Garden Route Specialist
REMOTE · GARDEN-ROUTE-SPECIALIST-API.VERCEL.APP
Garden Route travel MCP - routes, accommodation, and local guides
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Last scanned (22 hours ago)
Scores higher than 45% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 4 Nov 2026.
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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 Security63
- 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 3 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
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- 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 Usability67
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 510 tokens (~170/item across 3 items; 3 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 Management17
- Stability observed for 5 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
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
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 3 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
Capabilities20
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2024-11-05; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
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.
- 3 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 1 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Oct 26 −1
- Tool “generate_itinerary” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: pass → fail ▼ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- Server version: 7.5.0 → 7.6.1 functional
- “generate_itinerary” added an optional parameter “month” cosmetic
- “generate_itinerary” added an optional parameter “rainy_days” cosmetic
- “generate_itinerary” reworded the description of “budget_max” cosmetic
- 30 Oct 26 63
First indexed and scored.
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Captured 4 Nov 2026 · Probed https://garden-route-specialist-api.vercel.app/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=*.vercel.app | CN=WR1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 31 Oct 2026 | 29 Jan 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 9c5f0e6a35c955e113044c86848e4cd5 |
| SANs: *.vercel.app | ||||||
| CN=WR1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R1,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 7fd9e2c2d2048a0474b627a26d0868a7 |
| CN=GTS Root R1,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 19 Jun 2020 | 28 Jan 2028 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | 77bd0d6cdb36f91aea210fc4f058d30d |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of garden-route-specialist-api.vercel.app. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| app. | present | 23684 | 8 | Verified |
| vercel.app. | 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 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://garden-route-specialist-api.vercel.app/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://garden-route-specialist-api.vercel.app/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://garden-route-specialist-api.vercel.app/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 →
generate_itinerary ~402
Build a day-by-day Garden Route itinerary (west to east, no repeated activities) with per-day costs, a budget check, dietary verification, safety notes and transport estimates. Activities within a day are kept walkable or a short costed hop apart. If a town has nothing left or open (e.g. rain), the day becomes a trip to the nearest hub. Picks, prices and whale season depend on the month, so ask the traveller for their travel month first (if omitted, the current month is assumed and flagged). Costs are in South African rand; times and fares are estimates.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| budget_max | integer | – | Maximum spend per day in rand, all-in (dorm + food allowance + activities), excluding inter-town transport. |
| days | integer | yes | Trip length in days, 1-30. |
| debug | boolean | – | Include debug info. |
| dietary | string | – | vegan, vegetarian or halal. Evening meals are marked verified or NOT verified. |
| family_mode | boolean | – | Prefer family-friendly activities and private/family rooms. |
| month | string | – | Month of travel, e.g. 'July' or 7. Ask the traveller; do not guess. If omitted, the current month is assumed and flagged in warnings. Changes activity picks, hostel prices and whale-watching. |
| rainy_days | array | – | Optional. Day numbers (1-based) the traveller wants rain-proofed with indoor/covered options or a hub trip, e.g. [2, 3]. |
| seed | integer | – | Optional. Repeat a shuffled result. |
| shuffle | boolean | – | Vary the picks between calls. |
| towns | array | yes | Towns to visit. Valid: mossel bay, george, wilderness, knysna, plettenberg bay, tsitsikamma. |
| travel_style | string | – | One of: backpacker, adventure, chill, family, foodie. Default: backpacker. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_knowledge ~88
Local knowledge for one Garden Route town: free/paid activities, hidden gems, dorm prices with booking links, evenings, safety tips and NSRI links.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| town | string | yes | One of: mossel bay, george, wilderness, knysna, plettenberg bay, tsitsikamma. Aliases like 'plett' and 'brenton-on-sea' work. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_stats ~20
Usage statistics for this API (call counts, recent calls).
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Garden Route Specialist MCP server?
Garden Route Specialist is a hosted endpoint at https://garden-route-specialist-api.vercel.app/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 · garden-route-specialist-api.vercel.app
claude mcp add --transport http tyronplaatjies74-wq-garden-route-specialist-api 'https://garden-route-specialist-api.vercel.app/mcp'
What is the Garden Route Specialist MCP server?
Garden Route Specialist is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.tyronplaatjies74-wq/garden-route-specialist-api. Garden Route travel MCP - routes, accommodation, and local guides. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://garden-route-specialist-api.vercel.app/mcp).
Is the Garden Route Specialist MCP server safe to use?
Garden Route Specialist scores 64 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 Garden Route Specialist MCP server expose?
Garden Route Specialist exposes 3 tools: get_knowledge, generate_itinerary, get_stats. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 510 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Garden Route Specialist MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Garden Route Specialist without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Garden Route Specialist MCP server still maintained?
Garden Route Specialist is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.