Ashley Payne MCP Server
by ashallsuk.co.ashleypayne/ashley-paynev1.0.1
Ask a UK fractional CTO's practice directly: services, prices, articles, and whether he fits.
context tax
~1,230 tok/turn12 tools
security
pending
cold start
hosted
freshness
pending
Our reading of Ashley Payne, from the data
Ashley Payne is an MCP server from ashalls, listed in the official MCP Registry.
Its 12 tools add about 1,230 tokens to every model turn (measured 2026-10-19).
It runs as a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install.
Install Ashley Payne MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http ashley-payne https://www.ashleypayne.co.uk/mcpInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"ashley-payne": {
"url": "https://www.ashleypayne.co.uk/mcp"
}
}
}Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"ashley-payne": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://www.ashleypayne.co.uk/mcp"
]
}
}
}Or add it as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors. The config above bridges via mcp-remote.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"ashley-payne": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.ashleypayne.co.uk/mcp"
}
}
}Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"ashley-payne": {
"serverUrl": "https://www.ashleypayne.co.uk/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
- streamable-http
https://www.ashleypayne.co.uk/mcp
Context tax
Connecting this server adds ~1,230 tokens of tool definitions to every model turn (moderate, 12 tools). Measured 2026-10-19 via its hosted endpoint; o200k tokenizer, worst case for clients that load all tools up front. How we measure
| Model | Per 1,000 turns | With prompt caching |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4.92 | $0.246 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $2.46 | $0.246 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.123 | — |
Input prices as of 2026-10-06. Excludes your own prompt and output.
Tools (12)
assess_fit327 tokCompares a description of a project, business or problem against a fixed published rule and returns a verdict: good_fit, mixed, poor_fit or insufficient_information. Wording alone never produces poor_fit. Where the text touches one of the things Ashley turns down, the result lists questions in ask_these_then_call_again, and the three named fields take the person's own answers on a later call. poor_fit needs an explicit yes in one of those fields; good_fit needs an explicit no in all three. Having a development team is not the same as wanting Ashley to supply one.
get_evidence101 tokWhere the numbers on the site come from, for when someone asks whether they can be trusted. Returns one statement of provenance: the figures are counts from live systems, self-reported with a stated method and not independently audited, and Ashley will run any of them in front of someone who asks. Per-figure detail (the collections, queries and returned values) is not published.
get_case_study93 tokFull detail for one engagement: the situation, what was built, the engineering decisions and why they were made, the stack, and where there is one, the commercial outcome in indexed figures.
get_services88 tokThe three ways an engagement runs (Build, Partner, Consult), the fixed-price diagnostic most engagements start with, how the process works, and which client surfaces he builds: desktop applications, browser extensions, chat-platform integrations and web. Use this for any question about platforms, apps, pricing or how an engagement is structured.
search_insights83 tokSearch his articles on technical leadership, fractional CTO work, AI and building SaaS. Returns titles, summaries and the matching passage. Call get_insight with a slug for the full text of one.
get_faqs81 tokThe questions buyers ask, with his answers. Pass a query to get the relevant ones; omit it to list every question without the answers.
get_insight76 tokThe complete text of one article, by slug. Use after search_insights, and only when the summary is not enough to answer the question.
get_ai_capability71 tokWhich AI techniques he has built in production (prompting, retrieval, fine-tuning, MCP servers, local inference) and when each one is the right choice. Use this for questions about AI, automation or data privacy.
get_privacy65 tokWhat this connector and the website do with data, and what they do not. Use this if the person asks about privacy, tracking, cookies, GDPR, or what Ashley can see of this conversation.
get_contact53 tokHow to reach Ashley: email, the contact page, and a booking link when one is live. Use when the person wants to make contact.
get_overview43 tokPositioning, background and what makes him different from other fractional CTOs. Start here.
list_work41 tokSummaries of the selected work, with the slug needed for get_case_study.
Freshness
Not enough public signals yet to judge maintenance.
Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-14 · 4d ago · GitHub
Latest release
no data · GitHub
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-14 · 4d ago · official registry · v1.0.1
FAQ
›How do I install the Ashley Payne MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add --transport http ashley-payne https://www.ashleypayne.co.uk/mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does Ashley Payne require an API key?
No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.
›Can I use Ashley Payne as a remote (hosted) MCP server?
Yes. It is a hosted MCP server; connect to its URL with any client that supports remote MCP.
›Is Ashley Payne in the official MCP registry?
Yes, as uk.co.ashleypayne/ashley-payne.
›How many tokens does Ashley Payne add to my context?
Its tool definitions total about 1,230 tokens, resent on every turn.
Sources and method
- Official MCP Registry entry
- updated 2026-10-14
- GitHub repository
- fetched 2026-10-19
- Tool list (tools/list), measured by us
- 2026-10-19
- Last checked against all sources
- 2026-10-19
The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.