# Does eBay have an MCP server?

**Yes — Official.** eBay maintains an official MCP server.

> eBay's official server runs locally and is read-only (GET-only) against production APIs, so community servers still cover Sell-API writes.

## Facts

- Verdict: Official (Yes)
- Access: Local server — Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.
- Package: [`@ebay/npm-public-api-mcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ebay/npm-public-api-mcp) on npm
- Repository: [eBay/npm-public-api-mcp](https://github.com/eBay/npm-public-api-mcp) — ★ 21, last push 2026-08-14, Apache-2.0
- Maintainer: eBay
- Language: TypeScript
- Category: [E-Commerce](https://mcpyet.com/category/e-commerce/)
- Verified against vendor docs: 2026-09-29
- GitHub data refreshed: 2026-09-29 (re-checked every 6 hours)

## The receipts

- **Official package:** [`@ebay/npm-public-api-mcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ebay/npm-public-api-mcp) on npm. The package page carries the exact launch arguments and required credentials.
- **Official repository:** [eBay/npm-public-api-mcp](https://github.com/eBay/npm-public-api-mcp) — ★ 21, pushed 2026-08-14, Apache-2.0 (maintained)

## How to connect it

Runs on your machine over stdio, launched by your MCP client.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add ebay -- npx -y @ebay/npm-public-api-mcp
```

Most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable — check the README for the exact variable names. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project.

### Claude Desktop

Open **Settings → Developer → Edit Config** and add the server to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ebay": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ebay/npm-public-api-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project, or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` for every project:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ebay": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ebay/npm-public-api-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "…"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`, then pick the server from Copilot's agent-mode tools menu:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "ebay": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ebay/npm-public-api-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### ChatGPT

ChatGPT connects to **remote servers only**, and this one runs on your machine. Either expose it through an MCP gateway that gives it a public URL, or use a client with native local support (Claude or Cursor).

## How we know

eBay maintains eBay/npm-public-api-mcp in its own GitHub org and publishes it as @ebay/npm-public-api-mcp. The npm scope's maintainers include ebay-opensource (opensource@ebay.com), and the package is published from that repo with GitHub trusted publishing.

- GitHub data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours.
- Vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29.
- Corrections: hello@mcpyet.com.

## Also in E-Commerce

- [Shopify](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/shopify.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Amazon](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/amazon.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Etsy](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/etsy.md) — Official (Yes)
- [Zomato](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/zomato.md) — Official (Yes)
- [BestPrice](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/bestprice.md) — Official (Yes)
- [GMO Pepabo, Inc.](https://mcpyet.com/mcp/pepabo.md) — Official (Yes)

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Source: https://mcpyet.com/mcp/ebay/ — data refreshed 2026-09-29