← upc.dev

INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

upc_watch

Create a watch on a product to be notified of changes (price drops, new recalls, etc).

upc.devnone authenticationAvailability not checked

Input schema

{}

Risk classification

Potential side effects detected · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

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Parent endpoint

upc.dev

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Client installation

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

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.upc-dev]
url = "https://upc.dev/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "upc-dev": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://upc.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: upc-dev
Remote MCP URL: https://upc.dev/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": {
    "upc-dev": {
      "url": "https://upc.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code
{
  "servers": {
    "upc-dev": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://upc.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "upc-dev",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://upc.dev/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector

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

Related tools

  • upc_lookup — Look up a product by UPC/EAN barcode.
  • upc_search — Search for products by name, brand, or partial UPC.
  • upc_signals — Get signal history for a product — price changes, recalls, complaints, and other events tracked over time.
  • upc_risk — Get the risk assessment for a product — safety recalls, consumer complaints, regulatory actions, and overall risk score.
  • upc_recommendation — Get an AI-powered Buy/Watch/Avoid recommendation for a product based on all available intelligence.
  • resolve_upc — Resolve a UPC / EAN / GTIN barcode to its canonical product record.
  • explain_gtin — Decode the structure of a barcode: format (UPC-A / EAN-13 / GTIN-14), check-digit validity, GS1 company prefix, country of registration, and the GS1 member that owns the prefix when known.
  • check_recall — Return only the safety + recall portion of a product record: open recalls, CPSC complaints, FDA warnings, and the computed risk score.