PetalPal Plant Care
REMOTE · PETALPAL.TOP
Plant and flower care for 202 species in ten languages, with source links and editorial status.
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Last scanned (27 minutes ago)
Scores higher than 66% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Health and Science
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 Security83
- 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
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC is configured correctly; the domain's records validate against the full chain to the root. View diagnostics → Pass
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability64
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 405 tokens (~202/item across 2 items; 2 tools + 0 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 Management27
- Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage94
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 83% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 2 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 3 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
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.
- 5 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 2 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 29 Oct 26 +1
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 28 Oct 26 72
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 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://petalpal.top/api/mcp/
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=petalpal.top | CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 23 Oct 2026 | 21 Jan 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 502ef3e0da0d26d324299b898ce90da2717 |
| SANs: petalpal.top | ||||||
| CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 4ebd24947e24d394802d84a52fd5b319 |
| CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC secure
Validation of petalpal.top. — Secure
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| top. | present | 41508 | 13 | Verified |
| petalpal.top. | present | 24603 | 13 | Verified |
| petalpal.top. | Verified address RRset verified with the apex keys |
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 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000 |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://petalpal.top/api/mcp/ | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://petalpal.top/api/mcp/ | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://petalpal.top/api/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 →
get_plant_care Get a plant care guide ~151
Retrieve the PetalPal care guide for an exact plant_id returned by search_plants: light, watering, temperature, feeding or flower food, first steps, daily care, FAQs and pet notes. Includes the original page, available references and editorial status. General reference, not photo identification or a diagnosis; never substitute cut-flower care for a rooted plant.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | string | – | Language of the returned guide. Use zh-Hans for Simplified Chinese; en for English. Plant-name search works across all languages. |
| plant_id | string | yes | Exact plant_id from search_plants, such as pothos, rose (cut flower) or rose-pot (rooted potted rose). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_plants Search flowers and plants ~181
Find plants by name, common alias or plant ID across ten languages. Returns canonical plant IDs, category and care-page links. Cut flowers and rooted potted plants are separate entries. Use a returned plant_id with get_plant_care; if several plants fit, ask the user which one they have.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Optional category: cut = cut flowers; pot = flowering potted plants; leaf = foliage; succ = succulents. |
| language | string | – | Language of the returned guide. Use zh-Hans for Simplified Chinese; en for English. Plant-name search works across all languages. |
| limit | integer | – | – |
| query | string | yes | A plant name, common alias or canonical ID, such as 绿萝, golden pothos or pothos. Search the plant name rather than a whole care question. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the PetalPal Plant Care MCP server?
PetalPal Plant Care is a hosted endpoint at https://petalpal.top/api/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 · petalpal.top
claude mcp add --transport http top-petalpal-plant-care 'https://petalpal.top/api/mcp/'
What is the PetalPal Plant Care MCP server?
PetalPal Plant Care is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as top.petalpal/plant-care. Plant and flower care for 202 species in ten languages, with source links and editorial status. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://petalpal.top/api/mcp/).
Is the PetalPal Plant Care MCP server safe to use?
PetalPal Plant Care scores 76 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 PetalPal Plant Care MCP server expose?
PetalPal Plant Care exposes 2 tools: search_plants, get_plant_care. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 332 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the PetalPal Plant Care MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to PetalPal Plant Care without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the PetalPal Plant Care MCP server still maintained?
PetalPal Plant Care 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.