The Moorish Times

Is The Moorish Times 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.
• 10 of its 12 tools are labeled read-only; the others may change or send things.
• Overall it scored 90/100 on 1 Nov 2026.

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What it can do

12 tools, in the server's own words.

Test results

Safe mode: only tools labeled read-only were run. How the test works

• !
  Every tool is described

  8 warnings

  • !search: Inputs with no description: sort, limit, cursor
  • !fetch: Inputs with no description: format
  • !whats_new: Inputs with no description: tag, featured_only
  • !timeline: Inputs with no description: since, until
  • !related: Inputs with no description: limit
  • !get_sources: Inputs with no description: style
  • !list_tags: Inputs with no description: min_count
  • !send_to_newsroom: Inputs with no description: language
  note
• !
  Follows MCP best practices (not scored yet)

  1 tip (not scored)

  • !Very common tool names: search, fetch. Next to other servers' tools the AI may mix them up; a short prefix helps (like "github_search" instead of "search").
  note
• !
  Resources and prompts work

  10 warnings (18 resources, 5 templates, 4 prompts)

  • !tmt://series/{slug}{?locale}: A made-up value (tmt://series/qamcp-test?locale=qamcp-test) gets an internal error instead of a clean "not found": No series at tmt://series/qamcp-test?locale=qamcp-test
  • !tmt://item/{collection}/{slug}{?locale}: A made-up value (tmt://item/qamcp-test/qamcp-test?locale=qamcp-test) gets an internal error instead of a clean "not found": No piece at tmt://item/qamcp-test/qamcp-test?locale=qamcp-test
  • !morning_brief: Inputs with no description: locale
  • !explain_topic: Inputs with no description: topic, locale
  • !follow_story: Inputs with no description: locale
  • !city_guide: Inputs with no description: locale
  • !morning_brief: Could not open it with sample inputs: Invalid arguments for prompt morning_brief: locale: Invalid option: expected one of "fr"|"en"
  • !explain_topic: Could not open it with sample inputs: Invalid arguments for prompt explain_topic: locale: Invalid option: expected one of "fr"|"en"
  • and 7 more
  note
• ✓
  ConnectsConnected in 179 ms
  pass
• ✓
  Ready for the newest MCP versionUses the latest MCP version (2026-07-28)
  pass
• ✓
  Lists its toolsFound 12 tools
  pass
• ✓
  Tools are labeled safe or dangerousEvery tool has a safety label
  pass
• ✓
  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 inputs

  All good

  • ✓search: Worked (504 ms)
  • ✓fetch: Answered with an error, probably because of our sample input: Nothing on moorishtimes.com matches "test". Use search to find an id.
  • ✓whats_new: Worked (52 ms)
  • ✓site_map: Worked (185 ms)
  • ✓series: Worked (48 ms)
  • ✓timeline: Answered with an error, probably because of our sample input: Give a tag or a query.
  • ✓related: Answered with an error, probably because of our sample input: Nothing on moorishtimes.com matches "test". Use search to find an id.
  • ✓compare_editions: Answered with an error, probably because of our sample input: Nothing on moorishtimes.com matches "test". Use search to find an id.
  • and 4 more
  pass
• ✓
  Bad inputs give a clean error

  All good

  • ✓search: Refused wrong type for "query" with a clear error
  • ✓fetch: Refused missing required input "id" with a clear error
  • ✓fetch: Refused wrong type for "id" with a clear error
  • ✓whats_new: Refused wrong type for "category" with a clear error
  • ✓site_map: Refused wrong type for "locale" with a clear error
  • ✓series: Refused wrong type for "slug" with a clear error
  • ✓timeline: Refused wrong type for "tag" with a clear error
  • ✓related: Refused missing required input "id" with a clear error
  • and 6 more
  pass
• ✓
  Tools work together

  5 chains working

  • ✓search → fetch: fetch found what search returned (id = "news/gasoil-hausse-1er-novembre-2026")
  • ✓search → related: related found what search returned (id = "news/gasoil-hausse-1er-novembre-2026")
  • ✓search → compare_editions: compare_editions found what search returned (id = "news/gasoil-hausse-1er-novembre-2026")
  • ✓search → get_sources: get_sources found what search returned (id = "news/gasoil-hausse-1er-novembre-2026")
  • ✓whats_new → fetch: fetch found what whats_new returned (id = "news/balearia-ferry-electrique-tanger-tarifa")
  pass
• ✓
  Fast enough

  All good

  • ✓Connecting took 179 ms
  • ✓Listing tools took 290 ms
  • ✓Average tool answer: 105 ms
  • ✓search: Slowest tool: search (504 ms)
  pass
• ✓
  No secrets leakedChecked 24 error messages: no secrets or internal details
  pass

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