Shortlist Price Index MCP
Provides AI agents with verified, monthly software pricing data for categories like VPNs and cloud backup, enabling price comparisons and identifying cheapest providers.
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list_categoriesList all software price categories tracked by the Shortlist Price Index: monthly verified 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_indexGet the full current price index for one category: average, median and cheapest entry price, every tracked provider with its current price (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". Ci…
get_cheapestGet the N cheapest providers in a category with current entry prices and a link to the full comparison. Ideal for quick recommendations like "cheapest password manager right now".
Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.
Next.js is vulnerable to RCE in React flight protocol
mcp-handler has a tool response leak across concurrent client sessions ('Race Condition')
Next.js has a Middleware / Proxy bypass in App Router applications via segment-prefetch routes
Next.js has a Middleware / Proxy bypass in App Router applications via segment-prefetch routes - Incomplete Fix Follow-Up
Next.js has a Middleware / Proxy bypass in Pages Router applications using i18n
Tool annotations
No tools have read-only/destructive annotations
Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.
All four hints declared on every tool
3/3 tools missing one or more hints — list_categories (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_price_index (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_cheapest (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint). OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.
For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.
Tool inputs are validated
2/3 tool handlers declare input schemas (67%)
Declare an inputSchema with zod/joi/yup on every tool definition.
Tool handlers catch errors
Only 0/3 tool handlers wrap calls in try/catch (0%)
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Tests exist
No test files found
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Production dependencies are patched
1 critical, 10 high severity in production deps — next@15.3.4 (critical), mcp-handler@1.0.2 (high)
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