buyapi-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

buyapi-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from TheSnakeFang/buyapi-mcp. It costs 544 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

An MCP server that lets an AI agent query BuyAPI, a service for finding and comparing vendors and technology stacks.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for vendor research, cost estimation, vendor comparison, and technology-stack recommendations. The server itself is a client; the data and main logic come from BuyAPI.
Why use it?
It removes the need to choose vendors from scattered information by providing tools for resolving vendors, comparing them, estimating costs, and finding related stacks.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

This is TheSnakeFang/buyapi-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on buyapi-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything buyapi-mcp configures →

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Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to TheSnakeFang/buyapi-mcp. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Clone the repo
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CLAUDE.md · 47 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 47 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

BuyAPI MCP Server

Public, open-source MCP server for BuyAPI — the tool AI agents call when they need to pick a vendor.

Published: [email protected] on npm; buyapi-mcp is deprecated and points users to buyapi Live endpoint: https://buyapi.ai/api/mcp

What This Repo Is

  • TypeScript MCP server with 7 tools: vendors.resolve, vendors.details, vendors.evidence, vendors.compare, vendors.estimateCost, stacks.findSimilar, stacks.recommend
  • Calls the BuyAPI backend API (https://buyapi.ai) — contains NO vendor data itself
  • Thin client (~300 lines). All business logic and vendor data lives in the private buyapi-app repo
  • MIT licensed for trust and distribution

What This Repo Is NOT

  • No seed data, no backend logic, no API keys, no private information
  • No planning docs — those live in the private app repo
  • Changes here are visible to the public — review before committing

Stack

  • TypeScript, @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, zod
  • Bundled with tsup, tested with vitest (21 tests)
  • CI: GitHub Actions (typecheck + test on push, npm publish on release tag)

Commands

  • pnpm build — Build to dist/
  • pnpm test — Run tests (21 tests)
  • pnpm lint — Run ESLint
  • pnpm typecheck — Type check
  • BUYAPI_API_URL=http://localhost:3000 node dist/index.js — Run locally against dev backend

Architecture

  • src/index.ts — MCP server entry, tool registration with detailed LLM-facing descriptions
  • src/lib/api.ts — HTTP client calling buyapi.ai API routes
  • src/lib/format.ts — Response formatting (Markdown output optimized for LLM consumption)
  • src/lib/types.ts — Shared types (duplicated from app repo)

Publishing

  • Bump version in package.json
  • Commit and push to main
  • Create GitHub release with v* tag → CI auto-publishes to npm

Important

  • Tool descriptions are prompt engineering — changes affect how LLMs use BuyAPI
  • Keep the README install instructions current for every major MCP client
  • Never add vendor data, API keys, or internal docs to this repo
  • The type: module field is required — don't remove it or npx breaks

Read the full file on GitHub · 47 lines

Changes

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buyapi-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository TheSnakeFang/buyapi-mcp (1 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 544 tokens to every session, about $0.0027 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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