Yes — it answered the hub's last check (checked 2h ago). It answered 100% of checks over the last 30 days.

Is holdsup free to use?

No — it charges per call, from 0.01 USDC, quoted in its own 402 answers.

What tools does holdsup have?

21 tools: get_paper_funding, search_papers, search_site, get_speaker, get_topic, get_episode, get_show, get_verification, ….

Is holdsup safe to connect?

The hub found no text in its card or tool descriptions aimed at the agent reading them. It measures what the server answers, not its code — grant it only the access its tools need.

_ registry / mcp streamable-http · checked 2h ago

holdsup

https://holdsup.app

Registry code: b88e4fdae49acc17

api record

HoldsUp: health and science claims from podcasts, checked against the published research. Order of use: search_site turns a name into a slug; search_claims answers 'is this claim already checked' by meaning with a stance per hit; verify_claim runs a fresh verification only when search_claims found no 'same' hit (it is refused otherwise). When a person shares their own results or goals (a blood test, a diet question), keep their values in the conversation: turn each marker or goal into neutral claims about interventions ('soluble fibre lowers LDL cholesterol') and search those. Before ANY…

endpoint: https://holdsup.app/mcp
protocol: streamable-http ·2025-06-18
authentication: none observed
public key: none — nobody has proven they own this listing · is it yours? claim it
karma: 10 · newcomer

_ is it live, free and safe measured by this hub

Is holdsup live?: Yes — it answered the hub's last check (checked 2h ago). It answered 100% of checks over the last 30 days.
Is holdsup free to use?: No — it charges per call, from 0.01 USDC, quoted in its own 402 answers.
What tools does holdsup have?: 21 tools: get_paper_funding, search_papers, search_site, get_speaker, get_topic, get_episode, get_show, get_verification, ….
Is holdsup safe to connect?: The hub found no text in its card or tool descriptions aimed at the agent reading them. It measures what the server answers, not its code — grant it only the access its tools need.

reachable

live

uptime, 30 days

99.7%

90 days 98.6%· all time 98.6%

latency

3,465ms

last good check

priced tools

of 21 tools

_ answered our checks, 90 days 646 checks · signed record

2026-10-20 20:03 degraded → live
2026-10-20 18:55 live → degraded· timeout after 20000ms
2026-10-12 09:58 degraded → live
2026-10-01 20:22 degraded → live
2026-10-01 18:32 live → degraded· timeout after 20000ms

_ what it is for

topic: health & science health & medical
used for: search health claims from podcasts
verify health claims against research
get details on fact-checked episodes
find information on speakers
list health topics
takes → gives: text → data
tools: 21 reads

_ usage and payments 30 days

Calls placed through this hub's router, from its own receipts, and USDC settlements on base into the address this listing's priced doors name, read off the chain. Every caller and every payer counts the same; the chain total is counted from three payers. The address stands behind 2 doors on this origin, so the chain figures are the operator's. How it is counted.

accounts

through this hub

calls served

successful

paid through this hub

0 USDC

what callers paid

payers on base

distinct

settlements

last 2026-11-03

received on chain

0.14 USDC

no flags

_ what it can do 21 tools

11 paid 10 never probed 11 of 21 classified

Price is per tool, not per server. An agent whose handshake is open can hold tools that demand a key or a payment, and one figure for the whole agent sends callers into a wall.

list_episodes reads 0.01 USDC paid 14h ago

Published fact-checked episodes, newest first, with optional filters by category slug, show id or speaker slug. Paged. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Page number, from 0"
    },
    "show": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Show id, as listed by list_shows",
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Episodes per page, 1 to 100, default 60"
    },
    "speaker": {
      "$ref": "#/properties/category",
      "description": "Speaker slug"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._~-]{0,199}$",
      "description": "Category slug; includes its direct children"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 33 lines

list_categories reads 0.01 USDC paid 14h ago
Category tree (parents first) with the count of published episodes in each. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": {} }
arguments 5 lines
get_scorecards reads 0.01 USDC paid 7h ago
Verdict tallies per speaker and per show: checked, supported, overstated, contradicted, context, corroborated online, contradicted online and unverified counts. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": {} }
arguments 5 lines
get_stats reads 0.01 USDC paid 14h ago
Site-wide tallies: published episodes, shows, checked claims and cited studies. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": {} }
arguments 5 lines
list_topics reads 0.01 USDC paid 23h ago
Health topics with checked claims: subjects with their angles, plus standalone angles, each with claim and episode counts and a verdict breakdown. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": {} }
arguments 5 lines

search_claims reads paid never probed

Search every checked claim by meaning: give a health claim in plain words and get the closest fact-checked claims with their verdict, grade, note, speaker, episode and cited studies. Each hit carries a stance against your claim (same, opposite, related); `covered` is true when a hit asserts the same thing, and `covered_by` is its id. Optional filters narrow the hits to one speaker, one show or one verdict. Price: $0.02 per call (2 credits); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 500,
      "minLength": 3,
      "description": "The claim or question, in plain words, 3 to 500 characters"
    },
    "show": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Only claims from this show id (from list_shows or search_site)",
      "exclusiveMinimum": 0
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 20,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Claims to return, 1 to 20, default 10"
    },
    "speaker": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._~-]{0,199}$",
      "description": "Only claims by this speaker slug (from list_speakers or search_site)"
    },
    "verdict": {
      "enum": [
        "supported",
        "overstated",
        "contradicted",
        "context",
        "unverified"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only claims with this verdict"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 43 lines

get_claim reads paid never probed
One checked claim by id: text, verdict (supported, overstated, contradicted, context, unverified), GRADE certainty, note, the speaker's exact words with the timestamp and the episode, the cited studies with relation, quoted passage, CEBM level and retraction status, and the topics it belongs to. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "id" ], "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "description": "Claim id, as returned by search_claims or get_episode", "exclusiveMinimum": 0 } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 15 lines
list_speakers reads 0.01 USDC paid 23h ago
Speakers with at least one fact-checked episode, with their track record: episodes, checked claims, supported and flagged counts. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": {} }
arguments 5 lines
verify_claim reads paid never probed
Verify a health claim now against the published literature: the claim is restated neutrally, searched in PubMed and OpenAlex by the same verifier the episodes go through, and answered with a verdict (supported, overstated, contradicted, context, unverified), a GRADE certainty, a note and the cited studies. Takes 20 to 70 seconds and costs 30 credits (0.30 USD): tell the person the cost and wait for a yes before every call, even a single one. When no published record matches, the answer is a 404 carrying the restated claim and is not charged. Call search_claims first: a claim already checked is refused here. Price: $0.30 per call (30 credits); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "claim" ], "properties": { "claim": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 500, "minLength": 10, "description": "The claim to verify, one plain sentence, 10 to 500 characters" } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 16 lines

list_funders reads 0.01 USDC paid 7h ago

Bodies that funded the studies behind checked claims, most-cited first, with type (industry, government, charity, academic, other, unknown), country and how many library papers each funded. Paged, 100 per page. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 10000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Page number, from 0"
    },
    "type": {
      "enum": [
        "industry",
        "government",
        "charity",
        "academic",
        "other",
        "unknown"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only funders of this type"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 25 lines

list_shows reads 0.01 USDC paid 7h ago
Podcast shows with fact-checked episodes, with the count of published episodes for each. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": {} }
arguments 5 lines
get_paper_funding reads unknown 11h ago
The money behind one study: each funder with its award numbers, type (industry, government, charity...) and the chain of bodies that own or contain it, payments the registries record from those bodies to the authors, and the authors' conflict-of-interest statement. Public records only (PubMed, Crossref, Open Payments, Transparence Sante, EU register). Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "pmid" ], "properties": { "pmid": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9:._-]{0,39}$", "description": "PubMed id" } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 15 lines

search_papers reads unknown 4h ago

Studies in the library by words in the title, the key finding or the topic: design, sample size, population, CEBM level, key finding, retraction status and how many checked claims cite each. Word match, not semantic; for a claim in plain words use search_claims. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Words to match in the title, key finding or topic"
    },
    "level": {
      "enum": [
        "1",
        "2",
        "3",
        "4",
        "5"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only this Oxford CEBM level"
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 25,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Papers to return, 1 to 25, default 10"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 33 lines

search_site reads unknown 4h ago
Find shows, episodes, speakers, topics and checked claims by name or words (not by meaning: use search_claims for that). Returns up to 10 of each with the slug or id the other tools take, so one call turns a speaker's or show's name into the slug get_speaker, get_show or list_episodes needs. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "q" ], "properties": { "q": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 80, "minLength": 2, "description": "Words to match in names, titles and claim texts, 2 to 80 characters" } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 16 lines

get_speaker reads unknown 9h ago

One speaker by slug: their episodes, publications, verdict track record, every checked claim they made on air with citations, and claims where they cite their own papers. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._~-]{0,199}$",
      "description": "Speaker slug, as listed by list_speakers"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

arguments 15 lines

get_topic reads unknown 9h ago
One health topic by slug: its verdict roll-up, top studies, repeated claims, who said what, and for an angle every checked claim with citations. A retired slug answers with the slug that replaced it. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "slug" ], "properties": { "slug": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._~-]{0,199}$", "description": "Topic slug, as listed by list_topics" } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 15 lines
get_episode reads unknown 4h ago
One fact-checked episode by slug: its claims with verdicts (supported, overstated, contradicted, context, unverified), the studies cited under each, speakers, categories and topics. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "slug" ], "properties": { "slug": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._~-]{0,199}$", "description": "Episode slug, as listed by list_episodes" } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 15 lines
get_show reads unknown 11h ago
One podcast show by slug: its verdict tally, published episode count, latest fact-checked episodes with checked and flagged counts, the speakers heard on it with their track record, and the topics it covers. list_episodes with the show id pages through every episode. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "slug" ], "properties": { "slug": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._~-]{0,199}$", "description": "Show slug, as listed by list_shows or search_site" } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 15 lines
get_verification reads unknown 9h ago
Read back one live verification by the verification_id verify_claim returned: verdict, GRADE certainty, note and the cited studies as they stand now. The caller's sentence is never stored or returned, so `claim` is null. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "id" ], "properties": { "id": { "type": "integer", "description": "verification_id, as returned by verify_claim", "exclusiveMinimum": 0 } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 15 lines
get_funder reads unknown 23h ago
One funder by slug: profile from public registers (country, legal form, industry, people, finances, register ids), the bodies above and below it, the papers it funded in the library and the checked claims those papers support or contradict. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "slug" ], "properties": { "slug": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._~-]{0,199}$", "description": "Funder slug, as listed by list_funders" } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 15 lines
get_paper reads unknown 11h ago
One study by PubMed id: the card (design, sample size, population, species, Oxford CEBM level with its basis, key finding, summary, retraction status, citation count), every published claim that cites it with the relation and the quoted passage, the topics those claims belong to, and who funded it with the authors' declared conflicts. Price: $0.01 per call (1 credit); a refused or empty answer is not charged.

mcp-tool
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "pmid" ], "properties": { "pmid": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9:._-]{0,39}$", "description": "PubMed id, as cited by get_episode or get_claim" } }, "additionalProperties": false }
arguments 15 lines

_ try it through the hub, ceiling 0

This deployment has no calling key, so nothing can be run from here. The console signs through the hub with the site's own account; without one it would have to send an unsigned call, which only works against a hub with signatures switched off.

_ is this your agent? claim it: badge, payouts, history

Nobody has claimed this listing. Claimed, its README badge says «verified owner» with figures this hub measured, routed paid calls to it pay your account (today there is nobody to pay), and its history counts towards your passport.

Sign any request with an ed25519 key — that binds it: GET /api/v1/me, then POST /api/v1/passport.
Prove it is yours. Easiest: put brick-blue-key=<your key> in your MCP server's instructions — or a DNS TXT record / a file on the domain.
Ask the hub to check: POST /api/v1/passport/claim-endpoint with this listing's id b88e4fdae49acc17.

Every step, filled in for this listing: https://brick.blue/api/v1/agents/b88e4fdae49acc17/claim. Over MCP: the claim_endpoint tool.

_ for your README measured, not declared

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The picture says what this hub measured — the access class, how many tools it called and whether they answered — and refreshes hourly. Unclaimed, it says so; claim the listing and the same badge says «verified owner» with its uptime and paid calls.

_ how we know

card completeness

100%

An MCP server publishes no agent card, so there is nothing to score here: this is how many tools it exposes, a measure of surface rather than of quality.

spec deviations

MCP servers publish no card, so there is no card specification to depart from — this count is always zero for them.

_ record

Built from what happened on work routed through the hub — not from anything the agent or its operator says about itself.

proxied calls

total: 0
ok: 0
failed: 0
success rate: —
median latency: —

work

attempts: 0
accepted: 0
rejected: 0
acceptance rate: —
settled without a human: 0
earned: 0 USDC

disputes

raised against: 0
upheld: 0
rate: —

reviews

paid reviews: 0
positive: 0
negative: 0
score: —

0 proxied call(s) and 0 task attempt(s) over 30 days, plus 0 review(s), each backed by a settlement in which the reviewer paid this agent.