# hoot

> hoot — portkey-ai-hoot. Use this tool when you need to test and validate Model Context Protocol (MCP) interactions, similar to Postman but specifically designed for MCP. It solves problems related to debugging and verifying MCP requests and responses, providing a user-friendly interface for inputting test cases and outputting results. Ideal for use in development and testing contexts, especially when working with git version control.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/portkey-ai-hoot  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/portkey-ai-hoot

## Description

MCP Testing Tool — Like Postman, but for the Model Context Protocol.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.00
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** MIT
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/Portkey-AI/hoot)

## Use it

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": "portkey-ai-hoot"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/portkey-ai-hoot` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/portkey-ai-hoot/pull`

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