BarterBanner
Traffic exchange for independent websites: network stats, members, campaigns and site reports.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"barterbanner": {
"url": "https://barterbanner.com/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://barterbanner.com/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (4)
🟢check_site(domain)
Checks whether a website is in the BarterBanner public showcase. Accepts a bare domain or a URL. If the site is not listed, returns how to join.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"domain": {
"type": "string",
"description": "domain or URL of the website, e.g. example.com"
}
},
"required": [
"domain"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"domain": {
"type": "string",
"description": "the domain as it was checked, without scheme or www"
},
"member": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "title of the site's card, if a member"
},
"link_url": {
"type": "string"
},
"note": {
"type": "string"
},
"join_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"domain",
"member",
"note",
"join_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢get_exchange_rules
The rules of the exchange as the network actually computes them: what a view earns, what counts as a view, the commission, the welcome credits, and how to install the widget.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"summary": {
"type": "string"
},
"earn_per_view": {
"type": "string"
},
"commission": {
"type": "number",
"description": "share of each paid view kept by the network"
},
"quality_range": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "number"
},
"description": "lowest and highest price of one view, in credits",
"minItems": 2,
"maxItems": 2
},
"welcome_credits": {
"type": "number",
"description": "credits granted when the domain is verified"
},
"welcome_matched": {
"type": "number",
"description": "further credits, granted as the site earns its own"
},
"what_counts_as_a_view": {
"type": [
"null",
"array"
],
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"free": {
"type": [
"null",
"array"
],
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"moderation": {
"type": "string"
},
"widget_snippet": {
"type": "string"
},
"widget_formats": {
"type": [
"null",
"array"
],
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"register_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"summary",
"earn_per_view",
"commission",
"quality_range",
"welcome_credits",
"welcome_matched",
"what_counts_as_a_view",
"free",
"moderation",
"widget_snippet",
"widget_formats",
"register_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢get_network_stats
Current size of the BarterBanner network: verified active member sites, active member campaigns, and card impressions over the last 7 days. Figures are refreshed every few minutes.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"sites": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "verified, active member sites"
},
"campaigns": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "active member campaigns (platform promos excluded)"
},
"impressions_week": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "card impressions recorded over the last 7 days"
},
"as_of": {
"type": "string",
"description": "time of this answer, UTC, RFC 3339"
}
},
"required": [
"sites",
"campaigns",
"impressions_week",
"as_of"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}🟢list_members
Websites in the network, one card per site, as shown in the public showcase on the BarterBanner home page: domain, the card's title and description, and where it links. Paused members are included — the showcase lists who is in the network, not who is serving today.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"members": {
"type": [
"null",
"array"
],
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"domain": {
"type": "string"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "title of the site's card"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
},
"link_url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "page the card leads to"
},
"image_url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"domain",
"title",
"link_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"count",
"members"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
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