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Ask262 MCP Server

io.github.bendtherules/ask262
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Ask262 is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. Last commit 10 Jul 2026.

MCP server for understanding Javascript internals from ECMAScript specification.

Uptime history 39 hours of history · worst hour 0%
39 hours agonow
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Uptime 24h
0 of 92 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
76 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 10 Jul 2026

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 0 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add ask262 --transport http https://ask262.mcp.bendtherules.io/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ask262": {
      "url": "https://ask262.mcp.bendtherules.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ask262]
url = "https://ask262.mcp.bendtherules.io/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ask262": {
      "url": "https://ask262.mcp.bendtherules.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ask262": {
      "url": "https://ask262.mcp.bendtherules.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://ask262.mcp.bendtherules.io/mcp streamable-http answering 76 ms 0 min ago

Ask262 — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Is Ask262 working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 0 of 92 checks got a reply (0.0%), average response time 76 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
The registry lists Ask262 as active — why does it not respond?
The official MCP registry stores what the author submitted; it does not verify that the server still runs. We check the endpoint ourselves, and this one does not answer. Catalogues that copy the registry without checking will show it as working.
How do I connect Ask262?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Ask262 need an API key?
No. Ask262 completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
Is Ask262 open source?
Yes — written in HTML, 0 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.