Put phone plan research in your assistant.

Connect with MCP

In an assistant or developer client that supports remote MCP over Streamable HTTP, add a server with these settings:

• Name: SaveOnPhone
• Server URL: https://saveonphone.com/mcp
• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Authentication: None

Use your client’s remote-server configuration screen. Field names vary by client; no local package or SaveOnPhone credentials are needed. Clients negotiate the MCP protocol and discover the tools through the endpoint.

Try asking: “Compare the listed single-line plans from Mint Mobile and Visible. Show the source dates, prepayment requirements and what still needs confirmation.” Or: “Find SaveOnPhone reporting about international roaming.”

This is a public endpoint for compatible clients. A listing or approval in any particular assistant’s connector directory is a separate process.

Six tools, one public catalog

These tools only read public information. They cannot purchase, cancel or port service, and they do not access carrier accounts.

Start with the REST API

Use the interactive documentation or OpenAPI schema for current request and response contracts.

Discover carriers

curl --fail-with-body https://saveonphone.com/api/v1/carriers

Search the catalog

curl --fail-with-body https://saveonphone.com/api/v1/plans/search \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"carrier":"Mint Mobile","max_monthly_cents":3000,"limit":5}'

This searches listed prices at or below a $30 monthly equivalent. It does not establish a monthly invoice or all-in price. Copy a returned plan_id into GET /api/v1/plans/{plan_id}. Search supports up to ten results per page; pass the returned next_offset as offset until it is null.

Compare returned plan IDs

Send POST /api/v1/comparisons with a plan_ids array containing one to five IDs from your search. Include only known shopper eligibility. For example, this request shape compares IDs 10 and 13:

{"plan_ids":[10,13],"line_count":1,"eligibility":{"autopay":true,"new_customer":true}}

Read each row’s status: catalog-only rows retain useful plan facts but do not calculate first-year totals or savings. A missing eligibility answer is not a reason to guess.

Find recent reporting

curl --fail-with-body 'https://saveonphone.com/api/v1/articles?query=roaming&limit=3'

Public access is rate limited. If a request receives HTTP 429, back off before retrying. Avoid rapid polling and use the live schema rather than assuming that every field is present.

Keep prices connected to their evidence

• Complete catalog, different evidence levels. data_access: site_catalog preserves published facts and dates. detailed_pricing means additional billing evidence is available; eligibility and unknown costs still matter. Use verified_only: true to restrict a search to that additional evidence.
• Money units are explicit. Fields ending in _cents are integer USD cents. Original catalog price, upfront_price and promotion amounts use USD dollars, labeled by source_money_unit. A monthly equivalent can require several months paid upfront.
• Dates have distinct meanings. Preserve catalog last_verified and source_verified_at, plus any detailed offer verified_at. Catalog records can be dated. A fresh response does not mean every underlying term was just checked.
• Unknown stays unknown. Missing fees, renewal terms and eligibility are not zero, unchanged or satisfied. Expired promotions are historical only. Detailed evidence that is stale or incomplete cannot produce a confirmed total.
• Match conditions before recommending. AutoPay, age, new-customer, device, internet and membership rules can change the advertised price. Network names do not establish coverage at an address; a multi-network label does not guarantee every network for a particular plan or device.
• Keep comparisons single-line. Do not multiply single-line prices into a household quote. Service-cost differences exclude costs described in the result and are not guaranteed savings.
• Show sources and funding. Cite the returned SaveOnPhone and carrier URLs, retain source dates and disclose affiliate links. SaveOnPhone may earn a commission from qualifying carrier links; commissions do not affect cost ranking.

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Privacy and support

We retain daily aggregate request, error and empty-result counts for up to 90 days. These counters contain no prompts, search text, IP addresses or account details. Automated checks are reported separately.

Send only the non-sensitive preferences needed for a comparison. Do not send passwords, account numbers, transfer PINs, payment details or full phone bills. The connector does not require an account. Your assistant provider and network services may process requests under their own policies; see the SaveOnPhone privacy policy.

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