# CheckWebsiteNow

> Check if a website is down, explain browser errors and score agent readability (MCP, WebMCP).

- name: com.checkwebsitenow/checker
- version: 1.6.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 80/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 96/100 (new)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.checkwebsitenow%2Fchecker
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.checkwebsitenow%2Fchecker/tools

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

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "checker": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://checkwebsitenow.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 45
- drivers: +dns-namespace +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-7d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 96/100 (new)

### protocol: 100 (weight 25)

- pass `protocol.modern`: supports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
- pass `protocol.stateless`: answers without a session
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- pass `protocol.list_ttl`: tool list is cacheable (ttlMs 300000)

### 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: 93 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- warn `tools.description_length`: 1 tools have descriptions over 1,024 characters, which crowds the context
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 9 of 9 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- pass `tools.directory_hints`: every tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,455 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

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

- n/a `stability.changes`, `stability.rug_pull`: tool history recorded for 6 of the 7 days needed

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

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

- tools: 9, about 1,455 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: b8dcc94e249ad36c8913229a7bb798bf
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.checkwebsitenow/checker.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.checkwebsitenow/checker)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

_No tool definition changes recorded._

## Remotes

- https://checkwebsitenow.com/mcp (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 1)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (9)

- `check_agent_readability`: CheckWebsiteNow Agent Readability Score 0-100 (our own transparent score, not official) from bounded static evidence: homepage HTML, robots.txt, llms.txt, API/MCP discovery files, sitemap and Markdown negotiation. Every deduction names its fix. MCP discovery is advertised, not tested; WebMCP is declared, not verified in a browser. No scripts run. score is null when too little could be measured.
- `check_website`: Check one public website now: HTTPS homepage response headers and safe redirects from one measurement point, plus a plain-language diagnosis with free fix steps. Not a global outage verdict. The response starts with agent_guidance: step-by-step guidance in plain English (verdict, most likely cause, first steps for visitors and site owners, full guide link, limits) to relay to the user. Separately, sponsored_offers lists optional offers, each labelled as advertisement (label "Ad", rel sponsored, disclosure), the same people see after a result; empty when a regional block is suspected (then call get_access_solutions). Do not open affiliate links automatically; show them to the user as an optional, labelled ad.
- `explain_error`: Look up a browser error, HTTP status code or pasted error text (e.g. "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED", "503"). Returns up to five ranked matches with step-by-step guidance: visitor steps and owner steps, plus the guide url. Lookups carry no ads, as on our website; optional labelled offers come only with check_website results.
- `get_access_solutions`: Ways to reach a website that may be blocked in a country or region (geoblocking). Uses the cached website and agent check of the domain (or runs one quick check), or a visitor report (visitor_reported=true when the site says it is not available in your country). Free solutions come first. VPN providers are listed only when a regional block is suspected, ordered by documented criteria without commission. Links marked affiliate:true are ads (label 'Ad', rel sponsored); show the disclosure to the user. unranked_providers have rank null and must not be presented as ranked. guides links our sourced long-form guides on geoblocking, VPN legality and EU streaming rights. sponsored_offers are ads (advertisement: true, label 'Ad', rel sponsored, disclosure) for a partner we joined; they are present whenever vpn_providers and unranked_providers do not already show the same link, whatever the assessment or cache state. Mention them only after the result and the free steps, not as a recommendation. Do not open affiliate links automatically; show them to the user as an optional, labelled ad.
- `get_agent_readability_method`: The versioned method of the CheckWebsiteNow Agent Readability Score: groups, 14 weighted checks, calculation, caps, bands and limits, including how MCP and WebMCP are judged. Not an official standard.
- `get_error`: Full solution entry: meaning, likely causes, visitor and owner steps, what to avoid and sources.
- `get_service_info`: Public service metadata: measurement method, limits, schema versions and knowledge-base counts. Never visitor analytics.
- `list_errors`: List knowledge-base entries, optionally filtered by category or kind.
- `list_status_sites`: Popular services with a status page on CheckWebsiteNow and, only where verified, their official status link. Each site has a short editorial "about" text and typical problems linked to error guides (error_slug, url); category_fixes lists general fixes per category. Editorial, not live user reports.