Public API

The index has a free, read-only JSON API. It returns the same fields a locked profile shows, and every record includes its page address on this site. No key or sign-up is needed.

Endpoints

Base address: https://retailautosoftware.com/api/public/v1

GET /api/public/v1/search
Search published products by keyword, category or department.
GET /api/public/v1/products/{slug}
One product's public profile fields.
GET /api/public/v1/companies/{slug}
One company's public profile fields and its products.
GET /api/public/v1/categories
Every category with its department and product count.
GET /api/public/v1/departments
Every department with its product count.
GET /api/public/v1/guides
Every published buyer's guide.
GET /api/public/v1/guides/{slug}
One buyer's guide with its text sections and listed products.

Search accepts q, category, group (department) and limit (1 to 48).

Example

curl "https://retailautosoftware.com/api/public/v1/search?category=dms&limit=5"

Usage

Responses allow requests from any website (CORS) and include an ETag, so repeat requests can return 304.
Responses may be cached for 60 seconds.
Each IP address can make up to 120 requests a minute. Past that, the API returns 429 with a Retry-After header.
Unknown slugs return 404 with a JSON error.

MCP server

Assistants that support the Model Context Protocol can connect directly. The server uses streamable HTTP, needs no sign-in, is read-only and shares the API's rate limit. Its tools search products and read product, company, category, department and guide records. Gated profile sections are never returned; each record links to its full profile on this site.

Address: https://retailautosoftware.com/mcp

Claude Desktop or Claude Code

Claude.ai and Claude Desktop: Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, then paste the address. Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http retail-auto-software https://retailautosoftware.com/mcp

ChatGPT and OpenAI

ChatGPT: Settings, Connectors, Create, then paste the address with no authentication. OpenAI Responses API tool:

{
  "type": "mcp",
  "server_label": "retail_auto_software",
  "server_url": "https://retailautosoftware.com/mcp",
  "require_approval": "never"
}

Other MCP clients

Clients that read an mcpServers file (Cursor, VS Code and others):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "retail-auto-software": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://retailautosoftware.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}