HonestQR MCP Server

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HonestQR is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. 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 91 days of history · worst day 0%

91 days agonow

0.0%

Uptime 24h

0 of 92 checks

Tools

read from the server

191 ms

Response time

average over 24h

open, no key

Access

streamable-http

HonestQR does not always answer

Over the last week it answered 0.0% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 1 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

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

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

{
  "servers": {
    "honestqr": {
      "type": "http",
      "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	191 ms	1 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 0 of 92 checks got a reply (0.0%), average response time 191 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.

The registry lists HonestQR 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 HonestQR?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form 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.