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Starry Hope MCP Server

Use Starry Hope's Chromebook and Mini PC catalog from inside ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant.

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to data sources and tools. ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Zed, and a growing list of clients support it. An MCP server exposes a small set of structured tools the assistant can call when it needs information beyond its training data.

The Starry Hope MCP server is a read-only catalog connector. It exposes search, comparison, and lookup tools backed by the same data that powers starryhope.com's comparison charts. It does not return prices or affiliate URLs. That's a deliberate design choice: pricing is live-fetched on the page itself, and we want the assistant to send you to the canonical URL for the editorial review and current price.

Available tools

The server exposes five tools. All return structured JSON.

search_chromebooks

Search the Chromebook catalog by RAM, storage, form factor, Chromebook Plus, touch, backlit, fanless, Thunderbolt, stylus, manufacturer.

Returns: Up to 10 matches with processor, storage, AUE date + years remaining, screen size, and Starry Hope performance score.

search_minipcs

Search the Mini PC catalog by CPU/GPU, port layout (HDMI, DisplayPort, USB, Thunderbolt), VESA mount, OCuLink eGPU support, fanless operation.

Returns: Up to 10 matches with processor, GPU, RAM/storage, OS shipped, and performance score.

compare_products

Side-by-side comparison of 2-5 products (Chromebooks or Mini PCs) by slug.

Returns: Structured specs for each product plus a canonical comparison_url on starryhope.com that opens a pre-populated comparison view.

get_product

Fetch the full record for a single Chromebook or Mini PC by slug.

Returns: Specs, AUE date (Chromebooks), performance score, weight, YouTube review IDs, and the canonical review_url.

current_deals

Editorially filtered list of Chromebooks currently on sale (coupons, below-MSRP, Best Buy sales).

Returns: Each item includes canonical URL, deal type, store, RAM, storage, and performance rating.

Setup

The server endpoint is https://mcp.starryhope.com/mcp using the streamable-HTTP transport. Configuration depends on your client.

Claude Desktop

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS (or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows) and add the server under mcpServers: 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "starryhope": {
      "url": "https://mcp.starryhope.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The Starry Hope tools should appear in the connectors list.

Claude Code

From any project directory, run:

claude mcp add --transport http starryhope https://mcp.starryhope.com/mcp

Then start a new conversation. The five tools will be available without any config file editing.

ChatGPT and other MCP clients

ChatGPT supports MCP via custom connectors in business and enterprise plans, and a growing list of third-party clients (Zed, Cursor, Continue, etc.) accept any MCP HTTP endpoint. Point them at https://mcp.starryhope.com/mcp; the transport is streamable HTTP, no authentication required.

Verifying the connection

A quick health check is available at https://mcp.starryhope.com/. The MCP server card (per the SEP-1649 draft) lives at /.well-known/mcp/server-card.json.

Example prompts

Once connected, try asking your assistant questions like:

  • "Find a Chromebook with at least 16GB of RAM, a backlit keyboard, and AUE through at least 2032."
  • "Compare the Beelink SER8, Beelink SER9, and Minisforum MS-A2."
  • "What fanless mini PCs do you know about with Thunderbolt 4?"
  • "Are there any Chromebook deals right now?"
  • "What's the AUE date for the Acer Chromebook Plus 516 GE?"

What it doesn't do

No prices. No affiliate links. No write operations. No personal data. The Amazon Associates Operating Agreement restricts redistribution of pricing in feeds and we honor that, so the tool returns identifiers and editorial signals. Pricing is fetched live on the canonical Starry Hope page when you visit it. If your assistant tries to invent a price, that price did not come from this tool.