arcat
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Search building products & manufacturers for AI agents: CAD, BIM, specs by CSI from arcat.com
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TDQS
Scored across 4 tools
Each tool has a clearly distinct purpose: browsing the MasterFormat taxonomy, searching for manufacturers, retrieving a specific manufacturer's details, and searching for products. There is no meaningful overlap that would cause an agent to confuse them.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with clear, descriptive verbs (browse, get, search, search) and underscore separators. The naming is predictable and idiomatic.
With four tools, the server is well-scoped for its purpose of discovering building product information. Each tool covers a distinct aspect of the domain without excess or redundancy, fitting comfortably within the 3-15 range.
The tool set covers the primary workflow: browse the taxonomy, search for manufacturers, get manufacturer details, and search products. A minor gap is the lack of a direct 'get_product' or a way to list products by manufacturer ID, but agents can work around this via keyword search.
Tool Schema Changelog
Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.
4 tool updates
- Changed
browse_csi_sections1 field changed- changed
Output schema / (root)Previous value: -nullNew value: +{ + "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "sections": { + "items": { + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "arcat_url": { + "type": "string" + }, + "code": { + "anyOf": [ + { + "type": "string" + }, + { + "type": "number" + } + ] + }, + "division": { + "anyOf": [ + { + "type": "string" + }, + { + "type": "number" + } + ] + }, + "title": { + "type": "string" + } + }, + "required": [ + "arcat_url" + ], + "type": "object" + }, + "type": "array" + }, + "total": { + "maximum": 9007199254740991, + "minimum": -9007199254740991, + "type": "integer" + } + }, + "required": [ + "total", + "sections" + ], + "type": "object" +}
- Changed
get_manufacturer1 field changed- changed
Output schema / (root)Previous value: -nullNew value: +{ + "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "arcat_url": { + "type": "string" + }, + "available_content": { + "items": { + "type": "string" + }, + "type": "array" + }, + "csi_sections": { + "items": { + "type": "string" + }, + "type": "array" + }, + "error": { + "type": "string" + }, + "location": { + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "city": { + "type": "string" + }, + "state": { + "type": "string" + } + }, + "type": "object" + }, + "manufacturer_id": { + "anyOf": [ + { + "type": "number" + }, + { + "type": "string" + } + ] + }, + "name": { + "type": "string" + }, + "product_count": { + "type": "number" + }, + "website": { + "type": "string" + } + }, + "type": "object" +}
- Changed
search_manufacturers1 field changed- changed
Output schema / (root)Previous value: -nullNew value: +{ + "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "results": { + "items": { + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "arcat_url": { + "type": "string" + }, + "available_content": { + "items": { + "type": "string" + }, + "type": "array" + }, + "csi_sections": { + "items": { + "type": "string" + }, + "type": "array" + }, + "location": { + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "city": { + "type": "string" + }, + "state": { + "type": "string" + } + }, + "type": "object" + }, + "manufacturer_id": { + "anyOf": [ + { + "type": "number" + }, + { + "type": "string" + } + ] + }, + "name": { + "type": "string" + }, + "website": { + "type": "string" + } + }, + "required": [ + "name", + "location", + "csi_sections", + "available_content", + "arcat_url" + ], + "type": "object" + }, + "type": "array" + }, + "total": { + "maximum": 9007199254740991, + "minimum": -9007199254740991, + "type": "integer" + } + }, + "required": [ + "total", + "results" + ], + "type": "object" +}
- Changed
search_products1 field changed- changed
Output schema / (root)Previous value: -nullNew value: +{ + "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "results": { + "items": { + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "arcat_url": { + "type": "string" + }, + "available_formats": { + "additionalProperties": false, + "properties": { + "bim": { + "type": "boolean" + }, + "cad": { + "type": "boolean" + }, + "catalog": { + "type": "boolean" + }, + "spec": { + "type": "boolean" + }, + "video": { + "type": "boolean" + } + }, + "required": [ + "bim", + "cad", + "spec", + "catalog", + "video" + ], + "type": "object" + }, + "csi_sections": { + "items": { + "type": "string" + }, + "type": "array" + }, + "description": { + "type": "string" + }, + "is_featured": { + "type": "boolean" + }, + "made_in_usa": { + "type": "boolean" + }, + "manufacturer": { + "type": "string" + }, + "manufacturer_id": { + "anyOf": [ + { + "type": "number" + }, + { + "type": "string" + } + ] + }, + "name": { + "type": "string" + }, + "tradename": { + "type": "string" + } + }, + "required": [ + "name", + "manufacturer", + "description", + "csi_sections", + "available_formats", + "made_in_usa", + "is_featured", + "arcat_url" + ], + "type": "object" + }, + "type": "array" + }, + "total": { + "maximum": 9007199254740991, + "minimum": -9007199254740991, + "type": "integer" + } + }, + "required": [ + "total", + "results" + ], + "type": "object" +}
4 tool updates
- First observed
browse_csi_sections - First observed
get_manufacturer - First observed
search_manufacturers - First observed
search_products
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