Building an MCP server is one thing. Getting developers to discover and use it is another.

BuyWhere — a product search MCP server that lets AI agents search 11M+ products across Singapore, SEA, and US markets — hit 2,184 weekly npm downloads with zero paid distribution, zero Twitter threads, and zero cold outreach.

Here is what we learned.

The Package

npx -y @buywhere/mcp-server

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BuyWhere gives AI agents 6 MCP tools:

Tool What it does

search_products Search by keyword, category, price, region

get_product Full product details by ID

compare_prices Side-by-side of 2-5 products

get_price Current prices across all merchants

get_affiliate_link Click-tracked affiliate URL

get_catalog Product category taxonomy

Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, OpenCode, Codex, Continue.dev — any MCP-compatible client.

What Drove Growth (Without Distribution)

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