ShopSavvy Data API MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides AI assistants with access to ShopSavvy's comprehensive product data, pricing information, and historical price tracking.
Overview
This MCP server enables AI assistants to:
- Look up products by barcode, ASIN, URL, model number, or ShopSavvy ID
- Get current pricing from multiple retailers
- Access historical pricing data with date ranges
- Schedule products for automatic price monitoring
- Track API usage and credit consumption
Features
🔍 Product Lookup Tools
- product_lookup- Find products by various identifiers (barcode, ASIN, URL, etc.)
- product_lookup_batch- Look up multiple products at once
💰 Pricing Tools
- product_offers- Get current offers from all retailers
- product_offers_retailer- Get offers from a specific retailer
- product_price_history- Get historical pricing data with date ranges
📅 Scheduling Tools
- product_schedule- Schedule products for automatic refresh (hourly/daily/weekly)
- product_unschedule- Remove products from refresh schedule
- scheduled_products_list- View all scheduled products
📊 Analytics Tools
- api_usage- View current API usage and credit consumption
Installation
npm install @shopsavvy/mcp-server
Configuration
1. Get API Key
First, get your ShopSavvy Data API key:
- Visit https://shopsavvy.com/data
- Sign up and choose a subscription plan
- Create an API key in your dashboard
- Copy your API key (starts with ss_live_orss_test_)
2. Claude Desktop Setup
Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\\Claude\\claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopsavvy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@shopsavvy/mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOPSAVVY_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
3. Environment Variables
Set your API key as an environment variable:
export SHOPSAVVY_API_KEY="ss_live_your_key_here"
Or create a .env file:
SHOPSAVVY_API_KEY=ss_live_your_key_here
Usage Examples
Product Lookup
Look up the product with barcode 012345678901
Current Pricing
Get current prices for ASIN B08N5WRWNW from all retailers
Price History
Get price history for product 012345678901 from January 1-15, 2024
Schedule Monitoring
Schedule daily price monitoring for products: 012345678901, B08N5WRWNW
API Limits & Pricing
- Starter Plan: 1,000 credits/month - $49/month
- Professional Plan: 10,000 credits/month - $199/month
- Enterprise Plan: 100,000 credits/month - $499/month
Credit Usage:
- Product lookup: 1 credit per product found
- Current offers (all retailers): 3 credits per product
- Current offers (single retailer): 2 credits per product
- Historical data: 3 credits + 1 credit per day of history
- Scheduling: 1 credit per product scheduled
Development
Running Locally
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/shopsavvy/shopsavvy-mcp-server
cd shopsavvy-mcp-server
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Set your API key
export SHOPSAVVY_API_KEY="your_key_here"
# Test with MCP CLI
npm run dev
# Or inspect with MCP Inspector
npm run inspect
Building
npm run build
Error Handling
The server provides detailed error messages for:
- Invalid API keys
- Insufficient credits
- Rate limiting
- Invalid product identifiers
- API service issues
Support
- Documentation: https://shopsavvy.com/data/documentation
- Dashboard: https://shopsavvy.com/data/dashboard
- Issues: https://github.com/shopsavvy/shopsavvy-mcp-server/issues
Changelog
v1.0.0 (2025-07-28)
🎉 Initial Release
- Features: Complete ShopSavvy Data API integration with MCP support
- Product Tools: Lookup by barcode, ASIN, URL, model number, or ShopSavvy ID
- Pricing Tools: Current offers from all/specific retailers, historical pricing data
- Scheduling Tools: Automatic product monitoring (hourly/daily/weekly)
- Analytics Tools: API usage tracking and credit consumption monitoring
- npm Package: Published as @shopsavvy/mcp-serverunder ShopSavvy organization
- TypeScript: Full TypeScript support with proper error handling
- Documentation: Comprehensive README with examples and configuration guides
License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
Made with ❤️ by ShopSavvy - Empowering everyone to always get the best deal, every time.
