About Product Source
Product Source is an MCP server for retailers, resellers, and product researchers seeking current product data. It matches products by UPC/GTIN across 450+ retailers and provides pricing, availability, marketplace sales data, images, and margin estimates.
Key features
- 01UPC/GTIN product lookup
- 02Search across retailer catalogs
- 03Compare current retailer prices
- 04View historical price changes
- 05Find high-margin product deals
- 06Check stock and retrieve images
Use cases
- 01Compare a product's prices across retailers
- 02Research sourcing and resale margins
- 03Monitor product availability
- 04Enrich catalogs with images and descriptions
MCP support
Exposes product lookup and research tools to MCP clients over Streamable HTTP. Access requires a bearer token API key.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.productsource.io/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http io-productsource-product-source https://mcp.productsource.io/mcp{"mcpServers":{"io-productsource-product-source":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.productsource.io/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"io-productsource-product-source":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.productsource.io/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"io-productsource-product-source":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.productsource.io/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"io-productsource-product-source":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.productsource.io/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://mcp.productsource.io/mcpAuth requiredTools
Details
From the project READMEProduct Source MCP Server
Real-time product data across 450+ retailers. Look up any product by UPC — get prices, availability, images, descriptions, SEO data, marketplace sell prices, and margin estimates.
MCP URL: https://mcp.productsource.io/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Auth: Bearer token (API key)
Docs: productsource.io/docs
Quick Start
Get a free API key at productsource.io — enter your email, get a key instantly. 500 lookups/month, no credit card required.
Claude Code
claude -p "start ProductSource MCP" -p "YOUR_API_KEY"
Codex
codex --mcp productsource-mcp --api-key YOUR_API_KEY
MCP JSON Config
Add to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"product-source": {
"type": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://mcp.productsource.io/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Tools
All 8 tools verified and working:
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
lookup_product | Look up a product by UPC — returns title, brand, description, images, prices at every retailer, marketplace sell data |
search_products | Search 450+ retailer catalogs by keyword, brand, or category |
compare_prices | Compare current prices for a UPC across all tracked retailers |
get_price_history | Historical price data for a product over time |
find_deals | Find products with the highest margin between source cost and marketplace sell price |
check_availability | Check in-stock status at any or all retailers |
get_images | All product images from every source, deduplicated |
get_new_listings | Recently discovered products — new drops at retailers |
What You Get Per Product
- Pricing — real-time prices at every retailer that carries the product
- Images — every angle, every source, deduplicated
- Descriptions & SEO — titles, bullet points, feature lists, specs
- Brand & Category — verified, normalized across sources
- Availability — in-stock / out-of-stock at each retailer
- Marketplace Sell Prices — what it actually sells for on Amazon, eBay, Walmart
- Price History — changes over time
- Margin Estimates — source cost vs sell price, profit calculations
All matched by UPC/GTIN across 450+ retailers.
Pricing
| Tier | Lookups/mo | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 500 | $0 |
| Pro | 10,000 | $29.99/mo |
| Business | 100,000 | $99.99/mo |
| Scale | 500,000 | $249.99/mo |
| Enterprise | 1,000,000 | $499.99/mo |
Coming Soon
- Marketplace listing — Available on major MCP marketplaces at 15% commission
- Live demo — Try it now at productsource.io
Use Cases
- Price comparison apps
- AI shopping assistants (Claude, GPT, Codex)
- Retail arbitrage and product sourcing
- MAP monitoring for brands
- New product drop alerts
- Catalog enrichment with images, descriptions, specs
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