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Shotanvil MCP Server

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Shotanvil is answering right now. Last checked 7 min ago. Last commit 16 Aug 2026.

Screenshot/PDF/HTML rendering API. API key or x402 required — keyless access disabled.

Uptime history 17 days of history
17 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
Tools
hidden behind auth
129 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 16 Aug 2026

Nothing serious here today

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

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 7 min ago.

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

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but it did not say what kind of credentials it expects.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://api.shotanvil.com/mcp streamable-http needs auth 156 ms 7 min ago

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Shotanvil — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Shotanvil?
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 Shotanvil 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 129 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Shotanvil?
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 credentials: it refuses anonymous clients.
Does Shotanvil need an API key?
Yes. Every time we knock, Shotanvil 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 Shotanvil?
It answers our handshake in 129 ms on average, which is faster than 80% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Shotanvil open source?
We cannot say either way: 0 stars on GitHub, but we could not determine the licence, and without one the code is not open source by default.