Reference MCP servers

3 remote MCP servers in Reference: FlickDirect Connect: Movie MCP Server, getAbstract and The Old Ways Library. 2 need no credentials; 1 uses OAuth 2.1. The catalog validator observed public inventories for 1 of 3: 3 tools plus 2 resources.

Authentication: No authentication 2OAuth 2.1 1
Transport: Streamable HTTP 3
Browser ready: 0 of 3
Tool inventories: 1 of 3 · 3 tools observed

Showing 3 of 3 Reference servers

FlickDirect Connect: Movie MCP Server
Publisher
Online
connect.flickdirect.com
Read-only movie MCP server for FlickDirect movie and TV facts, available country dates and ratings, site-wide news and review previews, podcasts, streaming and deals. Free access with no authentication.
ReferenceNo authenticationHTTPStateless MCP
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getAbstract
MCP Registry
Online
www.getabstract.com
Search getAbstract summaries of business books, articles and reports.
ReferenceOAuth 2.1HTTP
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The Old Ways Library
Publisher
Online
mcp.theoldways.co
Public, read-only search and cited passages from historical editions and mythology reference pages across five traditions. No account or API key required.
ReferenceNo authenticationHTTPStateful MCP
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Guides for Reference servers

How to connect to a remote MCP server
A client-oriented walkthrough for testing an authless or OAuth-protected Streamable HTTP endpoint and diagnosing the first connection.
MCP server CORS headers: the reference for browser clients
The exact Allow-Origin, Allow-Methods, Allow-Headers, Expose-Headers, and Max-Age values a remote MCP server needs for browser clients, how the preflight works, and tested examples for Express, Hono, Cloudflare Workers, and FastAPI.
MCP server connected but no tools: how to find the cause
When a client shows the server as connected but lists no tools, read the raw JSON-RPC exchange to tell a missing capability, a failed tools/list, a lost session, a version mismatch, caching and auth-gated listing apart.