---
title: "Winston AI MCP server"
url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/winston-ai"
markdown_url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/winston-ai.md"
api_url: "https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/gowinston.ai"
updated: "2026-10-01"
---

# Winston AI MCP server

Yes. Winston AI publishes an official MCP server at https://api.gowinston.ai/mcp/v1. It's hosted. It offers 3 tools. We last checked it on 2 Oct 2026. MartechDB lists only servers the vendor publishes itself, never community servers.

- Website: [gowinston.ai](https://gowinston.ai)
- Categories: [AI writing & translation](https://martechdb.com/categories/ai-writing-translation.md)

## Winston AI MCP server

- Address: https://api.gowinston.ai/mcp/v1
- Runs: Hosted
- Sign-in: Sign-in: see vendor docs (`unknown`)
- Official MCP Registry: not listed
- How we know it's official: Live check of the vendor's own web address
- First seen: 2026-10-01
- Last checked: 2026-10-02
- Recent checks: 5 of the last 5 reachable

### Tools (3)

As the server lists them on 2026-10-02. Names and descriptions come from the vendor's server.

- `ai-text-detection` (read-only): Detects AI content in a given text to detect the likelihood of the text being written by an AI. Cost: 1 credit per word.
- `ai-image-detection` (read-only): Detects AI content in a given image by verifying image metadata and using a machine learning system trained to differentiate between human and AI-generated images. Cost: 300 credits per image.
- `plagiarism-detection` (read-only): Winston AI's plagiarism API is a powerful tool designed to check text for plagiarism by scouring the internet for similar content. It queries multiple websites and compares the input text with the content found on these websites. This can be particularly useful in academic settings, content creation, legal scenarios or any other situation where originality of content is required. Cost: 2 credits per word.

### Connect it

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http winston-ai https://api.gowinston.ai/mcp/v1
```

- Add to Cursor: <cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=winston-ai&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS5nb3dpbnN0b24uYWkvbWNwL3YxIn0%3D>
- Add to VS Code: <vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22winston-ai%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.gowinston.ai%2Fmcp%2Fv1%22%7D>
- Claude.ai and Claude Desktop: Customize, Connectors, "+", Add custom connector, then paste https://api.gowinston.ai/mcp/v1
- ChatGPT: Settings, Apps, Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode, Create, then paste https://api.gowinston.ai/mcp/v1 (this usually works only with servers that use self-serve sign-in or none)

JSON for Cursor, Windsurf and other clients that connect to hosted servers:

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "winston-ai": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://api.gowinston.ai/mcp/v1"
        }
    }
}
```

## Questions

### Does Winston AI have an official MCP server?

Yes. Winston AI publishes its MCP server itself. Its address is on Winston AI's own domain (api.gowinston.ai). MartechDB only lists servers a vendor publishes, never community copies.

### What is the Winston AI MCP server URL?

The address is https://api.gowinston.ai/mcp/v1.

### How do I connect Winston AI MCP to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

In Claude, add https://api.gowinston.ai/mcp/v1 as a custom connector (Customize, Connectors, Add custom connector). In Cursor, use the Add to Cursor link on MartechDB's page, or paste the JSON settings into your mcp.json. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http winston-ai https://api.gowinston.ai/mcp/v1

### What can the Winston AI MCP server do?

It offers 3 tools: ai-text-detection, ai-image-detection and plagiarism-detection (as listed on 2 Oct 2026). All of them are marked read-only.

### Is the Winston AI MCP server in the official MCP Registry?

No. Winston AI hasn't published it to the official MCP Registry.

### Is the Winston AI MCP server working?

Yes. It answered our most recent check. We last checked it on 2 Oct 2026.

## Alternatives with an official MCP server

In AI writing & translation:

- [DeepL](https://martechdb.com/vendors/deepl.md) (deepl.com)
- [Weglot](https://martechdb.com/vendors/weglot.md) (weglot.com)
- [Jasper](https://martechdb.com/vendors/jasper.md) (jasper.ai)
- [Smartling](https://martechdb.com/vendors/smartling.md) (smartling.com)

## Get this data

- API: `curl https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/gowinston.ai`
- MCP: `claude mcp add --transport http martechdb https://martechdb.com/mcp`, then ask about Winston AI.
- Web page: https://martechdb.com/vendors/winston-ai