tell.dev MCP server
online · 100% uptimeby tell.dev·
dev.tell/tell·v0.7.9Message someone through your coding agent. Their agent gets your note and explains it.
B77/100grade B
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Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-14 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
1 low
- –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 286ms (auth required)20/20
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (endpoint requires auth); not countedn/a
- Auth qualityOAuth resource metadata advertised on 40115/15
- Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
- Maintainer identityendpoint served from the registry-verified namespace domain8/10
Findings (1)
- lowNo source repository listed
maint.no-repo
Overall 77/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON
How tell.dev compares
Against every graded AI and agents MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 77/100
- higher than 50% of 4,461 AI and agents servers
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote AI and agents server answers 100%
- Response time
- 200 ms
- faster than 66% of 2,334 AI and agents servers
Release history: 2 versions in the registry since 2026-09-10, latest 2026-09-24, typically one every 14 days.
Install tell.dev in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http tell https://tell.dev/mcp
Grade history
- 2026-10-14restoreC → Bscore 77: No source repository listed
tell.dev: common questions
- Is tell.dev MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (77/100). Read the tell.dev safety report
- How do I install tell.dev?
- It runs remotely at tell.dev. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does tell.dev need an API key?
- No key to paste: it signs you in with OAuth when your client connects.
- Is tell.dev maintained?
- The latest release is v0.7.9.
- Is tell.dev up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of tell.dev?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent MCP server, Figma Context MCP server and Agent-Native Clips MCP server.
- How does tell.dev compare with other AI and agents MCP servers?
- safety score 77/100 (higher than 50% of 4,461 AI and agents servers); uptime 100% (of our recent checks; the typical remote AI and agents server answers 100%); response time 200 ms (faster than 66% of 2,334 AI and agents servers). Full comparison.
Alternatives to tell.dev
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- Serena MCP: the IDE for your agentA powerful toolkit for coding, providing semantic retrieval and editing capabilities.not reviewedWidely usedC
- Figma ContextGive your coding agent access to your Figma data. Implement designs in any framework in one-shot.not reviewedWidely usedB
- Agent-Native ClipsScreen recording, meeting notes, and voice dictation - all with AInot reviewedEstablishedA
- IWE (iwe.md)Markdown knowledge base as agent memory. Runs against the notes directory it is started in.not reviewedEstablishedA
- SuperCompressCompress coding-agent context ~64%. Hosted Neural Keep MCP for Cursor/Claude/Codex.not reviewedEstablishedB