search_categories

com.pangolinfo/amazon-mcp · Verify this server

[Amazon category search] Match Amazon's category tree by keyword (Chinese or English) and return candidate nodes. Use when: user gave a keyword/concept rather than a category id, and a downstream tool needs categoryId / browseNodeId (e.g. filter_niches / filter_categories / list_category_products / inferring list_bestsellers slug); when you need to know where a product concept lives in Amazon's taxonomy. Don't use: when you already have categoryId/nodeId (use get_category_paths for breadcrumbs or a downstream filter directly); when you want to drill the subtree (use get_category_children). Returns: data.items.data[{ browseNodeId, browseNodeIdPath, browseNodeName, browseNodeNameCn, browseNodeNamePath, browseNodeNamePathCn, parentBrowseNodeIdPath, productType, sellable, hasChild }] + pagination. Pair with: ↓ feed browseNodeId into list_category_products / list_bestsellers (derive slug from path) / filter_niches / filter_categories; ↓ feed into get_category_children to drill further; ↓ feed into get_category_paths for breadcrumbs. Cost: ~1 point/call, ~3s.