INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

list_categories

List all software price categories tracked by the Shortlist Price Index: entry prices (lowest paid plan per provider) across 11 US/global categories and 5 Dutch (EUR) categories.

seoshortlist.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

Input schema

{}

Risk classification

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.

Parent endpoint

seoshortlist.com

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.shortlist-price-index]
url = "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortlist-price-index": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: shortlist-price-index
Remote MCP URL: https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/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": {
    "shortlist-price-index": {
      "url": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "shortlist-price-index": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "shortlist-price-index",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://shortlist-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

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

Related tools

get_price_index — Get the full current price index for one category: average, median and cheapest entry price, every tracked provider with its current price, rating and best-for note (sorted cheapest first), monthly history and methodology.
get_true_3yr_cost — The honest 3-year cost per provider: year 1 at the intro or first-year price, years 2 and 3 at the published renewal price, ranked by real 3-year total.
get_cheapest — Get the N cheapest providers in a category with current entry prices, ratings and best-for notes, plus a link to the full comparison.