Trades With AI + SaaS Price Watch README

Trades With AI MCP Server

A remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides read-only data on AI tools for trades businesses and public SaaS pricing. No authentication required.

Endpoint: https://tradeswithai.com/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Registry: com.tradeswithai/directory

What It Does

This server gives AI agents access to:

• A curated directory of AI and software tools for trades businesses (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, lawn care, cleaning, pest control, contractors)
• Public pricing data for 300+ SaaS vendors, checked weekly against vendor pricing pages
• Price change tracking with source quotes and check dates

All prices include the vendor's own text and the date verified. Data is CC BY 4.0.

Tools

Installation

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradeswithai": {
      "url": "https://tradeswithai.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your MCP settings (Settings > MCP Servers):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradeswithai": {
      "url": "https://tradeswithai.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradeswithai": {
      "url": "https://tradeswithai.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to your VS Code settings or .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "tradeswithai": {
        "url": "https://tradeswithai.com/mcp"
      }
    }
  }
}

Generic (mcp-remote / npx)

For clients that do not support remote servers, use mcp-remote:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tradeswithai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://tradeswithai.com/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

curl Example

Initialize a session and list tools:

# Initialize
curl -X POST "https://tradeswithai.com/mcp" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-03-26","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"curl","version":"1.0.0"}}}'

# Call a tool
curl -X POST "https://tradeswithai.com/mcp" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_trade_tools","arguments":{"trade":"hvac","limit":3}}}'

Links

• Website: https://tradeswithai.com
• Documentation: https://tradeswithai.com/agents/
• Server card: https://tradeswithai.com/.well-known/mcp-server-card
• OpenAPI spec: https://tradeswithai.com/openapi.json
• Glama: https://glama.ai/mcp/connectors/com.tradeswithai/directory

License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.