Is the Tools Berry Paycheck MCP server down?

mcp-registry/com.tools-berry/paycheck · v1.0.0

Also listed as github/edyda99/tools-berry-mcp, glama/edyda99/tools-berry-mcp-server

healthy
Last checked 2026-10-18 03:23 UTC · handshake 231ms

As of 2026-10-18 03:23 UTC, the Tools Berry Paycheck MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 96/100 (grade A). Over the last 30 days it answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks.

uptime (30d checks)
100%
checks observed
3,619
outages (90d)
0
tools
4

Live US paycheck and payroll-tax math for 2026, all 50 states and DC, powered by tools-berry.com.

Install Tools Berry Paycheck MCP server

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http tools-berry-paycheck-mcp-server https://mcp.tools-berry.com

Claude Desktop · Windsurf · Cline (mcpServers JSON)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tools-berry-paycheck-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.tools-berry.com"
    }
  }
}

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

Agent-readiness: B (80/100)

B (80/100): 0 error(s), 2 warning(s) across 4 tool(s); ~907 tokens of tool definitions.
Scores higher than 35% of 15,351 MCP servers Glimind has audited.
Its tool list costs an agent ~907 tokens per session — more than 20% of servers.
79 → 79 since 2026-10-17
no tool-poisoning patterns
Schemas100
Descriptions100
Safety hints0
Token cost100
Client compatibility70
Protocol100
Reliability100
Stability96

What to fix (4)

4 of 4 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.

Tools: compare_states, compute_bonus_withholding, compute_take_home, get_state_rates

1 tool(s) look like they change state (create/send/delete/pay…) but declare no destructiveHint.

Set annotations {"readOnlyHint": false, "destructiveHint": true|false, "idempotentHint": …}. Clients use these to ask the user before a side effect and to auto-approve safe reads.

Tools: compute_take_home

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.

In the last 30 days: 0 tool(s) removed and 1 schema change(s).

Add new tools or optional parameters instead of renaming or removing; deprecate first (say so in the description) and remove later. Agents cache tool contracts.

Auto-fix: 3 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.tools-berry%2Fpaycheck/fixes

compare_states 1 change
{
  "name": "compare_states",
  "description": "Net pay on the same salary in several states, ranked best-first, with each state's gap to the best one.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "states",
      "salary"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "salary": {
        "type": "number",
        "minimum": 0,
        "description": "Gross annual salary in US dollars"
      },
      "states": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "US state or DC: full name (\"Ohio\"), two-letter code (\"OH\"), or slug (\"ohio\", \"district-of-columbia\")."
        },
        "maxItems": 51,
        "minItems": 2,
        "description": "2 to 51 states/DC"
      },
      "filingStatus": {
        "enum": [
          "single",
          "married",
          "head_of_household"
        ],
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Filing status. Defaults to \"single\". \"single\" also covers married-filing-separately."
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  },
  "title": "Compare take-home across states"
}
compute_take_home 1 change
{
  "name": "compute_take_home",
  "description": "Full 2026 paycheck breakdown for a salary in one state: federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, state income tax, state payroll programs, net pay (annual/monthly/biweekly) and effective tax rate.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "state",
      "salary"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "state": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "US state or DC: full name (\"Ohio\"), two-letter code (\"OH\"), or slug (\"ohio\", \"district-of-columbia\")."
      },
      "salary": {
        "type": "number",
        "minimum": 0,
        "description": "Gross annual salary in US dollars"
      },
      "filingStatus": {
        "enum": [
          "single",
          "married",
          "head_of_household"
        ],
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Filing status. Defaults to \"single\". \"single\" also covers married-filing-separately."
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": false,
    "destructiveHint": false,
    "idempotentHint": false
  },
  "title": "Take-home pay by state"
}
get_state_rates 1 change
{
  "name": "get_state_rates",
  "description": "A state's 2026 schedule: flat rate or bracket ladder, standard deduction, employee payroll programs, bonus/supplemental method, and the statutory source the figures come from.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "state"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "state": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "US state or DC: full name (\"Ohio\"), two-letter code (\"OH\"), or slug (\"ohio\", \"district-of-columbia\")."
      },
      "filingStatus": {
        "enum": [
          "single",
          "married",
          "head_of_household"
        ],
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Filing status. Defaults to \"single\". \"single\" also covers married-filing-separately."
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  },
  "title": "State 2026 rate schedule"
}

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      "type": "http",
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    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is the Tools Berry Paycheck MCP server down right now?

As of 2026-10-18 03:23 UTC, the Tools Berry Paycheck MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 96/100 (grade A). Over the last 30 days it answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks.

How many tools does Tools Berry Paycheck MCP server provide?

Tools Berry Paycheck MCP server advertises 4 tools, including compare_states, compute_bonus_withholding, compute_take_home, get_state_rates.

How do I install Tools Berry Paycheck MCP server?

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

Is the Tools Berry Paycheck MCP server safe to connect to an AI agent?

Glimind scanned all 4 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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