create_product

Implementation Reference

• src/tools/product-tools.js:58-71 (handler)

  The async handler function that executes the create_product tool logic: parses JSON input, calls ShipStation API to create product, returns formatted result or error.

  handler: async ({ productData }) => {
    try {
      const parsedData = JSON.parse(productData);
      const result = await shipStationClient.createProduct(parsedData);
      return {
        content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2) }]
      };
    } catch (error) {
      return {
        content: [{ type: "text", text: error.message }],
        isError: true
      };
    }
  }

• src/tools/product-tools.js:55-57 (schema)

  Zod input schema definition for the create_product tool, requiring a JSON string of product data.

  schema: {
    productData: z.string().describe("JSON string containing the product data")
  },

• src/tools/product-tools.js:52-72 (registration)

  Tool definition object including name, description, schema, and handler for registration in the productTools array.

  {
    name: "create_product",
    description: "Create a new product",
    schema: {
      productData: z.string().describe("JSON string containing the product data")
    },
    handler: async ({ productData }) => {
      try {
        const parsedData = JSON.parse(productData);
        const result = await shipStationClient.createProduct(parsedData);
        return {
          content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2) }]
        };
      } catch (error) {
        return {
          content: [{ type: "text", text: error.message }],
          isError: true
        };
      }
    }
  },

• src/api-client.js:144-146 (helper)

  ShipStationClient helper method that performs the actual API POST request to create a product.

  async createProduct(data) {
    return this.request('POST', '/products', data);
  }

• src/server.js:184-191 (registration)

  Generic registration loop in MCP server that registers all tools, including create_product from productTools.

  ].forEach(tool => {
    server.tool(
      tool.name,
      tool.schema,
      tool.handler,
      { description: tool.description }
    );
  });