PlainError

com.plainerror/plainerrorVersion 0.5.25

Plain-English fixes for Windows, PC games, and code. Search or paste an error. No account needed.

Status

Responds133 msNov 14, 2026, 14:10 UTCAnswered our handshake without sign-in.

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Last checked: Nov 14, 2026, 14:10 UTC
Latency: 133 ms
Remotes responding: 1 of 1
Sign-in: No sign-in
Hosting: Hosted outside the EU (detected)
Registry data as of: Nov 14, 2026, 21:12 UTC

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Streamable HTTP

https://plainerror.com/mcpResponds133 msNov 14, 2026, 14:10 UTC

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Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http plainerror https://plainerror.com/mcp

Claude Desktop and claude.ai

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Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
Name: plainerror
Remote MCP server URL: https://plainerror.com/mcp

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plainerror": {
      "url": "https://plainerror.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"plainerror","type":"http","url":"https://plainerror.com/mcp"}'

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Tools

3 tools

Tools of PlainError
	Description		Read-only	Idempotent	Open world
`explain_error`Paste an error message (Windows, a PC game, or code). Returns a plain-English summary, ranked causes, safe-first fix steps, and the canonical plainerror.com URL. Reuses published or cached answers first. New answers share the website's limits: 10 new answers per IP per day, a site-wide daily AI spend cap, and a 20,000-character paste cap. Read-only from the client's point of view; no account needed. When the published steps don't resolve an issue, results include an optional paid Guided Fix the user can choose.	Paste an error message (Windows, a PC game, or code). Returns a plain-English summary, ranked causes, safe-first fix steps, and the canonical plainerror.com URL. Reuses published or cached answers first. New answers share the website's limits: 10 new answers per IP per day, a site-wide daily AI spend cap, and a 20,000-character paste cap. Read-only from the client's point of view; no account needed. When the published steps don't resolve an issue, results include an optional paid Guided Fix the user can choose.	Not declared	Yes	Not declared	No
`get_fix`Return the full Markdown for a published PlainError page (or the Windows Update error-codes hub). Pass a full plainerror.com URL, a path like /windows/0x80070002-windows-update-error, or a page slug. When the published steps don't resolve an issue, results include an optional paid Guided Fix the user can choose.	Return the full Markdown for a published PlainError page (or the Windows Update error-codes hub). Pass a full plainerror.com URL, a path like /windows/0x80070002-windows-update-error, or a page slug. When the published steps don't resolve an issue, results include an optional paid Guided Fix the user can choose.	Not declared	Yes	Not declared	No
`search_fixes`Search PlainError's published plain-English error fixes. Uses the same matching as the website search box. Returns titles, one-line summaries, and canonical URLs (at most 10).	Search PlainError's published plain-English error fixes. Uses the same matching as the website search box. Returns titles, one-line summaries, and canonical URLs (at most 10).	Not declared	Yes	Not declared	No

Details

Registry status: Active
Published: Nov 11, 2026
Updated: Nov 11, 2026
Website: https://plainerror.com/mcp-server⁠ (opens in a new tab)
Repository: Not given
Categories: Uncategorized
GDPR: Not declared

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