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mercari-jp-mcp

by msr2903

This server provides tools to interact with the Mercari Japan marketplace. It can be used in development mode for testing or integrated with Claude for Desktop to enhance its capabilities.

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Demo

<img src="/assets/demo.gif" width="600" height="600"/>

Requirements

  • Python 3.11 or higher
  • Dependencies as listed in pyproject.toml, including:
    • mcp
    • mercari
    • pydantic

Setup

  1. Clone this repository:

    git clone https://github.com/msr2903/mercari-jp-mcp.git
    cd mercari-jp-mcp
    
  2. Create and activate a virtual environment and install dependencies:

    uv venv
    source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
    uv pip install -e .
    

Usage

Development Mode

You can test the server with MCP Inspector by running:

uv run server.py

You can also test to input manually the query, exclude keywords, min and max price by running:

uv run check_server.py

This will start the server and allow you to test the available tools.

Integration with Claude for Desktop

To integrate this server with Claude for Desktop:

  1. Install Claude for Desktop to your local machine.

  2. Install VS Code to your local machine. Then run the following command to open the claude_desktop_config.json file:

    • MacOS: code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • Windows: code $env:AppData\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  3. Edit the Claude for Desktop config file, located at:

    • macOS:

      {
        "mcpServers": {
          "mercari": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
              "--directory",
              "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/mercari-jp-mcp",
              "run",
              "server.py"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
      
    • Windows:

      {
        "mcpServers": {
          "mercari": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
              "--directory",
              "C:\\ABSOLUTE\\PATH\\TO\\PARENT\\FOLDER\\mercari-jp-mcp",
              "run",
              "server.py"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
      
    • Note: You may need to put the full path to the uv executable in the command field. You can get this by running which uv on MacOS/Linux or where uv on Windows.

  4. Restart Claude for Desktop