cheapest_basket
Cheapest way to buy a whole list, including splitting stores
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The complete buying decision for a shopping list: the cheapest single store that can fill it, AND the cross-store optimum that buys each line wherever it is cheapest, with the dollar savings between them and how many stops that costs. Every line carries substitutes at the other stores with the exact extra cost of choosing them, so a shopper can collapse a two-stop trip into one and see precisely what that convenience costs. Out-of-stock items are skipped in favour of an in-stock option even when it is dearer. Use this as the default for "where should I buy this list today" — it is the one call that answers the whole question. Costs $0.02 USDC per call via x402 on Base.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | string | yes | Comma-separated shopping list, optionally with quantities, e.g. 'milk x2, eggs, bread, butter, cheese'. A JSON array of {name, quantity} is also accepted. |
| zip | string | yes | 5-digit US ZIP code, e.g. '30501'. |
| stores | string | no | Optional comma-separated chains the shopper is willing to visit, e.g. 'aldi,publix'. |
| mode | string | no | Optional fulfillment intent: 'pickup' or 'delivery'. |
| maxAgeDays | integer | no | Optional freshness limit in days (default 14, max 120). A price read longer ago than this is withheld rather than returned as if current; raise it to accept older readings. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"items": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Comma-separated shopping list, optionally with quantities, e.g. 'milk x2, eggs, bread, butter, cheese'. A JSON array of {name, quantity} is also accepted.",
"examples": [
"milk x2, eggs, bread, butter, cheese"
]
},
"zip": {
"type": "string",
"description": "5-digit US ZIP code, e.g. '30501'.",
"examples": [
"30501"
]
},
"stores": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional comma-separated chains the shopper is willing to visit, e.g. 'aldi,publix'.",
"examples": [
"aldi,publix"
]
},
"mode": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional fulfillment intent: 'pickup' or 'delivery'.",
"examples": [
"pickup"
]
},
"maxAgeDays": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 120,
"description": "Optional freshness limit in days (default 14, max 120). A price read longer ago than this is withheld rather than returned as if current; raise it to accept older readings.",
"examples": [
14
]
}
},
"required": [
"items",
"zip"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}