ctlsurf MCP Server

by ctlsurf Your server? Claim it

answering

ctlsurf is answering right now. Last checked 8 min ago.

System-of-record notebook for AI coding agents: pages, datastores, tasks, skills over MCP.

Uptime history 48 days of history · worst day 99%

48 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

—

Tools

hidden behind auth

402 ms

Response time

average over 24h

API key

Access

streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check ctlsurf every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 8 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add notebook --transport http https://app.ctlsurf.com/api/mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notebook": {
      "url": "https://app.ctlsurf.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.notebook]
url = "https://app.ctlsurf.com/api/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notebook": {
      "url": "https://app.ctlsurf.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notebook": {
      "url": "https://app.ctlsurf.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://app.ctlsurf.com/api/mcp	streamable-http	needs key	396 ms	8 min ago

Alternatives to ctlsurf

same job, measured the same way

Focuh

by maxxthedeveloper

ADHD system of record for agents: tasks, goals, loops, calendar, focus stats.

16 tools answering

Asc MCP Server

by muhammetali

App Store Connect MCP Server for AI coding agents

51 installs/wk local only

Seedflip

by bockenstette1

100+ curated design systems for AI coding agents. Design taste, not guesswork.

28 installs/wk local only

q-ring

by i4ctime

OS keychain secrets for AI coding agents, over MCP.

712 installs/wk local only

Agentpack

by ihorponom

Repo-native task continuity for AI coding agents: a reviewed task-state ledger served over MCP.

265 installs/wk local only

Sub Agents MCP

by shinpr

MCP server for delegating tasks to specialized AI sub-agents across coding tools

217 installs/wk local only

Norn

by samad001z

Local-first, persistent memory for AI coding agents — remember, recall, forget, and list, over MCP.

50 installs/wk local only

Recraft MCP Server

by muhammetali

Recraft AI Image Generation MCP Server for AI coding agents

84 installs/wk local only

ctlsurf — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for ctlsurf?

The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.

Is ctlsurf working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 402 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect ctlsurf?

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. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does ctlsurf need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, ctlsurf answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is ctlsurf?

It answers our handshake in 402 ms on average, which is faster than 38% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.