An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server lets your customers connect Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI agents to their account on your platform, built on the API you already have.
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A layer between your customers' AI agents and the platform you already run.
Built in your stack, on the API you already have.
A customer asks a question, and their agent uses your platform to answer it or take action.
search_ordersstatus: late · last 7 dayspause_listingssupplier: Acme Supply · 42 listingsThree parts, sized to your platform.
Customers connect agents with the account they already have.
The actions an agent can take, built on your existing API.
The context agents need to answer correctly about your platform.
marginSale price minus supplier cost and fees
ship_bySet from the supplier's handling time
For large data sets, the heavy work runs on your server, so agents get small, useful answers. Examples:
"Is anything stuck? What's been waiting the longest?"
search:
domain: orders
columns: order_number, supplier, ordered_at, error
filters: status = awaiting_shipment
ordered_at before 5 days ago
limit: 25"Which suppliers ship late most often?"
analyze:
domain: shipments
metrics: count(*), rate(is_late), avg(days_to_ship)
dimensions: supplier
filters: status = shipped"Pause listings from that supplier while we sort out the problem."
act:
domain: listings
action: pause
filters: supplier = "Acme Supply"
status = active
expected_count: 42Scope depends on your data and what your customers need from it.
Customers handle common tasks through their agent
Agents answer detailed questions correctly
Analysis and changes across large data sets
Scope varies from platform to platform. The work moves through these phases.
Start with what your customers would ask an agent. The most valuable questions often mean analyzing and correlating data across your platform.
For each capability: does it map to an existing endpoint, or need new functionality? Decide how sign-in works and where the server runs.
Built with patterns your developers already know. Scope decides whether it's a separate package or part of an existing API. Documentation and agent instructions are part of the build.
Real customer questions run in Claude and ChatGPT. When an agent gets something wrong, the tools or documentation are adjusted until it gets it right.
"What you've done here is well above and beyond what we were expecting. It's set us up for future growth."
Let's talk about what your customers want agents to do and what an MCP server for your platform would need.