A side-by-side look at the Hark Tech 3D Printing (UK) and Giftcardshop MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Hark Tech 3D Printing (UK) for e-commerce work; choose Giftcardshop MCP for e-commerce as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
HARKTECH_BACKEND.GCS_API_BASE, GCS_INTERNAL_SECRET.list_brands, search_products, get_product.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | E-Commerce | E-Commerce |
| Quality signal | 32/100 · Emerging | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | HARKTECH_BACKEND | GCS_API_BASEGCS_INTERNAL_SECRET |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 5 |
| Full listing | View Hark Tech 3D Printing (UK) | View Giftcardshop MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
list_brandsGET /v1/brandssearch_productsGET /v1/productsget_productGET /v1/products/:id` (variants + denominations)get_order_statusGET /v1/orders/:id` (payment state + reveal availability)create_orderPOST /internal/agent-orders` (HMAC) -> Lightning invoicePaste 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.
No confirmed install command for Hark Tech 3D Printing (UK) yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-379": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@giftcardshop/mcp"
],
"env": {
"GCS_API_BASE": "YOUR_GCS_API_BASE_HERE",
"GCS_INTERNAL_SECRET": "YOUR_GCS_INTERNAL_SECRET_HERE"
}
}
}
}