# Shoptegrity (remote · mcp.shopteg.com)

See who gets your money, catch fake holiday discounts, and find independent and local sellers.

- Trust score: 77/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `mcp.shopteg.com`: 77/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shopteg-shoptegrity/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shopteg-shoptegrity/mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `0.7.0`

## 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**: 74/100
  - 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.
  - 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**: 80/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1568 tokens (~112/item across 14 items; 14 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 53/100
  - Stability observed for 16 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 71/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% 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 14 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 15 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 Shoptegrity MCP server?

Shoptegrity is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.shopteg.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-shopteg-shoptegrity 'https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-shopteg-shoptegrity": {
      "url": "https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-shopteg-shoptegrity": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-shopteg-shoptegrity]
url = "https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-shopteg-shoptegrity --url 'https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-shopteg-shoptegrity:
    url: "https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-shopteg-shoptegrity": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-shopteg-shoptegrity -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-shopteg-shoptegrity": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.shopteg.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 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 47 to 50. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 14 days of observed history at the previous scan, 15 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-02 (score 76, +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.

### 2026-10-31 (score 75, +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.

### 2026-10-29 (score 74, +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.

### 2026-10-27 (score 73, +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.

### 2026-10-24 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-22 (score 71, +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.

### 2026-10-21 (score 70, +1)

- [security] Tool “check_seller” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “find_alternatives” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “find_local_businesses” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_retailer_swaps” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “lookup_brand” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “lookup_brand_integrity” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “rate_major_retailers” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “search_top_brands” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: pass → fail
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03
- [functional] Server version: 0.6.0 → 0.7.0

## MCP tools (14)

### `lookup_brand` (~100 tokens)

Look up a brand

Look up one brand, store or company by name: its cited parent company, ownership type, source links and,
    for scored brands, a Shoptegrity composite score (an opinion). Use it for a single known name. Fields without a
    cited source come back null and are listed as withheld. A name Shoptegrity does not have returns an error that
    is not a negative finding about the company.

Input parameters:

- `name` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `find_alternatives` (~79 tokens)

Find approved alternatives

List alternatives for one brand that a Shoptegrity editor approved and that have a cited basis. Returns
    an empty list, with a note, when none are approved yet; browse_alternatives lists cited employee-owned,
    cooperative and independent options by category instead. Alternatives are not ranked by commission.

Input parameters:

- `brand_name` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `browse_alternatives` (~117 tokens)

Browse cited alternatives

Alternatives to mainstream shopping that have a cited basis: employee-owned, cooperative, credit union,
    B Corp or family-owned sellers. structure filters by kind (for example 'employee-owned', 'cooperative',
    'credit union', 'b corp'); query filters by words in the name or the category it substitutes for
    (for example 'grocery' or 'hardware'). Each result carries the source that backs it. Not ranked by commission.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query`
- `structure`

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `find_local_businesses` (~165 tokens)

Find local businesses

Local businesses near a US ZIP code or a town and state, such as '55401' or 'Duluth, MN': Shoptegrity's
    directory (co-ops, markets, credit unions; pilot areas) plus independent shops anywhere in the US (books,
    gifts, toys, food, markets, grocery, hardware, clothing, secondhand, outdoors, home, music), for Small
    Business Saturday or any local shopping. category narrows either list; radius_km is 0.1 to 500 (default 25;
    shops are searched within 15). Chains and franchises are left out. Not ranked by commission.

Input parameters:

- `category`
- `location` (string, required)
- `radius_km` (number)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `search_top_brands` (~97 tokens)

Search brand integrity database

Search the scored-brand table by name, category and minimum grade, and return a short summary per brand
    (parent company, shareholder payout, grade and ratings where published). Use it to browse; use lookup_brand
    for one known name. An empty result means no match, not a negative finding.

Input parameters:

- `category`
- `limit` (integer)
- `min_grade`
- `query` (string)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `lookup_brand_integrity` (~78 tokens)

Brand integrity details

In-depth cited metrics for one brand: the split of revenue among workers, executives and shareholders,
    labor records, and waste, plus SEC filing figures where they exist. Every field without a cited source is
    null and listed under withheld_claims. Grades and ratings are Shoptegrity opinions.

Input parameters:

- `brand_name` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `rate_major_retailers` (~88 tokens)

Rate major retailers

Scorecards for the major retailers Shoptegrity covers (Walmart, Target, Costco, Amazon, Kroger, Dollar General,
    The Home Depot, WinCo Foods, Ace Hardware): parent company, revenue, net income and shareholder payouts from SEC
    filings, and ratings or swaps only where an editor approved them. Takes no arguments. Missing values are null (withheld).

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `get_retailer_swaps` (~70 tokens)

Retailer swaps

One major retailer's cited financial figures and any editor-approved swap. Takes a retailer name such as
    Walmart or The Home Depot. The swap fields are null until a swap has been approved and cited; the error lists
    the retailers available.

Input parameters:

- `retailer_name` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `check_seller` (~64 tokens)

Check a seller

Shoptegrity's cited ownership signals for a seller or brand name, or a plain statement that it has none
    (not a negative finding). Same data as lookup_brand, phrased for a seller you are about to buy from.

Input parameters:

- `name` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `responsible_alternatives` (~73 tokens)

Find independent sellers and gifts

Search independent sellers for a product or gift idea, with today's price, a check against recorded
    price history, and any Shoptegrity standing, for gift ideas and holiday shopping. max_price is in USD.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `max_price`
- `product` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `check_deal` (~80 tokens)

Check a deal against price history

Judge a sale price against Shoptegrity's recorded daily price history for a Shopify catalog product.
    Flags 'raised_then_lowered' when a price was pushed up before a sale. Works for Black Friday and
    Cyber Monday deals. product_id comes from responsible_alternatives.

Input parameters:

- `current_price`
- `product_id` (string, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `holiday_shopping_guide` (~138 tokens)

Holiday shopping guide

A plan for shopping with integrity on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday,
    Giving Tuesday or for holiday gifts: the date, days left, and which Shoptegrity tools to use at each step.
    occasion is black_friday, small_business_saturday, cyber_monday, giving_tuesday, christmas, or 'next'
    for the next one coming up. today is an ISO date and defaults to the server's date. For Black Friday,
    Cyber Monday and holiday gifts it also returns links to large retailers' own weekly-ad and deals pages.

Input parameters:

- `occasion` (string)
- `today`

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `check_cart` (~90 tokens)

Check a shopping list

Check a shopping or gift list: for each item, which scored company it belongs to (if any), the cited
    facts Shoptegrity holds (parent, filings, shareholder payouts) and what is withheld. Items can be products,
    brands or stores, such as 'AirPods', 'Tide pods' or 'Walmart'. Up to 50 items.

Input parameters:

- `items` (array, required)

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

### `verified_deals` (~149 tokens)

Verified price drops

Products from independent Shopify sellers whose price Shoptegrity recorded dropping below its usual level.
    Shows real drops rather than headline discounts, for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. A drop counts only
    with at least 7 earlier days of recorded prices; prices raised before a sale never qualify. min_percent_off
    is 1-90. query filters by words in the title or seller. max_per_seller (default 3) keeps one seller's sale
    from filling the list. Largest drop first, never ordered by commission.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `max_per_seller` (integer)
- `min_percent_off` (number)
- `query`

Output parameters:

- `result` (object)

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 77
- 2026-11-04: 77
- 2026-11-03: 76
- 2026-11-02: 76
- 2026-11-01: 75
- 2026-10-31: 75
- 2026-10-30: 74
- 2026-10-29: 74
- 2026-10-28: 73
- 2026-10-27: 73
- 2026-10-26: 72
- 2026-10-25: 72
- 2026-10-24: 72
- 2026-10-23: 71
- 2026-10-22: 71
- 2026-10-21: 70
- 2026-10-20: 69

## Common questions

### What is the Shoptegrity MCP server?

Shoptegrity is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.shopteg/shoptegrity. See who gets your money, catch fake holiday discounts, and find independent and local sellers. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp).

### Is the Shoptegrity MCP server safe to use?

Shoptegrity scores 77 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 Shoptegrity MCP server expose?

Shoptegrity exposes 14 tools: lookup_brand, find_alternatives, browse_alternatives, find_local_businesses, search_top_brands, and 9 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,388 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Shoptegrity MCP server require authentication?

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

### Is the Shoptegrity MCP server still maintained?

Shoptegrity 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 Shoptegrity MCP server?

VerifyMCP ran 13 checks on Shoptegrity, covering TLS certificate, Authorization, HTTPS, HSTS header and 9 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://mcp.shopteg.com/mcp
- Website: https://shopteg.com/holiday
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shopteg-shoptegrity/mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shopteg-shoptegrity/mcp/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shopteg-shoptegrity/mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-shopteg-shoptegrity/mcp