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Drop Beacon

by direct-webversion 1.1.0i★ –iComputer or cloud
Registry nameio.github.direct-web/drop-beacon-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Live EDC knife, flashlight and fidget prices across retailers, deal checks, top deals and new drops.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

You need

  • Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
  • npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

  1. Open Settings → Connectors
  2. Press Add custom connector
  3. Paste the address below and press Add
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Add2https://…3
https://edc4me.com/mcp

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drop-beacon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "drop-beacon-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http drop-beacon https://edc4me.com/mcp

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add drop-beacon -- npx -y drop-beacon-mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drop-beacon": {
      "url": "https://edc4me.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drop-beacon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "drop-beacon-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "drop-beacon": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://edc4me.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "drop-beacon": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "drop-beacon-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

  1. Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
  2. Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
  3. Paste the address below, give it a name and save
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Create2https://…3
https://edc4me.com/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 6, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • search_products

    Search Drop Beacon's catalog of 150,000+ everyday-carry products (knives, flashlights, fidget sliders and coins, pens, multitools). Returns matching products with brand, the catalog price and the edc4me.com page; models and configurations (steel, color) are separate products. Use

  • find_offers

    For one product, list the retailers that currently have it in stock, with price, configuration (blade steel, color, finish), when Drop Beacon last checked, any coupon, and a tracked buy link. If a name matches several models, the reply says so and lists other_matches. Prices are

  • deal_check

    Compare a product's lowest current in-stock price with the range Drop Beacon has observed (90-day low, all-time low, high, how long it has been watched) and return a plain verdict with a confidence level. Summary only; it does not return the full price history.

  • top_deals

    Live markdowns across the EDC products Drop Beacon tracks: in-stock items priced at least 10% below the seller's own compare-at ("was") price, checked in the last 3 days. Each result has the price, the was-price, percent and dollars off, the lowest price Drop Beacon itself has re

  • upcoming

    What's new in EDC right now: in-stock products Drop Beacon first saw in the last 7 days, plus Drop Beacon's live giveaways (free to enter) with draw dates and entry links.

  • get_brand_info

    A brand's Drop Beacon profile: page link, official website, whether it is a maker or a retailer, its in-stock product count and any public discount code.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified with the GitHub account direct-web, which owns the repo

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 253 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 6 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Otheri

  • More stars than 0% of the other 32684 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 93% of the other 32684 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32684 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Drop Beacon safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.1.0) reached the registry 2 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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Drop Beacon MCP

Read-only EDC product discovery through Drop Beacon's public HTTPS catalog API. No database password, DATABASE_URL, or API key is required.

Remote server (no install)

Drop Beacon also runs a hosted, read-only MCP server at `https://edc4me.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, no key). Add it as a custom connector in Claude or ChatGPT, or point any MCP client at the URL. Its tools: search_products, find_offers (live in-stock prices across retailers with buy links), deal_check (today's price against the range Drop Beacon has observed), top_deals (the biggest live markdowns, with a was-price check), upcoming (new drops and free giveaways) and get_brand_info.

Install (local stdio package)

Requires Node.js 20 or newer. Configure your MCP client:

{

"mcpServers": { "drop-beacon": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "drop-beacon-mcp@0.3.0"] } } }

Tools

ToolPublic data returned
search_productsUp to 25 currently available catalog matches
get_latest_dropsRecent in-stock listings first seen within seven days
get_brand_infoPublic brand profile and available-product count
check_availabilityUp to 10 matching available listings

Categories: knife, fidget, flashlight, pen, wallet, multi_tool, patch, other. Search arguments accept up to 120 characters. Results are catalog snapshots, not guarantees of current retailer stock. Compare the exact material, configuration and condition on the linked product page. No match does not mean unavailable everywhere. First seen means discovered by Drop Beacon, not released by the manufacturer.

Migration from 0.2.x

Remove DATABASE_URL and API_KEY from client and hosted-service settings. Upgrade any cached installation to 0.3.0 or newer. If a real database password was ever shared, revoke it with the database provider; editing a listing alone cannot revoke access.

Direct SQL access, arbitrary URLs, private records, and internal market analytics are not supported. get_market_trends and get_price_comparison have been retired from this public MCP; use the market pages and product comparison on the website. The old optional API_KEY gate and legacy SSE endpoints are removed. Do not send credentials as tool arguments.

Security boundary

The package has no database driver and only performs credential-free GET requests to https://edc4me.com/api/drops and /api/brands. Explicit output allowlists prevent new upstream fields from silently becoming MCP output. Requests reject redirects, time out after 15 seconds, cap response bodies at 2 MB, and return generic errors without upstream response bodies. Tool arguments cannot override the origin, endpoint, HTTP method, or headers.

The process allows 60 tool calls per minute, shared across clients and reset on restart; this is a best-effort local limit, not a distributed quota. The public API also applies its own edge protections. A 429 response asks the client to wait, never to supply database access.

Stdio is the default. Optional stateless HTTP uses PORT, binds to loopback by default, and serves POST /mcp plus GET /health. Hosted services can explicitly set HOST=0.0.0.0. Browser origins other than https://edc4me.com are rejected, request bodies are limited to 64 KB, and batched requests are rejected. No customer-specific authentication is needed because only public catalog data is available.

Development

npm ci && npm test

npm run security:scan scans tracked files, including documentation and environment examples, without printing secret values. See SECURITY.md for limitations and local hook setup.

Drop Beacon · Public API · MIT

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