A side-by-side look at the Groupon MCP and Stienhardt Diamond MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Groupon MCP for e-commerce work as a local process; choose Stienhardt Diamond MCP for e-commerce as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
groupon_search_deals, groupon_get_deal, groupon_list_categories.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | E-Commerce | E-Commerce |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 75/100 · Great |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Groupon MCP | View Stienhardt Diamond MCP |
groupon_search_dealsSearch or browse a city's dealsgroupon_get_dealOne deal's detail, including each option's id and pricegroupon_list_categoriesGroupon's category taxonomygroupon_healthcheckOne live request to Groupon, reporting what failed if anything didgroupon_view_cartThe items in your Groupon cartgroupon_purchaseAdd a deal option to your cart (after you confirm) and return the checkout URLgroupon_clear_cartRemove every item from your cart (after you confirm)No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"groupon-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"groupon-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"stienhardt-diamond-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"diamond-mcp"
]
}
}
}