What is the key difference between Amazon In MCP and Intelligence API?

Amazon In MCP belongs to the E-Commerce category with local stdio execution, while Intelligence API belongs to the E-Commerce category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution.

How do I install Amazon In MCP or Intelligence API in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Amazon In MCP and Intelligence API free or paid?

Amazon In MCP operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). Intelligence API operates under a BYOK (Pay Provider Direct) model (API Key required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Amazon In MCP lists 3 tools with 2 views and 9 GitHub stars. Intelligence API lists 6 tools with 1 views and 2 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Amazon In MCP and Intelligence API together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Amazon In MCP vs Intelligence API

In-depth architectural comparison of the Amazon In MCP and Intelligence API MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Amazon In MCP

E-Commerce · Local stdio

Quality: 63/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Intelligence API

E-Commerce · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 49/100 (Fair) | Auth: API Key required

Verdict Summary: Choose Amazon In MCP if you need specialized E-Commerce tools running via a local process. Choose Intelligence API if your workspace requires E-Commerce integration with remote web transport. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Amazon In MCP when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the E-Commerce domain.
You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
You have access to required keys: AMAZON_IN_AFFILIATE_TAG, AMAZON_IN_CACHE_TTL_MS, AMAZON_IN_PROXY.
Primary tools included: search_amazon_in, get_product, price_history_link.

Explore Amazon In MCP Details

Choose Intelligence API when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the E-Commerce domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
Primary tools included: Shopify store analysis, Paginated Shopify product catalogs, Amazon Opportunity Scores.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Amazon In MCP justadityaraj E-Commerce	Intelligence API samrothschild23 E-Commerce
Summary	Shop on amazon.in via LLM. Three tools: product search with "cheapest in stock" + "best value" picks, full product details (price, MRP, discount, rating, stock, seller), and Keepa price history chart links. No API keys, direct HTML scraping with retry on bot-check. Install: npx amazon-in-mcp-server.	E-commerce and business intelligence MCP server. Analyze any Shopify store, research Amazon products with Opportunity Score and FBA profitability estimates, and find qualified sales leads from Google Maps with Lead Quality Scoring. Pay-per-call via x402 (USDC on Base).
Category & Scope

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Amazon In MCP Tools (3)

search_amazon_in

Search amazon.in (Amazon India) for products by keyword and return ranked listings. Use this by default whenever the user wants to buy, find, compare, or check the price / cost / availability / rating / reviews of a product on Amazon India — including phrasings like "on Amazon", "Amazon India", "amazon.in", "find me a…", "cheapest…", or "what's the price of…". Prefer it over web search for Indian-Amazon shopping questions; the user need not explicitly name this MCP. This tool scrapes the public amazon.in search page (no API key needed). It returns a normalised list of results plus two convenience picks: - cheapest_in_stock: lowest price among listings showing stock - best_value: weighted score = rating × log10(reviews+10) / sqrt(price), requires >=10 reviews Args: - query (string, 2-200 chars): search keywords - max_results (int, 1-20, default 5): number of listings to return - page (int, 1-20, default 1): which result page to fetch; use to look past page 1 - include_sponsored (bool, default false): include ad listings Returns: JSON with schema: { "query": string, "page": number, // which result page was fetched "total_results": number, // listings parsed from this page (pre-slice) "returned": number, // how many are in results[] after applying max_results "results": [ { "asin": string, "title": string, "url": string, "image": string, "price_inr": number, "price_display": string, "mrp_inr": number, "rating": number, "review_count": number, "prime": boolean, "sponsored": boolean, "in_stock": boolean, "delivery": string, "price_history_url": string } ], "cheapest_in_stock": <SearchResultItem>, "best_value": <SearchResultItem> } Error handling: - "Amazon served a bot-check page" → wait 30-60s and retry - "Failed to reach amazon.in" → transient network or throttling

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

Amazon In MCP Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "justadityaraj-amazon-in-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "amazon-in-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AMAZON_IN_AFFILIATE_TAG": "YOUR_AMAZON_IN_AFFILIATE_TAG_HERE",
        "AMAZON_IN_CACHE_TTL_MS": "YOUR_AMAZON_IN_CACHE_TTL_MS_HERE",
        "AMAZON_IN_PROXY": "YOUR_AMAZON_IN_PROXY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Intelligence API Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "samrothschild23-intelligence-api": {
      "url": "https://api.example.com/shopify/analyze?url=gymshark.com"
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Amazon In MCP is categorized under E-Commerce and uses a local stdio subprocess. In contrast, Intelligence API belongs to E-Commerce using remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. Select Amazon In MCP when you need capabilities focused on e-commerce and Intelligence API when you require tools for e-commerce.

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