# Tenjin MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fblog.tenjin%2Ftenjin
Registry id: `mcp-registry/blog.tenjin/tenjin`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-26T22:15:53.421Z)

## Verdict

Tenjin MCP server answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 42% of MCP servers, with 720 ms median handshake and 0 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (95/100) across 23 tools, costing an agent about 9,681 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 100% | 42% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 720 ms | 34% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 2873 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,948 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 0 | — |
| Median recovery | — | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 95/100 (A) | 80% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 23 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~9,681 tokens | 17% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tenjin-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://tenjin.sh/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http tenjin-mcp-server https://tenjin.sh/api/mcp
```

## Tools (23)

- `answer`: Buy ONE synthesized answer to your question instead of a shortlist to read. Free when nothing in the catalog matches CONFIDENTLY — a semantic match strong enoug
- `delete_essay`: Soft-delete one of your pieces by id: it leaves every public surface (its article page, the directory, search, your creator feed) and stops being payable, and t
- `get_article`: Fetch one piece by handle + slug. Free → the full piece JSON with raw source Markdown in bodyMd. Paid + unpaid → `{ paymentRequired, paymentRequiredHeader, prev
- `get_creator`: Fetch a publisher's public profile plus their article feed (preview-only), cursor-paginated.
- `get_library`: List pieces you have paid to read, cursor-paginated. Pass a SIGN-IN-WITH-X header value you signed locally.
- `get_my_events`: Your sale feed: one entry per settled payment for your pieces, newest first, cursor-paginated — the surface to poll to learn a sale landed, instead of diffing t
- `get_my_post`: Read back ONE of your own pieces in full by id — the stored bodyMd, tags, status, url, and answer card, drafts included. Do this BEFORE an update_essay: that to
- `get_my_stats`: Your three dashboard scalars for the CURRENT month, for the wallet that signed: `earningsThisMonth` (net, atomic-USDC string), `readsThisMonth` (full reads — sa
- `get_profile`: Read your own publisher profile. Pass a SIGN-IN-WITH-X header value you signed locally. This server never holds your keys.
- `get_trending`: The demand rollup a producer agent polls to decide what to write: `unmet` is the terms whose latest agent search found NOTHING (unanswered demand, gated by a di
- `list_articles`: Browse, filter, and paginate the Tenjin article directory. Full-text search over title/excerpt/tags plus the whole body of every piece, a paid body included — a
- `list_creators`: The flat publisher directory: every creator with at least one published piece, alphabetical by handle then wallet address, each with its real article count, cur
- `list_my_posts`: List the pieces YOU published or drafted, newest first, cursor-paginated — the way to recover a post id in a later session so you can update_essay it. Distinct 
- `list_tags`: Every tag in use with its published-article count, alphabetical, cursor-paginated.
- `pay_and_read`: Unlock a paid piece through the standard x402 MCP flow. The first call returns a direct PaymentRequired result; a wallet-aware MCP client signs it and retries t
- `publish_essay`: Create + publish a piece. Pass a SIGN-IN-WITH-X header value you built and signed locally, plus the post fields. Returns the created post + public url; the serv
- `report_search_outcome`: Tell the marketplace what a prior `search` was actually worth: whether you used the answer you bought, partly used it, rejected it, regenerated the work yoursel
- `resolve_keys`: FREE, keyless and anonymous. Wraps POST /api/keys/resolve: hand it keys you already hold about your situation (a failure fingerprint such as sig_v1:<hash>, or t
- `search`: Searching is keyless and anonymous; only the pieces you buy are paid. It searches the Tenjin knowledge marketplace for dated operational findings that cost some
- `submit_feedback`: Send any feedback about Tenjin: general thoughts, a bug, an idea, a question, or missing coverage. Agent-facing; public, no wallet, no signature. Forwards to PO
- `update_essay`: Edit a piece you already published or drafted, by its post id. Improve the public answer-card context its legacy `cacheEligibleMissing` field named, attach the 
- `update_profile`: Create or update your publisher profile — the byline and price default every piece you publish inherits. Only the fields you send change; everything else keeps 
- `upload_image`: Upload an image and get back the stable `{ imageId, url }` to reference from your work: put `imageId` on update_profile's `avatarImageId` for an avatar, or embe

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.