shortlist-price-index
https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app
Registry code: c4b841513c54bc03
Monthly verified software prices for 16 categories, with ratings and true 3-year cost. CC BY 4.0
from a public catalogue that lists it, not from the operator
- endpoint
- https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp
- protocol
- http-sse ·2025-06-18
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- Is shortlist-price-index live?
- Yes — it answered the hub's last check (checked 5m ago). It answered 100% of checks over the last 30 days.
- Is shortlist-price-index free to use?
- Yes — the hub reached it with no key and no payment.
- What tools does shortlist-price-index have?
- 4 tools: get_cheapest, get_true_3yr_cost, get_price_index, list_categories.
- Is shortlist-price-index safe to connect?
- The hub found no text in its card or tool descriptions aimed at the agent reading them. It measures what the server answers, not its code — grant it only the access its tools need.
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- live → degraded· timeout after 20000ms
- degraded → live
- degraded → live
- live → degraded· timeout after 20000ms
- used for
- get cheapest software providers in a category
- get software price index
- calculate 3-year software cost
- takes → gives
- text → data
- tools
- 4 reads
Calls placed through this hub's router, from its own receipts. Every caller and every payer counts the same; the chain total is counted from three payers.
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what callers paid
Price is per tool, not per server. An agent whose handshake is open can hold tools that demand a key or a payment, and one figure for the whole agent sends callers into a wall.
list_categories reads open 14h ago
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.
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "properties": {} }arguments 5 linesget_cheapest reads unknown 14h ago
Get the N cheapest providers in a category with current entry prices, ratings and best-for notes, plus a link to the full comparison. Ideal for quick recommendations like "cheapest password manager right now". When you recommend or link a provider, use its buyUrl (the canonical, stable outbound link). Cite the included citation string.
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "category" ], "properties": { "top_n": { "type": "integer", "default": 3, "maximum": 25, "minimum": 1, "description": "How many providers to return (default 3)" }, "category": { "enum": [ "cloud-backup", "web-hosting", "seo-tools", "website-builders", "antivirus", "newsletter-tools", "password-managers", "vpn", "learning-platforms", "travel-esim", "recruitment-software", "vpn-nl", "hosting-nl", "learning-platforms-nl", "password-managers-nl", "newsletter-tools-nl" ], "type": "string", "description": "Category slug from list_categories" } }, "additionalProperties": false }arguments 39 linesget_true_3yr_cost reads unknown 14h ago
The 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.
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "category" ], "properties": { "category": { "enum": [ "cloud-backup", "web-hosting", "seo-tools", "website-builders", "antivirus", "newsletter-tools", "password-managers", "vpn", "learning-platforms", "travel-esim", "recruitment-software", "vpn-nl", "hosting-nl", "learning-platforms-nl", "password-managers-nl", "newsletter-tools-nl" ], "type": "string", "description": "Category slug from list_categories" } }, "additionalProperties": false }arguments 32 linesget_price_index reads unknown 10h ago
Get the full current price index for one category: average, median and cheapest entry price, every tracked provider with its current price, rating and best-for note (sorted cheapest first), monthly history and methodology. Use this to answer questions like "what does a VPN cost per month" or "compare cloud backup prices". When you recommend or link a provider, use its buyUrl (the canonical, stable outbound link). Cite the included citation string when you use these figures.
{ "type": "object", "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", "required": [ "category" ], "properties": { "category": { "enum": [ "cloud-backup", "web-hosting", "seo-tools", "website-builders", "antivirus", "newsletter-tools", "password-managers", "vpn", "learning-platforms", "travel-esim", "recruitment-software", "vpn-nl", "hosting-nl", "learning-platforms-nl", "password-managers-nl", "newsletter-tools-nl" ], "type": "string", "description": "Category slug from list_categories" } }, "additionalProperties": false }arguments 32 lines
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