Macfax MCP MCP server

An official MCP server by Macfax that provides agents with tools to query used Mac market data, including serial lookups, price statistics, live listings from multiple platforms, and trust checks for specific listings.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Macfax

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://macfax.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Lookup serial numbers to identify Mac models and years
Get price statistics and market value estimates for specific configurations
Search for live listings across eBay, Craigslist, and other platforms
Check the trustworthiness and flags of specific online listings

Tools advertised by the last live check:

lookup_mac_serial
get_mac_price_stats
get_mac_market_value
search_mac_listings
check_mac_listing
get_mac_report
create_mac_alert
get_macfax_credit_balance

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http macfax-mcp https://macfax.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add macfax-mcp --url https://macfax.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable macfax-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macfax-mcp": {
      "url": "https://macfax.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macfax-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://macfax.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start macfax-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "macfax-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://macfax.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http macfax-mcp https://macfax.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macfax-mcp": {
      "url": "https://macfax.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macfax-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://macfax.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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