A side-by-side look at the MasterKala and BuyWhere MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MasterKala for e-commerce work as a local process; choose BuyWhere MCP Server for e-commerce over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
mk_search, mk_find_cheapest, mk_browse.BUYWHERE_API_KEY, BUYWHERE_API_URL.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | M MasterKala | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | E-Commerce | E-Commerce |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | BUYWHERE_API_KEYBUYWHERE_API_URL |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 14 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View MasterKala | View BuyWhere MCP Server |
mk_searchSearch by keyword: price, discount, stock, plus matching categories and tag pagesmk_find_cheapestCheapest in-stock matches for a keyword, one flat list (accessories filtered out)mk_browseA category, brand or tag sorted by price / stock / date, with price range and filtersmk_filtersBrand, color and feature filter ids and the price range of a category, brand or tagmk_categoriesProduct categories and their idsmk_brandsBrands and their slugsmk_dealsEverything on the discount page, biggest discount first, with the time leftmk_productPrice, discount, stock status and count, colors, brand, category, rating, shops that have itmk_specsSpecification table of 1-4 products side by sidemk_reviewsCustomer reviews with star breakdown and the store's repliesmk_shippingNext delivery slot and fee for Tehran and other cities, same-day cut-offmk_branchesMasterKala's physical shops with address, phone and map locationNo 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": {
"masterkala": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"masterkala-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"buywhere-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://api.buywhere.ai"
}
}
}