CardDeals

Query real-time discount gift cards and deal stacking data across 700+ U.S.

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What it can do

  • Search 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 destinat
  • Lookup Gift Card Deals: 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 di
  • Get Gift Card Deals: 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

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Query real-time discount gift cards and deal stacking data across 700+ U.S. retail, dining, and travel brands directly inside AI assistants.

### Available Tools
* **search_gift_card_deals**: Discover and compare current gift card discounts across brands or categories (Retail, Travel, Dining, Entertainment).
* **get_gift_card_deals**: Retrieve complete provider offers and discount details for a specific brand (e.g., Nike, Home Depot, Starbucks, Airbnb).
* **lookup_gift_card_deals**: Batch compare up to 10 brands or product IDs in a single query.

### Key Highlights
* **Real-Time Data**: Live secondary marketplace discounts with observation timestamps and seller terms.
* **Read-Only and Safe**: No authentication or API keys required. Exposes discovery tools with zero account or payment permissions.
* **Streamable HTTP**: Native compatibility with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and modern MCP clients.
* **Official Directory**: Browse all brands and check out our browser extensions at https://carddeals.co.

How to connect

How to connect CardDeals to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://carddeals--warzel-emanuel.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect CardDeals to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://carddeals--warzel-emanuel.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect CardDeals to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://carddeals--warzel-emanuel.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (3)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_gift_card_dealsUse 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.
lookup_gift_card_dealsUse 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.
get_gift_card_dealsUse 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.