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John's Essentials MCP Server

com.johnsessentials/johns-essentials
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John's Essentials is answering right now. Last checked 14 min ago.

110+ deterministic file tools: PDF, image, media, convert, analyze. Connect in one click (OAuth).

Uptime history 42 hours of history
42 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
182 ms
Response time
average over 24h
API key or OAuth
Access
streamable-http

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 14 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add johns-essentials --transport http https://api.johnsessentials.com/mcp/messages
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "johns-essentials": {
      "url": "https://api.johnsessentials.com/mcp/messages"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.johns-essentials]
url = "https://api.johnsessentials.com/mcp/messages"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "johns-essentials": {
      "url": "https://api.johnsessentials.com/mcp/messages"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "johns-essentials": {
      "url": "https://api.johnsessentials.com/mcp/messages"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge — the server is running, but you need an API key or OAuth to use it.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://api.johnsessentials.com/mcp/messages streamable-http needs key 232 ms 14 min ago

John's Essentials — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for John's Essentials?
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 John's Essentials working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 182 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect John's Essentials?
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 or an OAuth login: it refuses anonymous clients.
Does John's Essentials need an API key?
Yes. Every time we knock, John's Essentials 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 John's Essentials?
It answers our handshake in 182 ms on average, which is faster than 67% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.