Onthecheap MCP server

by chrischall·io.github.chrischall/onthecheap-mcp·v1.0.0

On the Cheap MCP — free and cheap events, deals and local guides across 14 US cities

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If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

Read from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.

otc_events_month_overview
Day-by-day overview of a whole month from an "on the Cheap" city’s events calendar: for each day, the true
otc_get_postwrite action
Fetch one "on the Cheap" article in full by numeric id, slug, or full URL.
otc_healthcheck
Verify one "on the Cheap" site is reachable and its public API is responding.
otc_list_categories
List one "on the Cheap" site's article categories with their ids and post counts (kids, music, food, festivals, art, museums, and so on).
otc_list_events
List everything happening in an "on the Cheap" city on a given date, from that site’s events calendar —
otc_list_locations
List one "on the Cheap" site's location taxonomy with ids and post counts — the neighbourhoods and surrounding areas it covers.
otc_list_sites
List every city in the "on the Cheap" network with the `site` key used to select it.
otc_search_posts
Search and filter one "on the Cheap" site's articles — free and cheap things to do in that city, plus deals,

scanner v0.1.5 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan16 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 92/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

Runs npx -y onthecheap-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add onthecheap-mcp -- npx -y onthecheap-mcp

Is Onthecheap MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Onthecheap safety report
How do I install Onthecheap?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.
Does Onthecheap need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Onthecheap maintained?: The last commit was in the last day (2026-09-19). The latest release is v1.0.0.