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Shopfront Chennai Local Commerce

By jeeva-m-21 Verified namespace

Hyperlocal commerce and verified merchant directory MCP server for Chennai, India.

WebsiteSource codeCommerce & marketing
Connect to Shopfront Chennai Local Commerce
Checks passed
14 / 22

1 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
1161 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
5

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
103
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 1515 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name shopfront-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 5 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 1161 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 1480 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    2 of 2 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Pass
    Stable tool list

    No tool was removed and no required parameter was added in the last 30 days.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    0 of 22 parameters have a description (0%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Not measured
    Website matches publisher

    This namespace is not a reverse domain, so the website comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Pass
    Repo owner matches

    The GitHub repository owner matches the namespace login.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-18T06:04:20.422639Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using Shopfront Chennai Local Commerce

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http shopfront-chennai-local-commerce https://shopfront-rouge.vercel.app/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

find_shops

Find and rank local shops in Chennai for a customer request. Always provide locality when the customer has told you where they are. If the customer has not said where they are, ask them for a Chennai area before calling this tool. Use category when it is clear. Results already satisfy distance, budget, and open-now constraints.

Discovered
get_action_link

Generate an actionable WhatsApp deep link, booking URL, or phone dial link with standard customer enquiry message for a shop and optional item.

Discovered
get_catalog

Retrieve available menu or service catalog items for a shop grouped by category, with price display and duration, supporting cursor-based pagination.

Discovered
get_shop_info

Retrieve detailed public shop profile including address, locality, coordinates, weekly opening hours, upcoming closures, contact numbers, action mode, and latest menu timestamp.

Discovered
search_catalog

Search items within a specific shop catalog using text similarity and full-text search with optional price ceiling and item kind filtering.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected1515 ms5
Connected806 ms5

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