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chrono24-mcp

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Chrono24 watch-marketplace tools for any MCP-capable LLM client - Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf and friends.

Search listings, shortlist by price/location/seller type, then pull full watch details (reference, movement, caliber, box & papers, dealer info, photos) without leaving your chat.

search_listings("Rolex Submariner", { sort: "price_asc" })
  -> 60 cards, totalCount 9145, USD prices
get_watch("48091925")
  -> Rolex Submariner Date, ref 16610, $10,307, caliber 3135, box+papers, 16 photos

How it works

Chrono24 has no public API and sits behind a Cloudflare managed challenge that blocks plain HTTP (403). This server drives a real Chrome via Playwright with a persistent profile, so the Cloudflare clearance cookie is earned once and reused across restarts. Requests are serialized with ~3.5s spacing plus jitter to stay polite; responses are cached (search 3 min, details 30 min).

Related MCP server: JobSpy MCP Server

Setup

Requires Node >= 20 and Google Chrome (the fallback bundled Chromium needs a one-time npx playwright install chromium). First run may take ~15-30s to clear the Cloudflare challenge.

No repo clone needed - run straight from npm with npx.

Claude Code

claude mcp add chrono24 -- npx -y chrono24-mcp

or project scope via .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrono24": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "chrono24-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrono24": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "chrono24-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Codex CLI / ChatGPT desktop

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (shared by Codex CLI, IDE extension and desktop app):

[mcp_servers.chrono24]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "chrono24-mcp"]
tool_timeout_sec = 120

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrono24": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "chrono24-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Global install alternative

npm i -g chrono24-mcp
# then use "chrono24-mcp" as the command in any client config

Run from source

git clone https://github.com/samiashi/chrono24-mcp.git
cd chrono24-mcp
npm install && npm run build && npm run smoke

Tools

Tool

Description

list_brands

List all 550+ Chrono24 watch brands with numeric ids (optional name filter). Feed ids into search_listings' manufacturerIds or names into find_models.

find_models

A brand's model catalog: model name, slug and numeric model id (e.g. Rolex -> Submariner mod1, Daytona mod2). Pair with search_listings' models + manufacturerIds for precise searches.

list_filters

All search facet filters with allowed values (case material, bracelet material, gender, watch category, country, listing age). Use with search_listings' facets param.

search_listings

Search with query + filters (brand id, model id, reference, price range, condition, year, seller countries, facets), sort (relevance, price_asc, price_desc, newest, popularity), paging and an optional limit (1-60) for shortlisting. Returns cards with id, url, title, USD price, location, seller type, thumbnail.

get_price_stats

Price statistics for a watch: min, p10/p25/median/p75/p90, max and sample size from the 60 cheapest matching listings. One request - the fast way to answer "what's a fair price for X?".

get_watch

Full detail for one listing id: reference, condition, year, movement/caliber/power reserve, case material/diameter, scope of delivery, location, description, all photo URLs, canonical URL, seller ids.

get_watches

Batch detail for up to 10 ids. Sequential and polite (~4s per uncached id); per-id failures don't break the batch.

get_dealer_listings

A dealer's current inventory by customerId (from get_watch's sellerIds). Same card shape as search_listings.

get_dealer_ratings

A dealer's customer reviews by dealerId (from get_watch's sellerIds - a different id!). Per-review rating, text, dealer reply, paging totals.

All prices are normalized to USD (currencyId=USD). Empty result sets are valid outcomes, not errors.

Environment variables

Variable

Default

Purpose

REQUEST_DELAY_MS

3500

Min spacing between Chrono24 requests. Raise it if you ever see challenges.

HEADLESS

true

Set false to run a visible browser (useful when a challenge needs manual completion once).

CHROME_CHANNEL

true

Prefer installed Google Chrome; set false to force bundled Chromium.

PROFILE_DIR

~/.cache/chrono24-mcp/profile

Browser profile holding the Cloudflare clearance cookie.

SEARCH_CACHE_TTL_S

180

Search cache TTL.

DETAIL_CACHE_TTL_S

1800

Detail cache TTL.

TAXONOMY_CACHE_TTL_S

86400

Brand/model taxonomy cache TTL.

MAX_BATCH

10

Cap for get_watches.

CURRENCY_ID

USD

Price normalization currency.

DEBUG

false

Verbose fetch logging to stderr.

Troubleshooting

  • Cloudflare challenge timeout: wait ~30s and retry once. If persistent, run the server once with HEADLESS=false, complete any interactive challenge, then switch back.

  • Slow first call: the first request after a cold profile earns clearance; subsequent calls reuse it.

  • Chromium fallback missing browser: run npx playwright install chromium.

Roadmap

Ideas welcome - open an issue.

Disclaimer

Educational/research project. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Chrono24 GmbH. Scraping may violate Chrono24's Terms of Service depending on jurisdiction and use; you are responsible for compliance. Rate limits are deliberately conservative - keep them that way.

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