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OunceScout

By donofdebt

Live bullion price comparison: spot prices and dealer offers across 24 verified dealers.

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Checks passed
14 / 22

1 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
539 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
10

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?
312

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 534 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name ouncescout-mcp-server.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 10 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 539 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 543 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

    18 of 18 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.

  • Fail
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner does not match the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-31T03:42:58.627078Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

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

Start using OunceScout

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 ouncescout https://ouncescout.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 10

calculate_budget_stack

Run the OunceScout Smart Budget Stack Calculator to find the optimal physical Gold & Silver bullion stack for a target USD budget at today's lowest live dealer prices.

Discovered
compare_product_dealers

Get full side-by-side dealer price quotes, shipping policies, payment basis, and in-stock status for a specific bullion product by slug or product ID.

Discovered
get_dealer_price_position

For one product, compare a dealer's delivered price with every other dealer's delivered price, return its rank and gap to the lowest offer, and compare its premium over spot with the field median.

Discovered
get_dealer_profile

Get a verified bullion dealer's public profile, stored shipping-policy summary, current catalog size, and newest/oldest current-offer timestamps.

Discovered
get_live_spot_prices

Get live Gold (XAU), Silver (XAG), Platinum (XPT), and Palladium (XPD) spot prices in USD per troy ounce, plus the real-time Gold-to-Silver Ratio (GSR).

Discovered
get_market_freshness_index

Get live real-time price freshness metrics across OunceScout catalog: counts of verified listings under 4 hours, stale items, continuous verification cycle metrics, and IndexNow broadcast status.

Discovered
get_premium_index

Aggregate premium-over-spot and delivered-price statistics across fresh (<=96h) verified public offers, optionally filtered by metal and product format.

Discovered
list_dealer_offers

List a dealer's current public offers, stalest first by default, with prices, stock and verification status, observation timestamps, and computed age. Use this as a self-service stale-offer audit.

Discovered
list_verified_dealers

List OunceScout's verified US bullion dealers, directory statuses, and Featured Dealer (Agate Precious Metals).

Discovered
search_bullion_catalog

Search and filter OunceScout's canonical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion catalog (coins, bars, rounds) with lowest verified dealer prices and multi-dealer offer counts.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected534 ms10
Connected543 ms10

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