# rakuten-mcp

Connects an AI agent to Rakuten searches for products, books, hotels, recipes, ebooks, and golf plans. Its tools only read data.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 5
- Author: mrslbt
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/mrslbt/rakuten-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-04
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/rakuten-mcp

## What it does

The server exposes 27 tools across six Rakuten services: Ichiba, Books, Travel, Recipe, Kobo, and GORA. An agent can search products, compare seller prices, look up books and hotels, browse recipes, or inspect golf plans. Calls do not modify data.

You need a Rakuten Web Service `RAKUTEN_APP_ID` and `RAKUTEN_ACCESS_KEY`. When the app uses an IP allow list, add the server or CI runner’s outbound IP; otherwise requests can fail with `CLIENT_IP_NOT_ALLOWED`. Both stdio and HTTP transports are supported. Claude Code can launch the server through `npx`.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add rakuten-mcp -- npx -y rakuten-mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add rakuten-mcp -- npx -y rakuten-mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "rakuten-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "rakuten-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "rakuten-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "rakuten-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add rakuten-mcp npx -y rakuten-mcp
```

## When to use it
- search Ichiba listings with price filters
- compare seller prices for the same product
- find hotels with rooms available on travel dates
- browse recipes and retrieve their ingredients
- check golf-plan prices and included services

## Example prompts
- Find wireless headphones on Rakuten Ichiba below my price limit.
- Look for Tokyo hotels with rooms available on my travel dates.
- Show popular chicken breast recipes with their preparation times.

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