An MCP server for searching the App Store, checking keyword rankings, analyzing competition, and tracking trends — powered by a native macOS binary
Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Appstore MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. An MCP server for searching the App Store, checking keyword rankings, analyzing competition, and tracking trends — powered by a native macOS binary for fast, direct access to App Store APIs.
The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:
full — Includes app descriptions and release notescomplete — All fields from the API response. Verbose (~4KB/app)search_apps — iTunes Search API with attribute/genre filteringsearch_ranked — MZStore API — results match actual App Store rankingslookup_app — Look up an app by ID, bundle ID, or App Store URLtop_charts — Current top chart rankings (free, paid, grossing)find_app_rank — Check where an app ranks for a single keywordcheck_app_rankings — Check an app's rank across auto-generated keywords (slow)analyze_keyword — Competitive analysis with competitiveness score (0-100)app_competitors — Find an app's top competitors via overlapping search resultscompare_keywords — Compare competitiveness across multiple keywords (slow)discover_trending — Discover trending categories from new chart entriesInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at appstore-mcp-server on PyPI and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Appstore's toolset — full, complete, search_apps and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by drewster99; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Appstore's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| full | Includes app descriptions and release notes. |
| complete | All fields from the API response. Verbose (~4KB/app). |
| search_apps | iTunes Search API with attribute/genre filtering |
| search_ranked | MZStore API — results match actual App Store rankings |
| lookup_app | Look up an app by ID, bundle ID, or App Store URL |
| top_charts | Current top chart rankings (free, paid, grossing) |
| find_app_rank | Check where an app ranks for a single keyword |
| check_app_rankings | Check an app's rank across auto-generated keywords (slow) |
| analyze_keyword | Competitive analysis with competitiveness score (0-100) |
| app_competitors | Find an app's top competitors via overlapping search results |
| compare_keywords | Compare competitiveness across multiple keywords (slow) |
| discover_trending | Discover trending categories from new chart entries |
| version | Get the server version |
| Commands | The Commands tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"appstore": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["appstore-mcp-server"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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