Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapiPublished by usefulapi.ioOfficial publisherv1.3.4Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

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VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableProductivity & WorkflowBusiness & Commerce

Overview

AI-generated overview

Connects an assistant to a Catalog Machine account to read products, categories, orders and catalogs, update products, and rebuild catalog PDFs.

What you can do
  • List and fetch products with fields, variants and collections, filtered by category or collection
  • List product categories with their field definitions
  • List orders, open by default, with customer and line items, filtered by status
  • List catalogs with permalink, status, privacy and HTML/PDF links
  • Update a product's fields, replacing variants or collections when passed
  • Start a catalog PDF rebuild and check the rebuild or import job status
When to use it
Useful when you manage a Catalog Machine product catalog and want an assistant to answer questions about products, prices and open orders, make small product edits, or trigger and monitor catalog PDF rebuilds without opening the web app.
Requirements
Remote hosted endpoint; no local install. Sign-in uses OAuth, and on first connect you supply a Catalog Machine API key from the account's Automation page, which the server stores per user. A free plan allows 50 tool calls per month; paid plans are available.
Before you install
The update tool writes to product records and can replace the whole variants or collections list, so confirm before running it. The rebuild tool changes published catalog output. Subscription tools can start a paid Stripe checkout or cancel Pro, and cancellation gives no refund for the current period. Your Catalog Machine API key is stored by the third-party host.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi 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/io.usefulapi%2Fcatalog-machine/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": {
    "catalog-machine-by-usefulapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi

Use your Catalog Machine account from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. Read products, categories, orders and catalogs, update products and rebuild catalog PDFs. Hosted, no local install: connect with your own credentials.

Live endpoint: https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp · Homepage: https://usefulapi.io

Connect

  • Claude (claude.ai, Desktop): open Customize → Connectors, click + Add → Add custom connector, and paste https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp.
  • Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http catalog-machine https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp, then run /mcp to log in.
  • VS Code: Add to VS Code.
  • Cursor and other clients: add the URL as a remote MCP server:
json
{  "mcpServers": {    "catalog-machine": {      "url": "https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp"    }  }}

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config: the server signs you in with OAuth, and the login page asks for your Catalog Machine credentials.

Step-by-step setup, where to find your credentials, and FAQ: https://usefulapi.io/catalog-machine/

On first connect you provide a Catalog Machine API key (Catalog Machine → Automation page → API section). The server validates it and stores it per user. No keys go in config files.

Tools

ToolTypeWhat it does
catalogmachine_list_productsreadList products
catalogmachine_get_productreadGet a product
catalogmachine_update_productwriteUpdate a product
catalogmachine_list_categoriesreadList categories
catalogmachine_list_ordersreadList orders
catalogmachine_list_catalogsreadList catalogs
catalogmachine_rebuild_catalogwriteRebuild a catalog PDF
catalogmachine_get_catalog_jobreadGet a catalog rebuild job
catalogmachine_get_import_jobreadGet an import job
catalogmachine_usage_statusmetaUsage status (free-tier meter)
catalogmachine_request_featuremetaRequest a missing feature
catalogmachine_upgrademetaUpgrade to Pro or Pro+
catalogmachine_cancel_subscriptionmetaCancel the Pro subscription

read tools are read-only; write tools mutate data (clients should confirm them); meta tools report usage, manage your subscription or send a feature request.

Pricing

PlanPriceLimit
Free$050 tool calls / month
Pro (per user)$9/mo or $90/yr (2 months free)Unlimited*

*Pro has a fair use limit of 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].

Pro covers this server only. Subscribe with catalogmachine_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with catalogmachine_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running catalogmachine_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Documentation only; the server is hosted.

Source: servers/catalog-machine/README.md at commit 4046075

Tools

9

catalogmachine_list_products

List products

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

Parameterspagelimitcategorycollection

catalogmachine_get_product

Get a product

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

Parameterscoderequired

catalogmachine_update_product

Update a 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}.

Parameterscoderequiredfieldsrequired

catalogmachine_list_categories

List categories

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

Takes no parameters.

catalogmachine_list_orders

List orders

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

Parameterspagelimitstatus

catalogmachine_list_catalogs

List catalogs

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

Parametersstatus

catalogmachine_rebuild_catalog

Rebuild a catalog PDF

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.

Parameterspermalinkrequired

catalogmachine_get_catalog_job

Get a catalog rebuild job

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

Parametersjob_idrequired

catalogmachine_get_import_job

Get an 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.

Parameterssourcerequired

Version history

6
  1. v1.3.4LatestNov 7, 2026
  2. v1.2.3Nov 5, 2026
  3. v1.2.2Nov 5, 2026
  4. v1.2.1Nov 4, 2026
  5. v1.2.0Nov 3, 2026
  6. v1.1.1Nov 3, 2026

Score

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  • Reached in the last 30 daysRequired25 pts
  • Auth declaredRequired10 pts
  • Tools listedRequired15 pts
  • DescriptionRequired15 pts
  • Logo10 pts
  • Documentation15 pts
  • License10 pts

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