TrustRails MCP Server

Search UK electronics products - compare prices, find deals, and discover products across multiple retailers.

Built for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) - works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants.

Quick Start

Installation

npm install -g @trustrails/mcp-server

Configuration

For Claude Code (~/.config/claude/config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trustrails": {
      "command": "trustrails-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TRUSTRAILS_API_KEY": "mcp-public-2026"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trustrails": {
      "command": "trustrails-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TRUSTRAILS_API_KEY": "mcp-public-2026"
      }
    }
  }
}

That's it! Restart Claude and start searching.

What You Can Do

Natural Language Product Search

"Find me a gaming laptop under £1000"
"Compare prices for gaming laptops across retailers"
"Show me the cheapest 4K monitors over 27 inches"
"What HP laptops are in stock right now between £500-£700?"

Claude will search across multiple UK retailers and show you:

Real-time prices & availability
Product specs & descriptions
Stock status
Direct purchase links

Available Tools

`search_products`

Search UK electronics across major UK retailers including AO.

Parameters:

query (string) - Search term (e.g., "laptop", "USB-C charger")
min_price (number, optional) - Minimum price in GBP
max_price (number, optional) - Maximum price in GBP
brand (string, optional) - Filter by brand (e.g., "Sony", "HP", "Apple")
category (string, optional) - Filter by category (e.g., "Laptops", "Headphones")
lite (boolean, optional) - Return trimmed product objects (reduces payload by ~80%). Recommended for ChatGPT and other LLMs.
limit (number, optional) - Maximum products to return (default 20, max 100)

Returns: Up to 20 products (or limit) with full details (title, price, specs, availability, purchase links). With lite: true, returns only essential fields.

`get_product`

Get detailed information about a specific product by ID.

Parameters:

product_id (string) - The product ID from search results

Returns: Complete product information including specifications and retailer details

Supported Retailers

Search across 45,000+ electronics products from major UK retailers including AO, with new retailers added regularly.

Example Usage

Price comparison:

"Compare prices for gaming laptops across all retailers"

Budget shopping:

"Find the cheapest gaming laptops with at least 16GB RAM under £800"

Brand research:

"Show me all Apple products between £500 and £1000 currently in stock"

Stock checking:

"Which retailers have the HP Envy x360 in stock right now?"

Deal finding:

"What are the best laptop deals under £600 from any retailer?"

Rate Limits

20 requests per hour per IP address
Rate limit info included in response headers
Limits reset every hour

Environment Variables

TRUSTRAILS_API_KEY - API key (use mcp-public-2026 for shared public access)
TRUSTRAILS_BASE_URL - API endpoint (optional, defaults to https://trustrails.app)

Why TrustRails?

✅ Real-time data - Product feeds updated twice daily
✅ Multiple retailers - Compare prices in one search
✅ Stock information - See what's actually available to buy
✅ Direct purchase links - Click through to buy immediately
✅ Zero setup - Works out of the box with shared public key
✅ UK-focused - Optimized for UK electronics shopping

Troubleshooting

"Command not found: trustrails-mcp"

Make sure you installed globally: npm install -g @trustrails/mcp-server
Check your global npm bin path is in $PATH: npm bin -g

"Rate limit exceeded"

Wait an hour for limits to reset
Check X-RateLimit-Reset header for exact reset time
20 requests/hour is plenty for normal usage

"No results found"

Try broader search terms (e.g., "laptop" instead of specific model)
Check spelling of brand names
Try searching without filters first

Development

Local Setup

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/james-webdev/trustrails-mcp-server
cd trustrails-mcp-server

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run locally
npm run dev

Testing

# Run the MCP inspector to test tools
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npm run dev

Support & Links

Website: trustrails.app
Issues: GitHub Issues
NPM: @trustrails/mcp-server
MCP Registry: modelcontextprotocol.io/servers

License

About MCP

This server implements the Model Context Protocol, a standard for connecting AI assistants to external tools and data sources. Learn more about building MCP servers at modelcontextprotocol.io.

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