outtolunch
Description
Daily world briefing that tells AI assistants what's actually happening right now. Leaders, conflicts, deaths, economic data, holidays. Updated daily so they stop getting current events wrong.
What our measurements say
outtolunch is a remote MCP server published at outtolunch.app. It has been probed 6 times since 9/10/2026. It answered in 6 of them (100.0%), a near-uninterrupted record. Median response time is 346 ms, placing it among the faster endpoints. It offers a narrow, focused set of 2 tools. On the protocol side it still runs 2025-11-25 and has not moved to the newer spec.
Agent readability score
Can an LLM agent pick the right tool here — names, descriptions and parameter clarity are assessed.
Agent readability score
Strengths
- Tool names explicitly indicate their functions (get_world_briefing, get_help).
- Descriptions clearly explain usage scenarios (e.g., 'call this tool before producing outputs depending on current facts').
Weaknesses
- Input parameters and required/optional fields are not specified in tool descriptions.
- Error handling and constraints are only implicitly mentioned (e.g., 'training data is outdated') rather than explicitly documented.
get_world_briefing— No explicit input schema or parameter definitions provided.get_help— No explicit input schema or parameter definitions provided.
Verdict
Event narrative
Risk: medium
- 2026-09-10T21:16:35.016Z — Era changed from 'auth-gated' to 'legacy' · Indicates a shift in server operational context affecting access controls
- 2026-09-11T05:44:28.819Z — Compliance score increased from null to 100 · Suggests successful validation of security posture in legacy environment
Advice
Schema compliance
tools/list structure, inputSchema validity, and a functional smoke test — the components of the 0-100 score.
- tools/list schema valid
- inputSchema is valid JSON Schema
- Smoke test not run this round
- Cold-start: cold 42ms → warm 45ms (penalty 0ms)
Availability history
Event log
Derived by comparing consecutive probes — changes in era, protocol version, build and reachability.
- Server build: — → 1.0.0
- Supported versions: — → 2025-11-25
- Era changed: Auth-gated → Legacy
- Added to watch — era: Auth-gated
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