# Thrifle: MCP server (AI & agents) in 2026

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

**Verified working on 2026-10-27.** Source: https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/com.thrifle%2Fmcp/versions/latest (checked 2026-10-27). Rank 68 of 192 in AI & agents.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | MCP server, remote (streamable HTTP) |
| Category | AI & agents |
| Endpoint | https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp |
| Registry name | com.thrifle/mcp |
| Version (registry) | 1.0.0 |
| Published in registry | 2026-09-09 |
| Registry record updated | 2026-09-09 |
| Repository | https://github.com/ejazmu/thrifle-mcp |
| Website | https://thrifle.com/mcp |
| Authentication | None needed for initialize and tools/list (checked anonymously) |
| Latest check | Up on 2026-10-27, 324 ms to initialize |
| Tools listed | 24 |
| Checks passed | 1 of 1 daily checks |
| Last verified working | 2026-10-27 |
| Source | https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/com.thrifle%2Fmcp/versions/latest (pulled 2026-10-27) |

## Tools

`get_return_policy`, `compare_return_policies`, `search_return_policies`, `get_price_match_policy`, `who_will_price_match`, `get_merchant_discounts`, `search_discounts`, `get_cancellation_guide`, `get_birthday_freebie`, `search_birthday_freebies`, `search_deals`, `get_deal`, `get_deal_of_the_day`, `get_store_deals`, `predict_amazon_price`, `search_blog`, `get_blog_post`, `search_credit_cards`, `get_credit_card`, `get_store_credit_cards`, `get_money_monitor`, `get_price_pulse`, `check_product_recalls`, `about_thrifle`

## Install

### Claude Code

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

### Claude (claude.ai, Desktop)

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector. Name: Thrifle. URL: https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp

### Cursor

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

Save as ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

### ChatGPT

Settings > Connectors > Advanced > Developer mode, then Create. Name: Thrifle. MCP server URL: https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp. Authentication: No authentication.

Custom connectors need a plan with Developer mode; menu names change between releases.

### Hermes Agent

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-thrifle-mcp:
    url: "https://api.thrifle.com/api/mcp"
```

Add to ~/.hermes/config.yaml, then run /reload-mcp.

## Links

- Page: https://vibeshipped.io/directory/mcp-servers/com-thrifle-mcp
- JSON: https://vibeshipped.io/directory/mcp-servers/com-thrifle-mcp.json
- Claim this listing: https://vibeshipped.io/directory/claim?entry=mcp-servers/com-thrifle-mcp
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