Rakuten MCP

What it does

Rakuten MCP provides a powerful bridge between AI agents and the Rakuten ecosystem, allowing users to search for products, books, travel accommodations, recipes, and golf courses directly through an MCP-enabled client.

Key features

• Broad Coverage: 28 read-only tools across six major Rakuten product families.
• E-commerce Insights: Search Rakuten Ichiba with price filters, genre rankings, and product price comparisons.
• Travel & Leisure: Find hotels by area or coordinates, check vacancy for specific dates, and explore golf course plans via GORA.
• Cultural Content: Search eBooks on Kobo and a vast library of Japanese and foreign books.
• Bilingual Support: Tool descriptions provided in both English and Japanese for better LLM steering.

Installation

• Claude Desktop: Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rakuten": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "rakuten-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAKUTEN_APP_ID": "your-app-id",
        "RAKUTEN_ACCESS_KEY": "your-access-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

• Claude Code: claude mcp add rakuten -e RAKUTEN_APP_ID=... -e RAKUTEN_ACCESS_KEY=... -- npx -y rakuten-mcp
• Cursor / Cline: Use the same JSON configuration as Claude Desktop.

Supported hosts

Confirmed support for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor.