Lets AI assistants use the Trade Me API, New Zealand's online marketplace.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add trade-me --env TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY='<TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY>' --env TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET='<TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET>' --env TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT='<TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT>' -- python -m trademe_mcp.server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.trade-me]
command = "python"
args = ["-m", "trademe_mcp.server"]
env = { TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY = "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY>", TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET = "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET>", TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT = "<TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT>" }
# codex mcp add trade-me --env TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY='<TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY>' --env TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET='<TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET>' --env TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT='<TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT>' -- python -m trademe_mcp.server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"trade-me": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"trademe_mcp.server"
],
"env": {
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY>",
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
"TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT": "<TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"trade-me": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"trademe_mcp.server"
],
"env": {
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY>",
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
"TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT": "<TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"trade-me": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"trademe_mcp.server"
],
"env": {
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY>",
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
"TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT": "<TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"trade-me": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"trademe_mcp.server"
],
"env": {
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY>",
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
"TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT": "<TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"trade-me": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"-m",
"trademe_mcp.server"
],
"env": {
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEY>",
"TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<TRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRET>",
"TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT": "<TRADEME_ENVIRONMENT>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
TRADEME_CONSUMER_KEYTRADEME_CONSUMER_SECRETTRADEME_ENVIRONMENT
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.