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Drop Beacon

By direct-web Verified namespace

Live EDC knife, flashlight and fidget prices across retailers, deal checks, top deals and new drops.

WebsiteSource code
Connect to Drop Beacon
Checks passed
15 / 22

0 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
567 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
6

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
103
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 538 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name drop-beacon.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 6 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 567 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 592 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    2 of 2 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Pass
    Stable tool list

    No tool was removed and no required parameter was added in the last 30 days.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    14 of 14 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Not measured
    Website matches publisher

    This namespace is not a reverse domain, so the website comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Pass
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner matches the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-05T01:53:12.34839Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using Drop Beacon

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http drop-beacon https://edc4me.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 6

deal_check

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.

Discovered
find_offers

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.

Discovered
get_brand_info

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.

Discovered
search_products

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.

Discovered
top_deals

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.

Discovered
upcoming

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.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected538 ms6
Connected595 ms6

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