# io.github.markswendsen-code/instacart (npm · @striderlabs/mcp-instacart)

MCP server for Instacart - let AI agents manage grocery shopping and place orders autonomously

- Trust score: 69/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +23
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- npm · `@striderlabs/mcp-instacart`: 69/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-instacart/striderlabs-mcp-instacart.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-instacart/striderlabs-mcp-instacart)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@striderlabs/mcp-instacart`
- Version: `0.2.2`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, 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 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (97 of 101), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 47 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 464 tokens (~42/item across 11 items; 11 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 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.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add markswendsen-code-instacart -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-instacart
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add markswendsen-code-instacart -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-instacart
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "markswendsen-code-instacart": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-instacart"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add markswendsen-code-instacart --command npx --arg -y --arg @striderlabs/mcp-instacart
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  markswendsen-code-instacart:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@striderlabs/mcp-instacart"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markswendsen-code-instacart": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@striderlabs/mcp-instacart"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-08-03 (score 69, +3)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.23

### 2026-08-02 (score 66, +45)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [security] Stability: Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 21, −25)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (11)

### `instacart_status` (~30 tokens)

Check Instacart login status and session info. Use this to verify authentication before performing other actions.

### `instacart_login` (~43 tokens)

Initiate Instacart login flow. Returns a URL and instructions for the user to complete login manually. After logging in, use instacart_status to verify.

### `instacart_logout` (~29 tokens)

Clear saved Instacart session and cookies. Use this to log out or reset authentication state.

### `instacart_search` (~71 tokens)

Search for products on Instacart. Returns product names, prices, and availability.

Input parameters:

- `maxResults` (number): Maximum number of results to return (default: 10, max: 50)
- `query` (string, required): Search query (e.g., 'organic bananas', 'whole milk')

### `instacart_add_to_cart` (~60 tokens)

Add a product to the Instacart cart. Searches for the product and adds the first matching result.

Input parameters:

- `product` (string, required): Product name or search query
- `quantity` (number): Quantity to add (default: 1)

### `instacart_view_cart` (~27 tokens)

View current Instacart cart contents, including items, quantities, and totals.

### `instacart_clear_cart` (~21 tokens)

Remove all items from the Instacart cart.

### `instacart_preview_order` (~32 tokens)

Preview order before placing. Shows cart summary, delivery window, and any issues that need to be resolved.

### `instacart_place_order` (~76 tokens)

Place the order. IMPORTANT: Set confirm=true only when you have explicit user confirmation. Without confirm=true, this returns a preview instead of placing the order.

Input parameters:

- `confirm` (boolean): Set to true to actually place the order. If false or omitted, returns a preview instead. NEVER set to true without explicit user confirmation.

### `instacart_set_address` (~53 tokens)

Set delivery address or zip code for Instacart orders.

Input parameters:

- `address` (string, required): Full address or zip code (e.g., '123 Main St, San Francisco, CA' or '94105')

### `instacart_stores` (~22 tokens)

Get list of available stores for the current delivery location.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-instacart/striderlabs-mcp-instacart#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 69
- 2026-08-02: 66
- 2026-08-01: 21
- 2026-07-31: 21
- 2026-07-30: 46
- 2026-07-28: 46
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@striderlabs/mcp-instacart
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@striderlabs/mcp-instacart
- Repository: https://github.com/markswendsen-code/mcp-instacart
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-instacart/striderlabs-mcp-instacart/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-instacart/striderlabs-mcp-instacart/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/markswendsen-code-instacart/striderlabs-mcp-instacart