1stDibs MCP: search furniture, jewelry and art from your AI app

Bring 1stDibs into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

1. 1Click Connect 1stDibs free. There's no sign-in, so its tools are ready at once.
2. 2All four tools only look things up: `read_taxonomy`, `browse_items`, `search_items` and `item_details`. Keep the ones your research needs and switch off the rest; a switched-off tool is hidden from your AI app and refused if called.
3. 3Add ContextGate to your AI app as a connector or MCP server. The steps for each app are on the Works with page.
4. 4Ask your AI app to find mid-century armchairs on 1stDibs and show the details of one, then open Activity to see the `search_items` and `item_details` calls.

Shopping research on 1stDibs from a chat

• Learn how 1stDibs groups its listings, starting from furniture, art, jewelry and fashion at the top level, with `read_taxonomy`.
• Browse a category page by page, narrowed with filters such as location, using `browse_items`.
• Search the marketplace by keyword with `search_items`, then open one listing with `item_details`.
• Compare pieces from sellers around the world before you visit the site.

Keeping marketplace lookups visible

• Activity shows each 1stDibs search and listing your team's AI apps opened.
• Switch off `browse_items` or any other tool you don't need, and it drops out of your AI app.
• Workspace policies check every call, for example to block a search that carries a secret pasted by mistake.

What you get with 1stDibs and ContextGate

• Your AI apps can use 1stDibsClaude, Cursor, ChatGPT and other AI apps reach 1stDibs through the one ContextGate connection you add to them.
• You choose which tools they can useSwitch off any 1stDibs tool you don't want used. It's hidden from your AI apps and refused if called.
• Every call is checked and recordedYour policies check each call (for example, personal data is hidden and secrets are blocked), and Activity keeps a record of it.

ContextGate sees only the tool calls that go through it, not your AI app's built-in tools or your chats.

1stDibs tools

Examples of what your AI apps can do in 1stDibs. You'll see the exact list of tools after you connect it.

• read_taxonomyDiscover how items on 1stDibs are categorized. We have a taxonomy with furniture, art, jewelry, and fashion categories at the top level. This
• browse_itemsBrowse 1stDibs with the given category and optional page number and filters. Filters are in the format of a query string like category=furniture&locati
• search_itemsSearch 1stDibs with the given query and optional page number and filters. Filters are in the format of a query string like category=furniture&location=
• item_detailsGet details on a specific item on 1stDibs. You'll need to input the item ID. You can search for an item or browse for an item to find an item ID.