groupon-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| groupon_healthcheckA | Report that the groupon-mcp server is running and its version. Deal-read tools arrive in a later phase. |
| groupon_search_dealsA | Search or browse Groupon deals for a city (division). Pass |
| groupon_get_dealA | Fetch a single Groupon deal by its permalink slug (or full deal URL). Returns the slim projection by default (title, subtitle, merchant, price, rating, division, option summaries, url); set view="full" for Groupon's whole record. |
| groupon_list_categoriesA | Fetch Groupon's category taxonomy tree. Returns a slim {title, url, children} tree by default; set view="full" for Groupon's whole payload. |
| groupon_view_cartA | View the items currently in your signed-in Groupon cart. Requires a Groupon session (GROUPON_SESSION_COOKIE, or the fetchproxy browser bridge signed into groupon.com). |
| groupon_purchaseA | Add a Groupon deal option to your cart, ready for checkout. WITHOUT confirm:true this is a DRY RUN — it previews what would be added and makes NO change to your cart. WITH confirm:true it adds the item, re-reads the cart to verify, and returns the checkout URL for YOU to complete payment. It CANNOT place the order — Groupon checkout is native Apple/Google Pay, card, or PayPal. |
| groupon_clear_cartA | Remove ALL items from your signed-in Groupon cart. WITHOUT confirm:true this is a DRY RUN listing what would be removed. WITH confirm:true it removes every line item and re-reads the cart to verify it is empty. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 7 tools
Each tool targets a distinct resource and action: healthcheck, search, deal detail, categories, and cart operations. Even though 'purchase' might sound like buying, its description clearly defines it as adding to cart, preventing confusion.
All tools share the 'groupon_' prefix and mostly follow a verb_noun pattern (search_deals, get_deal, list_categories, view_cart, clear_cart). 'healthcheck' is a noun rather than a verb, and 'purchase' lacks an explicit object, making the naming slightly inconsistent but still predictable.
Seven tools is well-scoped for a Groupon deals and cart server. Each tool serves a clear, non-redundant purpose, and the count fits comfortably in the ideal 3-15 range.
The surface covers the core workflows: health check, searching/browsing deals, fetching deal details, viewing categories, adding to cart, viewing cart, and clearing cart. A notable gap is the lack of removing a single cart item or updating quantity, but the core lifecycle is otherwise covered.