# colacloud-mcp
MCP server for [COLA Cloud](https://colacloud.us) - access US alcohol label data from AI assistants.
Query 2.5M+ Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) records from the TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) directly from Claude, ChatGPT, or other MCP-compatible AI tools.
## Installation
```bash
# Using uvx (recommended, no install required)
uvx colacloud-mcp
# Or install with pip
pip install colacloud-mcp
```
## Configuration
### Claude Desktop
Add to your Claude Desktop config (`~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` on macOS):
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"colacloud": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["colacloud-mcp"],
"env": {
"COLA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
```
### Other MCP Clients
Set the `COLA_API_KEY` environment variable and run:
```bash
export COLA_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
colacloud-mcp
```
## Getting an API Key
1. Create an account at [app.colacloud.us](https://app.colacloud.us)
2. Go to Dashboard > API Keys
3. Create a new API key
Free tier includes 500 requests/month.
## Available Tools
| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `search_colas` | Search and filter COLA records by brand, product type, origin, dates, ABV |
| `get_cola` | Get detailed info for a specific COLA by TTB ID |
| `search_permittees` | Search permit holders (alcohol producers/importers) |
| `get_permittee` | Get permit holder details with recent COLAs |
| `lookup_barcode` | Find COLAs by product barcode (UPC/EAN) |
| `get_api_usage` | Check your API usage and rate limits |
## Example Queries
Once configured, you can ask Claude things like:
- "Search for Tito's vodka labels"
- "Find wine labels from Napa Valley approved in 2024"
- "Look up the product with barcode 080686001010"
- "Show me recent labels from permit holder CA-I-123"
- "What craft beers have an IBU over 60?"
## Data Available
Each COLA record includes:
- **Basic info**: Brand name, product name, product type, origin
- **Dates**: Application, approval, expiration dates
- **Label images**: Front, back, neck, strip labels (1-2 per record)
- **Extracted data**: ABV, volume, barcodes (via OCR/computer vision)
- **AI enrichment**: Category, tasting notes, product descriptions
## Development
```bash
# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/cola-cloud-us/colacloud-mcp
cd colacloud-mcp
uv sync --dev
# Run locally
export COLA_API_KEY="your-key"
uv run colacloud-mcp
# Run tests
uv run pytest
# Lint
uv run ruff check .
```
## License
MIT
