A side-by-side look at the Stienhardt Diamond MCP 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 Stienhardt Diamond MCP 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.
BUYWHERE_API_KEY, BUYWHERE_API_URL.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | E-Commerce | E-Commerce |
| Quality signal | 75/100 · Great | 39/100 · 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 | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 2 |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Stienhardt Diamond MCP | View BuyWhere MCP Server |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"stienhardt-diamond-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"diamond-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"buywhere-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://api.buywhere.ai"
}
}
}