
Pour Picks MCP server
online · 100% uptimeSearch the Pour Picks bourbon & whiskey database: 4,700+ bottles with tasting profiles and prices.
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Pour Picks tools (8)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postscompare_bottlesFreeSide-by-side comparison of two bottles: proof, age, price, flavor profile, shared and distinct tasting notes, and community ratings.
find_cheaper_alternativeFreeBottles in the same style with a similar flavor profile at a lower price than the given bottle. Great for 'what tastes like X without the price tag' questions.
find_similarFreeBottles with a similar flavor profile to a given bottle, ranked by shared flavor notes and body/sweetness/char proximity. Deterministic scoring over the Pour Picks structured tasting data.
get_bottleFreeDetailed record for one bottle: tasting profile, flavor notes, pairings, price, community ratings. Accepts a Pour Picks bottle ID (UUID) or a bottle name.
get_recommendationsFreePersonalized bottle picks from taste preferences (flavor keywords like 'caramel', 'smoke', 'cherry'), a budget in USD, and an occasion (e.g. 'gift', 'everyday sipper', 'celebration', 'introducing a friend to bourbon').
pour_tonight_suggestionFreeA pour suggestion for right now, based on mood (e.g. 'unwinding', 'celebratory', 'contemplative'), occasion (e.g. 'nightcap', 'with friends', 'after dinner'), and season.
search_bottlesFreeFull-text search across 4,700+ bourbons, ryes, scotches, and other spirits in the Pour Picks database. Filter by category, price (USD), and proof. Returns structured tasting profiles with source attribution.
trending_bottlesFreeBottles Pour Picks users are adding to their cellars most over the last 30 days (falls back to catalog popularity when live activity data is unavailable). The method used is labeled in the response.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-03 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan5 source files scanned25/25
- Live reliabilityremote reachable in 2588ms17/20
- Tool poisoning8 tool descriptions checked15/15
- Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
- Maintenancelast push 26 days ago15/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner6/10
How Pour Picks compares
Against every graded Databases MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 88/100
- higher than 75% of 802 Databases servers
- Tools
- 8
- the typical Databases server has 8
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 10%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- Uptime
- 100%
- of our recent checks; the typical remote Databases server answers 100%
- Response time
- 1,227 ms
- faster than 5% of 292 Databases servers
- Downloads a week
- 55
- more than 39% of 328 Databases servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 8 read
Install Pour Picks in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add --transport http pour-picks https://mcp.pourpicks.app/?src=registry
What the publisher says
From the Pour Picks repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Pour Picks MCP Server
Query the Pour Picks bourbon & whiskey database from Claude, or any MCP-compatible AI client. Read-only access to 4,700+ bottles with structured tasting profiles, prices, pairings, and community ratings.
Pour Picks is the bourbon collector's journal for iOS — get it on the App Store.
Tools
Every response includes source attribution, a citation-ready summary line, links, and data freshness dates. All scoring is deterministic — no AI calls happen inside the server.
Install (Claude Desktop)
Requires Node.js 18+.
Add to your claudedesktopconfig.json (Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config):
{
"mcpServers": {
"pour-picks": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "pour-picks-mcp"]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop. No API key or configuration needed — the server ships with public read-only access.
From a local checkout
{
"mcpServers": {
"pour-picks": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/pour-picks/mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
}
}
}Configuration (optional)
The server works with zero configuration using Pour Picks' public read-only key. Environment variables override the defaults:
Without the service key, trendingbottles falls back to catalog popularity and labels the method in its response (method: "catalogpopularitytier" vs "cellaraddslast30_days").
Remote endpoint (no install)
Streamable HTTP for web agents and MCP clients that take a URL:
https://nqnigdqkcvrziwcbgily.supabase.co/functions/v1/mcpAlso listed on Smithery (gateway pour-picks--bguillow.run.tools) and the official MCP registry as io.github.bguillow-rgb/pour-picks.
Example agent requests
Questions an agent can answer with these tools:
- "What bourbon is similar to Eagle Rare but easier to find?" → find_similar
- "Recommend a bourbon under $60 with vanilla, oak, and caramel notes." → getrecommendations with tastepreferences: ["vanilla","oak","caramel"], budget: 60
- "What tastes like Blanton's without the price tag?" → findcheaperalternative
- "Compare Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace." → compare_bottles
- "What bourbon should I pour on a cold night?" → pourtonightsuggestion with season: "winter"
- "What bottles are collectors adding right now?" → trending_bottles
Example response shape (truncated):
{
"cheaper_alternatives": [
{ "name": "Buffalo Trace W.L. Weller 12 Year", "price_usd": 49.99,
"similarity": 0.78, "savings_usd": 15.0,
"shared_flavors": ["caramel", "oak"] }
],
"attribution": {
"source": "Pour Picks — The Bourbon Collector's Journal",
"links": { "website": "https://pourpicks.app/" }
}
}Development
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Pour Picks: common questions
- Is Pour Picks MCP server safe?
- Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (88/100). Read the Pour Picks safety report
- How do I install Pour Picks?
- It runs remotely at mcp.pourpicks.app. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.
- Does Pour Picks need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Pour Picks maintained?
- The last commit was 58 days ago (2026-09-07). The latest release is v1.0.4.
- Is Pour Picks up?
- 100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.
- What can I use instead of Pour Picks?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: CogniCore MCP server, DBHub MCP server and Neo4j Cypher MCP server.
- How does Pour Picks compare with other Databases MCP servers?
- safety score 88/100 (higher than 75% of 802 Databases servers); tools 8 (the typical Databases server has 8); tools that change things 0% (typical: 10%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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