BuyWhere MCP

Use with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Cline, Windsurf, OpenCode, Codex, Continue.dev, and any MCP-compatible client. Its 6 documented tools cluster into read & search, compare. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting e-commerce tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

NO LONGER MAINTAINED

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 9 · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install BuyWhere MCP

before you install - you'll need

BUYWHERE_API_KEY

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add buywhere-buywhere-mcp -- npx -y @buywhere/mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "buywhere-buywhere-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@buywhere/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @buywhere/mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@buywhere)

registry vendor namespace ai.buywhere - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What BuyWhere MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 6 documented tools across read & search, compare, including search_products, get_product, compare_prices, get_price.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what BuyWhere MCP lets an agent do.

read & search

5 tools - e.g. Search catalog by keyword, category, price, region; Full product details by ID (prices, specs, images); Current prices across all merchants for one product

search_products · get_product · get_price · get_affiliate_link · get_catalog

Compare

1 tool - e.g. Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 products

compare_prices

Latest releases

v1.0.4 · 2026-06-12

v1.0.4 - Authorization: Bearer auth fix · Bug fix · MCP server source updated from X-API-Key to Authorization: Bearer <key> (BUY-42672) · The live API at api.buywhere.ai only accepts Bearer auth - X-API-Key was…

v0.3.4 · 2026-05-03

What's fixed · Workflow permissions: Added id-token: write for OIDC auth with MCP Registry · Server description: Shortened to ≤100 chars per MCP Registry validation · Server namespace: Changed to…

v0.3.3 · 2026-05-03

Release v0.3.3

04 · Who maintains BuyWhere MCP

BuyWhere MCP is maintained by buywhere. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/buywhere/buywhere-mcp
category: e-commerce - dead as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-12)
registry: ai.buywhere/buywhere-mcp (deprecated, first published 2026-04-29 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@buywhere/mcp-server

06 · BuyWhere MCP FAQ

Is BuyWhere MCP still maintained?

Its last commit was 2026-08-24 (as of 2026-08-25) - we classify it as dead.

What can BuyWhere MCP do?

An agent gets 6 documented tools across read & search, compare, including search_products, get_product, compare_prices, get_price.

How do I install BuyWhere MCP?

Run `npx -y @buywhere/mcp-server`. The README documents one environment variable (BUYWHERE_API_KEY) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does BuyWhere MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to BuyWhere MCP

Alternatives to BuyWhere MCP

Maintained e-commerce servers if BuyWhere MCP isn't the fit.