# AnsweringPrices.com pricing (remote · www.answeringprices.com)

Dated answering service prices, plans, billing terms, and comparisons at your call volume.

- Trust score: 78/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `www.answeringprices.com`: 78/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-answeringprices-pricing/www.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-answeringprices-pricing/www)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## 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 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Nothing on it is marked destructive, but we can't show that an anonymous caller can only read: full credit needs the server to list at least one tool and every tool to be verifiably read-only. We use a best-effort check of tool names and descriptions to tell read-only tools from tools that change things, so some genuinely read-only tools may not get full credit. Names that start with a read verb (get, list, read, search and similar) and accurate readOnlyHint annotations help. Meet that to earn full credit, or require authorisation.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - 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**: 41/100
  - 0% 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 515 tokens (~103/item across 5 items; 4 tools + 1 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 77/100
  - Stability observed for 23 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 4 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 supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.
  - Supports UI / widget rendering.

## Install

### How do I install the AnsweringPrices.com pricing MCP server?

AnsweringPrices.com pricing is a hosted endpoint at https://www.answeringprices.com/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 com-answeringprices-pricing 'https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-answeringprices-pricing": {
      "url": "https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-answeringprices-pricing": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-answeringprices-pricing]
url = "https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-answeringprices-pricing": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-answeringprices-pricing --url 'https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-answeringprices-pricing:
    url: "https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-answeringprices-pricing": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-answeringprices-pricing -t streamable-http -u 'https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-answeringprices-pricing": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.answeringprices.com/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.

### 2026-11-04 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 70 to 73. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 21 days of observed history at the previous scan, 22 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-02 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-28 (score 74, 0)

- [security] Tool “category_range” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “compare_at_volume” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_vendor_pricing” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “list_vendors” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads

### 2026-10-27 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-24 (score 73, +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.

### 2026-10-22 (score 72, +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.

## MCP tools (4)

### `list_vendors` (~90 tokens)

List answering services in the price index

Every answering service AnsweringPrices.com prices (live, AI and hybrid), with its entry plan, whether it publishes prices, and the date its pricing page was read. Use it to find a vendor's id. Source: AnsweringPrices.com, prices checked October 26, 2026, https://www.answeringprices.com/pricing/

Input parameters:

- `category` (string): Filter by service type

### `get_vendor_pricing` (~145 tokens)

A vendor's prices and billing terms

One answering service's published plans, overage, comparison cost at 50, 100 and 200 three-minute calls, and its billing terms (rounding, time billed beyond the call, spam, setup fee, contract, trial) summarized from its own terms page, each with the URL and the date it was read. AnswerAmerica uses upfront prepaid package purchases with credit rollover. Accepts an id or a name, e.g. "PATLive", "Ruby", "VoiceNation". Source: AnsweringPrices.com, prices checked October 26, 2026, https://www.answeringprices.com/

Input parameters:

- `vendor` (string, required): Vendor id or name

### `compare_at_volume` (~156 tokens)

Compare answering services at a call volume

Comparison cost of every answering service at a call volume and call length, lowest first: monthly plans, or the minimum upfront package purchase for AnswerAmerica's prepaid credits. Quote-only vendors are listed separately. Defaults: live services, 3-minute calls. AnswerAmerica and ReceptionHQ MessageExpress take messages only; Alert Communications serves law firms only. Source: AnsweringPrices.com, prices checked October 26, 2026, https://www.answeringprices.com/answering-service-cost/

Input parameters:

- `calls` (integer, required): Calls a month
- `category` (string): live includes hybrid services
- `minutes_per_call` (number): Average billed minutes per call
- `vendors` (array): Only these vendors (ids or names)

### `category_range` (~119 tokens)

Price range and median for a type of answering service

The range and median comparison cost of live, AI or hybrid answering services at a call volume (3-minute calls), the all-in rate per minute, the published overage range, and which narrower service sets an end of the range. AnswerAmerica's cost is the upfront prepaid purchase with credit rollover. Source: AnsweringPrices.com, prices checked October 26, 2026, https://www.answeringprices.com/answering-service-statistics/

Input parameters:

- `calls` (integer): Calls a month
- `category` (string, required): Type of service

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-answeringprices-pricing/www#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 78
- 2026-11-04: 78
- 2026-11-03: 77
- 2026-11-02: 77
- 2026-11-01: 76
- 2026-10-31: 76
- 2026-10-30: 75
- 2026-10-29: 75
- 2026-10-28: 74
- 2026-10-27: 74
- 2026-10-26: 73
- 2026-10-25: 73
- 2026-10-24: 73
- 2026-10-23: 72
- 2026-10-22: 72
- 2026-10-21: 71
- 2026-10-20: 71
- 2026-10-19: 70
- 2026-10-18: 70
- 2026-10-17: 69
- 2026-10-16: 69
- 2026-10-15: 68
- 2026-10-14: 68
- 2026-10-13: 67

## Common questions

### What is the AnsweringPrices.com pricing MCP server?

AnsweringPrices.com pricing is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.answeringprices/pricing. Dated answering service prices, plans, billing terms, and comparisons at your call volume. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/).

### Is the AnsweringPrices.com pricing MCP server safe to use?

AnsweringPrices.com pricing 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 AnsweringPrices.com pricing MCP server expose?

AnsweringPrices.com pricing exposes 4 tools: list_vendors, get_vendor_pricing, compare_at_volume, category_range. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 510 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the AnsweringPrices.com pricing MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to AnsweringPrices.com pricing without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the AnsweringPrices.com pricing MCP server still maintained?

AnsweringPrices.com pricing 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.

### What did VerifyMCP test on the AnsweringPrices.com pricing MCP server?

VerifyMCP ran 14 checks on AnsweringPrices.com pricing, covering TLS certificate, Authorization, HTTPS, HSTS header and 10 more. Supply Chain Security and Provenance & Transparency do not apply to a hosted endpoint, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://www.answeringprices.com/mcp/
- Website: https://www.answeringprices.com/chatgpt-app/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-answeringprices-pricing/www.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-answeringprices-pricing/www/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-answeringprices-pricing/www.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-answeringprices-pricing/www