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Kids stay MCP: MCP server, setup and security

Kids stay MCP is an open-source MCP server published on GitHub that lets an AI agent find hotels in Japan with verified child-friendly facilities and services. Its repository has 0 stars and its last commit is from September 4, 2026 and it is licensed under MIT.

Score
50/100
Adoption (stars) 0/40
Maintenance 25/30
Framework (licence, registry, official) 25/30
OfficialActively maintained

What Kids stay MCP does

According to its repository: “Kid-friendly hotels in Japan: search by verified conditions such as baby beds, diaper-friendly baths and kids' meals, with sources and verification dates.”

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standard plug between an AI agent and an outside service: once the server is connected, its tools show up in the agent, which decides when to call them. Kids stay MCP is listed under Maps, places and travel, a category of 67 servers in the directory, where it ranks #67 by stars.

Topics declared by the repository: family-travel, japan, travel.

Installing and connecting Kids stay MCP

No package or remote server is declared in the official MCP registry: you install it from source, following the repository README.

It works with any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and most recent agents). You add one entry to the client's MCP configuration: server name, start command or URL, environment variables. Project language: JavaScript.

Security: what to check

Connecting an MCP server means installing software that talks straight to your agent: it runs with your rights and the model trusts its tool descriptions. The risk therefore depends on what it can touch and how far its code can be trusted.

None of the risk signals we track (system access, secrets, missing licence, abandonment) applies to Kids stay MCP. That does not replace reading the code.

Good practice: grant only the rights needed (least privilege), require human approval for irreversible actions, and run the AI agent security check.

Project activity and maintenance

Created on August 10, 2026, the sitebox/kids-stay-mcp repository has 0 stars and 0 forks, with 0 open issues. It has more stars than 4% of the servers in the directory. Last change 2 months ago.

Stars measure attention, not quality: a recent, heavily promoted project can collect them fast, while a useful but niche server will have few.

LetsFG — Flights & HotelsLetsFG — Flights & Hotels : 2.2K2.2KQGIS MCPQGIS MCP : 1.1K1.1KMCP server airbnbMCP server airbnb : 550550Google Maps MCP ServerGoogle Maps MCP Server : 479479GeoLensGeoLens : 281281Submitmap MCPSubmitmap MCP : 261261Open streetmap MCPOpen streetmap MCP : 230230Gis MCPGis MCP : 198198Kids stay MCPKids stay MCP : 00
GitHub stars of the most followed servers in the category (log scale); Kids stay MCP in orange. Checked October 25, 2026.

Verdict

Kids stay MCP is a reasonable choice; check the points below before connecting it.

Strengths

  • Maintained by the service's own vendor
  • Active project: recent commit
  • Permissive licence (MIT)

Limitations

  • Few visible users
  • Install from source

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Kids stay MCP?

No package is declared in the MCP registry: clone the sitebox/kids-stay-mcp repository, follow its README, then declare the start command in your client's MCP configuration.

Is Kids stay MCP free?

The code is published under the MIT licence and can be used free of charge.

Is Kids stay MCP safe?

No risk signal found (system access, secrets, licence, abandonment). As with any MCP server, keep rights minimal and read the code before sensitive use.

Is it an official server?

Yes: the awesome-mcp-servers list marks it as the service vendor's official implementation.

What are the alternatives to Kids stay MCP?

In the same category: GeoLens, LetsFG — Flights & Hotels, Google Maps MCP Server, and Cesium MCP. GeoLens and LetsFG — Flights & Hotels score higher on our grid.

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