INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

search_catalog

Search the Matchbox catalog (~12,000 products) by name or keyword.

askmatchbox.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

Input schema

{}

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.matchbox]
url = "https://askmatchbox.com/api/mcp/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "matchbox": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://askmatchbox.com/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: matchbox
Remote MCP URL: https://askmatchbox.com/api/mcp/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": {
    "matchbox": {
      "url": "https://askmatchbox.com/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "matchbox": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://askmatchbox.com/api/mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

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

MCP Inspector

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

find_products_for_problem — Find products built to solve a real-world problem.
get_product — Get the full Matchbox listing for one product by its slug (the last path segment of an askmatchbox.