Live MCP verification

ia.mcp-live · 4.20

Act SHOULD Scanner data AR-ACT-03

Why it matters

Live read-only negotiation proves that discovered MCP metadata maps to a usable protocol endpoint.

How to fix it

Make sure that the MCP endpoint answers initialize and tools/list.

Serve the Streamable HTTP transport at the endpoint in the server card.
Answer initialize and tools/list without auth for public tools.

Verify

Run a new scan for this checkpoint:

isagentready results {domain} --checkpoint ia.mcp-live

Details Mapping, lifecycle and references

AR mapping: Full match
Evidence source: agentready.org AR-ACT-03
Score role: Core
Introduced: 2026-08-24
Methodology version: 2026-10-22

MCP specification

Checkpoint data (JSON)