About Shipshape Data
Shipshape Data is a read-only, keyless toolkit for agents and developers exploring a consultancy’s services, case studies, and data and AI guidance. It combines MCP servers with API access, CLI and SDK packages, and agent skills.
Key features
- 01Search services and case studies
- 02Search resources and score AI readiness
- 03Use a Node CLI and SDK
- 04Use a Python CLI and SDK
- 05Install agent skills and MCP configurations
Use cases
- 01Explore Shipshape Data services and case studies
- 02Find data and AI guidance for a project
- 03Check AI readiness through the CLI or MCP
- 04Access the public data surface from Node or Python
MCP support
It provides two remote MCP servers: one for services, case studies, resource search, and AI readiness scoring, and another for documentation Q&A and retrieving pages as Markdown. The exposed surface is read-only and requires no authentication.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://shipshapedata.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data https://shipshapedata.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data":{"type":"http","url":"https://shipshapedata.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data":{"type":"http","url":"https://shipshapedata.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data":{"type":"http","url":"https://shipshapedata.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-shipshapedata-shipshape-data":{"serverUrl":"https://shipshapedata.com/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
6| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | No | Optional: return just this service, e.g. "ai-strategy" or "mcp-connections" |
Details
From the project READMEShipshape Data agent tools
The official agent toolkit for Shipshape Data, the London AI consultancy that builds the data foundation first. Everything here wraps the same keyless, read-only surface: the public API, two MCP servers, and the site's markdown twins.
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) andhttps://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.
Quick start
# 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.
MIT © Disruptiv Technologies Ltd, trading as Shipshape Data
Comments
New to MCP?
From what the protocol is to installing your first server, these answers cover most first questions.
An open protocol that defines how AI applications connect to external tools and data in a uniform way. Clients talk to the model; MCP servers provide tools, resources and prompt templates. They exchange standard messages, so one server can be reused by many clients.