Writing Style Checker MCP Server

A prose linter and AI-slop detector. WSC finds AI tells - words, phrases, and sentence structures overrepresented in AI-generated text, each flag backed by a published corpus study. It also catches classic writing issues: weasel words, passive voice, duplicate words, long sentences, nominalizations, hedging, and filler adverbs. Available as a web editor, HTTP API, MCP server, CLI, and GitHub Action. Its 4 documented tools cluster into check, fix, read & search.

People connecting developer tools tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-24 · ★ 4 · #99 OF 139 MAINTAINED DEVELOPER TOOLS · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Writing Style Checker

Claude Code

claude mcp add theserverlessdev-wsc --transport http https://wsc.theserverless.dev/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "theserverlessdev-wsc": {
      "url": "https://wsc.theserverless.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://wsc.theserverless.dev/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to wsc.theserverless.dev

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package wsc-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.theserverlessdev is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Writing Style Checker can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can analyze text for all 8 writing style issues. Accepts optional config, remove duplicate adjacent words and return cleaned text, and read info about all detector word lists.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Writing Style Checker lets an agent do.

Check

2 tools - e.g. Analyze text for all 8 writing style issues. Accepts optional config.; (Local only) Read a file from disk and analyze it. Auto-discovers .wscrc.json.

check_text · check_file

Fix

1 tool - e.g. Remove duplicate adjacent words and return cleaned text

fix_duplicates

read & search

1 tool - e.g. Return info about all detector word lists

list_word_lists

Latest releases

v1.1.0 · 2026-07-13

04 · Who maintains Writing Style Checker

Writing Style Checker is maintained by theserverlessdev. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/theserverlessdev/wsc
category: developer tools - ranked #99 of 139 actively-maintained developer tools servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-13)
registry: io.github.theserverlessdev/wsc (active, first published 2026-07-13 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:wsc-mcp

06 · Writing Style Checker FAQ

Is Writing Style Checker still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-24 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Writing Style Checker do?

How do I install Writing Style Checker?

Run `npx -y wsc-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Writing Style Checker require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Writing Style Checker

Alternatives to Writing Style Checker

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Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Writing Style Checker doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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