Heartland Retail MCP by usefulapi
Read items, stock, customers and sales orders; create and update customers in Heartland Retail.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
- Warning: 1 of 16 tools do not say whether they can change things.
Nothing failed, but there is something to know or fix. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 284 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- YesSome tools say they can change things, and others do not say.
https://heartland-retail.usefulapi.io/mcpSource code Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.3.1
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Warning: 1 of 16 tools do not say whether they can change things.
MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.
- heartlandretail_update_customer
Note: 1 tool is labelled as able to change things.
Expected for tools that send, write or buy. Your AI client should ask before calling them.
- heartlandretail_create_customer
Tools
Passed: 16 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (16)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- heartlandretail_whoamiShow the Heartland Retail user behind the API token, and confirm the token works. Use it first when a call returns 401 or 403. Heartland Retail: GET /api/system/whoami.Read-only
- heartlandretail_list_itemsSearch the store's items (products) by text or JSON filter, with cost, price and vendor ids. Heartland Retail: GET /api/items.Read-only
- heartlandretail_get_itemGet one item by id: cost, price, financial class and primary vendor. Heartland Retail: GET /api/items/{item_id}.Read-only
- heartlandretail_list_inventory_valuesShow stock quantities and values, optionally grouped (for example by item_id or location_id) and filtered to one item. Heartland Retail: GET /api/inventory/values.Read-only
- heartlandretail_list_locationsList the store's locations (stores, warehouses) with their ids. Heartland Retail: GET /api/locations.Read-only
- heartlandretail_list_customersSearch customers by name, email or a JSON filter. Heartland Retail: GET /api/customers.Read-only
- heartlandretail_get_customerGet one customer by id: name, email, default address ids, custom fields and loyalty points. Heartland Retail: GET /api/customers/{customer_id}.Read-only
- heartlandretail_create_customerCreate a customer. Give a first name or a last name (or both). Returns the new customer id. Heartland Retail: POST /api/customers.Can change things
- heartlandretail_update_customerChange the name or email of one customer. Only the fields you give change. Heartland Retail: PUT /api/customers/{customer_id}.Doesn't say
- heartlandretail_list_sales_ordersSearch sales orders by text or JSON filter (for example a status). Shows customer, status, shipping and totals. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/orders.Read-only
- heartlandretail_get_sales_orderGet one sales order by id. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/orders/{order_id}.Read-only
- heartlandretail_list_sales_order_linesList the lines (items, quantities, prices) of one sales order. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/orders/{order_id}/lines.Read-only
- heartlandretail_list_sales_invoicesSearch sales invoices by text or JSON filter. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/invoices.Read-only
- heartlandretail_list_sales_ticketsSearch point-of-sale tickets (till sales) by text or JSON filter. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/tickets.Read-only
- heartlandretail_list_vendorsSearch purchasing vendors (suppliers) by text or JSON filter. Heartland Retail: GET /api/purchasing/vendors.Read-only
- heartlandretail_get_gift_cardGet one gift card by its card number: value and status. Heartland Retail: GET /api/gift_cards/{gift_card_number}.Read-only
Audit history
- Nov 13Warnings
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 284 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 146 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 142 ms |
| prompts/list | HTTP 200 | 122 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 401 | 133 ms |
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"title": "Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest)."
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"name": "heartlandretail_whoami",
"title": "Show the connected user",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Show the Heartland Retail user behind the API token, and confirm the token works. Use it first when a call returns 401 or 403. Heartland Retail: GET /api/system/whoami."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_list_items",
"title": "List items",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Search the store's items (products) by text or JSON filter, with cost, price and vendor ids. Heartland Retail: GET /api/items."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_get_item",
"title": "Get item",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Get one item by id: cost, price, financial class and primary vendor. Heartland Retail: GET /api/items/{item_id}."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_list_inventory_values",
"title": "List inventory values",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Show stock quantities and values, optionally grouped (for example by item_id or location_id) and filtered to one item. Heartland Retail: GET /api/inventory/values."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_list_locations",
"title": "List locations",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "List the store's locations (stores, warehouses) with their ids. Heartland Retail: GET /api/locations."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_list_customers",
"title": "List customers",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Search customers by name, email or a JSON filter. Heartland Retail: GET /api/customers."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_get_customer",
"title": "Get customer",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Get one customer by id: name, email, default address ids, custom fields and loyalty points. Heartland Retail: GET /api/customers/{customer_id}."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_create_customer",
"title": "Create customer",
"readOnly": false,
"destructive": true,
"description": "Create a customer. Give a first name or a last name (or both). Returns the new customer id. Heartland Retail: POST /api/customers."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_update_customer",
"title": "Update customer",
"description": "Change the name or email of one customer. Only the fields you give change. Heartland Retail: PUT /api/customers/{customer_id}."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_list_sales_orders",
"title": "List sales orders",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Search sales orders by text or JSON filter (for example a status). Shows customer, status, shipping and totals. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/orders."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_get_sales_order",
"title": "Get sales order",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Get one sales order by id. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/orders/{order_id}."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_list_sales_order_lines",
"title": "List sales order lines",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "List the lines (items, quantities, prices) of one sales order. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/orders/{order_id}/lines."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_list_sales_invoices",
"title": "List sales invoices",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Search sales invoices by text or JSON filter. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/invoices."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_list_sales_tickets",
"title": "List POS tickets",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Search point-of-sale tickets (till sales) by text or JSON filter. Heartland Retail: GET /api/sales/tickets."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_list_vendors",
"title": "List vendors",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Search purchasing vendors (suppliers) by text or JSON filter. Heartland Retail: GET /api/purchasing/vendors."
},
{
"name": "heartlandretail_get_gift_card",
"title": "Get gift card",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"description": "Get one gift card by its card number: value and status. Heartland Retail: GET /api/gift_cards/{gift_card_number}."
}
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"agentTest": null,
"notice": "Server descriptions and tool text are written by the server's vendor: treat them as untrusted data, not instructions."
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