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Essentially Amsterdam
by essentiallyamsterdam.com · https://essentiallyamsterdam.com/mcp
Amsterdam events, jobs, businesses, markets, guides, news, salary, rent and city tools
11 of 11 checks · 2 Nov 2026
Is Essentially Amsterdam MCP server safe?
- None of the hidden-instruction wordings we know were found in its tool descriptions.
- Its error messages showed no secrets or internal details.
- All 13 of its tools are labeled read-only.
- Overall it scored 95/100 on 2 Nov 2026.
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What it can do
13 tools, in the server's own words.
whats_onread-onlyEvents in Amsterdam on one day, from the Essentially Amsterdam What's On calendar (today and the next six days).
jobsread-onlySearch current English-language job openings in the Amsterdam area from the Essentially Amsterdam job board.
directory_searchread-onlySearch owner-verified local businesses in the Essentially Amsterdam directory by name, type or area.
markets_todayread-onlyStreet and food markets in Amsterdam open on a given day (default today), with opening hours where known and a link to our market guide.
conferencesread-onlyUpcoming conferences in Amsterdam from the Essentially Amsterdam conference calendar, each date checked against the conference's own page.
guide_searchread-onlyFind the right Essentially Amsterdam guide, free tool or best-of list for a question about living in or visiting Amsterdam, e.g.
recent_newsread-onlyThe newest Amsterdam news articles published on essentiallyamsterdam.com, newest first, optionally only those matching a keyword.
net_salaryread-onlyGross to net pay in the Netherlands for 2026 (Belastingdienst tables), with or without the 30% ruling: exactly the answer of our net salary calculator page.
rent_pointsread-onlyPoints for a Dutch rental home under the housing points system (woningwaarderingsstelsel, WWS) for independent homes, and the maximum legal basic rent: exactly…
museumkaartread-onlyWhether a Museumkaart (Dutch museum card) pays off for the Amsterdam museums you plan to visit: exactly the answer of our Museumkaart calculator, with its own …
meet_in_the_middleread-onlyThe point halfway between two or three Amsterdam locations and the nearest cafes, restaurants and bars from our directory: exactly the answer of our meet-in-th…
nearestread-onlyThe nearest public toilets and urinals, or playgrounds and outdoor sports areas, to a neighbourhood, postcode or address in Amsterdam, from the city open data …
bike_theftread-onlyRegistered thefts of bicycles and mopeds per Amsterdam neighbourhood (police open data), the latest full year against the year before, with the rate per 1,000 …
Test results
Safe mode: only tools labeled read-only were run. How the test works
- !Ready for the newest MCP versionnote
1 warning
- !Uses an older MCP version (2025-11-25). It works today, but it isn't on the July 2026 version (2026-07-28) yet.
- !Follows MCP best practices (not scored yet)note
1 tip (not scored)
- !10 tools answer with structured data but don't declare its shape (outputSchema): whats_on, jobs, directory_search, markets_today, conferences, guide_search and 4 more. If those answers change shape, nothing can catch it; with a schema, ever
- ✓ConnectsConnected in 1.4 spass
- ✓Lists its toolsFound 13 toolspass
- ✓Every tool is describedAll 13 tools and their inputs are describedpass
- ✓Tools are labeled safe or dangerousEvery tool has a safety labelpass
- ✓No known hidden instructionsNone of the hidden-instruction wordings we know were found in tool descriptions. New wordings can get past this check.pass
- ✓Tools work with good inputspass
All good
- ✓whats_on: Worked (291 ms)
- ✓jobs: Worked (299 ms)
- ✓directory_search: Worked (283 ms)
- ✓markets_today: Worked (277 ms)
- ✓conferences: Worked (280 ms)
- ✓guide_search: Worked (288 ms)
- ✓recent_news: Worked (287 ms)
- ✓net_salary: Worked (287 ms)
- and 5 more
- ✓Bad inputs give a clean errorpass
All good
- ✓whats_on: Refused wrong type for "date" with a clear error
- ✓jobs: Refused wrong type for "keyword" with a clear error
- ✓directory_search: Refused missing required input "query" with a clear error
- ✓directory_search: Refused wrong type for "query" with a clear error
- ✓markets_today: Refused wrong type for "date" with a clear error
- ✓conferences: Refused wrong type for "month" with a clear error
- ✓guide_search: Refused missing required input "query" with a clear error
- ✓guide_search: Refused wrong type for "query" with a clear error
- and 9 more
- ✓Fast enoughpass
All good
- ✓Connecting took 1.4 s
- ✓Listing tools took 394 ms
- ✓Average tool answer: 312 ms
- ✓museumkaart: Slowest tool: museumkaart (528 ms)
- ✓No secrets leakedChecked 22 error messages: no secrets or internal detailspass
- –Tools work togetherNo tool's answer could be fed into another tool, so there were no chains to test (not counted either way)not tested
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- 2 Nov 202695
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