eCommerce

thrifle.com

Provides verified US retailer return and price-match policy data, comparisons, and reverse lookup tools.

1 endpoint24 known toolsFirst detected September 10, 2026Last detected September 10, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

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

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: thrifle
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools.listChanged

Server instructions

Thrifle is a US shopping-intelligence site (thrifle.com). This server exposes its databases as read-only tools: verified return policies with letter grades for ~2,250 US retailers, price-match and price-adjustment policies, military/student discounts, birthday freebies, subscription cancellation guides, curated deals with affiliate buy links, a buy-now-or-wait verdict for Amazon products, a US credit-card database (store cards, deferred-interest terms), and live economic indicators. All data is US-only. How to use it well: - Retailer questions ('what is X's return policy', 'does X price match', 'does X have a military discount'): call the get_* tool for that database with the retailer name. If it comes back not found, call the matching search_* tool. - 'Is this a good price?' for an Amazon product: predict_amazon_price with the ASIN or URL. - Deals: search_deals for a product or brand, get_store_deals for a retailer, get_deal_of_the_day for today's pick. - Credit cards: get_store_credit_cards for a retailer's card, get_credit_card for a specific card, search_credit_cards to browse. - Every result carries `url` and `cite`. Link to that URL when you use the data; it is the page the facts come from. - Deal `buy_url` values are thrifle.com redirects (affiliate links). Present them as the place to buy; do not rewrite them. - Policy facts carry `last_verified`. Mention it when the date is older than a few months.

Known tools 24

get_return_policy

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.

Inferred read-only

compare_return_policies

Side-by-side comparison of two US retailers' return policies with grades, per-axis winners (window, free returns, restocking fee, holiday extension) and an overall winner.

Inferred read-only

search_return_policies

Find retailers in Thrifle's return-policy database by name fragment and/or category (e.

Inferred read-only

get_price_match_policy

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).

Potential side effects

who_will_price_match

Reverse lookup: the US retailers whose price-match policy explicitly names the given store as an accepted competitor.

Inferred read-only

get_merchant_discounts

Verified military (active duty, veterans, reserve) and student discount programmes for a US retailer: value, eligibility, verification method (e.

Inferred read-only

search_discounts

Browse Thrifle's discount database: filter by programme type (military, student, or both), retail category, and/or a name fragment.

Inferred read-only

get_cancellation_guide

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.

Potential side effects

get_birthday_freebie

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.

Potential side effects

search_birthday_freebies

Browse verified birthday offers from US brands.

Inferred read-only

search_deals

Search Thrifle's curated US deals by product, brand or keyword.

Inferred read-only

get_deal

Everything Thrifle knows about one deal, by its thrifle.

Inferred read-only

get_deal_of_the_day

Thrifle's editor-picked deal of the day with price, merchant and buy link.

Inferred read-only

get_store_deals

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.

Inferred read-only

predict_amazon_price

Thrifle's Price Predict verdict for an Amazon product (ASIN or amazon.

Inferred read-only

search_blog

Find Thrifle articles by keyword: original data studies (e.

Inferred read-only

get_blog_post

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.

Inferred read-only

search_credit_cards

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.

Inferred read-only

get_credit_card

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).

Inferred read-only

get_store_credit_cards

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.

Inferred read-only

get_money_monitor

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.

Inferred read-only

get_price_pulse

Latest US Consumer Price Index by spending category (headline, food, energy, shelter, apparel, etc.

Inferred read-only

check_product_recalls

Matches a product name (and optional brand) against recent U.

Inferred read-only

about_thrifle

What Thrifle is, what each database covers and how big it is, how to cite it, and which tool answers which kind of question.

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.thrifle]
url = "https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: thrifle
Remote MCP URL: https://api.thrifle.com/api/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": {
    "thrifle": {
      "url": "https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

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

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "thrifle",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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