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Gelato MCP by usefulapi

Browse the Gelato catalog, prices, orders and shipping; quote, create draft orders and products.

Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
146 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
19

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Outdated check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 146 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

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

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 19 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 146 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 146 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

    94 of 94 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 2026-11-10T23:33:50.437429Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

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

Start using Gelato 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 gelato-mcp-by-usefulapi https://gelato.usefulapi.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 19

gelato_cancel_order

Cancel an order before production. Gelato refuses (HTTP 409) once any item is printed or the order has shipped. This cannot be undone. POST /v4/orders/{orderId}:cancel.

Discovered
gelato_check_stock

Stock status of stockable products per stock region (US-CA, EU, UK, OC, AS, SA, ROW): in-stock, out-of-stock-replenishable (with a replenishment date), out-of-stock, non-stockable or not-supported. POST /v3/stock/region-availability.

Discovered
gelato_create_order

Create an order. By default it is a DRAFT: nothing is produced or charged until it is submitted with gelato_submit_draft_order (or in the dashboard). With order_type "order" Gelato starts production and charges the account right away. Shipment: a shipmentMethodUid from gelato_quote_order, or "normal"/"standard"/"express"; omitted = the cheapest. POST /v4/orders.

Discovered
gelato_create_product_from_template

Create a product in a connected store from a template, with your own images in the template's placeholders. Gelato creates the product, then publishes variants and mockups in the background (track it with gelato_get_store_product). Hidden in the online store unless visible_in_online_store is true. POST /v1/stores/{storeId}/products:create-from-template.

Discovered
gelato_delete_draft_order

Permanently delete a DRAFT order (regular orders cannot be deleted; cancel them instead). DELETE /v4/orders/{orderId}.

Discovered
gelato_get_catalog

One catalog with the attributes that define its products (e.g. PaperFormat, PaperType, ColorType) and each attribute's possible values. Use them as attribute_filters in gelato_search_products. GET /v3/catalogs/{catalogUid}.

Discovered
gelato_get_cover_dimensions

Cover layout of a multi-page product (photo book, brochure) in millimetres: spine, front, back, bleed and wraparound areas, for designing the cover file. GET /v3/products/{productUid}/cover-dimensions.

Discovered
gelato_get_order

One order by Gelato order id: type (order/draft), fulfillment and financial status, items with their files and statuses, shipment with packages and tracking codes/URLs, shipping address, receipts and totals. GET /v4/orders/{orderId}.

Discovered
gelato_get_product

One catalog product by productUid: attributes, weight, supported and unsupported countries, whether it is printable or stockable, and valid page counts for multi-page products. GET /v3/products/{productUid}.

Discovered
gelato_get_product_prices

Gelato's production prices of a product for every quantity tier, optionally for one destination country and currency. page_count is required for multi-page products. Shipping is not included (use gelato_quote_order). GET /v3/products/{productUid}/prices.

Discovered
gelato_get_store_product

One product of a connected store: title, description, status, variants (with productUid and external ids), options, preview and publishing state. GET /v1/stores/{storeId}/products/{productId}.

Discovered
gelato_get_template

A product template made in the Gelato dashboard: title, description, preview, and its variants (id, title, productUid; pass the variant id as template_variant_id) with their image placeholders (names to fill in gelato_create_product_from_template). GET /v1/templates/{templateId}.

Discovered
gelato_list_catalogs

List Gelato's product catalogs (posters, cards, t-shirts, mugs, photo books, ...) with their catalogUid and title. Start here to find products. GET product.gelatoapis.com/v3/catalogs.

Discovered
gelato_list_shipment_methods

Gelato's shipment methods (shipmentMethodUid, name, type normal/express/pallet, tracking, business/private, supported destination countries), optionally only those for one destination country. GET shipment.gelatoapis.com/v1/shipment-methods.

Discovered
gelato_list_store_products

Products of a connected e-commerce store (Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, ...) as Gelato knows them: id, title, status (created/publishing/publishing_error/active), external id, variants with their productUid, preview images and dates. The store id is in the Gelato dashboard URL of the store and on its orders (storeId). GET ecommerce.gelatoapis.com/v1/stores/{storeId}/products.

Discovered
gelato_quote_order

Price an order before placing it: product prices and the available shipment methods (shipmentMethodUid, price, min/max delivery days and dates) per fulfillment facility, for a recipient address. Nothing is created or charged. Pass a returned shipmentMethodUid to gelato_create_order. POST /v4/orders:quote.

Discovered
gelato_search_orders

Search orders and drafts, newest first: id, your reference ids, order type, fulfillment and financial status, channel, store, country, currency, totals and dates. Filter by status, type, country, channel, store, reference, date range or free text (recipient name or order reference). POST /v4/orders:search.

Discovered
gelato_search_products

List the products of a catalog, optionally filtered by attribute values, with each product's productUid, attributes, weight and dimensions, plus hit counts per attribute value. POST /v3/catalogs/{catalogUid}/products:search.

Discovered
gelato_submit_draft_order

Convert a DRAFT order into a regular order: Gelato starts production and charges the account. Items stay as they are. Only drafts can be submitted. PATCH /v4/orders/{orderId} {"orderType":"order"}.

Discovered

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CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected146 ms19