Merchant Context MCP Server

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Merchant Context is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 9 tools.

Resolve sourced merchant facts and safe actions before an agent acts.

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 93%

91 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

124 ms

Response time

average over 24h

authentication required

Access

streamable-http

What changed 10

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 11 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

11 Aug 6 tools appeared compare_offers, get_safe_actions, preflight and 3 more

11 Aug 2 tool descriptions were rewritten check_merchant, inspect_merchant

11 Aug a tool changed the parameters it asks for inspect_merchant

11 Aug a tool changed version

This one has been quiet for a while

Quiet is not dead — but it is worth knowing when it wakes up, or when someone else takes it over. We watch the repository and tell you either way.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add merchant-context --transport http https://api.merchant.atomandbits.com/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://api.merchant.atomandbits.com/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.merchant-context]
url = "https://api.merchant.atomandbits.com/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "merchant-context": {
      "url": "https://api.merchant.atomandbits.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "merchant-context": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.merchant.atomandbits.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but it did not say what kind of credentials it expects.

Available tools 9

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

compare

compare_offers

Compare only sourced offer fields from two or more merchants. Unknown values stay unknown and payment never changes order.

inspect

inspect_merchant

Compatibility alias for refresh_merchant. Show the price and get explicit human approval first.

merchant

check_merchant

Run a free merchant-site diagnostic. Agents should use resolve_merchant before relying on merchant facts or actions.

merchants

search_merchants

Search cached merchant records by sourced offer, place, price, timing, policy, action support, and freshness. Payment and adoption never change order.

preflight

preflight

Resolve one merchant, evaluate sourced intent constraints, select a safe action, state approval, and return attribution.

refresh

refresh_merchant

Pay for a fresh merchant inspection and cache refresh. Show the price and get explicit human approval first.

resolve

resolve_merchant

Resolve cached merchant identity, sourced facts, offers, terms, freshness, and safe actions for free. Call this before relying on merchant facts or starting an action.

safe

get_safe_actions

Return current merchant-owned action URLs, exact inputs, authority, confirmation, expiry, retry rules, recovery, and attribution.

service

get_service_info

Describe the Merchant Context service, price, and inspection checks.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://api.merchant.atomandbits.com/mcp	streamable-http	needs auth	106 ms	11 min ago

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Merchant Context — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Merchant Context do?

It exposes 9 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: check_merchant, compare_offers, get_safe_actions, get_service_info, inspect_merchant, preflight and 3 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is Merchant Context working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 124 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

Is Merchant Context still maintained?

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.

How do I connect Merchant Context?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own credentials: it refuses anonymous clients.

Does Merchant Context need an API key?

Yes. Every time we knock, Merchant Context answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.

How fast is Merchant Context?

It answers our handshake in 124 ms on average, which is faster than 89% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.