# The MCP Census

> The MCP Census — com-mcpcensus-census. Use this tool when you need to vet the health and reliability of an MCP server, as it provides live health checks from GitHub, npm, and PyPI, helping you identify potential issues before dependence. The MCP Census takes server information as input and outputs a comprehensive health report, enabling informed decisions. Ideal for use cases where server reliability is crucial, such as dependency management and project planning.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/com-mcpcensus-census  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/com-mcpcensus-census

## Description

Vet any MCP server before you depend on it: live health from GitHub, npm and PyPI.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** version-control
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/com.mcpcensus%2Fcensus)

## Use it

MCP endpoint published by the skill: `https://mcpcensus-lookup.jaco-veldsman.workers.dev/mcp`

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "com-mcpcensus-census"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/com-mcpcensus-census` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/com-mcpcensus-census/pull`

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SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt