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mcp-registry/com.ashtonforge/directory · v1.0.0

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Last checked 2026-10-26 18:07 UTC · handshake 362ms

As of 2026-10-26 18:07 UTC, the Ashtonforge Directory MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 88/100 (grade B). Over the last 30 days it answered 99.9% of Glimind's liveness checks. It had 5 outages in 90 days, with a median recovery of 6 minutes.

uptime (30d checks)
99.9%
checks observed
4,920
outages (90d)
5
tools
3

Read-only directory of vetted AI implementation agencies from the Ashton & Forge marketplace.

Point your MCP client at this streamable-http endpoint: https://ashtonforge.com/mcp/directory

Agent-readiness: B (85/100)

B (85/100): 0 error(s), 1 warning(s) across 3 tool(s); ~677 tokens of tool definitions.
Scores higher than 45% of 15,768 MCP servers Glimind has audited.
Its tool list costs an agent ~677 tokens per session — lighter than 85% of servers.
84 → 85 since 2026-10-17
no tool-poisoning patterns
Schemas100
Descriptions100
Safety hints30
Token cost100
Client compatibility70
Protocol100
Reliability100
Stability100

What to fix (2)

3 of 3 tool(s) carry no readOnlyHint/destructiveHint annotations.

Annotate read-only tools with {"readOnlyHint": true}. Agents and gateways can then run them without a confirmation prompt, and route around destructive ones. How to fix →

Tools: directory_summary, get_matched, search_agencies

No tool declares an outputSchema.

Declare outputSchema and return structuredContent (MCP 2025-06-18+). Agents can then parse results without guessing, and chain tools reliably. How to fix →

Auto-fix: 2 corrected tool definitions

Paste-ready definitions with the problems above fixed. Changes marked verify need a human look. All of them as JSON: /v1/readiness/mcp-registry%2Fcom.ashtonforge%2Fdirectory/fixes

get_matched 1 change
{
  "name": "get_matched",
  "description": "Read-only. How a buyer actually gets matched: the URL that starts the brief,\nwhat it asks, how long it takes, what it costs, and the questions buyers ask\nfirst.\n\nCall this whenever someone wants an agency, and give them the returned URL\nrather than describing the process from memory. Starting the brief is the only\nway to reach an agency through Ashton & Forge — the directory is anonymised,\nso there is nobody to contact directly.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {}
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  },
  "title": "Get Matched Tool"
}
search_agencies 1 change
{
  "name": "search_agencies",
  "description": "Read-only. Filter the vetted agency listings by what they do and who they do\nit for. Every filter is optional; passing none returns the whole directory.\n\nListings are anonymised capability profiles — service clusters, engagement\nstages, industries, client sizes, projects shipped, engagement floor and an\nopaque reference. There are no agency names, websites or contact details in\nthis data, and no tool returns them. Say so plainly rather than implying the\nresult is partial.\n\nAn empty result means ",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "industry": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "One of: professional_services, distribution_logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, legal_financial, real_estate, technology, ecommerce, other. Agencies that work across all industries match any value."
      },
      "client_size": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "One of: smb, mid_market, enterprise. The size of company the agency serves."
      },
      "service_cluster": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "One of: workflow, data, governance, growth. The kind of work."
      },
      "engagement_stage": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "One of: exploring, pilots, production, sophisticated. How far along the buyer is with AI."
      },
      "max_budget_floor": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "One of: none, 25k_plus, 100k_plus, 500k_plus. Returns agencies whose minimum engagement is at or below this, plus any that state no minimum."
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  },
  "title": "Search Agencies Tool"
}

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Agents: watch_tool({"toolId": "mcp-registry/com.ashtonforge/directory"}) over MCP.

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Static checks of the advertised tools/list (schema, descriptions, annotations, tool-poisoning patterns, names, size) plus observed protocol, uptime, latency and contract changes. Read-only: no tool is ever called. Weights: schema 15, docs 20, safety 15, efficiency 15, compatibility 15, protocol 5, reliability 10, stability 5. Token counts are estimates (~3.6 characters per token).

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Tool-definition log

Glimind records every version of this server's tool definitions in a signed, append-only transparency log. Current manifest sha256:781c2d11553923ef…, first seen 2026-10-17, included at leaf 14854 of 74,608. Version history · verify what your client received.

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FAQ

Is the Ashtonforge Directory MCP server down right now?

As of 2026-10-26 18:07 UTC, the Ashtonforge Directory MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 88/100 (grade B). Over the last 30 days it answered 99.9% of Glimind's liveness checks. It had 5 outages in 90 days, with a median recovery of 6 minutes.

How many tools does Ashtonforge Directory MCP server provide?

Ashtonforge Directory MCP server advertises 3 tools, including directory_summary, get_matched, search_agencies.

How do I install Ashtonforge Directory MCP server?

Point your MCP client at this streamable-http endpoint: https://ashtonforge.com/mcp/directory

Is the Ashtonforge Directory MCP server safe to connect to an AI agent?

Glimind scanned all 3 tool definitions for tool-poisoning patterns — hidden or invisible characters, instructions that override the model, concealment from the user, requests to read credential or MCP config files, conversation exfiltration and cross-tool shadowing — and found none. This checks what the server tells the model, not what its code does; review the source before granting access to sensitive data.

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