HonestQR MCP Server

by zalize-qr Your server? Claim it

answering

HonestQR is answering right now. Last checked 4 min ago. It exposes 5 tools.

Generate static QR codes (URL, WiFi, vCard, pixel art) and decode QR images. Codes never expire.

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Uptime history 26 days of history · worst day 99%

26 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

1254 ms

Response time

average over 24h

open, no key

Access

streamable-http

This one has been quiet for a while

Quiet is not dead — but it is worth knowing when it wakes up, or when someone else takes it over. We watch the repository and tell you either way.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 4 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add honestqr --transport http https://qr.zalize.com/mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honestqr": {
      "url": "https://qr.zalize.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.honestqr]
url = "https://qr.zalize.com/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honestqr": {
      "url": "https://qr.zalize.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honestqr": {
      "url": "https://qr.zalize.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 5

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

generate

generate_pixel_art_qr

Generate an artistic QR code with pixel art embedded via a halftone technique: pixel text (up to 8 Latin characters/digits) or one of the built-in pixel icons, plus optional gradient color themes. The QR stays fully scannable (error correction H + server-side decode verification). Use list_icons and list_themes to see available options.

generate_qr

Generate a scannable QR code (PNG or SVG) for a URL, plain text, Wi-Fi login, contact card (vCard), SMS, WhatsApp, map location, or calendar event. Every result is decode-verified server-side before it is returned. Free, no API key. Powered by HonestQR (https://qr.zalize.com).

decode

decode_qr

Decode a QR code from a PNG image (base64). Returns the raw payload and its detected content type (url, wifi, vcard, sms, geo, event, ...).

icons

list_icons

List the built-in pixel icon ids for generate_pixel_art_qr, with an ASCII preview of each 16x16 icon.

themes

list_themes

List the available color themes (solid and gradient) for generate_qr and generate_pixel_art_qr.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://qr.zalize.com/mcp	streamable-http	answering	1299 ms	4 min ago

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HonestQR — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can HonestQR do?

It exposes 5 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: decode_qr, generate_pixel_art_qr, generate_qr, list_icons, list_themes. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is HonestQR 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 1254 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

Is HonestQR still maintained?

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.

How do I connect HonestQR?

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 HonestQR need an API key?

No. HonestQR completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 5 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is HonestQR?

It answers our handshake in 1254 ms on average, which is faster than 3% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.