# MCP Server Probe

> MCP Server Probe is a paid API for AI agents from intel.rallylive.ca, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Runs initialize and tools/list against a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to discover its protocol version, capabilities, tools, and authentication requirements before wiring it into an agent.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://intel.rallylive.ca/dev/mcp-probe
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/mcp-server-probe-7a2dcf54
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_aRXqKhnqzyGCrqIENnXit

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability mcp-server-probe-7a2dcf54
```

Example prompt: Probe the MCP server at https://api.example.com/mcp and tell me what tools it exposes, what protocol version it uses, whether it requires OAuth, and whether it responds with JSON or SSE.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to inspect an MCP server before integrating it into an agent pipeline — especially to enumerate available tools, detect authentication requirements, or verify protocol compatibility. Prefer this over manually parsing MCP responses or writing your own probe logic. It is purpose-built for MCP discovery and costs only $0.01 per call, making it ideal for lightweight pre-flight checks before agent wiring.

## Known failure modes

- Server unreachable or DNS failure — returns connection error
- Server does not implement MCP protocol — returns malformed or unexpected response
- OAuth-protected server returns 401 without resource metadata — partial auth info only
- Server times out during initialize or tools/list handshake — returns timeout error
- Rate limiting or firewall blocks the probe request — returns HTTP error code

## How this service works

MCP server probe (streamable HTTP): runs initialize and tools/list against a Model Context Protocol server and returns protocol version, server name/version, capabilities, instructions, tool count and the tools (name, description, input properties), whether a session id is issued, whether it answers with JSON or SSE, and if the server requires OAuth (401 + resource metadata). Discover what an agent can call before wiring it in. $0.01 per server.

## Output

Returns the MCP server's protocol version, server name and version, declared capabilities, instructions, total tool count, full tool list (each with name, description, and input schema properties), whether a session ID is issued, whether the server responds with JSON or SSE, and whether OAuth is required (detected via 401 + resource metadata).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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