← Tendabot MCP Reference
All 29 MCP tools. Everything the server exposes, grouped by the job it belongs to. 13 are read-only and 16 need a write key. Nothing here is aspirational — if it is on this page, the server answers it today.
Tool Needs What it does list_botsread Every bot across every workspace you administer, with the workspace it belongs to. get_botread One bot in full — instructions, model, settings. update_bot_instructionswrite Rewrite what the bot is told to do. Snapshotted, so you can roll back. update_bot_settingswrite Model, office hours, handoff, automations. test_botwrite Ask the bot a question and read the answer, without touching a real conversation. get_overviewread Conversation counts by stage, per bot, across every workspace.
Reply to customers ·
guide Tool Needs What it does list_conversationsread The shared inbox. Filter by bot, stage or channel. get_conversationread Every message in order, plus the lead details captured on the thread. send_replywrite Reply as a human. Never metered and never counted against your plan. take_overwrite Stop the AI on a thread so a person can answer. hand_to_aiwrite Give the thread back; the AI resumes answering. set_conversation_statuswrite Move a thread between open, pending and closed. list_signupsread Captured leads — anyone who gave a name, email or phone to a bot. get_signupread One lead in full. update_signupwrite Edit a lead record or add a note.
Tool Needs What it does list_knowledgeread Everything a bot has been taught, by source. add_knowledgewrite Teach the bot a new fact, policy or document. delete_knowledgewrite Remove one chunk by id — the fix for an answer that went stale. list_knowledge_chunksread The retrievable pieces, so you can find the one that is wrong. add_websitewrite Crawl a URL and turn its pages into citable knowledge. resync_websitewrite Re-crawl after you have changed the site. list_help_articlesread Published help centre articles. upsert_help_articlewrite Write an article. It serves readers for SEO and teaches the bot at the same time. reorder_help_articleswrite Pull the articles that matter to the top.
Tool Needs What it does get_bot_costsread Spend per bot, with cost per reply and the model breakdown. get_credit_balanceread Credits and AI replies left this month, per workspace.
Connect your store ·
guide Tool Needs What it does list_channelsread Which channels a bot answers on — widget, WhatsApp, email. sync_catalogwrite Pull the live Shopify or WooCommerce catalogue so answers use real prices. update_widgetwrite Colours, launcher, position, starter questions.
Endpoint
https://platform.tendabot.com/api/mcp/YOUR_KEYCreate a key under Settings → Claude & API access . A read-only key refuses every write tool by name, so you can hand one over without thinking about it. How the connection works .
Ready when you are
Your first agent, answering in five minutes. TENDABOT. One AI agent across your website, WhatsApp and email — with a shared inbox so a person is always one tap away. Billed at what the models actually cost.