Whirrwork

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http whirrwork https://whirrwork.com/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://whirrwork.com/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whirrwork": {
      "url": "https://whirrwork.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

23 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• search_use_casesFind the robot job (use case) that matches what the buyer wants, in plain words and in any of 12 languages. Returns matching use cases (id, name, price summary, provider count) plus matching providers and guides. Start h
• get_use_caseEverything about one job: what it is, robot types, ways to buy (service/rental/RaaS/purchase), honest buyer tips (including when a robot is overkill), regulatory notes, every sourced price benchmark (with source_url, as_
• list_categoriesThe 20 job categories with use-case counts, for browsing when the buyer is vague.
• find_providersShortlist providers for a job and place. Ranked: lists the region > lists the country > lists part of the country > headquartered there (HQ is not a service area) > works worldwide. Each result has coverage + coverage_re
• get_providerFull public profile of one provider: website, HQ, service regions and explicit service areas (with sources), jobs, robot types, engagement models, published prices (with USD), contact routes, sources and last-checked dat
• compare_providersSide-by-side comparison of 2-10 providers: coverage for a country, engagement models, published prices (USD-normalized), HQ, contact routes, shared jobs, last checked. Facts only, no ratings.
• get_pricesCurrent sourced prices for a job (benchmarks + provider-published), or for one provider. Every row has source_url and as_of. Set convert (e.g. "USD") to add a clearly labelled conversion with the FX rate, date and source
• get_price_historyEvery price observation we have recorded (append-only; never overwritten) for a job and/or provider, grouped into series with trend (change_pct between first and latest observation). observed_at = when we recorded it; as
• estimate_costArithmetic on published prices: unit price × quantity, using exact unit conversions (acre↔hectare, sq ft↔m², mile↔km), preferring benchmarks whose region matches the country, converting currency at a dated ECB rate. Retu
• compare_robot_vs_humanCost comparison of human labour (or a human service) against robot options (buy, lease, robots-as-a-service, robot service provider) for one of 22 jobs in one of 8 countries (US, DE, GB, JP, CN, IN, BR, MX). Uses the sam
• robot_or_ladderDoes this job need a robot at all? Rule-based verdict from the Ladder Test (the same rules as whirrwork.com/tools/robot-or-ladder/): answer up to 6 questions yes / no / unsure and get ladder, robot, both or tossup, the r
• estimate_drone_spraying_costCost of drone crop spraying for the buyer's field: every published per-acre, per-hectare, per-mu (China) and per-10-are (Japan) drone spraying rate in the dataset x area x passes, with the best-matching rate for the coun
• estimate_drone_show_costCost of a drone light show of N drones: every published per-drone price x drones (best match for the country first, peak-date prices only when peak=true), plus the published whole shows closest in drone count (NEVER scal
• buy_rent_or_hireTotal cost of buying a robot vs renting it (lease / robots-as-a-service) vs hiring a service over a period, with break-even months and the cheapest option ("within_10_percent" = too close to call). Defaults come only fro
• find_robots_for_jobWhich kinds of robot do a job (primary type first, then alternatives), with the commercial models we have catalogued for each type: maker-published key specs, list price where published, and the Whirrwork assessment (a s
• get_robot_modelOne commercial robot model: every maker-published spec with its source URL and the date we checked it (unknown specs are absent, never guessed), maker claims labelled as such, list price if published, independent evidenc
• compare_robot_modelsSide-by-side specs of 2-4 models of the same robot type: one row per spec with each model's maker-published value and source (null = not published), plus each model's assessment. Models of different types are refused wit
• list_countriesFor each country: providers that list it as a service area, providers serving parts of it (with sub-regions), and providers headquartered there; plus the number of worldwide providers. Use to tell the buyer honestly how
• get_rfq_templateThe exact fields to collect from the buyer before submit_rfq: core fields (required flags, formats) plus the job-specific checklist suppliers need to price it (as extra.{key}), regulatory notes, and a filled example. Ask
• submit_rfqSubmit a request for quotes for a real buyer who explicitly agreed to be contacted by matched suppliers (consent=true). Stored, auto-matched to providers by job + country, and reviewed by a human before anything is forwa
• get_rfq_statusStatus of a submitted RFQ (received → matched → sent_to_suppliers → quoted → closed) with its status history. Needs the id and the access key returned by submit_rfq (the key= part of status_url).
• search_statsSearch Whirrwork Research: 100+ citable statistics on robot adoption, industrial and service robots, humanoids, drones, agriculture, cleaning, warehouses, labour shortages, wages, prices and funding, plus figures from Wh
• get_statOne Whirrwork Research statistic by slug: claim, figure, scope, measure type, primary source with archive link, publication/access/last-verified dates, verbatim source passage (when licensing allows), confidence, caveats

Questions