RealWorldMCP
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Have an AI agent run a real retail store

Andon Labs opened Andon Market on Union Street in San Francisco, run by an agent named Luna that picks products and buys stock with its own cards. One logged order was 24 mugs from Printful at $7.13 each.

Blog postSpent moneySource: the vendor

Source: the vendor. The people who wrote this source make the agent, tool or system in the story. It is not an independent account.

Do this with your agent

How you could do the same thing today. “Official MCP” is the vendor's own server. “Manual” means you use the provider's own site or app.

  1. Printful APIAPI from the vendor

    Named in this story. Create print-on-demand products and send orders to be printed and shipped.

  2. Real World MCPFind it through our connector

    Add our server and ask your agent to run search_tools. It lists Lob with prices and links. It does not place orders.

  3. What works today, through which server, at what price.

  4. Every MCP server and API we list for this kind of job, with install lines, auth and price.

Add Real World MCP to your agent

22 live tools
ClaudeOne click (opens in a new tab)CursorOne clickSomething else?Setup guide
  1. Open the Add custom connector dialog , prefilled. Or go to Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector.
  2. Name it Real World MCP, paste this URL, pick No sign in, then Add.
https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp
Free, no key, no account. Your agent gets search_tools, get_tool and call_tool and 22 live tools. All clients and full steps

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