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Which MCP servers are ExpatsList's own, from the official registry and from asking its own domain, whether they answer, and what they offer. A program checked each of these, nobody copied them from a product page.

read 2026-10-29

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Whose server it is
  • Registry nameorg.expatslist/mcpverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under expatslist.org. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-29
  • Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-29
  • Tools8
  • Server calls itselfexpatslist
  • Server version1.0.0
  • Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-29 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 525 ms.

Should an agent connect itNot proven either way yet
  • Whether its tools do the product's job has not been judged yet.
  • Checked on 4 of the 7 days it takes to judge reliability.

Once connected

  • Parameters are untyped or undescribed in 6 of 8 tools: check arguments before calling.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

Measured dailydaily checks: 4, the first on 2026-10-29
  • INITE MCP scoreafter a weeka score needs 7 daily checks: 4 so far
  • Answeredmeasuring4 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
  • Median first answer525 ms
  • Space in an agent's context≈ 1,347 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (8), which an agent carries on every turn
  • Tool definitionsB · 88 of 100
  • Typed results8 of 8 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once
  • Parameters without a description: in 6 of 8

What an agent can do with it

  • not sure · ask locals who to call in a new city
  • not sure · find where to eat and where to live
  • cannot · check a city's safety map before moving

Each of the product's use cases, put to Jev against this server's tool list: can an agent do it with these tools?

Worth a look

None of the five warning signs in these definitions.

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers8 tools · read 2026-10-29
  • list_cities

    Lists the cities ExpatsList covers, with the slug every other tool expects. Use it to resolve a city name the user typed, or when the user asks which cities are available. Returns nothing else; it does not search content.

  • city_pulse

    Recent community activity in one city: new questions, missed-connection posts, recommendations, classifieds, blog posts and businesses, grouped by type with up to five summaries each and a link to the full section. Use it for "what are…

  • search_expatslist

    Keyword search across business listings, classifieds, blog posts, questions, recommendations and missed-connection posts, optionally limited to one city and one content type. Use it when the user names a thing to find (a dentist, a…

  • browse

    Newest items of one content type in one city: questions, missed-connection posts (human_connection), recommendations, classifieds, blog posts or businesses. Optional category filter. For businesses with no category it returns the category…

  • get_item

    One item by type, city and slug: a question with its best answer and the count of further answers, a missed-connection post, a recommendation, a classified, a blog post or a business listing. Use it after a search or browse result when…

  • country_info

    Reference numbers for one country from ExpatsList tools: digital nomad visa (requirements, income threshold, fee, duration), cost of living (rent, meals, utilities, coworking for up to five cities), healthcare (system, costs, English…

  • search

    Connector-style search across all ExpatsList content. Returns ids for fetch. Prefer search_expatslist when you can filter by city or type.

  • fetch

    Connector-style fetch of one item by the id returned from search. Same summary as get_item.

How to connect

Add the server to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop, Cursor and most other clients read this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "expatslist": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://expatslist.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

claude mcp add --transport http expatslist https://expatslist.org/api/mcp

Add to CursorAdd to VS Code

claude.ai, ChatGPT and other clients: add https://expatslist.org/api/mcp as a custom connector in the settings.

Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.