

Input parameters:

- `exclude_citations` (boolean): Leave out in-text citations: APA (Smith, 2020), (Lee et al., 2019, p. 12), MLA (Smith 23), page refs (p. 4), and numeric [3]. Example: true.
- `exclude_headings` (boolean): Leave out headings: Markdown # lines and short title lines directly above a paragraph. Example: true.
- `exclude_quotes` (boolean): Leave out passages inside double quotation marks ("...", curly quotes, guillemets). Example: false.
- `exclude_reference_list` (boolean): Leave out everything from a References, Works Cited, or Bibliography heading to the end. Example: true.
- `language` (string): Optional BCP 47 language code, e.g. ja. Improves word splitting for Japanese, Chinese, and Thai; readability scores are only given for English.
- `max_characters` (integer): A custom character limit (counted as user-perceived characters), e.g. 500.
- `max_words` (integer): Maximum allowed word count, e.g. 2000.
- `min_words` (integer): Minimum required word count, e.g. 1500.
- `platforms` (array): Platforms to check, e.g. ["x","linkedin"]. x: X/Twitter 280 weighted characters (links 23, emoji and CJK 2). threads: 500. bluesky: 300 graphemes. linkedin: 3,000. instagram: caption 2,200. meta_titl…
- `text` (string, required): The exact text to count, copied verbatim from the user without edits (up to 100,000 characters). Example: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Output parameters:

- `all_pass` (boolean)
- `characters` (number)
- `kind` (string)
- `options` (object)
- `privacy` (string)
- `results` (array)
- `words` (number)

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-10-23: 73
- 2026-10-22: 73

## Common questions

### What is the Zovo Word Counter MCP server?

Zovo Word Counter is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.theluckystrike/word-counter. Exact word & character counts. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp).

### Is the Zovo Word Counter MCP server safe to use?

Zovo Word Counter scores 73 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 Zovo Word Counter MCP server expose?

Zovo Word Counter exposes 2 tools: count_text, check_length_limits. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 843 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Zovo Word Counter MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Zovo Word Counter without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Zovo Word Counter MCP server still maintained?

Zovo Word Counter is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 23 October 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://word-counter.zovo.one/mcp
- Website: https://word-counter.zovo.one/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-word-counter/word-counter.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-word-counter/word-counter.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/theluckystrike-word-counter/word-counter