Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi

MCP server · hosted · v1.0.0 · io.usefulapi/catalog-machine

Online · tested 2h agoNEW · 3h agoSeen in the registry 2h ago

Read products, orders and catalogs; update products and rebuild catalog PDFs in Catalog Machine.

What it does

Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi is an MCP server, a connector that lets an AI assistant use it as a tool. It is hosted: an assistant connects to it over the internet, nothing to install.

From the publisher's description, Electra Index matched it to one capability: document understanding. That makes it a candidate for tasks such as extract data from PDFs or analyze financial documents.

Facts come from the Official MCP Registry, as declared by the publisher. Capabilities are matched automatically (low confidence). None of this is a test of the tool.

At a glance

Hosted (remote)YES

Local installNO

Live checkOnline · 9 tools

Version1.0.0

PriceNot in the registry

First seen01 Nov 2026

Last checked2h ago

How to connect

As declared in the Official MCP Registry · hosted endpoint tested by Electra Index 2h ago (live check)

Hosted endpoint

https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp streamable-http

In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http catalog-machine-mcp-by-usefulapi https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp

MCP settings (Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catalog-machine-mcp-by-usefulapi": {
      "url": "https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Live check

Electra Index connected to the hosted endpoint 2h ago

ONLINE Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi answered an MCP connection on 01 Nov 2026 and introduced itself as catalog-machine-mcp 1.0.0 (MCP protocol 2025-06-18).

9 tools offered to AI assistants

catalogmachine_list_products · List products with all fields, variants and collections. Filter by category or collection. Catalog Machine API: GET /products.
catalogmachine_get_product · Get one product by its Code, with all fields and variants. Catalog Machine API: GET /products/{code}.
catalogmachine_update_product · WRITE. Change fields of one product. The tool reads the product, merges your `fields` over it, and sends the full record back (the API needs the whole structure). Top-level keys only, for example Name, Price, Description. Variants and Colle
catalogmachine_list_categories · List product categories with their field definitions. Catalog Machine API: GET /categories.
catalogmachine_list_orders · List orders (open orders by default), with customer and line items. Filter by status. Catalog Machine API: GET /orders.
catalogmachine_list_catalogs · List catalogs with permalink, status, privacy and the HTML and PDF links. Catalog Machine API: GET /catalogs.
catalogmachine_rebuild_catalog · WRITE. Start a rebuild of the catalog PDF by permalink. Returns a JobId: check it with catalogmachine_get_catalog_job. Catalog Machine API: GET /catalogs/{permalink}/rebuild.
catalogmachine_get_catalog_job · Get the status, errors and warnings of a catalog rebuild job. Catalog Machine API: GET /jobs/catalogs/{jobId}.
catalogmachine_get_import_job · Get the status of the last Shopify import job (`shopify`) or CSV import job (`csv`). Catalog Machine API: GET /jobs/import/shopify-import or /jobs/import/csv-import.

What "online" means: the server answered an MCP connection at the time of the check. It is not a guarantee of security, quality or continuous uptime. How we test: we open an MCP session and ask for the tool list, as an AI assistant would. We never run a tool and never send a key. Checked every few days. Method

Is this your server? Monitoring Pro: a check every 30 minutes and an email within the hour when it stops answering. Launch offer: $39.99 once, for life.

Tasks it helps with

Share of each task's required capabilities it covers

Extract data from PDFs Document Understanding	50%
Analyze financial documents Document Understanding	50%
Analyze patents Document Understanding	50%
Answer questions from internal documents Document Understanding	50%
Fact-check a document Document Understanding	50%
Prepare tax documents Document Understanding	50%
Review contracts Document Understanding	50%
Summarize academic papers Document Understanding	50%

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Facts & evidence

Each fact shows where it was seen and when.

Fact	Value	Evidence	Source	Last confirmed
Hosted endpoint	https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	2h ago
Local install (package)	no	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	2h ago
Remote access (hosted)	yes	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	2h ago
Website	https://usefulapi.io/catalog-machine/	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	2h ago
Repository	https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	2h ago
Registry status	active	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	2h ago
Version	1.0.0	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	2h ago
MCP server	yes	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	2h ago

Change history

NEW01 Nov 2026
first seen in the index

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Questions about Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi

How do I connect Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi?

Use the hosted endpoint https://catalog-machine.usefulapi.io/mcp in your assistant's MCP settings. The exact settings are in "How to connect" above, as declared in the Official MCP Registry.

What tools does Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi offer?

When Electra Index connected on 01 Nov 2026, it listed 9 tools: catalogmachine_list_products, catalogmachine_get_product, catalogmachine_update_product, catalogmachine_list_categories, catalogmachine_list_orders, catalogmachine_list_catalogs, catalogmachine_rebuild_catalog, catalogmachine_get_catalog_job and more. The full list is in "Live check" above.

Is Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi online?

Yes. Its hosted endpoint answered an MCP connection from Electra Index 2h ago.

What can I use Catalog Machine MCP by usefulapi for?

Based on its description, it is most relevant to: extract data from PDFs, analyze financial documents, analyze patents, answer questions from internal documents.