Tools That Don't Upload MCP Server
by etacbae6768-a11ycom.toolsthatdontupload/toolsv1.5.0
Search and run data, text, code, PDF and web APIs. Requests not stored. Network tools need a key.
context tax
~389 tok/turn3 tools
security
100/100
cold start
hosted
freshness
Active6d ago
Our reading of Tools That Don't Upload, from the data
Tools That Don't Upload is a productivity & office MCP server from etacbae6768-a11y, listed in the official MCP Registry.
Its 3 tools add about 389 tokens to every model turn, lighter than the productivity & office median of 1,391 tokens across 101 measured servers (measured 2026-10-19).
Maintenance is active: the last public signal was 6 days ago (2026-10-12). For comparison, 67% of productivity & office servers are active or maintained.
With 0 GitHub stars it ranks #634 of 1,499 productivity & office servers we index.
It runs as a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install.
Install Tools That Don't Upload MCP server
Install in Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http tools-that-dont-upload https://toolsthatdontupload.com/mcpInstall in Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"tools-that-dont-upload": {
"url": "https://toolsthatdontupload.com/mcp"
}
}
}Install in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"tools-that-dont-upload": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://toolsthatdontupload.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}Or add it as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors. The config above bridges via mcp-remote.
Install in VS Code
{
"servers": {
"tools-that-dont-upload": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://toolsthatdontupload.com/mcp"
}
}
}Install in Windsurf
{
"mcpServers": {
"tools-that-dont-upload": {
"serverUrl": "https://toolsthatdontupload.com/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
- streamable-http
https://toolsthatdontupload.com/mcp
Context tax
Connecting this server adds ~389 tokens of tool definitions to every model turn (lean, 3 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 | $1.56 | $0.078 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $0.778 | $0.078 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.039 | — |
Input prices as of 2026-10-06. Excludes your own prompt and output.
Tools (3)
run_tool153 tokRun a catalog tool by name with an arguments object. Returns the tool result and the external hosts contacted (usually none). Errors keep the HTTP status: 400 invalid input, 405 wrong method, 413 input over the size limit (files over 10 MB through MCP, JSON over 2 MiB), 422 a file that cannot be processed (for example an encrypted PDF), 429 quota used up.
search_tools122 tokSearch the tool catalog by keyword. Returns matching tool names, descriptions, parameters and a tested example argument object for each.
list_categories30 tokList tool categories with counts and example tool names.
Security signals
100/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.
Deductions
No findings from the checks that ran.
Checks
- ✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
- ✓Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics)
- ○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
- ○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending
Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules
Freshness
Active — last maintenance signal 6d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.
Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-12 · 6d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-12 · 7d ago · GitHub · local-v1.0.0
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-11 · 7d ago · official registry · v1.5.0
How it compares in Productivity & Office
Against the most-starred productivity & office servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.
| Server | Stars | Tools | Tokens / turn | Freshness | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tools That Don't Upload (this) | 0 | 3 | 389 | Active | hosted |
| Rea | 324,759 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Browser | 39,318 | — | not measured | Active | local + hosted |
| Playwright | 38,349 | — | not measured | Active | local |
| Browser | 36,690 | — | not measured | Active | — |
| Skyvern | 23,226 | — | not measured | Active | hosted |
FAQ
›How do I install the Tools That Don't Upload MCP server in Claude Code?
Run: claude mcp add --transport http tools-that-dont-upload https://toolsthatdontupload.com/mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.
›Does Tools That Don't Upload require an API key?
No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.
›Can I use Tools That Don't Upload 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 Tools That Don't Upload in the official MCP registry?
Yes, as com.toolsthatdontupload/tools.
›How many tokens does Tools That Don't Upload add to my context?
Its tool definitions total about 389 tokens, resent on every turn.
Sources and method
- Official MCP Registry entry
- updated 2026-10-11
- GitHub repository
- fetched 2026-10-19
- Tool list (tools/list), measured by us
- 2026-10-19
- Security signals, computed 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.
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