Channel3 Shopping MCP Server
Shopping search across 100M+ products, with every retailer's offer and live price in one place - an MCP server with an interactive storefront UI on hosts that support it. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Teams that want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in TypeScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-09-16 · ★ 2 · #785 OF 945 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-09-18
MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Channel3 Shopping
before you install - you'll need
The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.
Claude Code
claude mcp add channel3-ai-mcp-server --transport http https://mcp.trychannel3.com/Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"channel3-ai-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://mcp.trychannel3.com/"
}
}
}Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.
Using another client? Same JSON, different key
Claude Desktop · mcpServers
Cursor · mcpServers
VS Code · servers
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
https://mcp.trychannel3.com/
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-18
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.trychannel3.com
endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect
license MIT - declared in the repository
registry vendor namespace com.trychannel3 - domain-verified with the official MCP registry
03 · Who maintains Channel3 Shopping
Channel3 Shopping is maintained by channel3-ai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.
04 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/channel3-ai/mcp-server
- website
- https://trychannel3.com/
- category
- other - ranked #785 of 945 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-09-18.
- registry
- com.trychannel3/shopping (active, first published 2026-08-05)
05 · Channel3 Shopping FAQ
What is Channel3 Shopping?
Shopping search across 100M+ products, with every retailer's offer and live price in one place - an MCP server with an interactive storefront UI on hosts that support it. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Is Channel3 Shopping still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16. We re-verify nightly.
How do I install Channel3 Shopping?
Run `claude mcp add channel3-ai-mcp-server --transport http https://mcp.trychannel3.com/`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Channel3 Shopping require authentication?
No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-18; you can connect without credentials.
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