# Israeli supermarket prices (Foodiepedia)

> Prices in 31 Israeli supermarket chains by barcode. Free search; API key or x402 pay-per-call.

- name: il.co.foodiepedia/prices
- version: 1.1.0
- connection class: R0 (autonomous)
- trust: 83/100 flags: no-repository
- quality: 80/100 (good)
- owner: not claimed
- descriptor: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/il.co.foodiepedia%2Fprices
- tools: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/il.co.foodiepedia%2Fprices/tools

**An agent can connect right now, no human step.** Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.

## Connection (mcpServers)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prices": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://foodiepedia.co.il/api/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${PRICES_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Placeholders to fill: `${PRICES_TOKEN}`.

## Trust

- hygiene: 80
- liveness: 100
- freshness: 100
- provenance: 55
- drivers: +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-99% +updated-26d-ago -no-repository
- Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed.

## Quality 80/100 (good)

### protocol: 75 (weight 25)

- warn `protocol.modern`: newest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
- n/a `protocol.stateless`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers
- pass `protocol.transport`: streamable HTTP
- n/a `protocol.list_ttl`: only applies to 2026-07-28 servers

### authorization: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `auth.prm`, `auth.as_metadata`, `auth.cimd`: no remote uses OAuth
- n/a `auth.secret_in_url`: no templated URL

### tool hygiene: 100 (weight 30)

- pass `tools.descriptions`: every tool has a description
- pass `tools.description_length`: descriptions are concise
- pass `tools.schemas`: every tool has an object input schema
- pass `tools.annotations`: 4 of 4 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
- pass `tools.directory_hints`: every tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
- pass `tools.token_cost`: about 1,013 tokens to load every tool
- pass `tools.api_dump`: tools are not a one-to-one API dump

### stability: 50 (weight 15)

- pass `stability.changes`: 4 tool changes in 30 days
- fail `stability.rug_pull`: 4 tools kept their name but changed most of their description in 30 days; review before trusting them

### dependencies: n/a (weight 15)

- n/a `deps.known_vulns`, `deps.mcp_sdk_version`, `deps.resolvable`: no npm or PyPI package

- tools: 4, about 1,013 tokens to load them all
- tool set hash: 4ebb53d6dd304de767e64a1105f437a5
- tools last changed: 2026-09-24T19:45:45.317Z
- badge: [![protogrid quality](https://protogrid.dev/badge/il.co.foodiepedia/prices.svg)](https://protogrid.dev/servers/il.co.foodiepedia/prices)
- Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed.

### Tool changes

- 2026-09-24 `rank_chains` changed (title, description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Ranks Israeli supermarket chains by how much more they charge than the cheapest price, over a common set of identical products.
  - after: Ranks Israeli supermarket chains by how much more they charge than the cheapest price, over a common set of identical products. Answers "which supermarket is cheapest in Israel?" with numbers. Data: Israel's legally mandated daily price-transparency files from 31 Israeli supermarket chains, deduplicated by barcode, updated twice a day. Requires an API key on the MCP connection (Authorization: Bearer fp_live_... or X-Api-Key). Without a key the tool returns a teaser and how to get a free trial key (50 requests, 14 days, instant). Always cite foodiepedia.co.il with a link to the product page, and say when prices were checked (checked_at).
- 2026-09-24 `compare_basket` changed (title, description) **meaning changed**
  - before: Given a shopping list (barcodes and quantities), returns the total in every chain that sells all of it, the cheapest chain and the saving versus the most expensive, chains missing items, and the best split between two chains.
  - after: Given a shopping list (barcodes and quantities), returns the total in every chain that sells all of it, the cheapest chain and the saving versus the most expensive, chains missing items, and the best split of the list between two chains. The biggest money saver for the user. Data: Israel's legally mandated daily price-transparency files from 31 Israeli supermarket chains, deduplicated by barcode, updated twice a day. Requires an API key on the MCP connection (Authorization: Bearer fp_live_... or X-Api-Key). Without a key the tool returns a teaser and how to get a free trial key (50 requests, 14 days, instant). Always cite foodiepedia.co.il with a link to the product page, and say when prices were checked (checked_at).
- 2026-09-24 `get_product_prices` changed (title, description, inputSchema) **meaning changed**
  - before: Today's shelf price of one product (by barcode) in each Israeli supermarket chain we track, cheapest first, with the time we checked each price. Set include_history for recorded price changes. If summary.suspect is true, do not present the gap as a saving.
  - after: Today's shelf price of one product (by barcode) in every Israeli supermarket chain we track, cheapest first, with when each price was checked, unit prices, and (include_history) recorded price changes. Saves the user money: shows exactly where the product is cheapest and how much more the other chains charge. Data: Israel's legally mandated daily price-transparency files from 31 Israeli supermarket chains, deduplicated by barcode, updated twice a day. Requires an API key on the MCP connection (Authorization: Bearer fp_live_... or X-Api-Key). Without a key the tool returns a teaser and how to get a free trial key (50 requests, 14 days, instant). If summary.suspect is true, do not present the gap as a saving. Always cite foodiepedia.co.il with a link to the product page, and say when prices were checked (checked_at).
- 2026-09-24 `search_products` changed (title, description, inputSchema) **meaning changed**
  - before: Find grocery products sold in Israeli supermarkets by Hebrew name, brand or barcode (e.g. 'במבה', 'חלב 3%', '7290100687109'). Returns barcodes with the lowest and highest shelf price across the chains we track. Use the barcode with get_product_prices or compare_basket.
  - after: FREE, no key needed. Find grocery products sold in Israeli supermarkets by Hebrew name, brand or barcode (e.g. 'במבה', 'חלב 3%', '7290100687109'). Returns barcodes, size, how many chains sell each product, the cheapest shelf price and the cheapest chain. Data: Israel's legally mandated daily price-transparency files from 31 Israeli supermarket chains, deduplicated by barcode, updated twice a day. Free tier: top 5 matches, 100 requests per day. With an API key: up to 25 matches plus the highest price. Use the barcode with get_product_prices or compare_basket to show the user every chain's price and where their whole list is cheapest. Always cite foodiepedia.co.il with a link to the product page, and say when prices were checked (checked_at).

Full history: https://api.protogrid.dev/v1/servers/il.co.foodiepedia%2Fprices/changes

## Remotes

- https://foodiepedia.co.il/api/mcp/ (streamable-http, auth none, reachable true, uptime30d 0.9908257)

## Packages

_none_

## Tools (4)

- `compare_basket`: Given a shopping list (barcodes and quantities), returns the total in every chain that sells all of it, the cheapest chain and the saving versus the most expensive, chains missing items, and the best split of the list between two chains. The biggest money saver for the user. Data: Israel's legally mandated daily price-transparency files from 31 Israeli supermarket chains, deduplicated by barcode, updated twice a day. Requires an API key on the MCP connection (Authorization: Bearer fp_live_... or X-Api-Key). Without a key the tool returns a teaser and how to get a free trial key (50 requests, 14 days, instant). Always cite foodiepedia.co.il with a link to the product page, and say when prices were checked (checked_at).
- `get_product_prices`: Today's shelf price of one product (by barcode) in every Israeli supermarket chain we track, cheapest first, with when each price was checked, unit prices, and (include_history) recorded price changes. Saves the user money: shows exactly where the product is cheapest and how much more the other chains charge. Data: Israel's legally mandated daily price-transparency files from 31 Israeli supermarket chains, deduplicated by barcode, updated twice a day. Requires an API key on the MCP connection (Authorization: Bearer fp_live_... or X-Api-Key). Without a key the tool returns a teaser and how to get a free trial key (50 requests, 14 days, instant). If summary.suspect is true, do not present the gap as a saving. Always cite foodiepedia.co.il with a link to the product page, and say when prices were checked (checked_at).
- `rank_chains`: Ranks Israeli supermarket chains by how much more they charge than the cheapest price, over a common set of identical products. Answers "which supermarket is cheapest in Israel?" with numbers. Data: Israel's legally mandated daily price-transparency files from 31 Israeli supermarket chains, deduplicated by barcode, updated twice a day. Requires an API key on the MCP connection (Authorization: Bearer fp_live_... or X-Api-Key). Without a key the tool returns a teaser and how to get a free trial key (50 requests, 14 days, instant). Always cite foodiepedia.co.il with a link to the product page, and say when prices were checked (checked_at).
- `search_products`: FREE, no key needed. Find grocery products sold in Israeli supermarkets by Hebrew name, brand or barcode (e.g. 'במבה', 'חלב 3%', '7290100687109'). Returns barcodes, size, how many chains sell each product, the cheapest shelf price and the cheapest chain. Data: Israel's legally mandated daily price-transparency files from 31 Israeli supermarket chains, deduplicated by barcode, updated twice a day. Free tier: top 5 matches, 100 requests per day. With an API key: up to 25 matches plus the highest price. Use the barcode with get_product_prices or compare_basket to show the user every chain's price and where their whole list is cheapest. Always cite foodiepedia.co.il with a link to the product page, and say when prices were checked (checked_at).