BizNetAI MCP server

BizNetAI MCP Server

A hosted Model Context Protocol server that routes natural-language shopping queries to live, independent merchant storefronts and returns normalized product and merchant results — built for AI agents and shopping assistants that need real-time commerce data without integrating each merchant individually.

This repository documents the hosted service — there is nothing to install or run locally. Point your MCP client at the endpoint below with an API key and start calling tools.

Merchant Coverage

18,000+ live merchants and growing, across the US and Canada.

Current focus verticals:

skincare · haircare · cosmetics · personalcare · sportsactivewear · clothing · accessories · finejewelry · fashionjewelry · specialtyfood · gourmetfood · foodandbeverage · homedecor · homefurnishings · candlesfragrance · wellness · luxury · electronics · consumergoods · pet · babykids

Use list_categories for the authoritative, up-to-date list at query time — new verticals are added periodically.

Use findmerchants for live merchant coverage, or listmerchants for the complete merchant directory (no liveness filtering) — both updated periodically.

Endpoint

The server is stateless per request — there is no session handshake to perform first.

Getting an API Key

Access is self-serve:

1. Submit a request with your email, name, and a short description of your use case:

curl -X POST https://api.merchant.registration.consumergenie.net/api/developer-keys \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"email": "you@example.com", "name": "Your Name", "reason": "Building an AI shopping assistant"}'

once and never stored in plaintext anywhere — if you lose it, request a new one.

1. Once approved, you'll receive an email with your key (bnailive...). It's shown

Each key has its own rate limit (default 60 requests/minute). Exceeding it returns 429 with a Retry-After header; a missing, invalid, or revoked key returns 401.

Connecting

MCP client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, etc.)

Most clients speak stdio, so bridge through mcp-remote, passing your key as a header:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "biznetai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y", "mcp-remote",
        "https://biznetaimcp.consumergenie.net/mcp",
        "--header", "Authorization:Bearer ${BIZNETAI_API_KEY}"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Raw HTTP

BASE_URL="https://biznetaimcp.consumergenie.net/mcp"
API_KEY="bnai_live_..."

curl -X POST "$BASE_URL" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_categories","arguments":{}}}'

Tools

list_categories

Return the full BizNetAI merchant category vocabulary. Useful for understanding what kinds of merchants are available before querying.

find_merchants

Find live merchants matching a query — useful when you want merchant identity before doing a custom product lookup.

query    str   required   Natural language search query
country  str   required   ISO country code (e.g. US, CA)
limit    int   0          Max merchants to return (0 = all live matches)

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.