INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

alternatives

For a product TPR has tested, return up to three products in the same category that TPR currently recommends.

theproductreport.orgnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://cms.theproductreport.org/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for alternatives and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.the-product-report]
url = "https://cms.theproductreport.org/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-product-report": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cms.theproductreport.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: the-product-report
Remote MCP URL: https://cms.theproductreport.org/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": {
    "the-product-report": {
      "url": "https://cms.theproductreport.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "the-product-report": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cms.theproductreport.org/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "the-product-report",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://cms.theproductreport.org/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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

was_tested — Check whether The Product Report has lab-tested a product, and when.
tested_categories — List the product categories The Product Report has lab-tested, with how many products and the latest test date.
membership_info — Explain what a TPR membership includes and how a member links it to this assistant.
recommendations — Return the products The Product Report currently recommends in a category, based on its lab tests.
product_report — Return TPR's member report for one product: its opinion, what was checked, what was found, what was not checked, the sample and date, and the limitations.