# OpenAxia MCP server

> Search, compare and find replacements for blind, shutter, awning and door motors with source-linked specs and certifications.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/openaxia
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://openaxia.com/api/mcp` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: none
- Category: [E-commerce](https://mcp.tc/c/ecommerce)
- Vendor: OpenAxia
- Homepage: <https://openaxia.com>

## About

Connects to OpenAxia, an independent catalog of motors, smart shading products, manufacturers and certifications. You can search products, read specs with their source URLs, compare up to six models side by side, list certifications, find replacement candidates for an old motor model, and browse industry news and events.

It runs as a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint and is read-only. No sign-in or API key is needed; anonymous use is limited to 60 tool calls per hour per IP, and a free API key raises the quota. Reused data requires attribution to OpenAxia.

## What it can do

- Search motors by category, manufacturer, protocol, power supply or certification
- Get product specs with source URLs and observed dates
- Compare 2 to 6 products side by side
- List Matter, FCC and other certifications
- Find replacement candidates for an older motor model
- Read product series, spec templates and reviewed industry news
- Browse industry events calendar

## Tools (9)

- `motobase_search_products`: Search and filter motor products by text, category, manufacturer, protocol, power supply or… (read-only)
- `motobase_get_product`: Get one product with sourced specs and verifiable certifications. (read-only)
- `motobase_compare_products`: Compare 2 to 6 products with every spec and its source. (read-only)
- `motobase_list_certifications`: List certifications filtered by product, manufacturer or standard. (read-only)
- `motobase_recent_signals`: Recent human-reviewed industry news and compliance updates. (read-only)
- `motobase_get_spec_template`: Get the parameter template for a spec category. (read-only)
- `motobase_get_series`: Get a product series with members, variant axes and replacement relations. (read-only)
- `motobase_find_replacement`: Find replacement candidates for a motor model with matched values and differences. (read-only)
- `motobase_list_events`: List industry trade shows, conferences and standards meetings. (read-only)

## Example prompts

- "Find 24 V tubular motors with Matter certification"
- "Compare these three Somfy tubular motors side by side"
- "What replacements exist for my old Becker R8/16 motor?"
- "Show recent industry news about shutter motor compliance"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http openaxia https://openaxia.com/api/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **openaxia** should show as connected.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **OpenAxia** and paste this URL:

```url
https://openaxia.com/api/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=OpenAxia&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fopenaxia.com%2Fapi%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://openaxia.com/api/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Enter a name for the server.

3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://openaxia.com/api/mcp` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **No authentication**.

4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**.

Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can).

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=openaxia&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL29wZW5heGlhLmNvbS9hcGkvbWNwIn0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openaxia": {
      "url": "https://openaxia.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=openaxia&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fopenaxia.com%2Fapi%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"openaxia","type":"http","url":"https://openaxia.com/api/mcp"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "openaxia": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://openaxia.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openaxia": {
      "serverUrl": "https://openaxia.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add openaxia --url https://openaxia.com/api/mcp
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.openaxia]
url = "https://openaxia.com/api/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http openaxia https://openaxia.com/api/mcp
```

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openaxia": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://openaxia.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://openaxia.com/api/mcp`.

## Recent changes

- 2026-11-05 08:28 UTC: Tracking started: 9 tools read. Source: automatic check.

More on the History tab, with descriptions before and after for the newest entries: https://mcp.tc/i/openaxia#history (Atom feed: https://mcp.tc/i/openaxia/history.xml). It records what mcp.tc's anonymous checks saw, every 3 hours where the tool list can be read without sign-in; it is not a security review.

## Details

- Server version: 1.0.0
- MCP protocol version: 2025-11-25
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-11-05
- Updated: 2026-11-05

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