Gridscoot
NPM · @GRIDSCOOT/MCP · 2 COMPONENTS · SCANNED AUG 3
AU price comparison via MCP — search, compare, track. 6 tools; anonymous demo (30/day/IP).
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score →
Supply Chain Security87
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (103 of 107), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.Partial
- No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
- Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (103 of 107), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency19
- Repository check failed: the declared repository URL returned HTTP 404. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 72 days ago).Pass
- Security-disclosure policy not yet verified: we couldn't inspect the source repository.Unverified
Schema Quality & AI Usability77
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 664 tokens (~110/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management27
- Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Add this component to your MCP client. Where a client-specific snippet is available, pick your client below and copy it straight into your config; otherwise use the connection detail shown.
npm · @gridscoot/mcp
claude mcp add aardappvark-gridscoot -- npx -y @gridscoot/mcp
codex mcp add aardappvark-gridscoot -- npx -y @gridscoot/mcp
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"aardappvark-gridscoot": {
"type": "local",
"command": [
"npx",
"-y",
"@gridscoot/mcp"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add aardappvark-gridscoot --command npx --arg -y --arg @gridscoot/mcp
mcp_servers:
aardappvark-gridscoot:
command: "npx"
args: ["-y", "@gridscoot/mcp"] {
"mcpServers": {
"aardappvark-gridscoot": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@gridscoot/mcp"
]
}
}
} Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 2 Aug 26 +33
- Provenance: unverified → fail ▼ security
- Known CVEs: unverified → partial ▲ security
- Install scripts: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Schema quality: unverified → excellent ▲ functional
- License: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Dependency health: unverified → partial ▲ functional
- Maintenance: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- MCP protocol: unverified → pass ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.23 ▲ functional
- Licence: MIT functional
- 1 Aug 26 +31
- Malware scan: unverified → pass ▲ security
- Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
- 31 Jul 26 −22
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 30 Jul 26 −18
- Malware scan: pass → unverified ▼ security
- 27 Jul 26 40
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 3 Aug 2026 · Analysed npm/@gridscoot/[email protected]
Provenance none
Ecosystem: npm · Outcome: none
Dependencies 103 packages
103 packages in the resolved dependency tree · 102 deprecated · 29 stale.
The dependency tree was only partially resolved, so these counts may be incomplete.
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability.
check_availability ~85
Real-time stock check at a specific retailer for a specific product, including click-and-collect availability at the nearest store to a postcode (where supported).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| postcode | string | — | AU postcode for click-and-collect availability |
| product_id | string | yes | Canonical product ID |
| retailer_id | string | yes | Specific retailer slug (e.g. "ebay-au") |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
compare_product ~116
Get all retailer offers for a specific product. Use after search_products when the user wants to compare prices across all retailers for a known item.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtin | string | — | Alternative lookup by GTIN if product_id not known |
| include_shipping | boolean | — | Include shipping cost in returned total (default true) |
| location_postcode | string | — | AU postcode for delivery estimation |
| product_id | string | yes | Canonical product ID returned by search_products |
| sort_by | string | — | Sort order for the returned offer list |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_price_history ~88
Returns price history for a product across retailers over the past 365 days. Use to evaluate whether current pricing represents a genuine deal versus business-as-usual.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| days | integer | — | Trailing days of history (default 90, max 365) |
| product_id | string | yes | Canonical product ID |
| retailers | array | — | Optional filter — only include these retailer slugs |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_retailers ~74
List all retailers indexed by Gridscoot. Useful for meta queries ("which retailers do you cover?") and for filtering other tool calls.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | — | Filter to retailers indexed for this category |
| country | string | — | Country filter (AU at MVS; NZ from Phase 2+) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_products ~196
Search products across all connected Australian retailers. Returns matched products with current pricing, availability, and delivery estimates. Use this as the entry point for any price-discovery query.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category_hint | string | — | Category narrowing hint, e.g. "tools/hand-tools" |
| delivery_by | string | — | ISO date by which the product must be delivered |
| in_stock_only | boolean | — | Exclude out-of-stock offers (default true) |
| location_postcode | string | — | AU postcode for delivery-time estimation |
| max_price_aud | number | — | Maximum total price including shipping, in AUD |
| max_results | integer | — | Max results to return (default 10) |
| min_price_aud | number | — | Minimum total price filter (useful to exclude scam-priced outliers) |
| query | string | yes | Natural language query, e.g. "15mm bent socket wrench in Melbourne with 2-day delivery" |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
track_price ~105
Subscribe to price-drop alerts for a product. Returns a subscription ID. The user receives email when the threshold is met.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| product_id | string | yes | Canonical product ID to track |
| retailers | array | — | Track only at these retailers (default: all) |
| target_price_aud | number | — | Notify when total price (incl. shipping) drops to this AUD value or below |
| user_token | string | yes | User token (from /account/keys signup) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.