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Rakuten MCP

MCP server for the Rakuten Web Service API with 28 read-only tools covering Ichiba marketplace, Books, Travel, Recipe, Kobo and GORA golf search.

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  • Community
  • Runs locally
  • API key

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ecommerceguide summary

Rakuten MCP is a Model Context Protocol server for the Rakuten Web Service API, giving agents 28 read-only tools across six Rakuten services: Ichiba marketplace, Books, Travel, Recipe, Kobo and GORA golf. It runs locally from the npm package rakuten-mcp over stdio or HTTP, authenticating with a Rakuten Application ID and pk_ Access Key. Maintained by Marsel Bait (mrslbt) under the MIT licence, unaffiliated with Rakuten Group.

Why it stands out

Community server with bilingual English and Japanese tool descriptions across six Rakuten services, stated as unaffiliated with Rakuten Group.

What Rakuten MCP does

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  • 28 read-only HTTP GET tools; nothing is created or modified
  • Ichiba keyword search, genre tree, tag lookup, rankings and price comparison
  • Nine Books tools covering books, CDs, DVDs, magazines, games, software
  • Seven Travel tools for hotel search, vacancy by date and rankings
  • Kobo ebook search plus GORA golf course and plan search
  • Installs with npm install -g rakuten-mcp; stdio and HTTP transports
  • Setup documented for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor
  • Optional RAKUTEN_AFFILIATE_ID appends an affiliate ID to item URLs

How ecommerce teams could use it

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Illustrative scenarios written by ecommerceguide from the product's documented capabilities. They are not customer case studies.

  1. Retailer tracking prices on the Rakuten Ichiba marketplace

    Checking how overlapping products are listed and priced across Ichiba sellers

    Intended outcomeIchiba keyword search, ranking and Item Price Navi tools return listings with min, max and average prices to the agent.

  2. Team building a travel assistant on Claude Desktop or Cursor

    Answering questions about hotel availability for specific dates and areas

    Intended outcomeTravel tools return vacant hotels with per-night and total plan pricing, hotel details and area-code hierarchies.

  3. Publisher producing Japanese-language content with affiliate links

    Pulling recipe and book data into drafts inside an MCP client

    Intended outcomeRecipe category rankings and Books or Kobo searches return structured records, with an optional affiliate ID appended to item URLs.

Who it suits

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Best for

You work in MCP clients such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor and want read-only access to Rakuten Ichiba, Books, Travel, Recipe, Kobo and GORA data using your own Rakuten Web Service credentials.

Probably not for

You need write actions, a hosted remote endpoint or coverage beyond Rakuten's services, since all 28 tools are read-only GETs run locally from an npm package with a Rakuten Application ID and Access Key.

Business size
Any stageA community MIT-licensed npm package with no pricing or stated audience bound, requiring only Rakuten Web Service credentials.
Verticals
Marketplaces

Technical details

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From the server's repository, documentation and MCP directory listings.

What an agent can do
Manage products, Agentic shopping
Transport
stdio (local), HTTP (remote)
Authentication
API keyRequires RAKUTEN_APP_ID (Application ID) and RAKUTEN_ACCESS_KEY (pk_ prefixed) from Rakuten Web Service registration.
Package
rakuten-mcp (npm)
Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Repository last updated
16 Jul 2026

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Install command
npm install -g rakuten-mcp

Command as listed on the repository README, not tested by ecommerceguide. Check the official documentation (opens in a new tab) for configuration and credentials before running it.

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