Arcat

com.arcatPublished by arcat.comOfficial publisherv0.5.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

Search building products & manufacturers for AI agents: CAD, BIM, specs by CSI from arcat.com

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableBusiness & Commerce

Overview

AI-generated overview

Lets an assistant search building products and manufacturers, with links to specs, CAD, BIM, and catalogs.

What you can do
Provides search tools for building products and manufacturers. Products can be searched by keyword, CSI MasterFormat section, or content format, returning details with links to specifications, CAD, BIM, and catalog downloads. It can also search manufacturers by name, keyword, or CSI section, fetch a specific manufacturer profile, and browse the CSI MasterFormat category hierarchy.
When to use it
Use when an assistant needs building product specifications, CAD, BIM, or catalog information, or needs to find manufacturers by CSI MasterFormat section. Suited to architecture, engineering, and construction research.
Requirements
Needs network access to a remote endpoint and an API key in the x-api-key request header to execute tools; discovery calls need no key. The key must be requested from the provider.
Before you install
Tool execution requires the x-api-key credential, which should be kept private. Searches and browsing are read-only, but query terms are sent to a third-party service.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Arcat in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/com.arcat%2Farcat/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arcat": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.arcat.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools

4

search_products

Search Building Products

Search for building products by keyword, CSI MasterFormat section, or content format. Returns product details with links to specifications, CAD, BIM, and catalog downloads on arcat.com.

Parameterslimitqueryoffsetcsi_sectionmade_in_usacsi_divisionformat_filter

search_manufacturers

Search Manufacturers

Search for building product manufacturers by name, keyword, or CSI MasterFormat section. Returns company details with links to their ARCAT profile.

Parameterslimitqueryoffsetcsi_sectioncsi_division

get_manufacturer

Get Manufacturer Profile

Get detailed profile for a specific building product manufacturer by their ARCAT ID. Returns company info, CSI sections, available content types, and product count.

Parametersmanufacturer_idrequired

browse_csi_sections

Browse CSI Sections

Browse CSI MasterFormat building product categories. No parameters: list all divisions (e.g., "07 - Thermal and Moisture Protection"). Division only: list all entries under that division. Division + level: filter by hierarchy depth: Level 1 = Groups (e.g., 07 10 00 Dampproofing and Waterproofing) Level 2 = Sections (e.g., 07 21 00 Thermal Insulation) Level 3 = Narrowscope (e.g., 07 21 13 Board Insulation) Add section to drill into a specific parent (e.g., division "07", level 2, section "072000").

Parameterslevelsectiondivision

Version history

1
  1. v0.5.0LatestSep 16, 2026

Score

72% of the applicable checks met

How complete this listing is, computed from the registry entry, the endpoint and public sources. Not a rating of the server and not a statement that it is safe or working today: reachability is a dated check, and no installs or reviews go into the score.

  • Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listedRequired15 pts
  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts

    Publish an icon in the registry entry.

  • Documentation15 pts

    Declare a GitHub repository with a README, or serve resource_documentation in the OAuth protected-resource metadata.

  • LicenseNot applicable

    A hosted service is used under its provider's terms, so no license is expected here. This check is left out of the percentage.