Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living
REMOTE · PRICES.BRAINY.AE
Source-backed UAE costs: groceries, schools, housing, transport, utilities, telecom and relocation
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Last scanned (1 hour ago)
Scores higher than 87% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Finance and Payments
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security80
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Partial
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present. View diagnostics → Pass
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability67
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (poor).Fail
- Tool/resource definitions use about 2420 tokens (~69/item across 35 items; 26 tools + 9 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management91
- Stability check failed: schema churn in the 30 days we've observed: 2 tool removals, 0 breaking changes, 0 auth/transport breaks, 4 additions. See how to fix → Fail
Tool Coverage72
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 2% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
- Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 26 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 28 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
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.
- 5 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 88 to 91.
- 4 Nov 26 −1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 91 to 88.
- 3 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 88 to 91.
- 2 Nov 26 0
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- Tool “fx_rates” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “grocery_compare_list” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “grocery_products” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “housing_rents” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “ministry_shop_prices” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “schools” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “start_here” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- 1 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 81 to 84.
- 30 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 74 to 78.
- 28 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 68 to 71.
- 26 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 61 to 64.
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 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://prices.brainy.ae/mcp/v2
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=chef.brainy.ae | CN=WR3,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 14 Oct 2026 | 12 Jan 2027 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | b9e67cb952d32ef00ad3f5075e57affd |
| SANs: chef.brainy.ae, prices.brainy.ae, shopper.brainy.ae | ||||||
| CN=WR3,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R1,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 7ff005a91568d63abc22861684aa4b5a |
| CN=GTS Root R1,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 19 Jun 2020 | 28 Jan 2028 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | 77bd0d6cdb36f91aea210fc4f058d30d |
| CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 1 Sept 1998 | 28 Jan 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA1-RSA | 40000000001154b5ac394 |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of prices.brainy.ae. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| ae. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| strict-transport-security | max-age=31556926 |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://prices.brainy.ae/mcp/v2 | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://prices.brainy.ae/mcp/v2 | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://prices.brainy.ae/mcp/v2 |
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. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
commute_cost ~123
Monthly/annual car commute cost (fuel+Salik), or published area routes. No parking.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| days_per_week | number | – | – |
| emirate_id | – | – | – |
| from_area | string | – | – |
| fuel | – | – | – |
| km_per_day | number | – | – |
| l_per_100km | number | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| salik_per_day | integer | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| to_area | string | – | – |
| to_hub_id | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
costs_by_area ~98
Dubai areas ranked by monthly cost: rent, fees, bills (+school). Not full budgets.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | string | – | – |
| bedrooms | integer | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| include_school | boolean | – | – |
| min_contracts | integer | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| property_type | – | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| transport | – | – | – |
| zone_id | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
costs_by_emirate ~50
Compare emirates: rent, utilities, schools. Non-Dubai rent unknown.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| emirate_id | – | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
data_sources ~61
Where each number comes from: publishers, licences, dates, paused sources.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| dataset_id | – | – | – |
| license_status | – | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| source_id | – | – | – |
| status | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
dewa ~73
DEWA electricity/water: tariff slabs, or bill estimate from kwh (+water, VAT, fee).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| annual_rent_aed | number|null | – | – |
| kwh | number | – | – |
| water_gallons | number|null | – | Imperial gallons. |
| water_m3 | number|null | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
end_of_service_gratuity ~103
UAE private-sector end-of-service gratuity estimate (Decree-Law 33/2021 art. 51): basic wage + dates → amount or range; not legal advice.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| basic_monthly_aed | number | yes | – |
| end_date | string | yes | – |
| start_date | string | yes | – |
| total_monthly_wage_aed | number | – | – |
| unpaid_days | integer | – | – |
| work_pattern | – | – | – |
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | object | – | – |
| error | object | – | – |
| links | object | – | – |
| meta | object | – | – |
| request_id | string|null | – | – |
No examples provided.
fixed_monthly_costs ~40
Monthly fixed costs for a household profile, with assumptions. Not a full budget.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| profile | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
free_zone_companies ~58
Free zone company setup: package prices, annual/monthly cost, visas.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| emirate | – | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| published | – | – | – |
| zone | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
fuel_prices ~72
UAE petrol/diesel prices this month and last, change, 50/70 L tank cost, history.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| from | string | – | – |
| include_history | boolean | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| to | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
fx_rates ~28
Dated CBUAE AED exchange rates. Not bank quotes.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| currency | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
grocery_compare_list ~51
Cheapest store for a list: subtotals, delivery fees, minimums. items: ["milk"]. Observed + labelled estimates.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | string|null | – | – |
| items | array | yes | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
grocery_products ~111
Dubai supermarket prices: per-store pack/unit offers, dates, history. Give query (product name), e.g. milk, or product_id. Not MOET.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| availability | – | – | – |
| available_only | boolean | – | – |
| comparison | – | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| include_offers | boolean | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| product_id | string | – | – |
| query | string | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| store_id | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
grocery_stores ~58
Grocery stores: delivery fees, free-delivery thresholds, minimum orders.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| delivery_rule_status | – | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| store_id | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
health_insurance ~43
Dubai health insurance rules: who pays, basic plan band/benefits, fines. Not quotes.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| emirate | – | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
housing_rents ~101
Registered Dubai rent: annual/monthly medians, contract counts. zone or q: JVC. Not listings.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedrooms | integer | – | – |
| contract | – | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| min_contracts | integer | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| property_type | – | – | – |
| q | string | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| zone | string | – | – |
| zone_id | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
housing_sales ~77
Sale prices by Dubai area: ready/off-plan registered medians. Not listings.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedrooms | integer | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| market | – | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| property_type | – | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| zone | string | – | – |
| zone_id | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
labour_calculator ~152
UAE labour law estimates (Decree-Law 33/2021): overtime pay, annual leave, final settlement. Not legal advice.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| basic_monthly_aed | number | yes | – |
| calculator | – | yes | – |
| day_hours | number | – | – |
| end_date | string | – | – |
| leave_taken_days | number | – | – |
| night_hours | number | – | – |
| notice_cut_by | – | – | – |
| notice_days | integer | – | – |
| notice_worked_days | integer | – | – |
| start_date | string | – | – |
| total_monthly_wage_aed | number | – | – |
| unused_leave_days | number | – | – |
| wages_owed_aed | number | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
ministry_shop_prices ~76
MOET-published Dubai shop prices. category: bread or chain_id/product_id. Not online offers.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | – | – | – |
| chain_id | – | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| product_id | string | – | – |
| q | string | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
mobile_internet_plans ~90
UAE mobile and home internet plans: VAT-inclusive price, data, contract.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | – |
| max_aed | number | – | – |
| min_data_gb | number | – | – |
| operator | string | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| plan_id | string | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| status | – | – | – |
| type | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
move_to_dubai ~182
Move to Dubai? Home vs Dubai net pay, taxes, FX, costs, savings. No country: models. Owner: household=business_owner + profit. Not tax advice.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | string|null | – | – |
| bedrooms | integer|null | – | – |
| country | string | – | – |
| currency | string|null | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| dubai_gross_annual_aed | number|null | – | – |
| gross_annual | number | – | – |
| home_monthly_costs | number|null | – | – |
| household | – | – | – |
| iso2 | string | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| profit | number | – | – |
| property_type | – | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| spouse_employed | boolean | – | – |
| status | – | – | – |
| variant | string|null | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
residence_visas ~50
UAE residence visas by route: payer, requirements, fees, medical/insurance bands.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| include_common_fees | boolean | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| route_id | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
schools ~140
Dubai school fees: KHDA tuition by grade/year, bus fees, distance. q: school name; near: zone (JVC). Year ≠ Grade; uniforms paused.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | string | – | – |
| curriculum | string | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| grade | string | – | – |
| max_fee_aed | number | – | – |
| near | string | – | Zone, not school. |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| q | string | – | school name or part of it |
| radius_km | – | – | – |
| rating | string | – | – |
| school_id | string | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
shopper_price_reports ~72
Community price reports by product/store, with date and promos.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | string | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| product_id | string | – | – |
| purchased_since | string | – | – |
| sort | – | – | – |
| store_id | string | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
start_here ~16
Tool selection help: examples and citations.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
tax_savings_by_country ~55
Tax saved by moving to Dubai, per country, typical pay. Not tax advice.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| country | string | – | – |
| cursor | string | – | – |
| household | – | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
transport_fares ~83
Taxi fare estimate, or metro/bus fares, parking and toll tariffs. Not app quotes.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| booking | – | – | – |
| emirate | – | – | – |
| km | number | – | – |
| mode | – | yes | – |
| operator_id | – | – | – |
| page_size | integer | – | – |
| to_sharjah | boolean | – | – |
| wait_minutes | number | – | – |
Structured output declared, but exposes no named fields.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living MCP server?
Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living is a hosted endpoint at https://prices.brainy.ae/mcp/v2, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · prices.brainy.ae
claude mcp add --transport http ae-brainy-grocery-prices 'https://prices.brainy.ae/mcp/v2'
What is the Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living MCP server?
Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as ae.brainy/grocery-prices. Source-backed UAE costs: groceries, schools, housing, transport, utilities, telecom and relocation. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://prices.brainy.ae/mcp/v2).
Is the Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living MCP server safe to use?
Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living scores 83 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living MCP server expose?
Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living exposes 26 tools: commute_cost, costs_by_area, costs_by_emirate, data_sources, dewa, and 21 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,063 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living MCP server still maintained?
Brainy Prices — UAE Cost of Living is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.