Onthecheap MCP Server

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Onthecheap MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 413 installs a week from npm. Last commit 15 Sep 2026.

On the Cheap MCP — free and cheap events, deals and local guides across 14 US cities

Installs per day peak 407 · avg 30 · -22% w/w

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413

Installs / week

npm · onthecheap-mcp

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0 open issues

15 Sep 2026

Last commit

0 releases in 90 days

MIT

License

TypeScript

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Today is the operative word: we check Onthecheap MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add onthecheap-mcp -- npx -y onthecheap-mcp

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.onthecheap-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "onthecheap-mcp"]

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

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Onthecheap MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Onthecheap MCP?

Onthecheap MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package onthecheap-mcp was installed 413 times last week.

How do I connect Onthecheap MCP?

Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls onthecheap-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.

How many people use Onthecheap MCP?

The npm package onthecheap-mcp was installed 413 times in the last week. Week over week that is -22%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.

Is Onthecheap MCP open source?

Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.