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Shift Pattern Generator: the site's own MCP server — calculator, enquiry (enquiry = a human...
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"site": {
"url": "https://shiftpatterngenerator.co.uk/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://shiftpatterngenerator.co.uk/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (5)
🟢calculator_describe
The inputs this calculator takes (with units, ranges and defaults), the outputs it returns, and the assumptions and tables behind it.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢calculate(onDays, offDays, shiftHours, coverHours, nightWork)
Run the Shift pattern generator calculator: Cycle length in days; Average working hours a week; Hours a week under the 48 hour average limit; Crews needed to cover the operation. Missing inputs fall back to their documented defaults.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"onDays": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 14,
"description": "Days on in one cycle",
"default": 4
},
"offDays": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 14,
"description": "Days off in one cycle",
"default": 4
},
"shiftHours": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 4,
"maximum": 16,
"description": "Paid hours in one shift",
"default": 12
},
"coverHours": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 4,
"maximum": 24,
"description": "Hours a day the operation must be covered",
"default": 24
},
"nightWork": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"none",
"night",
"hazard"
],
"description": "Does the pattern include night work?",
"default": "night"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡enquiry_describe
Read first. States plainly what submit_enquiry does on Shift Pattern Generator: it starts an enquiry with human providers who quote directly. Nothing is bought, ordered or paid; no quote is guaranteed; it is free. Also returns who receives the details, the consent wording, and how the person confirms.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡enquiry_fields
Every field of the Shift Pattern Generator enquiry: key, label, type, whether required, help text and the allowed options where there are any. Pass answers to submit_enquiry keyed by field key.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟡submit_enquiry(answers, consent, confirmation)
Submits an enquiry to Shift Pattern Generator — NOT a purchase, NOT a guaranteed quote. Step 1: call with the answers (keyed by field key from enquiry_fields) and consent=true; it validates and returns a summary, the consent line and a confirmation token — show the person the summary and the consent line. Step 2: only if the person agrees, call again with the same answers, consent=true and the confirmation token; the enquiry is then submitted, and the person receives an email with a link they must click before any provider sees it. Consent means the person has read and agreed to: "Happy for my details to go to rota and workforce scheduling suppliers, who'll contact me directly."
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"answers": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": [
"string",
"number",
"boolean"
]
},
"description": "the person's answers, keyed by field key"
},
"consent": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "true only when the person has agreed to: Happy for my details to go to rota and workforce scheduling suppliers, who'll contact me directly."
},
"confirmation": {
"type": "string",
"description": "the confirmation token from step 1, after the person has approved the summary"
}
},
"required": [
"answers",
"consent"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Community
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