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Connect BradyBNumbers to Claude, ChatGPT & Any AI Assistant

BradyBNumbers runs a free, no-authentication Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Add it to your AI assistant and it gains six live, read-only engineering tools: full Brady B-number TDS specifications, orderable SKU lookups, wire-marker sizing math, and human-verified competitor cross-references — with a citable bradybnumbers.com URL attached to every answer.

https://www.bradybnumbers.com/api/mcp
Streamable HTTP transport No API key or signup Read-only — it can only look things up

Setup — Pick Your Client

1

Claude.ai & Claude Desktop

Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, name it BradyBNumbers, and paste the endpoint URL. No OAuth step appears because no login is required.

https://www.bradybnumbers.com/api/mcp
2

Claude Code (CLI)

One command from any terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http bradybnumbers \
  https://www.bradybnumbers.com/api/mcp
3

ChatGPT (Developer Mode)

In Settings → Apps & Connectors, enable Developer mode (paid plans), then create a connector with the endpoint URL and No authentication.

https://www.bradybnumbers.com/api/mcp
4

Cursor, VS Code & Other MCP Clients

Any client that reads an mcp.json config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bradybnumbers": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.bradybnumbers.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The Six Tools

search_catalog

Unified search across materials, SKUs, chemicals, printers, surfaces, standards, and cross-references.

{ "query": "labels lifting off powder coat" }
get_material

Full TDS extraction for one B-number: ASTM D1000 peel adhesion, temperature limits, chemical resistance, ribbon pairing, agency approvals.

{ "bnumber": "B-427" }
get_sku

Look up any of 14,051 orderable part numbers by Brady SKU, Grainger part, or UPC — dimensions, packaging, list price, unit cost.

{ "part_number": "M21-750-427" }
cross_reference

Human-verified competitor interchange: Panduit, TE / Raychem, 3M ScotchCode, Brother, Dymo, Epson → exact Brady equivalent.

{ "query": "S100X150VAC" }
recommend_wire_marker

Size self-laminating wraps (B-427) and 3:1 heat-shrink sleeves (B-342) for any conductor, 18 AWG – 500 MCM, by gauge or measured OD.

{ "gauge": "4/0 AWG" }
list_materials

Paginated index of all 603 Brady B-numbers with names, material types, SKU counts, and canonical URLs.

{ "material_type": "polyimide" }

What to Ask Once Connected

  • “What’s the Brady equivalent of Panduit S100X150VAC, and how do the specs compare?”
  • “My labels keep lifting off powder-coated enclosures — which Brady material fixes that and what does a roll cost?”
  • “Size heat-shrink sleeves for a harness of 4/0 AWG conductors and give me orderable part numbers.”
  • “Which Brady materials survive acetone wipe-down and are UL 969 recognized?”
  • “Pull the full TDS spec for B-427 and check its adhesion on polypropylene.”

Data Integrity Rules

  • Material specifications are extracted from official Brady Technical Data Sheets and served verbatim — the server never interpolates missing values.
  • cross_reference returns only human-verified 1:1 mappings. An empty result means “not yet mapped,” never a guessed equivalent.
  • Every tool response carries the canonical bradybnumbers.com URL so agents (and you) can verify the source page.
  • Machine-readable site indexes: /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt; server manifest at /.well-known/mcp.json.