# onthecheap-mcp

> onthecheap-mcp — chrischall-onthecheap-mcp. Use this tool when you need to find affordable activities and events in 14 US cities, as it provides daily event listings and a searchable archive of deals and guides. It solves problems of discovering free or low-cost entertainment options and planning outings on a budget. The tool takes location and interest as inputs and outputs curated lists of events, prices, and venues.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/chrischall-onthecheap-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/chrischall-onthecheap-mcp

## Description

MCP server for the On the Cheap network — local guides to free and cheap things to do across 14 US cities. Provides daily event listings with times, prices and venues, plus a searchable archive of deals and guides.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ft1cml6yiq)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/chrischall/onthecheap-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "chrischall-onthecheap-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/chrischall-onthecheap-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/chrischall-onthecheap-mcp/pull`

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