Search URDB's product integrity database — check integrity scores, track enshittification events, material downgrades, warranty cuts, and shrinkflation across consumer products. Sourced and evidence-backed data.
Overview
URDB (User Rights Database) tracks when products get worse — firmware regressions, warranty cuts, added subscriptions, material downgrades, and shrinkflation. Every change event is sourced with evidence.
Tools
urdb_search— Search products by name or keyword, returns integrity scoresurdb_get_product— Full breakdown across 7 dimensions: durability, repairability, material quality, version stability, anti-shrinkflation, firmware lock-in, ownership integrityurdb_get_changes— All documented enshittification events for a product, filterable by severityurdb_list_products— Filter products by category, brand, or minimum score
Example prompts
- "Which laptops have the highest integrity scores?"
- "Has the KitchenAid Stand Mixer gotten worse over the years?"
- "Find a washing machine that hasn't been enshittified"
- "What changed with the Sonos Era 100 recently?"
Setup
Get a free API key at urdb.io/settings/api-keys, then add to your MCP config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"urdb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["urdb-mcp"],
"env": {
"URDB_API_KEY": "urdb_live_your_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"urdb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"urdb-mcp"
],
"env": {
"URDB_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
}
}
}
}