About planthire-ai-mcp
planthire-ai-mcp is an MCP server for UK construction equipment rental workflows, serving equipment hirers and rental operations. It combines catalog search with quotes, availability, bookings, safety checklists, and transport estimates.
Key features
- 01Equipment catalog search
- 02Rental quote calculation
- 03Date-range availability checks
- 04Booking creation
- 05HSE pre-use checklists
- 06Transport cost estimates
Use cases
- 01Find equipment by type or capacity
- 02Price a rental with delivery costs
- 03Check depot availability for dates
- 04Plan equipment delivery and collection
MCP support
It exposes equipment search, rental, booking, safety, and transport tools to MCP clients.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project README
Planthire Ai MCP
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🚀 Quick Start
PlantHire AI is an MCP server for UK construction equipment rental, built by MEOK AI Labs. It provides intelligent search across a plant hire catalog, rental quote calculation, real-time availability checking, booking creation, HSE-compliant pre-use safety checklists, and transport cost estimation for equipment delivery and collection.
Use cases: excavator/dumper/roller hire quotation, site equipment availability checks, LOLER/PUWER safety compliance, transport planning for heavy plant, and multi-item rental booking workflows.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_equipment | Search the construction equipment catalog by type, capacity, or keyword. Returns matching plant with specs and daily/weekly rates. |
get_rental_quote | Calculate rental pricing for a piece of equipment over a given hire period, including delivery and collection costs. |
check_availability | Check whether specific equipment is available for a requested date range across depots. |
create_booking | Create an equipment rental booking with delivery address, hire dates, and contact details. |
get_safety_checklist | Get an HSE-compliant pre-use safety inspection checklist tailored to the equipment type (e.g. excavator, telehandler). |
calculate_transport | Estimate transport costs for delivery and/or collection of hired equipment based on site postcode and equipment dimensions. |
Installation
# Install via pip
pip install planthire_ai_mcp
# Or install via Smithery
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install planthire-ai-mcp --client claude
✨ Features
- MCP protocol compliant
- Easy installation
- Well-documented API
- Production-ready
- Active maintenance
📖 Documentation
🛡️ Compliance
This MCP server is built with EU AI Act compliance built-in:
- ✅ Article 9 — Risk Management System
- ✅ Article 13 — Transparency & Instructions for Use
- ✅ Article 15 — Bias Detection & Testing
- ✅ Article 26 — FRIA Support (where applicable)
- ✅ Article 50 — AI Content Watermarking (where applicable)
Need help getting compliant? Book a free 15-min diagnostic →
🏢 Enterprise
Need custom development, SLA guarantees, or white-label deployment?
- Pro: $99/mo — Full MCP suite + EU AI Act tracking
- Enterprise: $499/mo — Custom dev + SLA + Dedicated support
View Pricing → | Contact Sales →
🤝 Part of the MEOK Ecosystem
This server is part of the MEOK AI Labs ecosystem — 300+ MCP servers for sovereign AI governance.
| Domain | Purpose |
|---|---|
| councilof.ai | EU AI Act compliance marketplace |
| safetyof.ai | AI safety & monitoring |
| meok.ai | Sovereign AI platform |
| cobolbridge.ai | Legacy modernization |
📜 License
MIT © CSOAI-ORG
Built with 💜 by MEOK AI Labs · UK Companies House 16939677
MIT © [MEOK AI Labs](https://meok.ai)Pairs with MEOK Governance Suite
Build something that touches users? You need compliance. MEOK ships 38 governance MCPs that drop in alongside this tool — EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2, CRA, GDPR, ISO 42001, FDA SaMD, MDR, Basel, MiFID II, MiCA, COPPA, and more.
# One-shot install of the governance pack
npx meok-setup --pack governance
Free tier: 10 calls/day per MCP. Pro tier (£79/mo): unlimited + cryptographically signed compliance attestations your auditor verifies independently.
→ Full catalogue: councilof.ai/catalogue → MEOK AI Labs: meok.ai
💸 Try MEOK in 30 seconds — instant buy ladder
| Tier | Price | What you get | Stripe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke test | £1 | Signed sample MCP-Hardening report + Article 50 PDF | https://buy.stripe.com/aFa7sNcgAdQS0ZT1Uc8k91t |
| Quick Kit | £9 | EU AI Act Article 50 implementation guide (C2PA + EU-Icon) | https://buy.stripe.com/aFa7sNcgAdQS0ZT1Uc8k91t |
| Founder Call | £29 | 30-min 1-on-1 with the founder | https://buy.stripe.com/aFa7sNcgAdQS0ZT1Uc8k91t |
Refundable. UK Stripe — VAT-clean. Builds on the 81-MCP MEOK fleet. Verify any signed report at https://meok.ai/verify.
Configuration
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["planthire-ai-mcp"]
}
}
}
Or: pip install planthire-ai-mcp then run the planthire-ai-mcp command (stdio transport).
Examples
Once configured, ask your assistant, for example:
- "Use
search_equipmentto …" - "Use
get_rental_quoteto …" - "Use
check_availabilityto …"
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