Custom Blinds Shop
South Africa's first AI-transactable blinds, shutters and awnings catalogue with live ZAR pricing.
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cb-shop": {
"url": "https://shop.customblinds.co.za/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://shop.customblinds.co.za/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (26)
🟢search_products(type, colour, max_width_mm, max_height_mm, province)
Use when the customer hasn't specified a product ID yet. Filters by blind type (roller, venetian, honeycomb, vertical, outdoor), colour name, or maximum window dimensions in mm. Returns product_id, name, description, features, and in-stock colour count. Pass the product_id to get_price or configure_product as the next step.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Blind category to filter by: roller, venetian, honeycomb, vertical, outdoor"
},
"colour": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Colour name to search for (partial match)"
},
"max_width_mm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Maximum width in millimetres the product supports"
},
"max_height_mm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Maximum height/drop in millimetres the product supports"
},
"province": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Customer's South African province or city. Garden Route locations get Duncan's direct contact; other locations get the online shop contact."
}
}
}🟢get_price(product_id, width_mm, height_mm, finish, quantity, ...)
Get an exact ZAR price for a product at specific dimensions. Requires product_id (from search_products or lookup_catalog), width_mm, and height_mm. Returns unit_price_zar and total_price_zar (VAT included). Call configure_product next to lock in colour and mount type before creating a cart.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Product ID from search_products (e.g. roller-blockout, venetian-25mm-aluminium)"
},
"width_mm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Width in millimetres (e.g. 1200)"
},
"height_mm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Height/drop in millimetres (e.g. 1500)"
},
"finish": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional finish for aluminium products: Plain, Brushed, Woodgrain"
},
"quantity": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of blinds (default 1)"
},
"province": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Customer's South African province or city. Garden Route locations get Duncan's direct contact; other locations get the online shop contact."
}
},
"required": [
"product_id",
"width_mm",
"height_mm"
]
}🟡configure_product(product_id, width_mm, height_mm, colour, mount_type, ...)
Lock in a full blind specification: product, dimensions, colour, and mount type (inside recess or outside face-fix). Validates that the colour exists and is in stock, then prices the blind. Returns a configuration summary to pass directly into create_cart. Call check_colour_stock first if availability is uncertain.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Product ID from search_products"
},
"width_mm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Width in millimetres"
},
"height_mm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Height/drop in millimetres"
},
"colour": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Colour name (must match available colours)"
},
"mount_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"inside",
"outside"
],
"description": "Mount type: inside (recess) or outside (face-fix)"
},
"finish": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional finish for aluminium venetians"
},
"quantity": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of blinds (default 1)"
},
"province": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Customer's South African province or city. Garden Route locations get Duncan's direct contact; other locations get the online shop contact."
}
},
"required": [
"product_id",
"width_mm",
"height_mm",
"colour",
"mount_type"
]
}🟡submit_enquiry(product_config, customer_name, customer_email, customer_phone, message)
Legacy auth-required tool — prefer the open UCP flow (create_cart → create_checkout → complete_checkout) for credentialless checkout. Use submit_enquiry only when the customer wants a sales team follow-up by email rather than paying online. Requires Bearer token. Pass a configure_product output plus customer name, email, and phone. Team responds within 24 hours.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product_config": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Product configuration from configure_product",
"properties": {
"product_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"product_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"width_mm": {
"type": "number"
},
"height_mm": {
"type": "number"
},
"colour": {
"type": "string"
},
"mount_type": {
"type": "string"
},
"price_zar": {
"type": "number"
}
}
},
"customer_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Customer full name"
},
"customer_email": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Customer email address"
},
"customer_phone": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Customer phone number"
},
"message": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Additional message or questions from the customer"
}
},
"required": [
"product_config",
"customer_name",
"customer_email",
"customer_phone"
]
}🟡create_order(items, customer_name, customer_email, customer_phone, customer_address, ...)
Legacy auth-required tool — prefer the open UCP flow (create_cart → create_checkout → complete_checkout) which needs no credentials. Use create_order only if you hold a Bearer token and want a single-call path to a payment link. All item prices are re-verified server-side against the live pricing engine — agent-supplied prices are ignored. Returns a Yoco or Ozow payment_url.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"items": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of configured blind items",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"product_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"width_mm": {
"type": "number"
},
"height_mm": {
"type": "number"
},
"colour": {
"type": "string"
},
"mount_type": {
"type": "string"
},
"finish": {
"type": "string"
},
"quantity": {
"type": "number"
},
"unit_price_zar": {
"type": "number"
},
"total_price_zar": {
"type": "number"
}
},
"required": [
"product_id",
"width_mm",
"height_mm",
"colour",
"mount_type",
"unit_price_zar",
"total_price_zar"
]
}
},
"customer_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Customer full name"
},
"customer_email": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Customer email address"
},
"customer_phone": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Customer phone number"
},
"customer_address": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Delivery address"
},
"customer_city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Delivery city"
}
},
"required": [
"items",
"customer_name",
"customer_email",
"customer_phone"
]
}🟢search_catalog(query)
Free-text search across the full catalogue — use for open queries like 'blockout for bedroom' or 'wood venetian'. Returns id, name, category, description, and product_url. For filtering by category, colour, or dimensions use lookup_catalog instead. Pass the returned id to get_product or get_price.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Free-text query, e.g. 'blockout' or 'venetian'"
}
}
}🟢lookup_catalog(category, colour, max_width_mm, max_height_mm)
Structured catalogue filter: narrow by category (roller | venetian | honeycomb | vertical | outdoor), colour name, max_width_mm, or max_height_mm. Ideal when the customer has stated a blind type. Returns matching products with id and product_url. Use search_catalog for open-ended natural language queries.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "roller | venetian | honeycomb | vertical | outdoor"
},
"colour": {
"type": "string"
},
"max_width_mm": {
"type": "number"
},
"max_height_mm": {
"type": "number"
}
}
}🟢get_product(product_id)
Fetch complete details for one product by id (e.g. roller-blockout, venetian-25mm-aluwood). Returns all available colours with in-stock status, materials, features, and maximum supported dimensions. Use before configure_product to confirm a colour exists and is in stock before committing.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product_id": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"product_id"
]
}🟡create_cart(items, customer)
Start the open UCP purchase flow — no auth needed. Creates a cart session and returns a cart_id (24-hour TTL). Optionally seed with pre-configured blind items and customer details. Next step: update_cart to add items, then create_checkout → complete_checkout to mint the payment link.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"items": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Optional initial items (configured blinds)"
},
"customer": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional customer details"
}
}
}🟡get_cart(cart_id)
Retrieve live cart state by cart_id: full item list, calculated totals in ZAR, and any customer details stored so far. Call after update_cart to confirm changes are correct before proceeding to create_checkout. Cart expires after 24 hours of inactivity.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cart_id": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"cart_id"
]
}🟡update_cart(cart_id, op, items, indices, customer)
Modify an open cart before checkout. op: 'add' appends items, 'remove' drops items by 0-based index, 'set' replaces the full item list, 'clear' empties the cart. Merges customer details (name, email, phone) via the customer field. Call get_cart afterwards to confirm. Cannot modify a cart that already has a checkout in progress.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cart_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"op": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"add",
"remove",
"set",
"clear"
]
},
"items": {
"type": "array"
},
"indices": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "number"
},
"description": "Item indices to remove (0-based) when op='remove'"
},
"customer": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"cart_id"
]
}🔴cancel_cart(cart_id)
Permanently delete a cart by cart_id. Use when the customer abandons the session or wants to start over. Has no effect on any checkout or paid order already created from this cart. Irreversible — create a new cart to restart.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cart_id": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"cart_id"
]
}🟡create_checkout(cart_id, items, customer, payment_method)
Phase 1 of 2 in the purchase flow. Convert a cart (or inline items + customer) into a checkout. Customer name, email, and phone are required. Returns checkout_id. No payment link is minted yet — call complete_checkout for that. Use update_checkout to correct customer details before finalising.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cart_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Either cart_id or items required"
},
"items": {
"type": "array"
},
"customer": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"email": {
"type": "string"
},
"phone": {
"type": "string"
},
"address": {
"type": "string"
},
"city": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"email",
"phone"
]
},
"payment_method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"yoco",
"ozow"
],
"description": "Default 'yoco'"
}
}
}🟢get_checkout(checkout_id)
Poll a checkout by checkout_id. Returns status (pending | paid | cancelled), full item list, customer details, and payment_url if already minted. Use to verify customer details before calling complete_checkout, or to retrieve the payment_url if complete_checkout was already called.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"checkout_id": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"checkout_id"
]
}🟡update_checkout(checkout_id, customer, payment_method)
Correct customer details (name, email, phone, address) or switch payment_method (yoco | ozow) on an unpaid checkout before calling complete_checkout. Returns the updated checkout state. Raises an error if the checkout is already paid or cancelled.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"checkout_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"customer": {
"type": "object"
},
"payment_method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"yoco",
"ozow"
]
}
},
"required": [
"checkout_id"
]
}🔴complete_checkout(checkout_id, payment_method)
Phase 2 of 2. Finalise a checkout and mint the payment link — Yoco for card payments or Ozow for instant EFT. Returns payment_url to share with the customer. Payment confirmation arrives via webhook; poll get_order afterwards to confirm paid status. Once called, the checkout is locked — use cancel_checkout to abort if the customer changes their mind before paying.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"checkout_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"payment_method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"yoco",
"ozow"
],
"description": "Overrides any value set in create_checkout/update_checkout"
}
},
"required": [
"checkout_id"
]
}🔴cancel_checkout(checkout_id)
Abort an unpaid checkout and release its checkout_id. Use if the customer changes their mind after create_checkout but before completing payment. Has no effect on orders already confirmed by webhook. To restart, create a new cart and checkout from scratch.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"checkout_id": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"checkout_id"
]
}🟢get_order(order_id, customer_email)
Retrieve a confirmed order's status, items, and payment details by order_id. customer_email is required as soft-auth and must exactly match the order record — prevents arbitrary order lookups. Returns payment status (paid | pending | failed), production status, and dispatch date once available.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"order_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"customer_email": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"order_id",
"customer_email"
]
}🟢check_colour_stock(product_id, colour_name)
Verify whether a specific colour is available before configure_product. Returns in_stock boolean, expected_restock_date if out of stock, and up to 5 alternative in-stock colours ordered by similarity. Call this when a customer requests a named colour or when you want to prevent a configure_product failure due to an out-of-stock selection.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"colour_name": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"product_id",
"colour_name"
]
}🟢request_swatch(customer_name, customer_email, customer_phone, product_interest, suburb, ...)
Register up to 5 colour swatches to be dispatched with the customer's order. Swatches ship at order placement only — they are NOT sent as a standalone postal sample before purchase. Capped at 5 codes per order. If the customer asks for swatches before ordering, explain they ship with the blind and guide them to place their order first.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"customer_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"customer_email": {
"type": "string"
},
"customer_phone": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Used as WhatsApp number"
},
"product_interest": {
"type": "string",
"description": "e.g. 'Roller Blockout' or 'Honeycomb'"
},
"suburb": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional delivery suburb"
},
"swatch_codes": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Optional specific colour codes (max 5)"
}
},
"required": [
"customer_name",
"customer_email",
"customer_phone",
"product_interest"
]
}🟡get_payment_methods(order_total_zar)
List available payment processors and their capabilities. Returns Yoco (card, immediate) and Ozow (instant EFT via South African bank account). Call when the customer asks 'how can I pay?' or before presenting options. The result informs the payment_method field in create_checkout and complete_checkout.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"order_total_zar": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Optional. For future per-handler limit filtering."
}
}
}🟢get_whatsapp_handoff(customer_name, product_context, message, location)
Generate a pre-filled WhatsApp deep link to hand the customer off to the right contact. Garden Route locations (Knysna, Plett, George, Sedgefield, etc.) route to Duncan Kane (+27795235407) for free in-home consultation; all other South African locations route to the online shop line (+27760228410). Use when the customer prefers human assistance or when self-serve checkout isn't appropriate.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"customer_name": {
"type": "string"
},
"product_context": {
"type": "string",
"description": "e.g. 'roller blockout for bedroom'"
},
"message": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional additional message to prefill"
},
"location": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City/suburb. Drives Duncan vs shop routing."
}
}
}🟢get_product_recommendation(primary_concern, room, location, max_budget_zar, aesthetic)
Translate a customer's primary concern into a product recommendation. primary_concern must be one of: blockout, heat, glare, moisture, privacy, security, automation. Optionally narrow by room (bedroom, lounge, etc.), location, budget, and aesthetic. Returns a recommended product_id with rationale — pass it to get_price or configure_product next. Security concern routes to brochure MCP (Garden Route customers only).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"primary_concern": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"blockout",
"heat",
"glare",
"moisture",
"privacy",
"security",
"automation"
]
},
"room": {
"type": "string"
},
"location": {
"type": "string"
},
"max_budget_zar": {
"type": "number"
},
"aesthetic": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"primary_concern"
]
}🟡get_ar_visualizer_url(product_id, mode)
Surface the AR measurement tool or product visualizer when a customer wants to measure their window or preview a blind in their room. The AR tool uses a phone camera and an A4 page as a reference scale to measure window dimensions. The visualizer renders the selected blind in a customer-uploaded room photo. Set mode to 'measure', 'visualize', or 'both'. Optionally pre-select a product_id.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. Pre-select a product in the visualizer (e.g. roller-blockout, venetian-25mm-aluwood)."
},
"mode": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"measure",
"visualize",
"both"
],
"description": "Which tool to surface. Default: both."
}
}
}🟢get_delivery_estimate(order_date)
Explain the production lead time for a new order. Production takes 5–7 working days, excluding transit times and outside peak seasons. Returns dispatch_date, production_days, and a plain-language summary safe to share with the customer. Never quote a final delivery date. Call this when a customer asks 'when will it arrive?' to give an honest production timeline.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"order_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO date string of the order placement date (e.g. '2026-05-18'). Defaults to today."
}
}
}🟡request_price_match(product_id, width_mm, height_mm, competitor_name, competitor_url, ...)
Submit a price match claim when the customer has found the same blind cheaper elsewhere. Custom Blinds matches verified South African retailer prices for identical product, dimensions, and specs. Returns a pre-filled WhatsApp link to the claims team. Not applicable to: Blinds Direct (same supplier), clearance or flash-sale prices, or out-of-stock items. Requires product_id and competitor_price_zar at minimum.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"product_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Product the customer wants to match (e.g. roller-blockout)"
},
"width_mm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Window width in mm"
},
"height_mm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Window height/drop in mm"
},
"competitor_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Name of the competitor (e.g. 'Blind Empire')"
},
"competitor_url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "URL to competitor product page or quote"
},
"competitor_price_zar": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Competitor's price in ZAR (incl. VAT)"
},
"customer_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Customer name"
},
"customer_whatsapp": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Customer WhatsApp number for follow-up"
}
},
"required": [
"product_id",
"competitor_price_zar"
]
}Community
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