MCP Server: com.shipshapedata/shipshape-data

This MCP server provides a read-only, keyless interface to Shipshape Data’s public API and related markdown twins. It supports services and case studies, and exposes “169 data and AI guides” plus AI readiness scoring, packaged as an agent toolkit with multiple tools.

🛠️ Key Features

Services, case studies, “169 data and AI guides,” and AI readiness scoring
Read-only, keyless surface
Wraps the same public API (and site markdown twins)
Exposes 6 tools

🚀 Use Cases

Query AI readiness scoring
Retrieve/consume Shipshape Data’s guidance content and materials for data and AI work
Access Shipshape Data services and case study information via agent tools

⚡ Developer Benefits

Keyless, read-only integration
Available as an npm package/CLI (npx shipshape-data readiness) and a Node SDK
Includes an additional MCP-server pairing and markdown twins

⚠️ Limitations

Read-only access; no write or key-based authentication options are described

{ "type": "object", "properties": { "slug": { "type": "string", "description": "Optional: return just this service, e.g. \"ai-strategy\" or \"mcp-connections\"" } }, "additionalProperties": false }

{ "type": "object", "properties": { "slug": { "type": "string", "description": "Optional: return just this case study; one of \"smarter-services\", \"1nce\", \"slimstock\"" } }, "additionalProperties": false }

{ "type": "object", "properties": { "query": { "type": "string", "description": "Search terms, e.g. \"data lineage\" or \"RAG architecture\"" }, "category": { "type": "string", "description": "Optional category filter; one of the names from resource categories" }, "limit": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 25, "description": "Max results, default 5" } }, "required": [ "query" ], "additionalProperties": false }

{ "type": "object", "properties": { "section": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "strategy", "people", "data", "change" ], "description": "Optional: return just one section's questions" } }, "additionalProperties": false }

{ "type": "object", "properties": { "answers": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5 }, "description": "Either 16 option indices (0-4, all questions in order) or 15 point values (1-5, scored questions only, in order)" } }, "required": [ "answers" ], "additionalProperties": false }

What's in here

Path

What it is

skills/

Agent skills: install with npx skills add shipshapedata/agent-tools

packages/cli/

shipshape-data on npm: CLI (npx shipshape-data readiness) and Node SDK

packages/python/

shipshape-data on PyPI: shipshape CLI and Python SDK

.mcp.json, .cursor/

Drop-in MCP configs for Claude Code and Cursor

plugin.json

Claude Code plugin manifest (MCP servers + skills)

The surface it talks to

API: https://shipshapedata.com/api/v1 (self-describing; OpenAPI 3.1 spec)

MCP: https://shipshapedata.com/mcp (services, case studies, resource search, AI readiness scoring) and https://shipshapedata.com/mcp/docs (docs Q&A, full markdown of any page)

NLWeb: POST https://shipshapedata.com/ask

A2A: agent card

Guides: llms.txt | agents.md | developers

No auth anywhere, no write endpoints anywhere, fair use 300 requests/minute/IP.

# MCP in Claude Code claude mcp add --transport http shipshape-data https://shipshapedata.com/mcp # Skills npx skills add shipshapedata/agent-tools # CLI npx shipshape-data readiness pip install shipshape-data && shipshape search data lineage

Why this exists

We tell clients their AI is only as good as the data foundation underneath it, and that their products should be as easy for agents to use as for people. This repo is us doing it to ourselves. If you want your product to work like this, talk to us.

Install

Tools (6)

list_servicesget_case_studiessearch_resourcesget_ai_readiness_questionsscore_ai_readinessget_contact_info

Remote endpoint

Streamable HTTP

Hosted server - connect over the network, no local install.

url

https://shipshapedata.com/mcp

Add to VS Code Add to Cursor

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shipshape-data": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://shipshapedata.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.

Shipshape Data

MCP Server: com.shipshapedata/shipshape-data

🛠️ Key Features

🚀 Use Cases

⚡ Developer Benefits

⚠️ Limitations

Topics

list_services

get_case_studies

search_resources

get_ai_readiness_questions

score_ai_readiness

get_contact_info

Shipshape Data agent tools

What's in here

The surface it talks to

Quick start

Why this exists

Install

Remote endpoint

Related servers

query	string	required	Search terms, e.g. "data lineage" or "RAG architecture"
category	string	optional	Optional category filter; one of the names from resource categories
limit	integer	optional	Max results, default 5