# Airshelf Catalog MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fai.airshelf%2Fcatalog
Registry id: `mcp-registry/ai.airshelf/catalog`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T02:43:57.843Z)

## Verdict

Airshelf Catalog MCP server answered 99.97% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 42% of MCP servers, with 628 ms median handshake and 1 outage in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (100/100) across 8 tools, costing an agent about 2,729 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.97% | 42% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 628 ms | 39% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3126 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,989 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 1 | — |
| Median recovery | 10 min | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 100/100 (A) | 94% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 8 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~2,729 tokens | 47% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airshelf-catalog-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.airshelf.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http airshelf-catalog-mcp-server https://mcp.airshelf.ai/mcp
```

## Tools (8)

- `compare_products`: Compare 2-10 catalog products side-by-side on their datasheet specs. Slugs come from search_catalog and are case-insensitive and dash-tolerant ("e-STUDIO 331AC"
- `explain_product`: Explain the evidence behind a catalog row. Returns stored processing stages when available and always returns a golden-record field summary with source coverage
- `find_products`: Discover candidate products for a buyer need. Takes a need in natural language (e.g. "best value home espresso machine", market "TH"), checks the verified catal
- `get_product`: Get the full golden record (AirShelf's verified product record) and latest price for one catalog product by slug ("<manufacturer>-<model>"). Returns the product
- `list_merchants`: List public AirShelf merchants that have an assigned slug and at least one active product. Internal/demo and empty catalogs are excluded. Returns each merchant'
- `request_quote`: Send a quote request for catalog products to a merchant's sales team on behalf of a named buyer. This is a two-step, double opt-in flow. The first call emails a
- `research_shopping`: research_shopping is the full verified-research job; find_products is the quick candidate-list tool. It runs as a background job and returns status "running" wi
- `search_catalog`: Search the AirShelf cross-vendor product catalog by natural-language query. The catalog covers industrial-automation, wiring-devices, digital-signage, business-

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.