# mcmaster-navigator-mcp

> Unofficial headless MCP server for navigating McMaster-Carr and resolving exact part numbers

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcmaster-navigator-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Chancel Lavoie
- homepage: https://github.com/cmuchancel/mcmaster-navigator-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/cmuchancel/mcmaster-navigator-mcp
- version: 0.5.4
- protocols: mcp
- tags: browser-automation, cad, mcmaster-carr, mcp, parts
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcmaster-navigator-mcp

### Description (declared)

# McMaster Navigator MCP

Unofficial headless MCP server for navigating McMaster-Carr and finding exact part numbers from text descriptions or page navigation.

This server is for the gap before your product-data pipeline: it finds McMaster part numbers from rendered search/category pages. Once you have part numbers, use your own product API or CAD/data-sheet pipeline for detailed assets.

This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by McMaster-Carr.

## Features

- Headless-only browsing with SeleniumBase UC mode.
- Stateful navigation across searches, categories, product pages, back, and current page.
- Product number extraction from rendered links, images, and page HTML.
- Dynamic schema extraction for rendered product tables: columns, row attributes, group headers, filters, and part-number rows.
- Exact-part resolver that searches multiple query roots, extracts live rendered table schemas, maps constraints onto dynamic fields, and returns a part number only when matching rows collapse to one candidate.
- GPT-backed schema matching with programmatic row filtering: the model proposes fields and accepted live values, while Python performs the actual filtering.
- Dynamic handling for linked option variants, accessory rows, prefixed table columns, dimensions, materials, selected options, model numbers, and packaging.
- MCP-safe stdio transport; browser logs are kept off protocol stdout.
- Isolated temporary Chrome profile by default so stale user sessions do not break agent runs.
- Automatic one-time browser reset/retry for common first-run ChromeDriver failures.
- Sequential browser session with Selenium page-load timeouts.
- Browser-free URL helper for fast product/search URL generation.

## Requirements

- Python 3.11 or newer
- Google Chrome installed
- Network access to `https://www.mcmaster.com`

SeleniumBase downloads a matching driver automatically on first use. The first live request can take longer than later requests.

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- infra.browser-automation (1, declared)
- media.3d (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcmaster-navigator-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T00:23:06.628Z)

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