get_etiquette_guide

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/main.ts:156-156 (handler)

  Handler for 'get_etiquette_guide' tool — looks up the country in ETIQUETTE_GUIDES and returns a JSON payload with business etiquette data (meeting protocols, gift culture, food culture, communication norms).

  case "get_etiquette_guide": { const d = ETIQUETTE_GUIDES[country]; if (!d) throw new Error(`Unknown: ${country}`); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify({ module: "LATAM Business Etiquette", country, ...d }, null, 2) }] }; }

• src/main.ts:142-142 (schema)

  Input schema for 'get_etiquette_guide' tool — expects a single required 'country' parameter, validated against keys of ETIQUETTE_GUIDES object.

  { name: "get_etiquette_guide", description: "Business etiquette: meeting protocols, gift culture, food culture, communication norms per LATAM country.", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { country: { type: "string", enum: Object.keys(ETIQUETTE_GUIDES) } }, required: ["country"] } },

• src/main.ts:142-142 (registration)

  Registration of 'get_etiquette_guide' tool in the ListToolsResponse — provides the name, description, and input schema.

  { name: "get_etiquette_guide", description: "Business etiquette: meeting protocols, gift culture, food culture, communication norms per LATAM country.", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { country: { type: "string", enum: Object.keys(ETIQUETTE_GUIDES) } }, required: ["country"] } },

• src/main.ts:101-108 (helper)

  ETIQUETTE_GUIDES data object — contains the raw business etiquette data for all 6 LATAM countries (Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru).

  const ETIQUETTE_GUIDES: Record<string, any> = {
    mexico: { meeting_protocol: "Handshake firm. Use of usted (formal you) until invited otherwise. Family chat first.", gift_culture: "Modest gifts when visiting offices. Wine, sweets work. Avoid alcohol if Catholic family.", food_culture: "Comida (1-3pm) is sacred. Long lunches build deals.", communication: "Indirect 'no'. Read between lines." },
    brazil: { meeting_protocol: "Warm handshake or hug. First names quickly. Personal questions normal.", gift_culture: "Modest. Wine, foreign chocolates. Avoid green-yellow combo (national colors, looks weird).", food_culture: "Cafezinho (espresso) meetings. Lunch 12-2pm sacred.", communication: "Expressive, lots of overlap in conversation." },
    colombia: { meeting_protocol: "Handshake + light kiss on cheek for women in social. Formal in business.", gift_culture: "Coffee, flowers acceptable. Avoid white roses (funeral).", communication: "Polite, indirect. Catch implicit cues." },
    argentina: { meeting_protocol: "One kiss on cheek (even men in some contexts). Informal vos.", gift_culture: "Wine, mate accessories appreciated.", food_culture: "Long lunches + dinners. Asado (BBQ) social weight.", communication: "Direct + intellectual. Long debates expected." },
    chile: { meeting_protocol: "Firm handshake. More formal than other LATAM.", gift_culture: "Wine, books appreciated.", communication: "Direct, punctual, business-focused.", food_culture: "Once (afternoon tea) culture for relationship building." },
    peru: { meeting_protocol: "Handshake + title use. Formal initially.", gift_culture: "Modest gifts, no opulence.", communication: "Polite, formal. Status awareness." }
  };