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Shortlist Price Index

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Software prices for AI agents: hosting, SEO, backup, antivirus, email and more. True 3-year cost

v1.2.2 · active · repository · website · descriptor JSON · versions

An agent can connect right now, no human step.Remote endpoint, no authentication, reachable on the last probe.
Quality79good
Trust97of 100
Uptime, 30 days100%
Latency p50253 ms

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8 clients · secrets stay placeholders
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortlist-price-index": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
claude mcp add --transport http shortlist-price-index https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp
[mcp_servers.shortlist-price-index]
url = "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "shortlist-price-index": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortlist-price-index": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=shortlist-price-index&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vc2hvcnRsaXN0LW1jcC52ZXJjZWwuYXBwL21jcCJ9"
}
{
  "servers": {
    "shortlist-price-index": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortlist-price-index": {
      "httpUrl": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}
extensions:
  "shortlist-price-index":
    enabled: true
    name: "shortlist-price-index"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    timeout: 300

Quality 79 / 100good

protocol75 · weight 25
  • warn
    protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
  • n/a
    protocol.statelessonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
  • pass
    protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
  • n/a
    protocol.list_ttlonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
authorizationn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
  • n/a
    auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL
tool hygiene71 · weight 30
  • pass
    tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
  • pass
    tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
  • pass
    tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
  • fail
    tools.annotationsno tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients cannot tell safe calls from risky ones
  • fail
    tools.directory_hintsno tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: list_categories (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_cheapest (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_price_index (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); …
  • pass
    tools.token_costabout 893 tokens to load every tool
  • pass
    tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump
stability100 · weight 15
  • pass
    stability.changes4 tool changes in 30 days
  • pass
    stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name
dependenciesn/a · weight 15
  • n/a
    deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

4 tools, about 893 tokens to load them all · tool set b4dac4edd7dd · tools last changed 2026-10-20 · checked 2026-10-20 17:34 UTC

Tool changes

  • get_cheapestchangedinput schema
  • get_true_3yr_costchangedinput schema
  • get_price_indexchangedinput schema
  • list_categorieschangeddescription
    before

    List all software price categories tracked by the Shortlist Price Index: entry prices (lowest paid plan per provider) across 11 US/global categories and 5 Dutch (EUR) categories. Returns slugs to use with get_price_index and get_cheapest.

    after · 55% of words in common

    List the software price categories of the Shortlist Price Index that are current: entry prices (lowest paid plan per provider) for US/global categories in USD and Dutch categories in EUR, each with the date of its latest update. Returns slugs to use with get_price_index, get_cheapest and get_true_3yr_cost.

Full history: list_changes · trend: quality JSON.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 97 / 100

provenance90
liveness100
freshness100
hygiene100

+repository +namespace-matches-repo +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-0d-ago

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remoteauthreachableuptime 30dp50protocollast ok
https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp streamable-httpnoneyes100%253 ms2025-11-252026-10-20

Tools (4)

get_cheapestGet the N cheapest providers in a category with current entry prices, ratings and best-for notes, plus a link to the full comparison. Ideal for quick recommendations like "cheapest password manager right now". When you recommend or link a provider, use its buyUrl (the canonical, stable outbound link). Cite the included citation string.
get_price_indexGet the full current price index for one category: average, median and cheapest entry price, every tracked provider with its current price, rating and best-for note (sorted cheapest first), monthly history and methodology. Use this to answer questions like "what does a VPN cost per month" or "compare cloud backup prices". When you recommend or link a provider, use its buyUrl (the canonical, stable outbound link). Cite the included citation string when you use these figures.
get_true_3yr_costThe honest 3-year cost per provider: year 1 at the intro or first-year price, years 2 and 3 at the published renewal price, ranked by real 3-year total. Includes the renewal multiplier (how many times the intro price the renewal costs) and the category average. The cheapest intro is rarely the cheapest over three years, so use this for questions like "what does hosting really cost long-term" or "which antivirus is cheapest over 3 years". Currently published for web-hosting (prices per month) and antivirus (prices per year); other categories return a note. Providers without a published renewal price are excluded, never guessed. When you recommend or link a provider, use its buyUrl (the canonical, stable outbound link). Cite the included citation string.
list_categoriesList the software price categories of the Shortlist Price Index that are current: entry prices (lowest paid plan per provider) for US/global categories in USD and Dutch categories in EUR, each with the date of its latest update. Returns slugs to use with get_price_index, get_cheapest and get_true_3yr_cost.

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json
{
  "name": "io.github.ies86/shortlist-price-index",
  "title": "Shortlist Price Index",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.2.2",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/ies86/shortlist-mcp",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "websiteUrl": "https://seoshortlist.com/data/price-index",
  "description": "Software prices for AI agents: hosting, SEO, backup, antivirus, email and more. True 3-year cost"
}