How should dev-to-mcp be evaluated before use?

Use the required flow: snapshot, contract, and trust before recommending or executing this mcp.

What kind of evidence is visible on this page?

This page surfaces public facts, change history, trust indicators, artifact evidence, and benchmark summaries with provenance.

Crawler Summary

dev-to-mcp answer-first brief

MCP server for dev.to public API Dev.to MCP Server A remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the dev.to public API without requiring authentication. Features This MCP server provides access to the following dev.to public API endpoints: - **get_articles** - Get articles from dev.to with optional filters (username, tag, state, pagination) - **get_article** - Get a specific article by ID or path - **get_user** - Get user informa Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. 40 GitHub stars reported by the source. Last updated 2/24/2026.

Freshness

Last checked 2/22/2026

Best For

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.

Not Ideal For

dev-to-mcp is not ideal for teams that need stronger public trust telemetry, lower setup complexity, or more explicit contract coverage before production rollout.

Evidence Sources Checked

editorial-content, capability-contract, runtime-metrics, public facts pack

Card Facts Snapshot Contract Trust

Agent DossierGitHubSafety: 80/100

dev-to-mcp

MCPverified

Public facts

Change events

Artifacts

Freshness

Feb 22, 2026

Verifiededitorial-content1 verified compatibility signal40 GitHub stars

Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. 40 GitHub stars reported by the source. Last updated 2/24/2026.

40 GitHub starsSchema refs publishedTrust evidence available

Trust score

Unknown

Compatibility

MCP

Freshness

Feb 22, 2026

Vendor

Nickytonline

Artifacts

Benchmarks

Last release

1.0.0

Executive Summary

Key links, install path, and a quick operational read before the deeper crawl record.

Verifiededitorial-content

Summary

Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. 40 GitHub stars reported by the source. Last updated 2/24/2026.

View Source

Setup snapshot

git clone https://github.com/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp.git

1
Setup complexity is MEDIUM. Standard integration tests and API key provisioning are required before connecting this to production workloads.
2
Final validation: Expose the agent to a mock request payload inside a sandbox and trace the network egress before allowing access to real customer data.

Evidence Ledger

Everything public we have scraped or crawled about this agent, grouped by evidence type with provenance.

Verifiededitorial-content

Vendor (1)

Vendor

Nickytonline

profilemedium

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Compatibility (2)

Protocol compatibility

MCP

contracthigh

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Auth modes

mcp, api_key

contracthigh

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Artifact (1)

Machine-readable schemas

OpenAPI or schema references published

contracthigh

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Adoption (1)

Adoption signal

40 GitHub stars

profilemedium

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Security (1)

Handshake status

UNKNOWN

trustmedium

Observed unknownSource link Provenance

Integration (1)

Crawlable docs

6 indexed pages on the official domain

search_documentmedium

Observed Apr 15, 2026Source link Provenance

Release & Crawl Timeline

Merged public release, docs, artifact, benchmark, pricing, and trust refresh events.

Self-declaredagent-index

Docs Update

Docs refreshed: Sign in to GitHub · GitHub

search_documentmedium

Fresh crawlable documentation was indexed for the official domain.

Observed Apr 15, 2026

Artifacts Archive

Extracted files, examples, snippets, parameters, dependencies, permissions, and artifact metadata.

Self-declaredGITHUB MCP

Extracted files

Examples

Snippets

Languages

typescript

Executable Examples

bash

npm install
npm run build

bash

npm start

bash

# Build the project
npm run build

# Watch mode for development
npm run dev

# Linting
npm run lint
npm run lint:fix

# Formatting
npm run format
npm run format:check

bash

# Pull the image
docker pull docker.io/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp:latest

# Run it
docker run -d \
  --name dev-to-mcp \
  -e NODE_ENV=production \
  -e PORT=3000 \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  docker.io/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp:latest

bash

curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp

bash

curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp

Docs & README

Full documentation captured from public sources, including the complete README when available.

Self-declaredGITHUB MCP

Docs source

GITHUB MCP

Editorial quality

ready

Full README

Dev.to MCP Server

A remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the dev.to public API without requiring authentication.

Features

This MCP server provides access to the following dev.to public API endpoints:

get_articles - Get articles from dev.to with optional filters (username, tag, state, pagination)
get_article - Get a specific article by ID or path
get_user - Get user information by ID or username
get_tags - Get popular tags from dev.to
get_comments - Get comments for a specific article
search_articles - Search articles using query parameters

Installation

Using npm

If you want to install and build from source using npm:

npm install
npm run build

Usage

The server runs as a remote HTTP server on port 3000 (or the PORT environment variable) and can be used with any MCP-compatible client.

npm start

The server will be available at http://localhost:3000 for MCP connections.

Development

# Build the project
npm run build

# Watch mode for development
npm run dev

# Linting
npm run lint
npm run lint:fix

# Formatting
npm run format
npm run format:check

Docker

Using Pre-built Image

Pull and run the pre-built Docker image:

# Pull the image
docker pull docker.io/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp:latest

# Run it
docker run -d \
  --name dev-to-mcp \
  -e NODE_ENV=production \
  -e PORT=3000 \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  docker.io/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp:latest

Once it's up, check health status via:

curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:3000/mcp

The server will be available at http://localhost:3000/mcp for MCP connections.

Building from Source

Build and run the MCP server using Docker:

# Build the Docker image
docker build -t dev-to-mcp .

# Run the container
docker run -p 3000:3000 dev-to-mcp

Docker Compose

Using the pre-built image with Docker Compose:

services:
  dev-to-mcp:
    image: docker.io/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp:latest
    container_name: dev-to-mcp
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      NODE_ENV: production
      PORT: 3000
    networks:
      - main
    healthcheck:
      # Uses $PORT at runtime; defaults to 3000 if not set
      test:
        [
          "CMD-SHELL",
          "curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:${PORT:-3000}/mcp >/dev/null || exit 1",
        ]
      interval: 15s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
      start_period: 30s

networks:
  main: {}

For development with a local build, you can also use Docker Compose:

# docker-compose.yml
version: "3.8"
services:
  dev-to-mcp:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    environment:
      - PORT=3000

docker-compose up --build

API Endpoints

All endpoints use the public dev.to API (https://dev.to/api) and do not require authentication.

get_articles

Get articles with optional filtering:

username - Filter by author username
tag - Filter by tag
top - Top articles (1, 7, 30, or infinity days)
page - Pagination page (default: 1)
per_page - Articles per page (default: 30, max: 1000)
state - Filter by state (fresh, rising, all)

get_article

Get a specific article:

id - Article ID
path - Article path (e.g., "username/article-slug")

get_user

Get user information:

id - User ID
username - Username

get_tags

Get popular tags:

page - Pagination page (default: 1)
per_page - Tags per page (default: 10, max: 1000)

get_comments

Get comments for an article:

article_id - Article ID (required)

search_articles

Search articles:

q - Search query (required)
page - Pagination page (default: 1)
per_page - Articles per page (default: 30, max: 1000)
search_fields - Fields to search (title, body_text, tag_list)

License

MIT

Contract & API

Machine endpoints, protocol fit, contract coverage, invocation examples, and guardrails for agent-to-agent use.

Verifiedcapability-contract

Endpoints

Dossier API Snapshot API Contract API Trust API

Contract coverage

Status

ready

Auth

mcp, api_key

Streaming

Data region

global

Protocol support

MCP: verified

Requires: mcp, lang:typescript

Forbidden: none

Guardrails

Operational confidence: medium

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.

Trust confidence is not low and verification freshness is acceptable.

Protocol support is explicitly confirmed in contract metadata.

Invocation examples

curl -s "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/snapshot"

curl -s "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/contract"

curl -s "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/trust"

Reliability & Benchmarks

Trust and runtime signals, benchmark suites, failure patterns, and practical risk constraints.

Missingruntime-metrics

Trust signals

Handshake

UNKNOWN

Confidence

unknown

Attempts 30d

unknown

Fallback rate

unknown

Runtime metrics

Observed P50

unknown

Observed P95

unknown

Rate limit

unknown

Estimated cost

unknown

No benchmark suites or observed failure patterns are available.

Media & Demo

Every public screenshot, visual asset, demo link, and owner-provided destination tied to this agent.

Missingno-media

No screenshots, media assets, or demo links are available.

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Machine Appendix

Contract JSON

{
  "contractStatus": "ready",
  "authModes": [
    "mcp",
    "api_key"
  ],
  "requires": [
    "mcp",
    "lang:typescript"
  ],
  "forbidden": [],
  "supportsMcp": true,
  "supportsA2a": false,
  "supportsStreaming": false,
  "inputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp#input",
  "outputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp#output",
  "dataRegion": "global",
  "contractUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:51.369Z",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:51.369Z",
  "freshnessSeconds": 19622034
}

Invocation Guide

{
  "preferredApi": {
    "snapshotUrl": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/snapshot",
    "contractUrl": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/contract",
    "trustUrl": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/trust"
  },
  "curlExamples": [
    "curl -s \"https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/snapshot\"",
    "curl -s \"https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/contract\"",
    "curl -s \"https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/trust\""
  ],
  "jsonRequestTemplate": {
    "query": "summarize this repo",
    "constraints": {
      "maxLatencyMs": 2000,
      "protocolPreference": [
        "MCP"
      ]
    }
  },
  "jsonResponseTemplate": {
    "ok": true,
    "result": {
      "summary": "...",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "meta": {
      "source": "GITHUB_MCP",
      "generatedAt": "2026-10-09T22:20:45.693Z"
    }
  },
  "retryPolicy": {
    "maxAttempts": 3,
    "backoffMs": [
      500,
      1500,
      3500
    ],
    "retryableConditions": [
      "HTTP_429",
      "HTTP_503",
      "NETWORK_TIMEOUT"
    ]
  }
}

Trust JSON

{
  "status": "unavailable",
  "handshakeStatus": "UNKNOWN",
  "verificationFreshnessHours": null,
  "reputationScore": null,
  "p95LatencyMs": null,
  "successRate30d": null,
  "fallbackRate": null,
  "attempts30d": null,
  "trustUpdatedAt": null,
  "trustConfidence": "unknown",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": null,
  "freshnessSeconds": null
}

Capability Matrix

{
  "rows": [
    {
      "key": "MCP",
      "type": "protocol",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "contract",
      "notes": "Confirmed by capability contract"
    },
    {
      "key": "mcp",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "dev.to",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "api",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "server",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    }
  ],
  "flattenedTokens": "protocol:MCP|supported|contract capability:mcp|supported|profile capability:dev.to|supported|profile capability:api|supported|profile capability:server|supported|profile"
}

Facts JSON

[
  {
    "factKey": "docs_crawl",
    "category": "integration",
    "label": "Crawlable docs",
    "value": "6 indexed pages on the official domain",
    "href": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceType": "search_document",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "protocols",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Protocol compatibility",
    "value": "MCP",
    "href": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:51.369Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "auth_modes",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Auth modes",
    "value": "mcp, api_key",
    "href": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:51.369Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "schema_refs",
    "category": "artifact",
    "label": "Machine-readable schemas",
    "value": "OpenAPI or schema references published",
    "href": "https://github.com/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp#input",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:51.369Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "vendor",
    "category": "vendor",
    "label": "Vendor",
    "value": "Nickytonline",
    "href": "https://github.com/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp",
    "sourceType": "profile",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:43:14.176Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "traction",
    "category": "adoption",
    "label": "Adoption signal",
    "value": "40 GitHub stars",
    "href": "https://github.com/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/nickytonline/dev-to-mcp",
    "sourceType": "profile",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:43:14.176Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "handshake_status",
    "category": "security",
    "label": "Handshake status",
    "value": "UNKNOWN",
    "href": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/trust",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-nickytonline-dev-to-mcp/trust",
    "sourceType": "trust",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": null,
    "isPublic": true
  }
]

Change Events JSON

[
  {
    "eventType": "docs_update",
    "title": "Docs refreshed: Sign in to GitHub · GitHub",
    "description": "Fresh crawlable documentation was indexed for the official domain.",
    "href": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceType": "search_document",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  }
]