Provides access to the Fake Store API for e-commerce testing and demos, offering 18 tools for complete CRUD operations on products, carts, and users with full TypeScript support and input validation
Fake Store API MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless access to the Fake Store API for AI assistants. Perfect for e-commerce demos, testing, and learning MCP development.
Features
🛍️ Complete E-commerce Data Access: Products, carts, and users
🔧 18 MCP Tools: Full CRUD operations for all resources
📦 Easy Integration: Works with Claude Desktop, Plugged.in, and other MCP clients
🚀 Zero Configuration: Works out of the box with Fake Store API
📝 TypeScript: Fully typed for better development experience
✅ Input Validation: Comprehensive parameter validation
Installation
NPX (Recommended)
From Source
Configuration
Claude Desktop
Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration file:
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Plugged.in
Add this server configuration in Plugged.in MCP settings:
Available Tools
Products (7 tools)
fakestore_get_products
- Get all products with optional limit and sortingfakestore_get_product
- Get a single product by IDfakestore_get_categories
- Get all product categoriesfakestore_get_products_by_category
- Get products in a specific categoryfakestore_add_product
- Add a new product (simulation)fakestore_update_product
- Update an existing product (simulation)fakestore_delete_product
- Delete a product (simulation)
Carts (6 tools)
fakestore_get_carts
- Get all carts with optional limit and sortingfakestore_get_cart
- Get a single cart by IDfakestore_get_user_carts
- Get all carts for a specific userfakestore_add_cart
- Add a new cart (simulation)fakestore_update_cart
- Update an existing cart (simulation)fakestore_delete_cart
- Delete a cart (simulation)
Users (5 tools)
fakestore_get_users
- Get all users with optional limit and sortingfakestore_get_user
- Get a single user by IDfakestore_add_user
- Add a new user (simulation)fakestore_update_user
- Update an existing user (simulation)fakestore_delete_user
- Delete a user (simulation)
Usage Examples
With Claude Desktop
Get all products:
Search by category:
Get user's cart:
Product analysis:
Programmatic Usage
Data Structure
Product
Cart
User
Development
Important Notes
Simulation: The Fake Store API is read-only. POST, PUT, and DELETE operations return simulated responses but don't persist data.
Rate Limits: The public API has no strict rate limits, but please be respectful.
Data: All data is fake and for testing purposes only.
Troubleshooting
Server not appearing in Claude Desktop
Ensure the configuration file is valid JSON
Restart Claude Desktop completely
Check the Claude Desktop logs for errors
Tools not working
Verify you have an active internet connection (API requires connectivity)
Check if fakestoreapi.com is accessible
Review error messages in Claude Desktop logs
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please:
Fork the repository
Create a feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
)Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
)Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature
)Open a Pull Request
License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
Resources
Support
📧 Email: your.email@example.com
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remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
Tools
Provides seamless access to the Fake Store API for AI assistants with 18 CRUD tools for managing e-commerce data including products, carts, and users. Perfect for e-commerce demos, testing, and learning MCP development with zero configuration required.