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Camden Tools MCP Server

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Camden Tools is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 29 tools.

UK tool shop: search, prices ex/inc VAT, stock, delivery, order tracking and basket links.

Uptime history 49 days of history · worst day 91%
49 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
29
Tools
read from the server
227 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http

What changed 87

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 21 September 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

7 Nov a tool changed version
6 Nov a tool changed version8 times that day
5 Nov a tool changed version10 times that day
4 Nov a tool changed version2 times that day
3 Nov a tool changed version7 times that day
2 Nov a tool changed version15 times that day
2 Nov 3 tools changed the parameters they ask for get_category, list_categories, list_products
2 Nov 2 tool descriptions were rewritten get_category, list_categories
1 Nov a tool changed version3 times that day
29 Oct a tool changed version3 times that day
and 74 more, back to 21 September 2026

Camden Tools missed one check this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add shop --transport http https://camdentools.com/mcp
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://camdentools.com/mcp
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.shop]
url = "https://camdentools.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shop": {
      "url": "https://camdentools.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "shop": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://camdentools.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 29

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

product
get_product
Full details for one product by slug, SKU or id: description, specifications, prices ex/inc VAT with bulk breaks, stock, variants, safety/spec documents and the canonical page URL. Provide exactly one of slug, sku or id.
get_product_documents
Safety data sheets, specification sheets and COSHH hazard codes for a product (by slug or SKU). Returns document URLs.
get_product_promotions
Active promotions that apply to one SKU (discounts, free gifts, end dates).
products
get_products
Look up up to 50 products at once by SKU or by numeric id. Returns compact products (name, price ex/inc VAT, stock, link).
list_products
Browse a product collection: most popular, newest, on sale, Website Express eligible, or a category by slug (see list_categories). Supports paging, sorting and brand/price filters.
search_products
Full-text search of the Camden Tools catalogue (tools and hardware, electrical, cleaning, household, garden, safety and more). Returns compact products with prices ex/inc VAT, stock and a link. Out-of-stock products are left out unless include_out_of_stock is true. Use page/per_page to paginate and brand/min_price/max_price to narrow down.
blog
get_blog_post
A blog post's full text (plain text) by slug.
search_blog_posts
Guides and articles from the Camden Tools blog (how-tos, buying guides, brand news).
express
check_express_eligibility
Whole-basket Website Express verdict for a set of product ids and quantities: every line must be eligible (no split shipments).
get_express_delivery_status
Whether Website Express (free same-working-day dispatch for eligible UK orders) is available right now, the order-by cutoff and the promised dispatch date.
basket
create_basket_link
Turn product ids and quantities into one link that fills the shopper's basket on camdentools.com. Opening the link makes sure the basket holds at least those quantities (opening it twice does not double them); the shopper reviews the basket and pays at checkout themselves. The result says which lines are out of stock: those cannot be bought, so offer an alternative before sharing the link. Use it to finish a shopping conversation. Ids come from search_products, list_products or get_product.
brand
get_brand_products
A brand's details, its active promotions and its products (paged) by brand slug.
brands
list_brands
Brands sold by Camden Tools (DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch, Stanley …). Without a query returns the popular brands; with a query searches brand names.
bundles
list_bundles
Curated product bundles (kits) with their items and prices.
cart
get_cart_promotions
Evaluate a prospective basket for a destination country: whether it can be fulfilled, which promotions apply (including free-delivery style offers and free gifts) and the adjusted basket value. Same check the checkout runs.
categories
list_categories
The category tree: departments, the groups inside them, and the categories (leaves) that hold products. With no department, lists every department and its groups; with a department or group slug, lists what is inside it. Use popular_only for the popular categories shown on the site. Browse a category's products with get_category or list_products.
category
get_category
A category's details and its products (paged) by slug. For a department or group slug, returns what is inside it instead, since only categories hold products.
collection
get_collection_point_info
The London Click & Collect warehouse: address, opening hours, whether it is open right now (Europe/London, bank holidays respected) and when it next opens.
compare
compare_products
Side-by-side comparison of 2 to 5 products by SKU: price ex/inc VAT, stock, brand, shipping weight and the specification bullet points, so an agent can recommend between options.
estimate
estimate_delivery
Delivery services, charges and transit times for a basket to a destination (country plus postcode/ZIP and city). This is an estimate using placeholder contact details; exact rates are confirmed at checkout.
lookup
lookup_uk_postcode
Addresses for a full UK postcode such as NW2 7JW (rate limited upstream). A partial postcode (only the outward part, e.g. NW2) is refused.
offers
list_offers
Current storefront promotions (percentage/fixed discounts and free gifts), optionally grouped by brand or category. Also points at the /offers page.
policy
get_policy
Full text (markdown) of a store policy: delivery, returns, payment-options, faqs or contact.
prices
get_prices_for_country
Country-specific pricing for a set of products (the checkout applies the destination country's currency and pricing). Returns unit, sale and final prices plus the subtotal.
related
get_related_products
Variants, similar products, recommendations and 'you may also like' items for a product (by slug or SKU). Useful for alternatives when something is out of stock.
shipping
check_shipping_availability
Whether Camden Tools ships to a country, with any restriction message.
site
get_site_info
Who Camden Tools is, how to contact them, VAT display rules, key page links, current announcements and a summary of each policy (delivery, returns, payment, FAQs). Call get_policy for the full text of a policy.
stock
get_stock_level
Live availability check for a SKU: whether it can be bought now and how many units can be ordered. Fresher than the stock_level on product results, which can be hours old.
track
track_guest_order
Order status, tracking number/URL, shipping method and line items for any order, given the order number and the delivery postcode (no sign-in needed).

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://camdentools.com/mcp streamable-http answering 211 ms 9 min ago

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Camden Tools — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Camden Tools do?
It exposes 29 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: check_express_eligibility, check_shipping_availability, compare_products, create_basket_link, estimate_delivery, get_blog_post and 23 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
What is Camden Tools mostly used for?
Its tools cluster around product, products and blog. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.
Is Camden Tools working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 227 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Camden Tools?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Camden Tools need an API key?
No. Camden Tools completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 29 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Camden Tools?
It answers our handshake in 227 ms on average, which is faster than 64% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.