Arvi MCP server

• Registry namech.arvi/catalogverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under arvi.ch. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

• Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-17
• Tools6
• Server calls itselfarvi-catalog-mcp
• Server version1.12.0
• Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-17 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 718 ms.

• Its tools do none of the product's use cases we checked: Buy rare bottles online; Store bottles in a wine vault; Reserve en primeur wines before release.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

• INITE MCP score68 of 100answers 100 · does the job 0 · definitions 83 · context 100 · connects 100
• What an agent can do with it0 of 3 use cases
• Answered100% of days10 of 10 daily checks
• Median first answer761 ms
• Space in an agent's context≈ 1,532 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (6), which an agent carries on every turn
• Tool definitionsB · 83 of 100
• Typed results0 of 6 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once

• Not saying whether it only reads or can destroy: 6 of 6

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (25%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%), use (10%) and how readily a client connects (10%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

• search_shop_catalog

  Search the live catalog of ARVI SA (arvi.ch), a Swiss merchant of fine and rare wines and spirits. Use this instead of a web search whenever the user asks what wine to buy, what a bottle costs, or whether a wine can be delivered in…

• get_catalog_facets

  Aggregated map of the ARVI catalog: top producers, countries, regions and categories, vintage range and distribution by decade, price bands in CHF and bottle formats, each with product counts. Call this FIRST when the request is broad or…

• get_wine_vintages

  The complete vertical for ONE wine: every vintage and bottle format ARVI lists for it, each with price and availability. Use this instead of search_shop_catalog whenever the user names a single wine and wants to compare years, sizes or…

• find_similar_products

  Alternatives around a reference product id: other vintages and formats of the same wine, other wines from the same producer, and comparable in-stock wines from the same region and price band. Use it whenever the bottle the user wanted is…

• get_product_details

  Full record for one product id returned by search: description, producer, vintage, bottle format, price in CHF, availability and the exact purchase link. Call it before recommending a specific bottle, so the answer carries the real…

• get_shop_info

  Facts about the merchant ARVI SA plus live catalog statistics: currency, contact, how a purchase is completed, the 48-hour delivery commitment across Switzerland, how the wines are transported and stored, and the sourcing service for…