Is the Canonicai Answers MCP server down?

mcp-registry/com.canonicai/canonicai-answers · v1.0.0

As of 2026-10-26 19:40 UTC, the Canonicai Answers MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 100/100 (grade A). Over the last 30 days it answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks.

Read-only hosted MCP over CanonicAI's cited Answers corpus on canonicai.com.

claude mcp add --transport http canonicai-answers-mcp-server https://canonicai.com/api/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "canonicai-answers-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://canonicai.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Third-party server, listed as discovered. Review its source before installing.

Agent-readiness: A (90/100)

What to fix (1)

Auto-fix: 6 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.canonicai%2Fcanonicai-answers/fixes

{
  "name": "get_answer",
  "description": "Return one Answer contract v0 record with citations for a known slug. Never fabricates content for unknown slugs.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "slug"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "slug": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Answer slug from answers/index.json."
      }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  }
}

{
  "name": "get_canon",
  "description": "Return one canon-v1 record (constructs, relationships, open divergences, provenance, source works) for a known slug. Never fabricates content for unknown slugs; returns close-match slugs instead.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "slug"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "slug": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Canon slug from canons/index.json."
      }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  }
}

{
  "name": "list_answers",
  "description": "List published CanonicAI answer summaries from the static Answers corpus. Returns slug, id, question, canonical URLs, and citation counts.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "limit": {
        "type": "integer",
        "minimum": 0,
        "description": "Maximum summaries to return."
      },
      "offset": {
        "type": "integer",
        "minimum": 0,
        "description": "Number of summaries to skip."
      }
    },
    "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  }
}

Get alerted

Get an email or webhook when this server's readiness drops by 10+ points, tool-poisoning text appears, or a tool breaks:

curl -X POST https://glimind.com/v1/subscriptions -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"tools":["mcp-registry/com.canonicai/canonicai-answers"],"email":"[email protected]"}'

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

Passed

• Every tool has a well-formed, typed input schema.
• Every tool and parameter is described.
• No tool-poisoning patterns (hidden characters, instruction overrides, concealment, secret access, tool shadowing).
• Compact tool list (~671 tokens).
• Tool names are unique and portable across clients.
• Speaks MCP 2025-06-18.
• 100.00% uptime over 30 days.
• No breaking contract changes in 30 days.

Largest tool definitions

• search_constructs ~124 tokens
• list_canons ~120 tokens
• list_answers ~118 tokens
• get_canon ~113 tokens
• search_answers ~105 tokens

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).

Operator? Fix these, then re-check live. Embed the readiness badge:

[![MCP agent-readiness](https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fcom.canonicai%2Fcanonicai-answers.svg)](https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.canonicai%2Fcanonicai-answers?ref=badge)

<a href="https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.canonicai%2Fcanonicai-answers?ref=badge"><img src="https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fcom.canonicai%2Fcanonicai-answers.svg" alt="MCP agent-readiness"></a>

.. image:: https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fcom.canonicai%2Fcanonicai-answers.svg
   :target: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.canonicai%2Fcanonicai-answers?ref=badge
   :alt: MCP agent-readiness

Tool-definition log

Glimind records every version of this server's tool definitions in a signed, append-only transparency log. Current manifest sha256:71a498fcb1906682…, first seen 2026-10-17, included at leaf 1623 of 75,078. Version history · verify what your client received.

Tools (6)

• get_answer
• get_canon
• list_answers
• list_canons
• search_answers
• search_constructs

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claude mcp add --transport http glimind https://glimind.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glimind": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://glimind.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is the Canonicai Answers MCP server down right now?

As of 2026-10-26 19:40 UTC, the Canonicai Answers MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 100/100 (grade A). Over the last 30 days it answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks.

How many tools does Canonicai Answers MCP server provide?

Canonicai Answers MCP server advertises 6 tools, including get_answer, get_canon, list_answers, list_canons, search_answers.

How do I install Canonicai Answers MCP server?

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

Is the Canonicai Answers MCP server safe to connect to an AI agent?

Glimind scanned all 6 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.

Operator of Canonicai Answers MCP server?

Status page: 90-day uptime, every outage and how long it lasted.

Claim this listing to get the Verified operator marker, a remediation checklist and owner analytics, or embed the live badge from any of the tool pages above. Maintainers: alerts, deploy attestation and monthly reports.

Status is an automated estimate from Glimind's liveness checks (handshake and tool listing only; no tool is ever called) and may lag or differ from your network. Glimind is not affiliated with this server or its operator. Operator? Request a correction or opt out at https://glimind.com/opt-out.