io.github.ies86/shortlist-price-index · v1.2.0 · productivity
Shortlist Price Index is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 1169 ms and exposes 4 tools.
Software entry prices for 16 categories, with ratings and true 3-year cost. CC BY 4.0
Endpoint: https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp (streamable-http)
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| Users (last 30 days) | 0 |
| Handshake | Healthy |
| Auth needed | None |
| Tool count | 4 |
| Latency | 1169 ms |
| Last checked (UTC) | 2026-10-16T08:20:42.120Z |
| Checked (UTC) | Status | Latency | Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16T08:20:42.120Z | Healthy | 1169 | |
| 2026-10-15T04:10:51.351Z | Healthy | 3123 |
list_categories | 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. |
get_price_index | 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 "compar |
get_true_3yr_cost | 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 cheap |
get_cheapest | 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 |