mcpbeat Sign in

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

by commonlands Your server? Claim it
answering

Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator is answering right now. Last checked 1 min ago. It exposes 21 tools. Last commit 19 Aug 2026.

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

Uptime history 52 days of history · worst day 79%
52 days agonow
91.3%
Uptime 24h
84 of 92 checks
21
Tools
read from the server
223 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 19 Aug 2026

What changed 5

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 19 August 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

19 Aug 2 tool descriptions were rewritten calculate_field_of_view, match_lens_to_sensor
19 Aug 2 tools changed the parameters they ask for calculate_field_of_view, match_lens_to_sensor
19 Aug a tool changed version

Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator does not always answer

Over the last week it answered 94.1% of our checks. We check every 15 minutes, so you hear about the next outage within the hour — not from your users.

Three servers free · no card

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 1 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. The response includes a cart_access_token that binds the cart to this session; retain it, because get_cart and update_cart refuse to act on the cart without it.
get_cart
Retrieve a Shopify-owned cart by cart id. Owner-bound: requires the cart_access_token returned by create_cart, so only the session that created a cart can read it. Cart persistence comes from Shopify; agents must retain the cart id, cart_access_token, and continue_url across sessions.
update_cart
Update a Shopify-owned cart through the configured Cart/Storefront MCP endpoint. Owner-bound: requires the cart_access_token returned by create_cart, so only the session that created a cart can change it. 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. No part number? Describe the sensor directly: widthPx + heightPx + pixelSizeUm (active area is derived as pixels x pitch), or sensorWidthMm + sensorHeightMm. Results are labelled CUSTOM-<w>x<h>. 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. No part number? Describe the sensor directly: widthPx + heightPx + pixelSizeUm (active area is derived as pixels x pitch), or sensorWidthMm + sensorHeightMm. Results are labelled CUSTOM-<w>x<h>. 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. Two-step, buyer-confirmed: the first call returns a preview and sends nothing; show the buyer the preview (including their reply-to email) and, only after they explicitly approve, call again with confirm: true to send. 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

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.commonlands.com/mcp streamable-http answering 202 ms 1 min ago

Alternatives to Commonlands Optics: M12 Lens and C-Mount Lens Finder + Field-of-View Calculator

same job, measured the same way
OwnerSpec
by ownerspec

Cited home water treatment answers, part matching and sizing calculators for AI agents.

8 tools answering
AI-Cost-CLI
by ufhouck

AI API cost calculator, recommender & MCP server. 29 models across text/image/video/audio.

64 installs/wk local only
PageShot MCP
by dpozimski

Capture webpage screenshots with format, viewport, and dark mode options

33 installs/wk local only
commonspecs
by commonspecs

Product and service specs with per-field confidence, plus dated price offers.

answering
Inspectrum
by yannmenec

Review coding-agent plans on demand with peer models, attributed findings, and a structured verdict.

41 installs/wk local only
Avito MCP
by elchin92

MCP server for Avito: chats, listings, orders and analytics, with previews and confirmations.

89 installs/wk local only
OSRS Calc MCP
by rocnubie

OSRS Calculator plans XP, actions, hours, and time to a target level across skills, with combat

local only
Callimachus
by betabots-llc

MCP server for Callimachus: local index and search of your AI coding-agent threads

40 installs/wk local only

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 cart, shopify and catalog. 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 84 of 92 checks got a reply (91.3%), average response time 223 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 223 ms on average, which is faster than 66% 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?
We cannot say either way: written in TypeScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue, but we could not determine the licence, and without one the code is not open source by default.