eCommerce
zinc.com
Tools for managing and tracking Zinc retail orders, including order search, details, tracking, addresses, and order preparation.
ENDPOINT 1
https://mcp.zinc.com/mcp
MCP server metadata
- Name
- zinc
- Version
- 1.1.0
Use search-products when the user wants to buy something and has not given a product URL. Then STOP: the results card is where the user chooses, so name the standouts briefly and wait. Never call prepare-order in the same turn as a search; 'get me some coffee' is a search, not a pick, even if you know their address. Go straight to prepare-order only when the user names one specific product or, after seeing results, picks one or tells you to choose. Buying takes two steps and you only ever do the first: prepare-order renders a review card with the item and the estimated total, and only the user can confirm it. Never call place-order yourself; it needs a token you are not given. Nothing is spent until the retailer order is placed. Never ask for a shipping address: the shopper enters it on the payment page with their card. list-addresses has nothing until the user has signed in via list-orders; do not call it to start a purchase. prepare-order prices the order itself from each product's url, title, image and price_cents from search; tax is estimated at a flat 10% and shipping is filled in. Leave max_price out unless the user named a budget. Not sold here: weapons, tobacco and nicotine, regulated drugs, prescription medication, adult products, gambling, covert surveillance, counterfeits. Both tools refuse those; say so plainly and do not rephrase around it. No sign-in is needed to search or buy. Search is free. The shopper pays by card: Pay & place opens the payment page in a new tab while the card polls get-payment-status until the order exists. Only the actual total plus a $1 fee is captured; the rest of the hold is released. An order placed in this conversation can be shown any time with get-order or get-order-tracking by the id that place-order and get-payment-status return. Order history needs the user's Zinc account. When they ask for it, just call list-orders: the host asks them to sign in right there, then the call goes through. Never send them elsewhere to sign in, and never ask them to sign in to buy.
Known tools 9
list-ordersList or search the Zinc orders on the configured account, newest first.
Inferred read-onlyget-orderFetch one Zinc order by its UUID and render a detail card: line items, retailer price breakdown, shipping destination, and shipment timeline.
Inferred read-onlyget-order-trackingReturn the carrier tracking timeline (scan checkpoints) for one Zinc order.
Inferred read-onlylist-addressesDestinations from the signed-in user's recent orders, each with an id you can pass to prepare-order as address_id.
Inferred read-onlyprepare-orderShow the user an order to review: items, what it will cost and the hold on the card.
Inferred read-onlyplace-orderInternal: places an order the user already confirmed in the review card, paying by card.
Inferred read-onlyget-payment-statusWhere a card payment stands after place-order sent the buyer to a payment page: requires_action until they pay, then placed with the order_id.
Potential side effectssend_feedbackRecords feedback about this MCP server, including unexpected tool failures, unhelpful responses, or missing capabilities observed by the agent or reported by the user.
Inferred read-onlyCONNECT WITH APPROVAL
Client installation
Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.
Codex
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.zinc]
url = "https://mcp.zinc.com/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zinc": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.zinc.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: zinc
Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.zinc.com/mcp
Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.
Cursor
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zinc": {
"url": "https://mcp.zinc.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"zinc": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.zinc.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "zinc",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://mcp.zinc.com/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
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