Drop Beacon
REMOTE · EDC4ME.COM · 2 COMPONENTS
Live EDC knife, flashlight and fidget prices across retailers, deal checks, top deals and new drops.
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Last scanned (10 hours ago)
Scores higher than 60% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category E-commerce
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 Usability73
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 836 tokens (~139/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management0
- Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
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
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 7 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
Unverified: 1 category
A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: authentication we do not have, an unreachable endpoint, or not enough scan history. We only credit what we can confirm.
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 73
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 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://edc4me.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=edc4me.com | CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US | 4 Sept 2026 | 3 Dec 2026 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | 6205a9080521f215672437ed5d1996f4002 |
| SANs: edc4me.com | ||||||
| CN=YR1,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) | CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US | 3 Sept 2025 | 2 Sept 2028 | RSA 2048 | SHA256-RSA | a20253f15f2691c05dc1ce13b9bcca4e |
| CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) | CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US | 13 May 2026 | 2 Sept 2032 | RSA 4096 | SHA256-RSA | f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of edc4me.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| edc4me.com. | 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=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | DENY |
| referrer-policy | strict-origin-when-cross-origin |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://edc4me.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://edc4me.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 308 | https://edc4me.com/mcp |
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 →
deal_check Is this price a deal? ~104
Compare a product's lowest current in-stock price with the range Drop Beacon has observed (90-day low, all-time low, high, how long it has been watched) and return a plain verdict with a confidence level. Summary only; it does not return the full price history.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| product | string | yes | An edc4me.com product URL (most precise), a product slug, or a product name such as "Spyderco UK Penknife Salt LC200N". |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
find_offers Find live offers across retailers ~124
For one product, list the retailers that currently have it in stock, with price, configuration (blade steel, color, finish), when Drop Beacon last checked, any coupon, and a tracked buy link. If a name matches several models, the reply says so and lists other_matches. Prices are observed by Drop Beacon and can change; the retailer page is authoritative at checkout.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| product | string | yes | An edc4me.com product URL (most precise), a product slug, or a product name such as "Spyderco UK Penknife Salt LC200N". |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_brand_info Brand profile ~59
A brand's Drop Beacon profile: page link, official website, whether it is a maker or a retailer, its in-stock product count and any public discount code.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| brand | string | yes | Brand name, e.g. "Spyderco". |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_products Search EDC products ~140
Search Drop Beacon's catalog of 150,000+ everyday-carry products (knives, flashlights, fidget sliders and coins, pens, multitools). Returns matching products with brand, the catalog price and the edc4me.com page; models and configurations (steel, color) are separate products. Use find_offers next for live prices across retailers.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| in_stock_only | boolean | – | Only products currently in stock somewhere (default true). |
| limit | integer | – | Default 10. |
| query | string | yes | Product, brand, model or steel, e.g. "Benchmade Bugout" or "titanium slider". |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
top_deals Biggest discounts right now ~207
Live markdowns across the EDC products Drop Beacon tracks: in-stock items priced at least 10% below the seller's own compare-at ("was") price, checked in the last 3 days. Each result has the price, the was-price, percent and dollars off, the lowest price Drop Beacon itself has recorded (to sanity-check the was-price), any coupon, and a tracked buy link. Filter by keyword, category or brand.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| brand | string | – | Optional brand or retailer name. |
| category | string | – | Optional category. |
| limit | integer | – | Default 10. |
| min_percent_off | integer | – | Default 15. |
| query | string | – | Optional keyword, e.g. "titanium", "Spyderco" or "flashlight". |
| sort | string | – | best (percent and dollars off combined, verified was-prices first, at most 2 per brand; default), percent_off, dollars_off, or price_low. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
upcoming New drops and live giveaways ~75
What's new in EDC right now: in-stock products Drop Beacon first saw in the last 7 days, plus Drop Beacon's live giveaways (free to enter) with draw dates and entry links.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | – | Optional product category filter for new drops. |
| limit | integer | – | Max new drops (default 10). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Drop Beacon MCP server?
Drop Beacon is a hosted endpoint at https://edc4me.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.
remote · edc4me.com
claude mcp add --transport http direct-web-drop-beacon-mcp 'https://edc4me.com/mcp'
What is the Drop Beacon MCP server?
Drop Beacon is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.direct-web/drop-beacon-mcp. Live EDC knife, flashlight and fidget prices across retailers, deal checks, top deals and new drops. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://edc4me.com/mcp).
Is the Drop Beacon MCP server safe to use?
Drop Beacon scores 73 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 Drop Beacon MCP server expose?
Drop Beacon exposes 6 tools: search_products, find_offers, deal_check, top_deals, upcoming, get_brand_info. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 709 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Drop Beacon MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Drop Beacon without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Drop Beacon MCP server still maintained?
Drop Beacon 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.