HotShot Gear
REMOTE · MCP.KWIXA.CO.UK
Curated UK darts-gear catalogue ranked by fit, not payment: find, explain and compare darts kit.
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Last scanned (15 hours ago)
Scores higher than 56% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 23 Oct 2026.
Category E-commerce
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
- 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 check failed: the endpoint is reachable over plaintext HTTP. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- 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 Usability76
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (fair).Partial
- Tool/resource definitions use about 544 tokens (~108/item across 5 items; 3 tools + 2 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management13
- Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage82
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 45% 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 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 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.
- 22 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.
- 20 Oct 26 +1
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 19 Oct 26 65
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 23 Oct 2026 · Probed https://mcp.kwixa.co.uk/
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=kwixa.co.uk | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 17 Oct 2026 | 15 Jan 2027 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 19a7fd0f15a1ed0313aad068b8b7aa0c |
| SANs: kwixa.co.uk, mcp.kwixa.co.uk, *.mcp.kwixa.co.uk | ||||||
| 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 mcp.kwixa.co.uk. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| uk. | present | 43876 | 8 | Verified |
| co.uk. | present | 11810 | 8 | Verified |
| kwixa.co.uk. | 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://mcp.kwixa.co.uk/ | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://mcp.kwixa.co.uk/ | Served over HTTP | 200 |
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 →
compare Compare two or three items ~30
Side-by-side specs and fit notes for two or three catalogue items by id.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ids | array | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
find_gear Find darts gear that fits ~312
Recommends up to three darts-equipment items (steel-tip and soft-tip darts, bristle and electronic dartboards, flights, shafts, cases, oche mats, lighting, surrounds) from a curated UK catalogue, ranked by fit, not by payment. Each result gives the fit score, the reasons, the specs, the evidence links (maker spec sheet and an independent review) and a link to the item's page on hotshot.kwixa.co.uk where the person can see current prices and where to buy. Prices are in GBP and were checked on the date shown. The ranking rule is published as the fit_rule resource. An empty result means nothing in the catalogue clears the fit floor; say so rather than guessing.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| budget_gbp | number | – | Maximum price in GBP, if stated. |
| category | string | – | – |
| left_handed | boolean | – | – |
| level | string | – | – |
| need | string | yes | What the person wants, in their words, e.g. "first set of darts for a heavy thrower under £40" or "a board for a garage with little space". |
| region | string | – | Only "uk" is covered in version 1. |
| throw | string | – | Preferred dart weight class: light under 21 g, medium 21–24 g, heavy over 24 g. |
| tip | string | – | Steel-tip (bristle board) or soft-tip (electronic board). |
| use | array | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_item Get one catalogue item ~64
Returns the full record for one item by id (ids come from find_gear): specs, fit fields, why and why not, evidence links, retailers that stock it (names only, no links), provenance and when it was last checked.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the HotShot Gear MCP server?
HotShot Gear is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.kwixa.co.uk/, 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 · mcp.kwixa.co.uk
claude mcp add --transport http uk-co-kwixa-hotshot-gear 'https://mcp.kwixa.co.uk/'
What is the HotShot Gear MCP server?
HotShot Gear is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as uk.co.kwixa/hotshot-gear. Curated UK darts-gear catalogue ranked by fit, not payment: find, explain and compare darts kit. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.kwixa.co.uk/).
Is the HotShot Gear MCP server safe to use?
HotShot Gear scores 67 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 HotShot Gear MCP server expose?
HotShot Gear exposes 3 tools: find_gear, get_item, compare. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 406 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the HotShot Gear MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to HotShot Gear without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the HotShot Gear MCP server still maintained?
HotShot Gear 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.