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io.github.markusvankempen/mcp-reference-server

mcp-reference-server

Is the io.github.markusvankempen/mcp-reference-server MCP server down? No. It answered initialize and tools/list in the probe of 2026-11-13.

Reference MCP server to check, validate and test clients and SEPs. 22 tools, stdio and HTTP.

alive probed 2026-11-14 · unchanged since 2026-11-13

22tools
9.5ktokens in Claude Opus 5.5
4.8 %of Claude's 200k window
3.8×the median server
595 msto initialize
29 msto list tools
Run it
npx -y mcp-reference-server@1.0.1 (stdio, probed in a container with the network off)
Host
npmjs.com
Reports itself as
mcp-reference-server 1.0.1
Capabilities
completions, extensions, logging, prompts, resources, tools
Instructions
4 374 characters
Of a 1M window
1.0 % of a 1M context window
Count
9.5k tokens in Claude Opus 5.5, exact, measured 2026-11-13. With the Claude Code prefix mcp__…__ on each tool name: 9.8k. The o200k_base estimate is 5.8k. Counted again when the tool definitions change. Method.
Repository
https://github.com/markusvankempen/mcp-reference-server
Registry
active, updated 2026-11-13 · registry entry

Most expensive tools

The Claude column scales the o200k estimate of each tool by this server's ratio of exact to estimate, 1.64×.

Tool≈ Claude tokenso200k estimateShare of this server
update_settings1 7081 04018 %
run_query1 04563611 %
push_timer7284438 %
run_test_job6774127 %
set_mqtt5933616 %

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