The Reducing Valve
Essays on agents, markets, and attention. An independent magazine, published when there’s something to add.
https://thereducingvalve.com/Opens ChatGPT on the web or desktop and asks it to use the WebMCP tools available here.
Connect straight to this server’s public endpoint.
https://thereducingvalve.com/mcpWe add this server to your workspace, then open Studio — saved access, one connection to many servers, with a history of what ran.
Last probed Sep 14, 2026 · thereducingvalve.com
3tools discovered
List Essays
List all published essays, newest first (chronological is the only order): id, title, abstract, date, tags, length in words and tokens, signature status, and the URLs of the html/markdown/json editions.
Get Essay
Fetch one essay by id/slug: full text (markdown and plain), metadata, license, and the Ed25519 provenance record (signed payload + signature, verifiable against the publication key).
Search Essays
Full-text search across all essays. Returns matching essays with surrounding snippets, ranked by term frequency — properties of content, never popularity.
Get your MCP into directories
A working endpoint is step one. Directory coverage is the coordinated launch across ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, the MCP Registry, and community indexes.
Directory coverage for brandsEssays on agents, markets, and attention. An independent magazine, published when there’s something to add.
Use the MCP endpoint listed on this page in your MCP client configuration. One-click install pills support Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and other hosts. Copy the remote MCP URL if your client needs a manual entry.
MCPBundles probed 3 tools on the live server. The tool list on this page reflects what was discovered at the last refresh — connect your client to see the full set available to your session.
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