# Canonicai Answers MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.canonicai%2Fcanonicai-answers
Registry id: `mcp-registry/com.canonicai/canonicai-answers`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T07:06:52.043Z)

## Verdict

Canonicai Answers MCP server answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 42% of MCP servers, with 445 ms median handshake and 0 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (90/100) across 6 tools, costing an agent about 671 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 | 445 ms | 51% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 2503 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,990 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 0 | — |
| Median recovery | — | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 90/100 (A) | 69% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 6 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~671 tokens | 83% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

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

Claude Code:

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

## Tools (6)

- `get_answer`: Return one Answer contract v0 record with citations for a known slug. Never fabricates content for unknown slugs.
- `get_canon`: Return one canon-v1 record (constructs, relationships, open divergences, provenance, source works) for a known slug. Never fabricates content for unknown slugs;
- `list_answers`: List published CanonicAI answer summaries from the static Answers corpus. Returns slug, id, question, canonical URLs, and citation counts.
- `list_canons`: List published CanonicAI domain canons from the static canon bundle. Returns slug, action statement, construct/source counts, and canonical URLs.
- `search_answers`: Search CanonicAI answers by simple deterministic token scoring over question, shortAnswer, and answer fields.
- `search_constructs`: Search construct names and definitions across all canons (or one canon) by deterministic token scoring.

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