MCP server health, State of MCP census
Ably
io.usefulapi/ably
MCP server for Ably — channel history, presence, occupancy, stats, publish, and app management.
Checks
The exact rows akashi check io.usefulapi/ably prints, from the 2026-09-09 census.
| Check | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| registry status | pass | active |
| server.json valid | pass | validates against its declared JSON Schema |
| repo reachable | pass | exists |
| repo freshness | pass | pushed 8d ago |
| remote reachable | pass | HTTP 200 via initialize |
| MCP conformance | pass | initialize handshake ok |
| tools/list | pass | 15 tools: ably_get_channel_history, ably_get_presence, ably_get_presence_history, ably_get_channel_details, ably_list_channels, ably_get_stats, ably_get_service_time, ably_publish_message, ... |
| at least one live entrypoint | pass | 2 alive |
| license present | pass | MIT |
| spec 2026-07-28 | warn | needs-migration: no server/discover, still mints Mcp-Session-Id, routing headers not enforced |
Spec 2026-07-28 readiness
Verdict: needs-migration(no server/discover; still mints Mcp-Session-Id; routing headers not enforced). Measured against the 2026-07-28 specification (ruleset 2026-07-28, compiled from the draft and re-diffed against the final text with no verdict-bearing rule changed) with read-only, keyless calls; see the ecosystem readiness report for how this server compares.
| Accepts handshake-free calls | yes |
| server/discover implemented | no |
| Session independence | session minted |
| Routing headers enforced | unknown |
Advisory: no resultType on results; no cache metadata on list results; negotiates 2025-06-18.
Evidence
Packages
No packages declared.
Remote endpoints
- https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp
streamable-http · reachable· HTTP 200· initialize_ok
15 tools: ably_get_channel_history, ably_get_presence, ably_get_presence_history, ably_get_channel_details, ably_list_channels, ably_get_stats, ably_get_service_time, ably_publish_message, ...
server.json
validagainst its declared schema
One of 29522 servers in the 2026-09-09 State of MCP census: 23538 healthy (79.7%), 4664 degraded (15.8%), 1162 dead (3.9%), 158 unknown (0.5%).
Verify it yourself
This page is a static read of one dated probe. Run the same check locally, any time, with no key:
$ akashi check io.usefulapi/ablyInstall Akashi - single Go binary, zero keys, MIT licensed.
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