INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL
estimate_job_cost
Estimate what reupholstering a piece of furniture costs, broken into labour, fabric, sundries and contingency, with a bench-hours figure.
LIVE ENDPOINT
https://www.learntoupholster.com/mcp
Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for estimate_job_cost and invoke it with your own arguments.
Indexed input schema
{}Risk classification
Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.
- No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.
Parent server
CONNECT 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.learntoupholster-ask-the-book]
url = "https://www.learntoupholster.com/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"learntoupholster-ask-the-book": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.learntoupholster.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: learntoupholster-ask-the-book
Remote MCP URL: https://www.learntoupholster.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": {
"learntoupholster-ask-the-book": {
"url": "https://www.learntoupholster.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"learntoupholster-ask-the-book": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.learntoupholster.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "learntoupholster-ask-the-book",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://www.learntoupholster.com/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
Related tools
ask_the_book— Ask a practical upholstery question and get an answer grounded strictly in the text of The Working Upholsterer’s Bible by Shaun Greenwood (master upholsterer, AMUSF accredited) — traditional and modern techniques, materials, UK fire regulations, projects and pricing.find_business_guidance— Search the Learn to Upholster Business Hub: practical guidance on making a living from upholstery, as opposed to how to do the work.calculate_fabric— Work out how much fabric a reupholstery job needs, in metres and yards.calculate_leather— Convert an upholstery job into hides of leather.calculate_deep_buttoning— Work out a deep-buttoned diamond layout: how many buttons, the marking grid on the base, the wider grid on the fabric, and the cut size of the cover.specify_foam— Give the right foam specification for a job: density in kg/m3, hardness in newtons, depth in mm, foam type, wadding wrap, and the UK fire requirement.check_fire_regulations— Work out what the UK fire regulations require for a specific upholstery job.