# ToolVet

> The vetted directory of paid APIs and MCP servers for AI agents.

- name: app.toolvet/toolvet
- version: 1.0.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 82/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 69/100 (needs work)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/app.toolvet%2Ftoolvet
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/app.toolvet%2Ftoolvet/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "toolvet": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://toolvet.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 99
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-97% +updated-9d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 69/100 (needs work)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 86 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 8 of 8 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- fail `tools.directory_hints`: no tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: get_service_report (idempotentHint); get_service (idempotentHint); scan_mcp_server (idempotentHint); …
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,197 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 25 (weight 15)

- warn `stability.changes`: 15 tool changes in 30 days
- fail `stability.rug_pull`: 1 tools kept their name but changed most of their description in 30 days; review before trusting them

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 8, about 1,197 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 204cc04600e5661e793ba635ed85a85e
- tools last changed: 2026-10-15T13:35:52.337Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/app.toolvet/toolvet.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/app.toolvet/toolvet)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-10-15 `preflight_check` changed (inputSchema)
- 2026-10-15 `get_service_status` changed (description)
  - before: Free. Is a listed service up right now? Its state (up, degraded or down), since when, the latest check, uptime over 24 hours, 7 and 30 days, and recent outages, from ToolVet's own checks.
  - after: Free. Is a listed service up right now? Its state (up, degraded, down, or unknown when not checked yet), since when, the latest check, uptime over 24 hours, 7 and 30 days, and recent outages, from ToolVet's own checks.
- 2026-10-14 `preflight_check` changed (description, inputSchema, annotations)
  - before: Live-check an x402 URL before paying it: valid challenge, real price, token, pay-to match. Costs $0.005 via x402.
  - after: Live-check an x402 URL before paying it: valid challenge, real price, token, pay-to match. Sends one unpaid request to the URL and compares the answer with our records; the verdict is ok, caution or avoid. Costs $0.005 via x402.
- 2026-10-14 `get_service_report` changed (description, annotations)
  - before: Full vetting report for one service (uptime, latency, price history, security findings). Costs $0.002 via x402.
  - after: Full vetting report for one service (uptime, latency, price history, security findings). Takes an id from search or recommend results. Costs $0.002 via x402.
- 2026-10-14 `recommend_service` changed (description, inputSchema, annotations)
  - before: Get the best 3 live, trustworthy services for a task, with reasons and call instructions. Costs $0.01 via x402.
  - after: Get the best 3 live, trustworthy services for a task, with reasons and call instructions. Use it when you have one concrete task; use search_services to compare more options. Costs $0.01 via x402.
- 2026-10-14 `search_services` changed (description, inputSchema, annotations) **meaning changed**
  - before: Search vetted, live-monitored x402 APIs and MCP servers. Costs $0.003 via x402. The first 10 searches each day are free.
  - after: Search vetted, live-monitored x402 APIs and MCP servers. Returns listings ranked by relevance, trust score and usage, each with price, live status and how to call it; sponsored listings come in a separate list. For one pick for a task, use recommend_service. Costs $0.003 via x402. Each IP address gets 10 free searches a day.
- 2026-10-14 `get_service_status` added
  - Free. Is a listed service up right now? Its state (up, degraded or down), since when, the latest check, uptime over 24 hours, 7 and 30 days, and recent outages, from ToolVet's own checks.
- 2026-10-14 `scan_mcp_server` added
  - Free. Connects to a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP) the way an agent would, reads its tool definitions and instructions (up to a size limit) without calling any tool, and checks them for tool poisoning: hidden instructions, invisible characters, requests for credential files and more. Returns a grade A to F with findings, and says when part of the definitions was too large to check. Limited per IP.
- 2026-10-14 `get_service` changed (description, annotations)
  - before: Free. Basic facts about one listed service by id: kind, URL, price, trust score, live status.
  - after: Free. Basic facts about one listing by id: kind, URL, price, trust score and live status. Use get_service_report for history and security findings.
- 2026-10-14 `list_categories` changed (annotations)

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/app.toolvet%2Ftoolvet/changes

## Remotes

- https://toolvet.app/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.9714286)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (8)

- `get_service`: Free. Basic facts about one listing by id: kind, URL, price, trust score and live status. Use get_service_report for history and security findings.
- `get_service_report`: Full vetting report for one service (uptime, latency, price history, security findings). Takes an id from search or recommend results. Costs $0.002 via x402.
- `get_service_status`: Free. Is a listed service up right now? Its state (up, degraded, down, or unknown when not checked yet), since when, the latest check, uptime over 24 hours, 7 and 30 days, and recent outages, from ToolVet's own checks.
- `list_categories`: Free. Categories in the directory with how many services each has.
- `preflight_check`: Live-check an x402 URL before paying it: valid challenge, real price, token, pay-to match. Sends one unpaid request to the URL and compares the answer with our records; the verdict is ok, caution or avoid. Costs $0.005 via x402.
- `recommend_service`: Get the best 3 live, trustworthy services for a task, with reasons and call instructions. Use it when you have one concrete task; use search_services to compare more options. Costs $0.01 via x402.
- `scan_mcp_server`: Free. Connects to a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP) the way an agent would, reads its tool definitions and instructions (up to a size limit) without calling any tool, and checks them for tool poisoning: hidden instructions, invisible characters, requests for credential files and more. Returns a grade A to F with findings, and says when part of the definitions was too large to check. Limited per IP.
- `search_services`: Search vetted, live-monitored x402 APIs and MCP servers. Returns listings ranked by relevance, trust score and usage, each with price, live status and how to call it; sponsored listings come in a separate list. For one pick for a task, use recommend_service. Costs $0.003 via x402. Each IP address gets 10 free searches a day.