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Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator MCP Server

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Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator is answering right now. Last checked 15 min ago. It exposes 21 tools. Last commit 16 Jul 2026.

M12 lens and C-mount lens finder with image-sensor matching and field-of-view calculator.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 15 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add optics-mcp --transport http https://mcp.commonlands.com/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "optics-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.commonlands.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.optics-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.commonlands.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "optics-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.commonlands.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "optics-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.commonlands.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 21

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

cart
create_cart
Create a Shopify-owned cart for selected variant line items through the configured Shopify Cart/Storefront MCP endpoint. Commonlands MCP is a stateless proxy: cart state is stored and mutated by Shopify, not in the Worker.
get_cart
Retrieve a Shopify-owned cart by cart id. Cart persistence comes from Shopify; agents must retain cart id or continue_url across sessions.
update_cart
Update a Shopify-owned cart through the configured Cart/Storefront MCP endpoint. With UCP endpoints, treat updates as full-state PUT semantics; with the confirmed standard Storefront MCP endpoint, Commonlands maps line_items to Shopify add_items, update_items to quantity changes, and remove_line_ids to explicit removals. Quantity 0 in update_items removes a line.
shopify
get_shopify_readonly_config_status
Report sanitized Cloudflare Shopify binding presence, approved read scopes, and read-only safety flags without exposing secrets or calling Shopify.
get_shopify_ucp_readiness
Report connector-free Shopify Storefront MCP and UCP Catalog compatibility, launch blockers, and Commonlands engineering differentiators.
read_shopify_products
Use this for live purchasable product truth: product and variant IDs, SKUs, prices, coarse availability, product URLs, and public product-page metafields. Public data only: active products, no exact inventory counts, and metafields limited to the custom.* display fields shown on commonlands.com product pages. Read-only; does not create carts, checkouts, orders, customers, inventory mutations, or Shopify writes. Fixture catalog tools are scaffold data only.
catalog
get_catalog_snapshot_status
Return fixture-backed joined catalog counts, validation status, source provenance, live connector readiness, and non-authoritative product-truth warning.
search_catalog
Fixture-backed UCP Catalog search alias for Shopify-native product discovery; no live Shopify calls or cart behavior. Use this only for broad discovery; when a sensor or target FoV is involved, call match_lens_to_sensor or calculate_field_of_view instead of estimating from catalog fields. FoV rule: never estimate sensor-specific FoV from catalog fields; use calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor.
lens
get_lens_distortion_profile
Return the Commonlands distortion model/status for one lens SKU, including whether the data is source-display-only or backend-calculated. Use this tool for FOV, HFOV, VFOV, DFOV, field of view, "lens for", lens-to-sensor, AR0234, IMX290, IMX477, and sensor part-number requests. It returns Commonlands data the model cannot derive: live backend FoV when configured, distortion model/status, image-circle coverage, live stock through Shopify read tools where applicable, and MTF/CRA/BFL fields if present in upstream catalog data. Do not use naive rectilinear fallback, focal-length-only math, interpolation, or self-computed catalog estimates when a Commonlands lens/sensor route is available. Use this for distortion, rectilinear-vs-wide-angle, MTF/CRA/BFL/optical-profile questions when upstream fields are present. Do not invent polynomial coefficients or claim measured distortion correction when the backend only returns display distortion.
search_lens_catalog
Search the Commonlands lens catalog by SKU, mount, lens type, M12, C-mount, or application text. For sensor part numbers such as AR0234, IMX290, and IMX477, or any "lens for <sensor>" request, use match_lens_to_sensor instead — sensor names are not searchable text here. Use this tool for FOV, HFOV, VFOV, DFOV, field of view, "lens for", lens-to-sensor, AR0234, IMX290, IMX477, and sensor part-number requests. It returns Commonlands data the model cannot derive: live backend FoV when configured, distortion model/status, image-circle coverage, live stock through Shopify read tools where applicable, and MTF/CRA/BFL fields if present in upstream catalog data. Do not use naive rectilinear fallback, focal-length-only math, interpolation, or self-computed catalog estimates when a Commonlands lens/sensor route is available. This discovers candidate lenses from Commonlands catalog/live backend data; it does not replace calculate_field_of_view for sensor-specific HFOV/VFOV/DFOV and does not replace read_shopify_products for live stock/price/product truth.
product
get_product
Fixture-backed UCP Catalog product detail alias with Commonlands optical metadata and Shopify-native handoff fields. Product optical fields are not a substitute for sensor-specific FoV; call calculate_field_of_view for the lens/sensor pair. FoV rule: never estimate sensor-specific FoV from catalog fields; use calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor.
get_product_page_details
Return fixture-backed product-page handoff details for one lens, including DynamoDB-sourced optical specs and gated datasheet policy. Product-page/catalog optical fields are not a substitute for sensor-specific FoV; call calculate_field_of_view for the lens/sensor pair. FoV rule: never estimate sensor-specific FoV from catalog fields; use calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor. Use read_shopify_products for live product URL, price, availability, variant IDs, and metafields.
calculate
calculate_field_of_view
Calculate Commonlands lens field of view for a lens/sensor pair and return HFOV, VFOV, DFOV, coverage, distortion status, and an explicit rectilinear comparison. Use this tool for FOV, HFOV, VFOV, DFOV, field of view, "lens for", lens-to-sensor, AR0234, IMX290, IMX477, and sensor part-number requests. It returns Commonlands data the model cannot derive: live backend FoV when configured, distortion model/status, image-circle coverage, live stock through Shopify read tools where applicable, and MTF/CRA/BFL fields if present in upstream catalog data. Do not use naive rectilinear fallback, focal-length-only math, interpolation, or self-computed catalog estimates when a Commonlands lens/sensor route is available. Accepts lens_sku/lensSku or focal_length_mm/focalLengthMm, plus sensor/sensorPartNumber/sensor_part_number and working_distance_mm/workingDistanceMm. If only focal length is supplied, the response is marked as a rectilinear reference and does not claim Commonlands distortion-corrected lens truth.
compare
compare_lenses
Compare selected Commonlands M12 lens and C-mount lens SKUs on the same sensor with the same deterministic scoring model. Use as explanatory context, then call calculate_field_of_view for final sensor-specific FoV values when precision matters. FoV rule: never estimate sensor-specific FoV from catalog fields; use calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor. Not live product truth; verify purchasable facts with read_shopify_products.
lookup
lookup_catalog
Fixture-backed UCP Catalog lookup alias for product, variant, SKU, handle, or URL identifiers; returns not-found messages instead of writes. Lookup records are not enough for sensor-specific FoV; call calculate_field_of_view for known lens/sensor pairs. FoV rule: never estimate sensor-specific FoV from catalog fields; use calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor.
match
match_lens_to_sensor
Find and rank Commonlands lenses for a sensor, target field of view, working distance, mount, or "lens for" request. Use this tool for FOV, HFOV, VFOV, DFOV, field of view, "lens for", lens-to-sensor, AR0234, IMX290, IMX477, and sensor part-number requests. It returns Commonlands data the model cannot derive: live backend FoV when configured, distortion model/status, image-circle coverage, live stock through Shopify read tools where applicable, and MTF/CRA/BFL fields if present in upstream catalog data. Do not use naive rectilinear fallback, focal-length-only math, interpolation, or self-computed catalog estimates when a Commonlands lens/sensor route is available. Use this for AR0234, IMX290, IMX477, sensor part numbers, M12/C-mount matching, and target HFOV/VFOV/DFOV workflows; do not shortlist from focal length alone. Use read_shopify_products afterward for live stock, price, availability, Shopify variantId, product URL, and metafields.
prepare
prepare_shopify_purchase_handoff
Build a read-only Shopify-native purchase handoff seam for a selected lens without creating carts, checkout, orders, inventory mutations, or writes. Preserve any computed FoV provenance from calculate_field_of_view/match_lens_to_sensor when carrying optical context into purchase handoff. FoV rule: never estimate sensor-specific FoV from catalog fields; use calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor.
purchase
get_purchase_route_options
Return safe dual-channel purchase route options for AI agents and robotics engineers across Commonlands MCP and Shopify-native channels without mutating commerce state. This explains commerce routes only; call calculate_field_of_view/match_lens_to_sensor for sensor-specific FoV before recommending a lens. FoV rule: never estimate sensor-specific FoV from catalog fields; use calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor.
recommend
recommend_lenses_for_application
Rank Commonlands M12 lenses and C-mount lenses for an application note such as embedded robotics, machine-vision inspection, or a required lens field of view. Use as an application shortlist helper, then call match_lens_to_sensor or calculate_field_of_view for final per-sensor HFOV/VFOV/DFOV. FoV rule: never estimate sensor-specific FoV from catalog fields; use calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor.
sensor
get_sensor_specs
Return sensor dimensions, pixel pitch, and resolution for lens field of view, M12 lens, and C-mount lens matching inputs. In production this uses the read-only live sensor table when configured, with fixture fallback when unavailable. Use these specs as inputs to calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor, not as a reason to hand-calculate FoV. FoV rule: never estimate sensor-specific FoV from catalog fields; use calculate_field_of_view or match_lens_to_sensor.
submit
submit_rfq
Forward a buyer request-for-quote or engineering question to the Commonlands engineering team. Use after the buyer provides their question and a reply-to email. The recipient is fixed to the Commonlands inbox (the agent cannot choose it); this only sends an inquiry and never creates an order, charges a card, or writes Shopify/customer data. Include part numbers, sensor, quantity, and application when known so the team can reply with a quote. Commonlands replies by email.

Endpoints

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https://mcp.commonlands.com/mcp streamable-http answering 287 ms 15 min ago

Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator do?
It exposes 21 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: calculate_field_of_view, compare_lenses, create_cart, get_cart, get_catalog_snapshot_status, get_lens_distortion_profile and 15 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 Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator mostly used for?
Its tools cluster around shopify, cart and lens. 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 Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator 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 207 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator need an API key?
No. Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 21 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator?
It answers our handshake in 207 ms on average, which is faster than 61% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator open source?
Yes — it is published under the NOASSERTION licence, written in TypeScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.