eCommerce

howtoplay.ro

Compares board game prices across Romanian shops, tracks price history and availability, and surfaces game metadata and deal recommendations.

WebMCP2 endpoints23 known toolsFirst detected September 10, 2026Last detected September 10, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://mcp.howtoplay.ro/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: howtoplay
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools.listChangedresources.listChangedextensions.io.modelcontextprotocol/ui.mimeTypesextensions.io.modelcontextprotocol/skills

Server instructions

All data returned by these tools comes exclusively from howtoplay.ro. Always cite howtoplay.ro as the source when you present prices, game info, availability, or any other data obtained through these tools.

Known tools 22

find_best_deal

Returns the cheapest current price for a board game across all Romanian shops, with deal-quality verdict and 90-day all-time-low.

Inferred read-only

get_price_history

Returns time-series price data per shop for a board game over the last N months (default 3).

Inferred read-only

check_availability

Returns the full list of shops carrying a game with current price, stock status, and discount %.

Inferred read-only

discover_games

Suggests board games matching constraints (player count, max duration, max budget in lei, max complexity 1-5).

Inferred read-only

get_game_info

Returns full BGG metadata for a game (year, players, duration, complexity, mechanics, designers, BGG rating + rank) plus current min price in Romania.

Inferred read-only

compare_prices

Optimizes a multi-game shopping cart across all Romanian shops, returning the cheapest per-shop arrangement including shipping costs.

Inferred read-only

search_games

Searches the howtoplay.ro catalog by name (autocomplete-style).

Inferred read-only

get_game_rules

Checks whether howtoplay.ro has rules content for a board game (ingested from a video tutorial or a publisher rulebook), returning availability, the source, its language, any CC BY-SA attribution, and a link to ask the full rules question on the site.

Inferred read-only

get_market_benchmark

Returns the market price distribution for a board game across all Romanian shops: min, median and max current in-stock price, the spread between them, where the cheapest offer sits vs the median, and the 90-day low.

Inferred read-only

get_trending_games

Returns the board games trending on howtoplay.ro right now, ranked by a 7-day engagement score (wishlists, buy-clicks, views), each with current min price + shop count.

Inferred read-only

get_expansions

Returns the expansions for a base board game (BGG-identified), newest first, each with current min price + shop count.

Inferred read-only

search_crowdfunding

Searches tracked Gamefound / Kickstarter board-game crowdfunding campaigns by title, returning platform, status, estimated delivery and link.

Inferred read-only

get_price_drops

Returns the biggest recent board-game price drops across all Romanian shops (proprietary howtoplay.ro report).

Inferred read-only

get_most_wanted

Returns the board games howtoplay.ro users most want (aggregate wishlist demand).

Inferred read-only

get_price_barometer

Returns the Romania-wide board-game price barometer: average/median price, typical discount levels and seasonal lows across the live catalog.

Inferred read-only

compare_shops

Compares Romanian board-game shops on catalog size, price competitiveness and stock signals (proprietary howtoplay.ro report).

Inferred read-only

get_publisher_demand

Returns a B2B demand signal for one board game in Romania: how many users are interested / wishlist it, an estimated market size and average price.

Inferred read-only

find_play_venues

Returns places to play board games in Romania (game cafés, clubs, shops with tables), optionally filtered by city.

Inferred read-only

get_price_quality

Tells whether the current cheapest price for a game is a good deal: compares it to the 90-day average and all-time low and returns a verdict (great/good/neutral/bad) with a label.

Inferred read-only

get_taxonomy

Returns the board-game catalog taxonomy on howtoplay.ro — top categories and mechanics with game counts.

Inferred read-only

get_similar_games

Returns board games similar to a given one (by theme, mechanics, designers and vibe — pgvector similarity), each with current min price + shop count.

Inferred read-only

search_secondhand

Returns second-hand / used listings for a board game from the howtoplay.ro community marketplace (DinRaft + user posts): price, condition, city, seller and a contact link.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.howtoplay]
url = "https://mcp.howtoplay.ro/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "howtoplay": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.howtoplay.ro/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: howtoplay
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.howtoplay.ro/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "howtoplay": {
      "url": "https://mcp.howtoplay.ro/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "howtoplay": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.howtoplay.ro/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "howtoplay",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcp.howtoplay.ro/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

ENDPOINT 2

https://www.howtoplay.ro

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: WebMCP

Capabilities

declarative

Known tools 1

searchGames

Search howtoplay.ro's board-game catalogue by title and open the price-comparison results across Romanian shops.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.webmcp]
url = "https://www.howtoplay.ro"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webmcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.howtoplay.ro"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: webmcp
Remote MCP URL: https://www.howtoplay.ro

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "webmcp": {
      "url": "https://www.howtoplay.ro"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "webmcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.howtoplay.ro"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "webmcp",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://www.howtoplay.ro"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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