INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

optimize_sourcing

Solve the cheapest legal supplier mix as a real linear program: given candidate suppliers with unit costs, tariff rates, freight and capacities, return the exact cost-minimizing allocation under a demand requirement, per-supplier capacity limits, and an optional diversification cap on any one supplier's share.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://www.mfgcalcs.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for optimize_sourcing 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

mfgcalcs.com

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.mfgcalcs]
url = "https://www.mfgcalcs.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

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

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

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

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

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

MCP Inspector

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

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