What tools does the fresh MCP server provide?

fresh exposes 2 tools: fresh_check, fresh_observe. This list was returned by the running server when we connected to it.

Does fresh require an API key?

No. fresh answered a tools/list request without credentials.

How do I install fresh?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http fresh https://fresh-api-production-c783.up.railway.app/mcp. One-click install links for Cursor and VS Code are also available on the server's page.

Connection check verified live · 27h ago

fresh

Know whether an AI agent should REUSE or REFETCH a URL before retrieving it again.

Data & analytics Code & repositories Memory & knowledge

Install

Remote (HTTP)

claude mcp add --transport http fresh https://fresh-api-production-c783.up.railway.app/mcp

Tools 2

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Installs / wk —

Licence —

Transport streamable-http

Last checked 27h ago

Tools & capabilities

2 tools

Read from the running server on 27h ago.

fresh_check read-only url*lastSeenAt*toleranceSeconds

Return REUSE, REFETCH, or UNKNOWN before retrieving a URL again.

fresh_observe url*etagobservedAtcontentHashlastModified

Report privacy-safe freshness metadata from a completed retrieval.

Context cost

Light

Connecting this server adds 2 tool definitions to every request — roughly 180 tokens before you ask anything.

Adds little to your context. Safe to keep connected.

Estimated at ~90 tokens per tool. Actual size varies with schema complexity — treat this as an order of magnitude, not a measurement.

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Ranked by shared tools where both expose an inventory, otherwise by shared wording.

Source & links

Registry: io.github.GSterlingPress/fresh
Endpoint: https://fresh-api-production-c783.up.railway.app/mcp
Sources: registry