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Guides by TIC

by Tori-TICversion 0.1.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud
Registry nameio.github.Tori-TIC/tic-guides

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Sourced guides to earning online, platform rules, and a check for AI-income offers. Read-only.

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These three are never merged into one score: opinions, measurements and popularity are different things.

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

You need

Which app do you use?

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

  1. Open Settings → Connectors
  2. Press Add custom connector
  3. Paste the address below and press Add
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Add2https://…3
https://tic-guides-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http tic-guides https://tic-guides-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tic-guides": {
      "url": "https://tic-guides-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "tic-guides": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://tic-guides-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

  1. Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
  2. Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
  3. Paste the address below, give it a name and save
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Create2https://…3
https://tic-guides-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 8, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • search_ways

    Search 40 sourced guides to earning online (selling digital products, content, services, resale, clipping, AI-assisted work). Filter by verdict, time per day, or free-to-start. Returns short cards with a link to each full guide. Use for 'what could I do with 1 hour a day', 'is X

  • get_way

    Full detail for one way to earn (id from search_ways, or its name): what you sell, honest earnings note, one-time setup, the platform rules, a stop rule and risks, with the link to the public guide.

  • check_offer

    Compare an offer someone was pitched (a course, a trading bot, a done-for-you store, a micro-SaaS dream, AI books, voice agencies...) with the 15 schemes in the Reality Check and the 'do not start' guides. Returns what was checked, what could not be checked, and the sources. Use

  • get_platform_rules

    How a selling or posting platform works for small sellers: fees, house norms, what gets accounts removed, and whether automation or AI help is allowed. Platforms include Etsy, Gumroad, Fiverr, Upwork, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, X, dev.to, Amazon programmes and more.

  • recent_changes

    Dated changes that affect people earning online (fee changes, new rules, headwinds and tailwinds), newest first, each with a 'so what' and a source. Optionally filter by platform.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified with the GitHub account Tori-TIC, which owns the repo

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 595 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 5 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Otheri

  • More stars than 0% of the other 18685 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 60% of the other 18685 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 18685 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Guides by TIC safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.0) reached the registry 30 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, Bestax

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Guides by TIC: an MCP server for earning online, with sources

Ask your AI assistant what is worth trying for extra income online, and get an answer from dated, sourced guides instead of from memory. Ask it about an "AI income" course or a trading-bot pitch, and it checks the pitch against what could and could not be verified.

It serves the public guides at tori-tic.github.io: 40 ways rated worth a try, watch, not proven yet or do not start, rules and fees for 33 platforms, 23 dated platform changes, and a Reality Check of 15 "make money with AI" schemes. Every answer links back to the guide it came from.

Read-only. No account, no API key, no outbound network calls from the server, nothing stored. The data ships with the server.

Tools

ToolWhat it does
search_waysFind ways to earn by words, verdict, minutes per day, or free to start
get_wayFull guide for one way: what you sell, earnings note as checked, one-time setup, platform rules, stop rule, risks
check_offerCompare a pitched offer with the Reality Check and the "do not start" guides
get_platform_rulesFees, house norms, what gets accounts removed, whether automation is allowed
recent_changesDated platform changes with a "so what" and a source

All five are marked read-only.

Use it

Hosted endpoint (Streamable HTTP, nothing to install): https://tic-guides-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

  • Any MCP client that takes a URL: add it as a remote server. In Claude, add it as a custom connector.
  • Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http tic-guides https://tic-guides-mcp.vercel.app/mcp
  • Claude Code plugin (adds a skill that tells Claude when to use the tools):
  /plugin marketplace add Tori-TIC/tic-guides-mcp

/plugin install tic-guides@tic

- **Gemini CLI:** `gemini extensions install https://github.com/Tori-TIC/tic-guides-mcp`
  • Official MCP Registry: io.github.Tori-TIC/tic-guides

Run it yourself (stdio): clone this repository, npm install, then point your client at node src/stdio.js. The server makes no network calls.

What it is not

It does not promise income. A verdict is a judgement from public sources on a given date, and an earnings note is what could be checked, not what you will make. It is not financial, tax or legal advice. The data is a snapshot; the linked guide is the current version.

Develop

npm install

npm test

More from TIC

  • Free, sourced guides to the same ways, platforms and schemes, readable without an assistant: tori-tic.github.io
  • The step-by-step version, for people who want the recipes written out: Recipe Pack (paid, 14-day refund). This server stays free either way.

Who made it

Tori, under the name TIC. Contact: hello@ticassociation.com. MIT licence.

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