find_cheapest_countries
Identify countries with the lowest prices for SMS verification services, displaying costs and availability to help select cost-effective options.
Instructions
Find the cheapest countries for a given service, sorted by price. Returns available countries with prices and stock levels so you can pick the best deal.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| service | Yes | Service code (e.g. "telegram", "whatsapp", "google") | |
| limit | No | Number of cheapest options to return (default: 5) |
Implementation Reference
- src/tools.ts:765-805 (handler)The handleFindCheapest function implements the logic for searching and sorting countries by price for a specific service.
export async function handleFindCheapest( client: VirtualSMSClient, args: z.infer<typeof FindCheapestInput> ) { const limit = args.limit ?? 5; const countries = await client.listCountries(); const results: Array<{ country: string; country_name: string; price_usd: number; stock: boolean }> = []; const batchSize = 10; for (let i = 0; i < countries.length; i += batchSize) { const batch = countries.slice(i, i + batchSize); const priceChecks = await Promise.allSettled( batch.map(async (c) => { const price = await client.checkPrice(args.service, c.iso); return { country: c.iso, country_name: c.name, price_usd: price.price_usd, stock: price.available, }; }) ); for (const result of priceChecks) { // Skip any country where the price check failed (404, unavailable, network error, etc.) if (result.status === 'fulfilled' && result.value.stock) { results.push(result.value); } // 'rejected' entries are silently skipped — invalid service/country combos } } results.sort((a, b) => a.price_usd - b.price_usd); const top = results.slice(0, limit); if (top.length === 0) { return { content: [ { - src/tools.ts:40-43 (schema)Zod schema definition for the input arguments of the find_cheapest_countries tool.
export const FindCheapestInput = z.object({ service: z.string().describe('Service code (e.g. "telegram", "whatsapp", "google")'), limit: z.number().int().min(1).max(50).default(5).describe('Number of cheapest options to return (default: 5)'), }); - src/tools.ts:269-289 (registration)Tool definition for 'find_cheapest_countries' in the tools configuration array.
{ name: 'find_cheapest_countries', title: 'Find Cheapest Countries', description: 'Find the cheapest countries for a given service, sorted by price. ' + 'Returns available countries with prices and stock levels so you can pick the best deal.', inputSchema: { type: 'object' as const, properties: { service: { type: 'string', description: 'Service code (e.g. "telegram", "whatsapp", "google")', }, limit: { type: 'number', description: 'Number of cheapest options to return (default: 5)', default: 5, }, }, required: ['service'], },