BuyWhere MCP Server

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Canonical URL

https://heyclau.de/entry/mcp/buywhere-mcp-server

Source URLs

https://github.com/BuyWhere/buywhere-mcp/blob/main/README.md, https://github.com/BuyWhere/buywhere-mcp, https://buywhere.ai

Brand

BuyWhere

Brand domain

buywhere.ai

Brand asset source

brandfetch

Safety notes

Read-only product catalog access by default; no write or delete operations exposed., API key should be stored in the MCP client config or environment, never committed.

Privacy notes

BuyWhere API key is sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header on every request., Search queries are sent to BuyWhere's API to retrieve product data; no third-party analytics or telemetry is included in MCP responses., BuyWhere may log API request metadata (endpoint, timestamp, status) for abuse prevention and billing.

Author

BuyWhere

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BuyWhere

Claim status

unclaimed

Last verified

2026-06-26

• BuyWhere API key is sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header on every request.
• Search queries are sent to BuyWhere's API to retrieve product data; no third-party analytics or telemetry is included in MCP responses.
• BuyWhere may log API request metadata (endpoint, timestamp, status) for abuse prevention and billing.

• A BuyWhere API key (free at https://buywhere.ai/api-keys).
• An MCP client such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible host.
• Network access to https://api.buywhere.ai.

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BuyWhere MCP Server side by side with 3 alternatives on trust, install, platform support, and disclosed safety notes — all from reviewed registry metadata.

Field	BuyWhere MCP Server Real-time product search and price comparison across 11M+ products from Singapore, Southeast Asia, and US marketplaces via a remote streamable-HTTP MCP endpoint with API key auth. Open dossier	ChunkHound MCP Server Local-first codebase intelligence MCP server that indexes repositories with tree-sitter, stores searchable chunks in DuckDB, and gives Claude semantic search, regex search, daemon status, and deep code research tools. Open dossier	Code Index MCP Server Local code indexing MCP server that lets AI assistants search repositories, build symbol indexes, inspect file summaries, monitor changes, and navigate multi-language codebases. Open dossier	Google Search Console MCP Server MCP server for Google Search Console that lets Claude list properties, inspect indexing status, query search analytics, compare performance periods, audit sitemaps, and manage Search Console resources with guarded destructive tools. Open dossier
Trust	Review first	Review first	Review first	Review first
Install risk	Review first	Review first	Review first	Review first
Notes	Safety ✓ Privacy ✓	Safety ✓ Privacy ✓	Safety ✓ Privacy ✓	Safety ✓ Privacy ✓
Brand	BuyWhere	ChunkHound	—	—
Category	mcp	mcp	mcp	mcp
Source	source-backed	source-backed	source-backed	source-backed
Author	BuyWhere	ChunkHound	johnhuang316	Amin Foroutan
Added	2026-06-26	2026-06-06	2026-06-06	2026-06-06
Platforms	Claude CodeCursorClaude Desktop	Claude CodeClaude Desktop	Claude CodeClaude Desktop	Claude CodeClaude Desktop
Source repo	—	—	—	—
Safety notes	✓Read-only product catalog access by default; no write or delete operations exposed. API key should be stored in the MCP client config or environment, never committed.	✓ChunkHound reads source files, Markdown, text, PDFs, and supported config files under the target directory and stores indexed chunks in a local database. Realtime indexing and daemon mode can continue watching project files after the initial MCP connection. Code research and web search tools require embedding, reranking, and LLM configuration and may invoke local CLIs or external model APIs depending on settings. Exclude generated files, vendored dependencies, secrets, large artifacts, and unrelated repositories before indexing broad workspace roots. Review MCP client configuration carefully when using an absolute project path in a global Claude Desktop config.	✓Code Index MCP reads repository files, builds shallow and deep indexes, exposes file summaries, and can return source snippets through search and file resources. Point `--project-path` at one approved repository; avoid broad parent directories, home directories, generated dependency trees, or secret-heavy paths. Deep indexing and watcher refreshes can consume CPU, memory, disk IO, and temp storage on large codebases. The server can create and clear index/cache settings and temporary directories used for stored index data. Search results, file summaries, and symbol bodies can surface credentials, private code, customer data, internal URLs, or proprietary implementation details if they exist in the repository.	✓The server requests the Google Search Console webmasters scope and can access every property available to the authenticated account. add_site, delete_site, and delete_sitemap are disabled by default and only run when GSC_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE is true. manage_sitemaps can submit or delete sitemaps depending on action and destructive settings. URL inspection and analytics tools can reveal indexing issues, search terms, landing pages, countries, devices, click-through rates, and ranking positions. Use least-privilege service accounts, avoid full-access credentials where read-only analysis is enough, and confirm exact site_url values with list_properties.
Privacy notes	✓BuyWhere API key is sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header on every request. Search queries are sent to BuyWhere's API to retrieve product data; no third-party analytics or telemetry is included in MCP responses. BuyWhere may log API request metadata (endpoint, timestamp, status) for abuse prevention and billing.	✓Indexed chunks, file paths, symbols, comments, Markdown, PDFs, configuration values, database files, daemon state, and search results can reveal proprietary source code and internal architecture. Embedding, reranking, LLM, and web search providers may receive code-derived queries or snippets if configured. Local ChunkHound database files, logs, daemon state, and MCP transcripts may retain code-derived context after the session ends. Avoid sharing ChunkHound databases, config files with API keys, verbose logs, research outputs, and screenshots from private repositories.	✓Tool calls may expose file paths, filenames, source code snippets, imports, classes, methods, functions, symbols, search matches, complexity summaries, and project settings. Index data and temp directories can persist derived repository structure or symbol metadata outside the source tree. File watcher status, exclude patterns, and settings can reveal local project layout and development conventions. If an MCP client forwards tool results to a model provider, repository contents and search snippets may leave the local machine. Exclude secrets, generated artifacts, vendored dependencies, build output, and private data before indexing.	✓OAuth client secrets, service account JSON, cached token files, Search Console properties, page URLs, query terms, sitemap URLs, countries, devices, clicks, impressions, CTR, and positions can be sensitive. The server stores OAuth tokens under a user config directory unless GSC_CONFIG_DIR is changed. Service account files and OAuth tokens must stay out of prompts, issue comments, logs, screenshots, and repository files. Redact property URLs, query data, page URLs, tokens, credential file paths, and inspection results before sharing MCP transcripts.
Prerequisites	A BuyWhere API key (free at https://buywhere.ai/api-keys). An MCP client such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible host. Network access to https://api.buywhere.ai.	Python 3.10 or newer and the `uv` package manager. A local repository or workspace you are authorized to index. ChunkHound JSON config reviewed for database path, excludes, embeddings, and LLM provider settings. Optional embedding provider credentials for semantic search, or regex-only usage when no embedding key is configured.	Python 3.10 or newer. uv or another Python package runner that can install `code-index-mcp`. An approved repository path that the MCP client is allowed to inspect. Optional native search tools such as ripgrep, ugrep, ag, or grep for faster search backends.	Google Cloud project with the Search Console API enabled. OAuth desktop client secrets JSON or service account JSON stored outside the repository. Google Search Console properties where the authenticated user or service account has access. MCP client that can run uvx or a local Python clone.
Install	claude mcp add buywhere --transport http --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_BUYWHERE_API_KEY" https://api.buywhere.ai/mcp Copy install	uv tool install chunkhound Copy install	uvx code-index-mcp --project-path ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_REPOSITORY Copy install	Run `uvx mcp-search-console` with either `GSC_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE` for OAuth or `GSC_CREDENTIALS_PATH` plus `GSC_SKIP_OAUTH=true` for a service account. Copy install
Config	{ "mcpServers": { "buywhere": { "type": "http", "url": "https://api.buywhere.ai/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_BUYWHERE_API_KEY", "X-Buywhere-Market": "SG" } } } } Copy config	{ "mcpServers": { "chunkhound": { "command": "chunkhound", "args": ["mcp", "/path/to/approved/project"] } } } Copy config	Manual-only setup: uvx code-index-mcp --project-path ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_REPOSITORY Copy config	Manual-only setup: GSC_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETS_FILE=<absolute-path-to-client-secrets-json> GSC_CREDENTIALS_PATH=<absolute-path-to-service-account-json> GSC_SKIP_OAUTH=true GSC_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=false Copy config
Citations	Source repositorygithub.com 2026-06-28T16:52:00-07:00 Documentationgithub.com Websitebuywhere.ai Submitted by BuyWhere2026-06-26 Source methodology →	Source repositorygithub.com 2026-06-28T16:52:00-07:00 Documentationraw.githubusercontent.com Submitted by oktofeesh12026-06-06 Source methodology →	Source repositorygithub.com 2026-06-28T16:52:00-07:00 Documentationraw.githubusercontent.com Submitted by oktofeesh12026-06-06 Source methodology →	Source repositorygithub.com 2026-06-28T16:52:00-07:00 Documentationraw.githubusercontent.com Submitted by oktofeesh12026-06-06 Source methodology →
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