# The Spool List

> Find makers, open jobs, shop items and designs on The Spool List fabrication marketplace.

- name: com.thespoollist/marketplace
- version: 1.1.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 82/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 89/100 (new)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.thespoollist%2Fmarketplace
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.thespoollist%2Fmarketplace/tools

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

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "marketplace": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.thespoollist.com/mcp/public"
    }
  }
}
```


## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 98
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-94% +updated-4d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 89/100 (new)

### 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: 100 (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`: 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 2,276 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump
- pass `tools.hidden_text`: no hidden text in tool names, descriptions, schemas or annotations

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

- n/a `stability.changes`, `stability.rug_pull`, `stability.new_links`: tool history recorded for 4 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 2,276 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 3625df96bf1e812643249282b17b77dc
- tools last changed: 2026-11-10T16:18:01.987Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/com.thespoollist/marketplace.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/com.thespoollist/marketplace)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-11-10 `list_categories` changed (description)
  - before: Reference lists for the other tools: job categories for create_job_request_link, estimate disciplines with base hourly rates for estimate_job_cost, the total number of live shop items, and shop markets with the items tagged into each.
  - after: Reference lists for the other tools: job categories for create_job_request_link, disciplines with base hourly rates for estimate_job_cost, the number of live shop items, and shop markets with item counts. Call it when unsure which category or discipline fits.
- 2026-11-10 `create_job_request_link` changed (description)
  - before: Turn a description of something the user wants made into a pre-filled job post link on The Spool List. Nothing is posted: the user opens the link, reviews the brief, adds photos or files and posts it (free for buyers) to get quotes from makers.
  - after: Use when someone wants something made and is ready to get quotes, or asks how to hire a maker: turns their description into a pre-filled job post link on The Spool List. Nothing is posted: the user opens the link, reviews the brief, adds photos or files and posts it (free for buyers); makers reply with quotes, and payment protection covers the buyer.
- 2026-11-10 `estimate_job_cost` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Ballpark price range for a fabrication job from The Spool List rate cards (hourly rate by discipline, complexity, materials, setup and quantity). It is an indicative range, not a quote — makers set their own prices.
  - after: Use when someone asks how much it would cost to have something made, printed, machined or commissioned: a ballpark price range from The Spool List rate cards (hourly rate by discipline, complexity, materials, setup, quantity). Indicative, not a quote: makers set their own prices. Pair with create_job_request_link to get real quotes.
- 2026-11-10 `find_local_services` changed (description)
  - before: Find local service businesses listed on The Spool List in or near a city — for example finishing, welding and fabrication, design and CAD, packing and shipping, electronics repair or architecture. Returns business name, category, area and a listing link; contact details stay on the listing page.
  - after: Use when someone needs a local business near a city: finishing, welding and fabrication, design and CAD, packing and shipping, electronics repair, sewing and alterations, carpentry, architecture and other trades. Returns business name, category, area and a listing link; contact details stay on the listing page.
- 2026-11-10 `search_design_library` changed (description)
  - before: Search The Spool List design library of 3D-printable and fabrication designs. Returns title, designer, licence, price (if any), access ("download" for files The Spool List hosts, "view_only" for third-party models such as Sketchfab that can be viewed but not downloaded here) and a link to the design page, where members can download or get it made by a maker.
  - after: Use when someone wants an STL or design file to 3D print or make, or wants ideas before commissioning: searches The Spool List design library. Returns title, designer, licence, price, access ("download" for files The Spool List hosts, "view_only" for third-party models such as Sketchfab that can be viewed but not downloaded here) and a design page link. No printer? create_job_request_link gets any design made by a maker.
- 2026-11-10 `search_shop_items` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Search ready-made items makers sell in The Spool List shop (the Forge) — prints, props, miniatures, parts and more. Returns title, price, maker and a link to the item page.
  - after: Use when someone wants to buy something handmade or 3D-printed that already exists (a gift, decor, figurine, prop, part or accessory) rather than commission it: searches items makers sell in The Spool List shop. Returns title, price, maker and a link to the item page.
- 2026-11-10 `browse_open_jobs` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: List current open jobs that buyers have posted and makers can quote on: title, country, budget and when it was posted. Buyer identities and full briefs are not shown; makers sign up free to see details and quote.
  - after: Use when a maker or creator asks for work, commissions or gigs they could take on: lists open jobs buyers have posted (title, country, budget, when posted). Buyer identities and full briefs stay private; makers sign up free to see details and quote.
- 2026-11-10 `get_maker_profile` changed (description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Get a maker's public profile by handle: display name, location shown, tier, verification and trust badges, stats, whether they take design jobs, and links to their shop.
  - after: Use when the user names a maker or asks for more about one from search_makers: their public profile by handle (location shown, verification and trust badges, rating, reviews, jobs completed, whether they take design jobs, shop links). An unknown handle returns found: false; use search_makers to find the right one.
- 2026-11-10 `search_makers` changed (description)
  - before: Find independent makers on The Spool List (3D printing, cosplay, miniatures, CNC, laser, woodworking, textiles, metalwork and more) by skill, material, name or shop. Optionally narrow to a country or city. Returns public shop details: name, handle, city and country the maker chose to show, jobs completed, materials, and a profile link.
  - after: Use when someone wants to find a person to make, print, build, repair or customise something: a 3D print or replacement part, a cosplay costume or prop, miniatures or miniature painting, CNC or laser work, woodwork, sewing, metalwork and more. Searches independent makers on The Spool List by skill, machine, material, name or shop, optionally near a country or city. Returns name, handle, city and country, jobs completed, materials and a profile link.
- 2026-11-10 `list_categories` changed (description)
  - before: Reference lists for the other tools: job categories for create_job_request_link, estimate disciplines with base hourly rates for estimate_job_cost, and shop markets with item counts.
  - after: Reference lists for the other tools: job categories for create_job_request_link, estimate disciplines with base hourly rates for estimate_job_cost, the total number of live shop items, and shop markets with the items tagged into each.

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/com.thespoollist%2Fmarketplace/changes

## Remotes

- https://api.thespoollist.com/mcp/public (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.9411765)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (9)

- `browse_open_jobs`: Use when a maker or creator asks for work, commissions or gigs they could take on: lists open jobs buyers have posted (title, country, budget, when posted). Buyer identities and full briefs stay private; makers sign up free to see details and quote.
- `create_job_request_link`: Use when someone wants something made and is ready to get quotes, or asks how to hire a maker: turns their description into a pre-filled job post link on The Spool List. Nothing is posted: the user opens the link, reviews the brief, adds photos or files and posts it (free for buyers); makers reply with quotes, and payment protection covers the buyer.
- `estimate_job_cost`: Use when someone asks how much it would cost to have something made, printed, machined or commissioned: a ballpark price range from The Spool List rate cards (hourly rate by discipline, complexity, materials, setup, quantity). Indicative, not a quote: makers set their own prices. Pair with create_job_request_link to get real quotes.
- `find_local_services`: Use when someone needs a local business near a city: finishing, welding and fabrication, design and CAD, packing and shipping, electronics repair, sewing and alterations, carpentry, architecture and other trades. Returns business name, category, area and a listing link; contact details stay on the listing page.
- `get_maker_profile`: Use when the user names a maker or asks for more about one from search_makers: their public profile by handle (location shown, verification and trust badges, rating, reviews, jobs completed, whether they take design jobs, shop links). An unknown handle returns found: false; use search_makers to find the right one.
- `list_categories`: Reference lists for the other tools: job categories for create_job_request_link, disciplines with base hourly rates for estimate_job_cost, the number of live shop items, and shop markets with item counts. Call it when unsure which category or discipline fits.
- `search_design_library`: Use when someone wants an STL or design file to 3D print or make, or wants ideas before commissioning: searches The Spool List design library. Returns title, designer, licence, price, access ("download" for files The Spool List hosts, "view_only" for third-party models such as Sketchfab that can be viewed but not downloaded here) and a design page link. No printer? create_job_request_link gets any design made by a maker.
- `search_makers`: Use when someone wants to find a person to make, print, build, repair or customise something: a 3D print or replacement part, a cosplay costume or prop, miniatures or miniature painting, CNC or laser work, woodwork, sewing, metalwork and more. Searches independent makers on The Spool List by skill, machine, material, name or shop, optionally near a country or city. Returns name, handle, city and country, jobs completed, materials and a profile link.
- `search_shop_items`: Use when someone wants to buy something handmade or 3D-printed that already exists (a gift, decor, figurine, prop, part or accessory) rather than commission it: searches items makers sell in The Spool List shop. Returns title, price, maker and a link to the item page.