Espresso Steals

Espresso gear price history: live Amazon prices, 2+ years of daily data, BUY calls at verified lows.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Espresso gear price history: live Amazon prices, 2+ years of daily data, BUY calls at verified lows.

    How to connect

    How to connect Espresso Steals to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://espressosteals.com/api/mcp

    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 Espresso Steals to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://espressosteals.com/api/mcp

    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 Espresso Steals to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://espressosteals.com/api/mcp

    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 (4)

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

    search_catalogSearch the espresso gear this site tracks. `products` have a live Amazon price and, when at a genuine low, a BUY call computed from their own price history; otherwise no call. Filter by slot (the role a product plays in a setup), free-text words (brand and model names, partial words and small typos are fine), a price band, a brand, or on-sale only. Products we know but cannot price (sold direct by the maker, e.g. Niche, Lelit, Decent) come back in `known_unpriced` with no price and the reason: say so, quote the note, and link the url. When nothing in `products` matches, `alternatives` lists the closest tracked products with live prices and `note` says what was and was not found. Never tell the user the site has nothing; tell them what it has.
    get_productFull detail for one product by slug: community sentiment, reference price and basis, date of the latest price observation, portafilter size (machines) or accessory size (sized accessories), superautomatic / manual-lever / hand-grinder flags, product URL and Amazon link. A known product with no price returns price null, the reason, and priced alternatives. An unknown slug returns did_you_mean.
    list_slotsThe slots an espresso setup is built from (machine, grinder, scale, tamper…), with what each is for. Use the ids as search_catalog's `slot`.
    watch_priceEmail the user when a product is at a good price (a verified low), or at or under a target price they name. Use after search_catalog/get_product when the user wants to be told when to buy. Ask the user for their email; never invent or reuse one. One watch per email per product; calling again updates the target. The first time an address is used it receives a confirmation email and the watch arms when they click it — tell the user to check their inbox. Each alert links to the product page and carries an unsubscribe link.