# Manchester Tonight (remote · manchestertonight.co.uk)

What's on in Manchester: search gigs, club nights, theatre, events and venues. Read-only, no auth.

- Trust score: 72/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +2
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-24

## Components

- remote · `manchestertonight.co.uk`: 72/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on/manchestertonight.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on/manchestertonight)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://manchestertonight.co.uk/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 2026-10-24.

- **Endpoint Security**: 74/100
  - 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.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - 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**: 64/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1406 tokens (~281/item across 5 items; 5 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 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.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 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.

## Install

### How do I install the Manchester Tonight MCP server?

Manchester Tonight is a hosted endpoint at https://manchestertonight.co.uk/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 uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on 'https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on": {
      "url": "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on]
url = "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on --url 'https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on:
    url: "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on -t streamable-http -u 'https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://manchestertonight.co.uk/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.

### 2026-10-22 (score 72, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “whats_on” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [cosmetic] “search_listings” reworded the description of “type”
- [cosmetic] “whats_on” reworded the description of “type”

### 2026-10-21 (score 71, 0)

- [security] Tool “get_venue” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 247 → 275
- [cosmetic] “search_listings” reworded the description of “day”
- [cosmetic] “search_listings” reworded the description of “type”
- [cosmetic] “seasonal_events” reworded the description of “season”
- [cosmetic] “whats_on” reworded the description of “date”
- [cosmetic] “whats_on” reworded the description of “type”

### 2026-10-20 (score 71, +1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [cosmetic] “seasonal_events” reworded the description of “season”

### 2026-10-19 (score 70, −1)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 193 → 245
- [functional] Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.2.0
- [functional] New tool “plan_night_out”

### 2026-10-18 (score 71, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-17 (score 70)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (5)

### `whats_on` (~347 tokens)

What's on in Manchester

List regular nights out and one-off events in Manchester, UK on a given date: pub quizzes, comedy, open mics, live music, club nights, drag, happy hours, social nights and film nights. Use for questions like "what's on tonight in Manchester", "comedy in the Northern Quarter on Saturday" or "quiz in Didsbury tomorrow". Each result has a time, venue, area, notes and a link to cite.

Input parameters:

- `area` (string): Optional area: city-centre, northern-quarter, south-manchester, didsbury, west-didsbury, chorlton, stockport, salford, further-out, or a neighbourhood name such as Ancoats, Castlefield, Levenshulme o…
- `date` (string): today (default), tonight, tomorrow, a weekday name like saturday, weekend (Friday to Sunday), a date like 31 October, halloween, bonfire night, christmas eve, YYYY-MM-DD or DD/MM/YYYY. Uses UK time,…
- `limit` (integer): Maximum results (default 30).
- `type` (string): Optional type: pub-quizzes, comedy-nights, open-mics, live-music, club-nights, drag, happy-hours, social-nights or film-nights. Plain words like "quiz" or "comedy" work too, and any other word (free,…

### `search_listings` (~319 tokens)

Search Manchester Tonight listings

Search all regular nights out in Manchester by keyword, area, type and day of the week. Use for questions like "free comedy in Manchester", "which pubs in Stockport have a quiz" or "open mics on Mondays". Results include the day rule (e.g. "Every Tuesday", "1st Thursday of the month").

Input parameters:

- `area` (string): Optional area: city-centre, northern-quarter, south-manchester, didsbury, west-didsbury, chorlton, stockport, salford, further-out, or a neighbourhood name such as Ancoats, Castlefield, Levenshulme o…
- `day` (string): Optional day of the week, e.g. monday, or several ("friday or saturday"), weekend or weekdays.
- `limit` (integer): Maximum results (default 40).
- `query` (string): Optional keywords matched against venue, area, type and notes, e.g. "free", "jazz", "SpeedQuizzing".
- `type` (string): Optional type: pub-quizzes, comedy-nights, open-mics, live-music, club-nights, drag, happy-hours, social-nights or film-nights. Plain words like "quiz" or "comedy" work too, and any other word (free,…

### `seasonal_events` (~114 tokens)

Halloween, Christmas and other seasonal events

List upcoming dated seasonal events in Manchester, such as Halloween parties and club nights, or Christmas markets, light trails, panto and concerts. Use for questions like "Halloween in Manchester", "Christmas markets dates" or "festive things to do in Manchester". Each result has dates, times, prices and a ticket link.

Input parameters:

- `season` (string): Optional: halloween, bonfire, christmas or new-years-eve (words like spooky, fireworks, festive or nye work too). Leave out to get every upcoming seasonal event.

### `get_venue` (~65 tokens)

Get a venue

Get every regular night and seasonal or one-off event at one Manchester venue, with times, address if known, sources and when it was last checked.

Input parameters:

- `venue` (string, required): Venue name, e.g. "Frog & Bucket" or "The Chorlton Tap".

### `plan_night_out` (~362 tokens)

Make a night-out plan to share

Turn a night out you have planned with someone (or a few days out) into a Manchester Tonight plan: a link that opens the plan on manchestertonight.co.uk, where they can change it and send it to friends on WhatsApp, plus the message text. Find the stops first with whats_on or search_listings. Listed venues get their area and page filled in, and a stop with no time gets the start time of the night on at that venue that day. The first stop each day is where everyone meets. Give the plan an intro and each stop a blurb, written to the person's friends: what you'll do there, why it's a good pick, and anything to book, bring or know (opening times, dietary notes, tickets). Returns a short link that previews as a card with the plan's name, a full message and a short one; offer whichever suits (the short one or just the link is best for a group chat). The plan is kept only to serve that link, until a month after its last day.

Input parameters:

- `date` (string, required): The night, or the first day: tonight, tomorrow, a weekday name, YYYY-MM-DD or DD/MM/YYYY (UK time).
- `end_date` (string): Optional last day, for a plan over several days (up to 14), in the same formats.
- `intro` (string): Optional few sentences to everyone about the plan, e.g. "Birthday week! Rough plan below, come to whatever you can."
- `stops` (array, required): The stops in order. On a plan over several days, give each stop its day.
- `title` (string): Optional name, e.g. "Sam's birthday". Default "Night out".

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on/manchestertonight#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-24: 72
- 2026-10-23: 72
- 2026-10-22: 72
- 2026-10-21: 71
- 2026-10-20: 71
- 2026-10-19: 70
- 2026-10-18: 71
- 2026-10-17: 70

## Common questions

### What is the Manchester Tonight MCP server?

Manchester Tonight is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as uk.co.manchestertonight/whats-on. What's on in Manchester: search gigs, club nights, theatre, events and venues. Read-only, no auth. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp).

### Is the Manchester Tonight MCP server safe to use?

Manchester Tonight scores 72 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 Manchester Tonight MCP server expose?

Manchester Tonight exposes 5 tools: whats_on, search_listings, seasonal_events, get_venue, plan_night_out. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,207 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Manchester Tonight MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the Manchester Tonight MCP server still maintained?

Manchester Tonight is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 24 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://manchestertonight.co.uk/mcp
- Website: https://manchestertonight.co.uk/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on/manchestertonight.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on/manchestertonight.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/uk-co-manchestertonight-whats-on/manchestertonight