GearHost MCP (official, remote)
Capped at 65: vendor-hosted, source not published. The tests add up to 90.
Test points add up to 90; the score is capped at 65 (vendor-hosted, source not published). Not a quality or security rating. Capped listings are not promoted in our rankings or on the homepage. Why scores are capped
Test points before the cap (90/100)
- Install20/20
- Handshake30/30
- Maintenance25/25
- Docs15/15
- License0/10
Vendor-hosted
Tested GearHost's hosted MCP at https://mcp.gearhost.com/ (server gearhost-publish 1.0.0). Initialize and tools/list over Streamable HTTP succeeded with no credentials and listed 21 tools (publish/unpublish/rollback a no-account preview site, site checks and status, domain search and setup, plus account tools that need a GearHost sign-in). Real calls (no LLM, no credentials): get_plans returned plan prices; search_domains {query:'sunrisebakerydenver'} returned availability for 13 names; get_publish_info returned the publishing docs. Publishing, unpublish, rollback, claim and report_abuse were not called (they create or change public sites). No public source repository: vendor-hosted 65 cap, not source-audited.
Tool-call test (2026-11-11, direct MCP stdio client, no LLM): pass. 3 of 3 read calls passed anonymously. Write tools (publish, unpublish, rollback, claim) not called. Evidence: live endpoint probe, Nov 11, 2026.
GearHost-hosted endpoint (gearhost-publish 1.0.0). Initialize and tools/list worked without sign-in (21 tools); get_plans, search_domains and get_publish_info answered anonymously. Publishing tools were not called (they create a public site). Source isn't public, so the vendor-hosted 65 cap applies (Our review, Nov 10, 2026).
Maintenance date 2026-10-19: date from page metadata (article:published_time 2026-10-19) of https://www.gearhost.com/blog/introducing-the-new-gearhost.html, fetched 2026-11-11T03:40Z. Not a changelog entry.
Sources: https://www.gearhost.com/blog/introducing-the-new-gearhost.html · https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=com.gearhost/mcp
Transport (tested 2026-11-11): Streamable HTTP
Token cost (estimate): approx. 5122 tokens, cl100k estimate (21 tools, measured 2026-11-11). This is an estimate from our testing of the tool names, descriptions and input schemas, counted with cl100k_base.
Permissions: 13 read, 8 write (state-changing), 0 unclassified · Auth: none · Rate limit: unknown · Pricing unit: unknown
Auth: none. Rate limit: unknown. Pricing unit: unknown.
attach_custom_domain— write (state-changing)check_site— readclaim_website— write (state-changing)delete_my_site— write (state-changing)get_claim_status— readget_domain_setup— readget_domain_status— readget_plans— readget_publish_info— readget_site_stats— readget_site_status— readlist_form_messages— readlist_my_previews— readlist_my_sites— readlist_versions— readpublish_to_my_site— write (state-changing)publish_website— write (state-changing)report_abuse— write (state-changing)rollback_website— write (state-changing)search_domains— readunpublish_website— write (state-changing)
remote handshake listed tools without credentials; no recorded key or OAuth
Score 65/100 · Tools 21 · Token cost approx. 5,122 tokens · Compare · Last tested 2026-11-11 · Server version 1.0.0 · Remote endpoint https://mcp.gearhost.com/ (streamable-http)
Summary: GearHost MCP (official, remote) completed an MCP handshake without credentials and exposed 21 tools.
Evidence summary
- Handshake
- pass
- Tools listed
- 21
- Context cost
- approx. 5122 tokens, cl100k estimate (21 tools, measured 2026-11-11; an estimate) ranking · add up your servers' context cost
- Login
- No key needed for the tools we called
- Tested
- 2026-11-11
Test results
| Test | Result | Points | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| install | pass | 20 | Endpoint https://mcp.gearhost.com/ reachable over streamable-http (HTTP 200) in 2.6s; no install step for remote servers. |
| handshake | pass | 30 | MCP initialize (protocol 2025-06-18, server gearhost-publish 1.0.0) + tools/list over streamable-http succeeded with no credentials; 21 tools listed in 2.6s. Tool calls may still need a key. |
| maintenance | pass | 25 | Vendor-hosted rule: scored from vendor docs page 2026-10-19, date from page metadata (article:published_time 2026-10-19, fetched 2026-11-11T03:40Z) (https://www.gearhost.com/blog/introducing-the-new-gearhost.html), 23 days before test. Registry (corroboration only, not scored): com.gearhost/mcp None published 2026-11-10. |
| docs | pass | 15 | official MCP docs page; states the endpoint URL; client setup instructions. Vendor-hosted rule: scored from the vendor's official MCP docs (https://www.gearhost.com/blog/introducing-the-new-gearhost.html). |
| license | fail | 0 | Vendor-hosted service with no public repo: no license to cite, so 0 (rule: no points without a cited source). |
Local-model readiness
Token cost (estimate): approx. 5122 tokens, cl100k estimate for 21 tools · about 63% of an 8k context. This is an estimate from our testing (counted with cl100k_base).
Small-model friendly (schema heuristic, not a model result): unknown.
Not tested
Small-model task runs: Not yet tested.
What we tested and what we didn't
Tested on 2026-11-11
- We connected to the vendor's hosted endpoint with no credentials and asked for its tool list: it listed 21 tools (Method details: MCP
initializethentools/list) - Auth response: none. The endpoint answered without any login
- Vendor docs: official MCP docs page; states the endpoint URL; client setup instructions (15/15)
- Maintenance: dated vendor source, vendor docs page (date from page metadata) 2026-10-19 (25/25)
- License: a hosted service has no license to cite (0/10)
- Token cost (estimate)
Not tested
- Security: not audited (hosted service; no code to review, no permission or data-flow analysis)
- Behaviour after signing in, or with a real account
- Source code, repository activity or an open-source license (none published for the hosted service)
- Performance, rate limits or load
- Real tasks (no functional task runs yet)
Methodology: how we test (vendor-hosted rule). A high score means it responds and its vendor documents and dates it, not that giving it access to your data carries no risk.
Known security issues
Not yet checked.
Monthly roundup: MCP security issues, October 2026.
Tool list changes
Baseline recorded from the 2026-11-11 test run; changes appear after the next test.
Snapshot hash (fingerprint of the tool list)
7fa923841cb5: SHA-256 of the canonical tool names, descriptions and input schemas. If it changes, the tool list changed.
Raw test record (JSON)
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"name": "gearhost-remote",
"version": null,
"registry": "remote",
"status": "working",
"tested": "2026-11-11",
"tools_count": 21,
"deprecated": false,
"archived": null,
"tests": {
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"pass",
20,
"Endpoint https://mcp.gearhost.com/ reachable over streamable-http (HTTP 200) in 2.6s; no install step for remote servers."
],
"handshake": [
"pass",
30,
"MCP `initialize` (protocol 2025-06-18, server gearhost-publish 1.0.0) + `tools/list` over streamable-http succeeded with no credentials; 21 tools listed in 2.6s. Tool calls may still need a key."
],
"maintenance": [
"pass",
25,
"Vendor-hosted rule: scored from vendor docs page 2026-10-19, date from page metadata (article:published_time 2026-10-19, fetched 2026-11-11T03:40Z) (https://www.gearhost.com/blog/introducing-the-new-gearhost.html), 23 days before test. Registry (corroboration only, not scored): com.gearhost/mcp None published 2026-11-10."
],
"docs": [
"pass",
15,
"official MCP docs page; states the endpoint URL; client setup instructions. Vendor-hosted rule: scored from the vendor's official MCP docs (https://www.gearhost.com/blog/introducing-the-new-gearhost.html)."
],
"license": [
"fail",
0,
"Vendor-hosted service with no public repo: no license to cite, so 0 (rule: no points without a cited source)."
]
}
}Install
https://mcp.gearhost.com/
Tools listed
attach_custom_domain, check_site, claim_website, delete_my_site, get_claim_status, get_domain_setup, get_domain_status, get_plans, get_publish_info, get_site_stats, get_site_status, list_form_messages, list_my_previews, list_my_sites, list_versions, publish_to_my_site, publish_website, report_abuse, rollback_website, search_domains, unpublish_website
Tool history: captured Nov 11, 2026. All tool history.
Quick config
{
"mcpServers": {
"gearhost-mcp-remote": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.gearhost.com/"
}
}
}Add to config Opens the config generator with this server selected.
Setup
- Install. No install step: it is a remote server at https://mcp.gearhost.com/.
- Configure. Add the mcpServers entry below to your MCP client config.
- Verify. Restart the client and check that tools/list returns tools (21 in our test).
{
"mcpServers": {
"gearhost-mcp-remote": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.gearhost.com/"
}
}
}Test history
- 2026-11-11: Permission card updated
- 2026-11-11: New
FAQ
Is GearHost MCP deprecated?
No. gearhost-remote was not deprecated or archived when we last tested it on 2026-11-11.
What replaces GearHost MCP?
Nothing; GearHost MCP (official, remote) is not deprecated as of 2026-11-11.
Does GearHost MCP need an API key?
No. It completed an MCP handshake with no credentials and listed 21 tools.
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