Kestrel MCP server
Watch any URL for changes: baseline, then check for a diff. Free, no signup/key.
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Kestrel tools (4, 2 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postscheck_watchFreeRe-fetch a watched page and report whether it changed since the last check, with a short list of added/removed content lines. Updates the baseline to the new content. Call this every time you want the latest status (e.g. each run/heartbeat).
create_watchwrite actionFreeStart monitoring a web page (or JSON/text URL) for changes. Captures a baseline snapshot now. Returns a watch_id and a token — save the token; it's how you check and manage your watches later. Pass an existing token to add more watches under the same account.
delete_watchwrite actionFreeStop monitoring a page and delete the watch.
list_watchesFreeList all watches under your token, with per-watch check/change counts.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-22 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 318ms20/20
- Tool poisoning4 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint exposes 2 write-action tools with no auth3/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityverified namespace with website, no repo4/10
Findings (2)
- highWrite-action tools reachable without authentication
auth.open-write - lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Install directly
claude mcp add --transport http kestrel https://kestrel.perch-app.workers.dev/mcp
Kestrel: common questions
- Is Kestrel MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (60/100). Read the Kestrel safety report
- How do I install Kestrel?
- It runs remotely at kestrel.perch-app.workers.dev. Add it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Kestrel need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Kestrel maintained?
- The latest release is v1.0.0.
- Is Kestrel up?
- 100% of our last 9 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.