# Northcinder (MCP server)

> Northcinder is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Open-source MCP server for comparing products and asking the buyer before purchase. It has 1,208 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y northcinder.

Your shopping agent should work for you. AI agents are starting to do more than answer shopping questions. Soon they will decide which products people see and, in some cases, buy on their behalf.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/cinderline/northcinder |
| GitHub stars | 1,208 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: northcinder |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v0.2.1 (Aug 22, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 22, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "northcinder": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "northcinder"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio northcinder -- npx -y northcinder
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "northcinder": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "northcinder"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "northcinder": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "northcinder"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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