Shoptera Product Intelligence MCP Server

Shoptera Product Intelligence

Search product catalogs across thousands of Central European e-shops. Semantic search, keyword matching, GTIN/EAN lookup — via REST API or MCP.

~2,500 e-shops | ~8.5M products | 7 countries (CZ, SK, PL, HU, RO, DE, AT)

Live stats: GET /stats/global

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Tools

Three MCP tools are available. All are read-only and require no authentication.

search_products — Semantic Search

Natural language search using vector embeddings. Understands intent, synonyms, and context across Czech, Slovak, German, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, and English.

When to use: Open-ended queries, gift ideas, category browsing, intent-based search.

Returns: Products ranked by semantic relevance score (0-1). Includes title, description, price, currency, brand, category, gtin, image_url, product_url, availability, eshop info, and cart_action.

search_products_by_text — Keyword Search

Exact keyword matching in product titles. Deterministic results, faster than semantic search.

When to use: Known product names, model numbers, brand + product combinations.

Returns: Products matching all keywords. Same fields as semantic search (without score).

lookup_by_gtin — GTIN/EAN Barcode Lookup

Exact barcode match. Finds all e-shops selling a product by GTIN/EAN/UPC.

When to use: Price comparison by barcode, product identification.

Returns: All products matching the barcode. Same fields as keyword search.

Tool Selection Guide

User has a barcode number?  -->  lookup_by_gtin
User knows the exact product name?  -->  search_products_by_text
User describes what they want?  -->  search_products

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Installation

No authentication required. MCP endpoint: https://shoptera.ai/mcp/ (streamable HTTP, stateless)

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http shoptera https://shoptera.ai/mcp/

Cursor

Add to Cursor Settings > Features > MCP > Add New MCP Server, or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shoptera": { "url": "https://shoptera.ai/mcp/" }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add via Cascade > MCP Servers > Add Server, or edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shoptera": { "url": "https://shoptera.ai/mcp/" }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot / Continue)

Edit .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shoptera": { "url": "https://shoptera.ai/mcp/" }
  }
}

Any tool (universal installer)

npx add-mcp https://shoptera.ai/mcp/ -n shoptera -g -y

All Platforms

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Usage

Semantic search — natural language, understands intent

curl "https://shoptera.ai/api/v1/search?q=dárek+pro+zahradníka+do+500+Kč&max_price=500&currency=CZK&origin_country=CZ"

Keyword search — exact title matching, fast

curl "https://shoptera.ai/api/v1/search/text?title=Nike+Air+Max+90&brand=Nike"

GTIN/EAN lookup — find e-shops by barcode

curl "https://shoptera.ai/api/v1/search/gtin/5901234123457"

Saving tokens — return only the fields you need

curl "https://shoptera.ai/api/v1/search?q=boty&limit=5&fields=title,price,product_url,cart_action"

Cart actions

Every product includes a cart_action object:

• method: "GET" — navigate to url to add the product to cart automatically
• method: "browser_click" — navigate to url, then click the button matching button_text
• method: "view_product" — show the product page URL to the user

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Capabilities

• Product Search — semantic vs keyword vs GTIN, when to use which, filters, scoring
• Cart Actions — three action types, how to handle each
• Data Coverage — countries, data freshness, live stats

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API Reference

Full documentation: api/reference.md

OpenAPI spec: api/openapi.yaml

Endpoints

Code Examples

• Semantic search — curl, Python, JavaScript
• Keyword search — curl, Python, JavaScript
• GTIN/EAN lookup — curl, Python, JavaScript
• Cart actions — handling all three action types

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Rate Limits

300 requests per hour per IP address. Shared across REST API and MCP. No authentication needed.

429 responses include a Retry-After header.

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Privacy Policy

Shoptera Product Intelligence is a read-only product search service. We do not require authentication, do not collect personal data, and do not process payments.

• No personal data collected — no accounts, no cookies, no tracking pixels
• Query logging — we log anonymized search queries (without IP addresses) for service improvement and aggregate usage statistics
• No data sharing — query logs are not shared with third parties
• Rate limiting — IP addresses are used transiently for rate limiting (300 req/hour) and are not stored
• Product data — all product information is sourced from publicly available e-shop feeds
• Cart actions — purchase redirects go directly to the original e-shop; Shoptera does not intermediate transactions

For questions, contact hello@shoptera.ai.

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Agent Discovery

This server supports multiple discovery protocols for AI agents:

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Contributing

Found an issue with the docs? Open a PR:

1. Fork this repo
2. Edit the relevant file
3. Submit a pull request

Please keep changes consistent with api/reference.md as the source of truth for API behavior.

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Merchant Feed Optimizer

For e-shop owners: Shoptera also provides an authenticated MCP server for optimizing your own product feeds with AI. Connect your AI assistant (Claude, GPT, Cursor, etc.) to your Shoptera account and let it improve titles, descriptions, GTINs, categories, and more — with results staged in an Inbox for your review before publishing.

9 workflows | 7 MCP tools | API key auth (shopt_...)

MCP endpoint: https://shoptera.ai/mcp/merchant/ (streamable HTTP, requires Bearer token)

Tools

Workflows

Installation

Get your API key from Shoptera Settings → API Keys.

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http shoptera-merchant https://shoptera.ai/mcp/merchant/ --header "Authorization: Bearer shopt_YOUR_KEY"

Cursor / Windsurf / VS Code:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shoptera-merchant": {
      "url": "https://shoptera.ai/mcp/merchant/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer shopt_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: Register as shoptera-merchant, not shoptera — keep the public product search server separate.

Documentation

• Merchant Workflows — all 9 workflows, fields, validation rules, confidence tiers
• Merchant API Reference — full tool signatures, parameters, response schemas
• Adapter-specific setup: Claude Code · Cursor · Windsurf

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UCP Integration

E-shops indexed by Shoptera can deploy a UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp) to enable AI agent discovery. Shoptera provides per-e-shop MCP endpoints:

https://shoptera.ai/mcp/shops/{your-domain}/

This exposes UCP-standard Catalog tools (search_catalog, lookup_catalog, get_product) scoped to your e-shop's products. Results include metadata.cart_url for add-to-cart redirect on supported platforms (Shoptet).

See capabilities/ucp-integration.md for full details and adapters/ucp/profile-example.json for an example profile.

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License

MIT