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Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi

By usefulapi.io Verified namespace

Read products, orders and catalogs; update products and rebuild catalog PDFs in Catalog Machine.

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Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
136 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
9

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
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 136 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name catalog-machine-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 9 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 136 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 136 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

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.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    14 of 14 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-10T23:34:58.188405Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

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

Start using Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi

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 catalog-machine-mcp-by-usefulapi https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 9

catalogmachine_get_catalog_job

Get the status, errors and warnings of a catalog rebuild job. Catalog Machine API: GET /jobs/catalogs/{jobId}.

Discovered
catalogmachine_get_import_job

Get the status of the last Shopify import job (`shopify`) or CSV import job (`csv`). Catalog Machine API: GET /jobs/import/shopify-import or /jobs/import/csv-import.

Discovered
catalogmachine_get_product

Get one product by its Code, with all fields and variants. Catalog Machine API: GET /products/{code}.

Discovered
catalogmachine_list_catalogs

List catalogs with permalink, status, privacy and the HTML and PDF links. Catalog Machine API: GET /catalogs.

Discovered
catalogmachine_list_categories

List product categories with their field definitions. Catalog Machine API: GET /categories.

Discovered
catalogmachine_list_orders

List orders (open orders by default), with customer and line items. Filter by status. Catalog Machine API: GET /orders.

Discovered
catalogmachine_list_products

List products with all fields, variants and collections. Filter by category or collection. Catalog Machine API: GET /products.

Discovered
catalogmachine_rebuild_catalog

WRITE. Start a rebuild of the catalog PDF by permalink. Returns a JobId: check it with catalogmachine_get_catalog_job. Catalog Machine API: GET /catalogs/{permalink}/rebuild.

Discovered
catalogmachine_update_product

WRITE. Change fields of one product. The tool reads the product, merges your `fields` over it, and sends the full record back (the API needs the whole structure). Top-level keys only, for example Name, Price, Description. Variants and Collections replace the old list if you pass them. Catalog Machine API: GET then POST /products/{code}.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected136 ms9

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