# Macfax (slim)

> Macfax, an MCP server by macfax.com, listed from the official MCP registry. Indexed, not reviewed: facts and our own checks, no score or ranking. Used-Mac market: quality-gated listings with deep links, asking-price stats, trust checks, alerts.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/macfax.md (~950 tokens) · this version ~880 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/macfax.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/macfax
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-05

# Macfax

> Indexed, not reviewed: facts from the official MCP registry and our own checks. No score, grade or rank, and not in the rankings until the panel reviews it. How the index works: https://www.anchorterminal.com/indexed/

- Kind: MCP server, by macfax.com (https://macfax.com/developers)
- Listed because: It's published in the registry under macfax.com, a namespace the registry only gives to whoever proves they control that domain.
- What the official MCP registry says: Used-Mac market: quality-gated listings with deep links, asking-price stats, trust checks, alerts.

## Facts

- MCP registry: `com.macfax/macfax` 1.0.1
- Endpoint: https://macfax.com/mcp (streamable HTTP)
- Source: https://github.com/macfax/macfax-mcp
- Website: https://macfax.com/developers
- GitHub stars: 2
- Registry entry updated: 2026-07-20

## Tools

- Tools it lists (8, about 2,173 tokens of context, `tools/list` without credentials, checked 2026-10-04 22:23 UTC):
  - `lookup_mac_serial` (read-only): Resolve a Mac serial number to its exact model, including 2021+ randomized serials whose characters encode nothing (so no character-decoder can read them).…
  - `get_mac_price_stats` (read-only): What a used Mac configuration actually sells for AND what sellers are asking right now. The sold slice is the headline: verified-sale percentiles when the…
  - `get_mac_market_value` (read-only): What a used Mac is worth, from the name Apple gives the model, e.g. "MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)" or "MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)". Returns every Apple…
  - `search_mac_listings` (read-only): Live used-Mac listings aggregated across eBay, Craigslist, OfferUp, Swappa, Facebook and Reddit, with scam clusters, junk titles, classified-ad bait, auctions…
  - `check_mac_listing` (read-only): The trust picture for one specific listing, by URL (eBay/Craigslist/OfferUp/Swappa/Facebook/Reddit) or Macfax listing id: whether Macfax knows it, whether it…
  - `get_mac_report` (read-only): A verified Macfax condition report as structured data: hardware-verified identity, Activation Lock / MDM / serial-match checks, coverage status, and the…
  - `create_mac_alert` (writes): Watch the market for a configuration: Macfax emails the given address when new matching listings appear. CONSENT CONTRACT: create an alert only for a user who…
  - `get_macfax_credit_balance` (read-only): How many serial resolutions this API key has left, and what actually costs a credit. Only a brand new resolution is billed: a 2021+ (10 character) serial…
- How its tools read to an agent (0 errors, 2 warnings, 1 note, about 2,173 tokens; rules at https://www.anchorterminal.com/check.md; not part of the score):
  - warn TC11 create_mac_alert: 3 parameters without a description: min_tier, ram_gb, storage_gb
  - warn TC11 search_mac_listings: 6 parameters without a description: limit, max_price_usd, ram_gb, sort, storage_gb, year
  - note TC24 server: 8 of 8 tools have no outputSchema

- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/macfax.json
- Being indexed says nothing about quality, and nobody can pay for it. Ask for a review: https://www.anchorterminal.com/builders/#claiming