# CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals (remote · catalog.carddeals.co)

Search current U.S. gift-card discounts from validated providers. Anonymous and read-only.

- Trust score: 78/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-20

## Components

- remote · `catalog.carddeals.co`: 78/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/cello305-carddeals-mcp/catalog.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/cello305-carddeals-mcp/catalog)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.1`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-20.

- **Endpoint Security**: 74/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 81/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 386 tokens (~96/item across 4 items; 3 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 47/100
  - Stability observed for 14 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 92/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 71% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 3 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 5 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals MCP server?

CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals is a hosted endpoint at https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp, 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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http cello305-carddeals-mcp 'https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cello305-carddeals-mcp": {
      "url": "https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "cello305-carddeals-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.cello305-carddeals-mcp]
url = "https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "cello305-carddeals-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add cello305-carddeals-mcp --url 'https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  cello305-carddeals-mcp:
    url: "https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "cello305-carddeals-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add cello305-carddeals-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cello305-carddeals-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-19 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 40 to 43. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 12 days of observed history at the previous scan, 13 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-17 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-15 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-13 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-11 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-08 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-07 (score 72, 0)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-09-06 (score 72)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `search_gift_card_deals` (~131 tokens)

Search live gift-card deals

Use this when the user wants to discover or compare current U.S. gift-card discounts across brands or within a category. Returns structured provider offers and current destination links. Do not use it for an exact single brand when get_gift_card_deals can return the complete provider set.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Optional CardDeals category slug, such as food-dining.
- `limit` (integer)
- `min_discount_percent` (number): Minimum current percentage discount.
- `query` (string): Brand or merchant text, such as Starbucks or Home Depot.
- `sort` (string)

Output parameters:

- `affiliate_disclosure` (string)
- `as_of` (string)
- `currency` (string)
- `freshness_notice` (string)
- `products` (array)
- `query` (object)
- `schema_version` (string)
- `total` (integer)

### `lookup_gift_card_deals` (~92 tokens)

Look up multiple gift-card brands

Use this when the user supplies up to 10 exact CardDeals product IDs or brand slugs to compare in one call. Product IDs use the form brand:starbucks. Do not use it for fuzzy discovery; use search_gift_card_deals instead. Unknown IDs are returned in not_found instead of being guessed.

Input parameters:

- `ids` (array, required): CardDeals product IDs or exact brand slugs.

Output parameters:

- `affiliate_disclosure` (string)
- `as_of` (string)
- `currency` (string)
- `freshness_notice` (string)
- `not_found` (array)
- `products` (array)
- `schema_version` (string)

### `get_gift_card_deals` (~92 tokens)

Get live deals for one gift-card brand

Use this when the user asks for complete current provider details for one exact gift-card brand. Accepts a brand slug, product ID such as brand:starbucks, or exact brand name. Do not use it for broad category discovery. Returns no purchase action—only current provider or CardDeals checkout links.

Input parameters:

- `brand` (string, required): Exact CardDeals brand slug, product ID, or brand name.

Output parameters:

- `affiliate_disclosure` (string)
- `as_of` (string)
- `currency` (string)
- `freshness_notice` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `product`
- `schema_version` (string)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/cello305-carddeals-mcp/catalog#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-20: 78
- 2026-09-19: 78
- 2026-09-18: 77
- 2026-09-17: 77
- 2026-09-16: 76
- 2026-09-15: 76
- 2026-09-14: 75
- 2026-09-13: 75
- 2026-09-12: 74
- 2026-09-11: 74
- 2026-09-10: 73
- 2026-09-09: 73
- 2026-09-08: 73
- 2026-09-07: 72
- 2026-09-06: 72

## Common questions

### What is the CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals MCP server?

CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.cello305/carddeals-mcp. Search current U.S. gift-card discounts from validated providers. Anonymous and read-only. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp).

### Is the CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals MCP server safe to use?

CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals scores 78 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 CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals MCP server expose?

CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals exposes 3 tools: search_gift_card_deals, lookup_gift_card_deals, get_gift_card_deals. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 315 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals MCP server still maintained?

CardDeals Live Gift Card Deals is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://catalog.carddeals.co/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/cello305/carddeals-mcp
- Website: https://carddeals.co/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/cello305-carddeals-mcp/catalog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/cello305-carddeals-mcp/catalog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/cello305-carddeals-mcp/catalog