INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

get_article

Read the full text of an article.

opticiansfriend.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://www.opticiansfriend.com/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for get_article and invoke it with your own arguments.

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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.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.opticiansfriend]
url = "https://www.opticiansfriend.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opticiansfriend": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.opticiansfriend.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: opticiansfriend
Remote MCP URL: https://www.opticiansfriend.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": {
    "opticiansfriend": {
      "url": "https://www.opticiansfriend.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "opticiansfriend": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.opticiansfriend.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "opticiansfriend",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://www.opticiansfriend.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

list_calculators — List every optics calculator with its input fields.
compute — Run the site's verified ophthalmic optics engine: transposition, vertex distance, Prentice's rule, meridional power, sagitta, spectacle magnification, and oblique (pantoscopic + face-form) tilt compensation.
list_articles — List patient/optician education articles with titles, slugs, and summaries.
list_pages — List evergreen reference pages (study guide, optical history) with slugs.
get_page — Read the full text of a reference page.
get_equation — Get a formula and explanation from the Optics Study Guide by topic, e.g.
search — Search articles, reference pages, and calculators by keyword.