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Thrifle Official

com.thrifle/mcp

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

US return policies, price-match rules, discounts, deals and Amazon price verdicts. Read-only.

Working at last checkVerified publisher: thrifle.comAbout 4,600 tokens per request once connected24 tools

Website Source

https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: thrifle.com (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 24
Token cost: About 4,600 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code VS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http thrifle https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.thrifle]
url = "https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"thrifle":{"httpUrl":"https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"thrifle":{"url":"https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"thrifle":{"type":"http","url":"https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add thrifle https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"thrifle","server_url":"https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"thrifle","server_url":"https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp"}

Tools

about_thrifle ~76 tokens
What Thrifle is, what each database covers and how big it is, how to cite it, and which tool answers which kind of question.
check_product_recalls ~174 tokens
Matches a product name (and optional brand) against recent U.S. CPSC recalls using a strict matcher tuned for zero false positives. Returns matching recalls with hazard and remedy, or an empty list. Useful before recommending a product.
compare_return_policies ~236 tokens
Side-by-side comparison of two US retailers' return policies with grades, per-axis winners (return window, cost to return, restocking fee, exclusions, holiday extension, transparency) and an overall winner. Use for 'is it easier to return to X or Y' questions.
get_birthday_freebie ~192 tokens
What a US restaurant or retailer gives away for your birthday, whether it is actually free or needs a purchase or prior spend, how to sign up and how far ahead, the validity window, ID requirements, and known gotchas. Call for 'what does X give you on your birthday' questions.
get_blog_post ~131 tokens
The full text of one Thrifle article by URL or slug (HTML stripped, long posts truncated at ~20,000 characters), plus its FAQ, author, date and URL for citation.
get_cancellation_guide ~205 tokens
Step-by-step guide to cancelling a US subscription or membership: available channels (online, app, phone, in person), notice period, fees, refund after cancelling, retention tactics to expect, and an ease-of-cancellation grade. Coverage is still small; the response lists what is available when the m
get_credit_card ~190 tokens
Full record for one card by its card_key (from search_credit_cards): APR tiers, intro and penalty APRs, fees, promotional financing terms with the issuer's own fine-print quote, rewards, perks, welcome offer, and provenance (pricing-terms URL, verification date, confidence). Store cards link to the
get_deal ~169 tokens
Everything Thrifle knows about one deal, by its thrifle.com URL or slug: price and list price, merchant, coupon, why it's great, the editorial verdict, the price-history verdict for Amazon items, FAQ, and the buy link. Use after search_deals when the shopper wants detail on one item.
get_deal_of_the_day ~79 tokens
Thrifle's editor-picked deal of the day with price, merchant and buy link. Cheap to call; returns found:false when none is set.
get_merchant_discounts ~195 tokens
Verified military (active duty, veterans, reserve) and student discount programmes for a US retailer: value, eligibility, verification method (e.g. ID.me, SheerID), online vs in-store, stackability, exclusions, whether it is running right now, and the source URL. Call for 'does X have a military/stu
get_money_monitor ~136 tokens
Current US macro numbers from Thrifle's Money Monitor: GDP growth, personal saving rate, average credit-card APR, revolving and total consumer credit, the federal debt, and mortgage / fed funds / 10-year Treasury rates, each with the previous reading and year-ago value. Sourced from FRED and the U.S
get_price_match_policy ~182 tokens
Whether a US retailer matches competitors' prices (which competitors, proof required, exclusions, how to claim) and whether it offers a post-purchase price adjustment (window in days). Call for 'does X price match' or 'will X refund the difference if the price drops' questions.
get_price_pulse ~112 tokens
Latest US Consumer Price Index by spending category (headline, food, energy, shelter, apparel, etc.) with month-over-month and year-over-year change, plus average gas prices by grade with week-ago and year-ago comparisons. Sourced from BLS and EIA.
get_return_policy ~257 tokens
Verified return policy for a US retailer: return window, free returns, restocking fee, holiday extension, non-returnable items, an A+–D− grade, how it compares with its category, and the retailer's own policy URL. Optionally pass what the shopper bought to surface a product-specific exception (e.g.
get_store_credit_cards ~203 tokens
The store and co-branded credit cards a US retailer offers, with APR, annual fee, whether promotional financing is deferred interest, and links to each card's full terms, the retailer's store-card page and its return policy. Call for 'is the X store card worth it' or 'does X card have deferred inter
get_store_deals ~192 tokens
A retailer's store page on Thrifle: how many live deals it has, the most recent ones with prices and buy links, and its military/student discount summary when known. Use for 'what deals does Costco have right now' questions.
predict_amazon_price ~155 tokens
Retired in September 2026. Thrifle no longer provides price information for Amazon products; this tool always returns found:false with retired:true. Kept only so existing integrations do not break.
search_birthday_freebies ~232 tokens
Browse verified birthday offers from US brands. Filters: actually_free (no purchase and no prior spend required), kids (child-eligible), no_signup, category (e.g. 'Restaurant', 'Beauty'), name fragment. Returns slim rows; use get_birthday_freebie for the full terms of one brand.
search_blog ~204 tokens
Find Thrifle articles by keyword: original data studies (e.g. what actually dropped on Black Friday, Prime Day fact-checks), buying guides, and the Money section's credit and BNPL explainers. Returns title, one-line summary, date, author and URL. Use get_blog_post to read one.
search_credit_cards ~332 tokens
Browse Thrifle's US credit-card database (store and co-branded cards first): filter by issuer, retailer, store cards only, or cards that use deferred-interest promotional financing. Rows carry purchase APR range, annual fee, financing type, data confidence and the verification date. Numbers come fro
search_deals ~254 tokens
Search Thrifle's curated US deals by product, brand or keyword. Returns live deals with price, list price, discount %, merchant, coupon code when there is one, the thrifle.com deal page, and a buy link. Expired deals are excluded unless include_expired is set. Use for 'is there a deal on X' or 'best
search_discounts ~222 tokens
Browse Thrifle's discount database: filter by programme type (military, student, or both), retail category, and/or a name fragment. Returns slim rows with the discount value and a link per retailer.
search_return_policies ~238 tokens
Find retailers in Thrifle's return-policy database by name fragment and/or category (e.g. 'Fashion', 'Electronics', 'Home'). Returns slim rows with the return window and a link. With no arguments it returns the category list and total count. Use it when get_return_policy says a retailer was not foun
who_will_price_match ~234 tokens
Reverse lookup: the US retailers whose price-match policy explicitly names the given store as an accepted competitor. Optionally filter by the product category being bought so only stores that plausibly stock it are listed. Use for 'who will match Amazon's price on this' questions.

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