MCP for developers

BoatPartsManual.com is building a read-only, rate-limited MCP server so AI assistants can answer structured questions about marine parts using the same catalog data we show on the public site — without exposing scrape templates, provenance graphs, or bulk export.

Planned first tools (v1)

Names and final descriptions will follow the public launch checklist; first pass:

• Product lookup — resolve OEM / GTIN / manufacturer label to a small product card (identity, taxonomy path, primary image). Anchored queries only; no catalogue enumeration.
• Category tree — walk the public category hierarchy from a known parent anchor.
• Brand directory — look up brands we expose on the storefront.

Compatibility, equivalence, and evidence-heavy flows stay out of scope for the free tier; they are separate product surfaces.

Attribution and outbound links

Responses are intended to carry attributed outbound purchase links so the catalog remains sustainable — same principle as our human-facing site. Technical details ship with the server.

Early access

We are not operating a wait-list form on this page yet. If you are a developer or marine-software vendor and want to be notified when keys and docs go live, email info@boatpartsmanual.com with subject MCP early access. (Same address as our cookie policy general inquiries.)

This page is informational only; it does not grant API access. Registry listings and runtime endpoints will be announced when the server is ready.