# Pricewatcha MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fio.github.pricewatcha%2Fpricewatcha
Registry id: `mcp-registry/io.github.pricewatcha/pricewatcha`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T02:14:52.438Z)

## Verdict

Pricewatcha MCP server answered 99.97% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 40% of MCP servers, with 723 ms median handshake and 1 outage in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (97/100) across 15 tools, costing an agent about 3,348 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.97% | 40% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 723 ms | 34% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3198 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,939 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 1 | — |
| Median recovery | 6 min | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 97/100 (A) | 91% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 15 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~3,348 tokens | 44% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pricewatcha-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.pricewatcha.com"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http pricewatcha-mcp-server https://mcp.pricewatcha.com
```

## Tools (15)

- `create_price_alert`: Create a price alert for a product. Use notify_on_drop / notify_on_rise for any price change without a numeric threshold, and/or min_threshold_price / max_thres
- `delete_price_alert`: Delete a price alert. Requires a Pricewatcha API key (pwk_live_...) from https://pricewatcha.com/profile#api-keys. On failure, returns a structured error object
- `get_api_status`: Check whether the Pricewatcha public API is available. Returns health and discovery metadata. On failure, returns a structured error object with fields error.co
- `get_job_status`: Poll an async tracking job by job_id. Returns status (queued, running, completed, or failed). On completion, product is populated; on scrape failure, error is p
- `get_price_alert`: Get one price alert by alert_id. Requires a Pricewatcha API key (pwk_live_...) from https://pricewatcha.com/profile#api-keys. On failure, returns a structured e
- `get_price_history`: Get historical prices, aggregates (low/high/average), trend, and data points for a product. On failure, returns a structured error object with fields error.code
- `get_product`: Get structured product price intelligence by product_id (e.g. demo_iphone_15_pro or prod_xxx from a completed job). On failure, returns a structured error objec
- `get_watch_status`: Check whether your account watches a product for continuous updates. Requires a Pricewatcha API key (pwk_live_...) from https://pricewatcha.com/profile#api-keys
- `list_price_alerts`: List your price alerts. Optionally filter by product_id. Requires a Pricewatcha API key (pwk_live_...) from https://pricewatcha.com/profile#api-keys. On failure
- `list_watchlist`: List products your account watches for continuous price updates. Requires a Pricewatcha API key (pwk_live_...) from https://pricewatcha.com/profile#api-keys. On
- `search_products`: Searches the Pricewatcha product catalog by keyword (token AND; word order does not matter). Supports minus-prefixed exclude terms: e.g. "iPhone 15 -cover -case
- `track_product`: Submit a public product URL for price tracking. Waits up to ~25s server-side; fast shops return status "completed" with product in one call. Slow jobs return st
- `unwatch_product`: Remove a product from your account watchlist. Fails while an active price alert exists for the product. Requires a Pricewatcha API key (pwk_live_...) from https
- `update_price_alert`: Update a price alert. You can switch to threshold-free notify_on_drop / notify_on_rise, change thresholds, or toggle is_active. At least one setting must remain
- `watch_product`: Add a catalog product to your account watchlist so the price scheduler keeps updating it. Requires a Pricewatcha API key (pwk_live_...) from https://pricewatcha

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