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Custom Blinds
Made-to-measure blinds in South Africa: prices, stock, quotes, delivery times, window previews.
First seen 15 Nov 2026. Evidence as of 15 Nov 2026.
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| Tool | Description | Behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| cancel_cart | Permanently delete a cart by cart_id. Use when the customer abandons the session or wants to start over. Has no effect on any checkout or paid order already created from this cart. Irreversible, create a new cart to restart. | Destructive |
| cancel_checkout | Abort an unpaid checkout and release its checkout_id. Use if the customer changes their mind after create_checkout but before completing payment. Has no effect on orders already confirmed by webhook. To restart, create a new cart and checkout from scratch. | Destructive |
| check_colour_stock | Verify whether a specific colour is available before configure_product. Returns in_stock boolean, expected_restock_date if out of stock, and up to 5 alternative in-stock colours ordered by similarity. Call this when a customer requests a named colour or when you want to prevent a configure_product failure due to an out-of-stock selection. Duo Roller: colour is one blockout and one sheer written "Blockout + Sheer" (get_product returns duo_fabrics). | Read-only |
| complete_checkout | Generate a Yoco card or Ozow instant-EFT payment link; this does NOT complete payment. Rejects cancelled checkouts and rechecks stock and totals first. An atomic claim prevents competing gateway calls. Returns payment_url or null plus status and message; cloud callers may be held. Retain a successful URL: repeat calls return payment_pending with no URL. Gateway failures raise an error, send no payment-link email and require team review rather than an automatic retry. Poll get_order with customer_email for payment status. | Destructive |
| configure_product | Lock in a full blind specification: product, dimensions, colour, and mount type (inside recess or outside face-fix). Validates that the colour exists and is in stock, then prices the blind. Returns a configuration summary to pass directly into create_cart. Call check_colour_stock first if availability is uncertain. Duo Roller: colour is one blockout and one sheer written "Blockout + Sheer" (get_product returns duo_fabrics). | Read-only |
| create_cart | Start the open UCP purchase flow, no auth needed. Creates a cart session and returns a cart_id (24-hour TTL). Optionally seed with pre-configured blind items and customer details. Next step: update_cart to add items, then create_checkout → complete_checkout to mint the payment link. Duo Roller: colour is one blockout and one sheer written "Blockout + Sheer" (get_product returns duo_fabrics). | Changes data |
| create_checkout | Phase 1 of 2 in the purchase flow. Convert a cart (or inline items + customer) into a checkout. Customer name, email, and phone are required. Returns checkout_id. No payment link is minted yet, call complete_checkout for that. Use update_checkout to correct customer details before finalising. | Destructive |
| create_quote_link | Make a shareable quote page for the customer, with no side effects: no order, no email, no payment link and no stock hold. Each blind is priced and stock-checked now; the page shows the lines and total and its button fills the customer's cart and opens checkout, where prices are checked again. Valid 7 days. Use this when the customer wants to review, share or pay later, instead of create_checkout. | Changes data |
| get_ar_visualizer_url | Returns the link to the Custom Blinds Visualiser (See it before you buy it), pre-selected to the product when it is supported. The customer adds a photo of their window (any angle), picks a blind and colour, and previews it on their own window. A preview of colour and style, not a measuring tool. No measuring or marking. A name and WhatsApp number are needed; 2 free previews per customer. Also returns the measuring guide (mode 'measure' makes it the main url) and the list of supported products. A customer still unsure of sizes can order with best guess sizes, receive a free tape measure and confirm before production starts. Use when a customer wants to see how a blind or colour will look before ordering, or is unsure how to measure. If you already have the customer's photo, use start_visualiser_preview to show the blind in this chat instead. | Read-only |
| get_cart | Retrieve live cart state by cart_id: full item list, calculated totals in ZAR, and any customer details stored so far. Call after update_cart to confirm changes are correct before proceeding to create_checkout. Cart expires after 24 hours of inactivity. | Read-only |
| get_checkout | Read checkout by checkout_id. Returns persisted order status, payment_status, payment_method, items, customer, total_zar and currency. Initial order status is started, not pending. This tool does not return a previously generated payment_url: retain the complete_checkout response in caller context. | Read-only |
| get_delivery_estimate | Lead time for a new order. Production takes 5 to 7 working days once payment clears, outside peak seasons. Pass the customer's town and 4-digit street postal_code (province and suburb help) and the transit range is The Courier Guy's own quote from our Knysna depot to that town; without them it is the standard 2 to 5 working days. Returns working-day ranges and a summary safe to share. Never quote a dispatch or delivery date: weather and production set them. | Read-only |
| get_order | Retrieve a confirmed order's status, items, and payment details by order_id. customer_email is required as soft-auth and must exactly match the order record, prevents arbitrary order lookups. Returns payment status (paid | pending | failed), production status, and dispatch date once available. | Read-only |
| get_payment_methods | List available payment processors and their capabilities. Returns Yoco (card, immediate) and Ozow (instant EFT via South African bank account). Call when the customer asks 'how can I pay?' or before presenting options. The result informs the payment_method field in create_checkout and complete_checkout. | Read-only |
| get_price | Get an exact ZAR price using product_id from search_catalog or lookup_catalog, width_mm and height_mm. Prices include VAT and delivery. Colour selects the bamboo price tier where applicable. A price is not a stock reservation: validate the exact colour and mount with configure_product before creating a cart. Failure can return success:false or a JSON-RPC validation error. | Read-only |
| get_product | Fetch complete details for one product by id (e.g. roller-blockout, venetian-25mm-aluwood). Returns all available colours with in-stock status, materials, features, and maximum supported dimensions. Use before configure_product to confirm a colour exists and is in stock before committing. Duo Roller: colour is one blockout and one sheer written "Blockout + Sheer" (get_product returns duo_fabrics). | Read-only |
| get_product_recommendation | Translate a customer's primary concern into a product recommendation. primary_concern must be one of: blockout, heat, glare, moisture, privacy, security, automation. Optionally narrow by room (bedroom, lounge, etc.), location, budget, and aesthetic. Returns a recommended product_id with rationale, pass it to get_price or configure_product next. Security concern routes to brochure MCP (Garden Route customers only). | Read-only |
| get_visualiser_preview | Draw and return the preview for a job_id from start_visualiser_preview: the blind in the chosen colour on the customer's photo, as an image in the result and as image_url (kept 7 days). The first call draws it (30 to 90 s); status "drawing" means call again after retry_after_seconds. | Changes data |
| get_whatsapp_handoff | Generate a pre-filled WhatsApp deep link to hand the customer off to the right contact. Garden Route locations (Knysna, Plett, George, Sedgefield, etc.) route to Duncan Kane on WhatsApp (+27795235407) for a free in-home consultation; all other South African locations route to the shop WhatsApp (+27760228410), WhatsApp only, no voice calls. Use when the customer prefers human assistance or when self-serve checkout isn't appropriate. | Read-only |
| lookup_catalog | Preferred structured discovery. Filter by category, partial colour name or required supported width/drop in mm. Returns results containing product_id, name, category and product_url, plus total. Width/drop filters check separate maximums, not every combination; confirm the exact pair with get_price. | Read-only |
| request_price_match | Submit a price match claim when the customer has found the same blind at a lower price elsewhere. Custom Blinds matches verified South African retailer prices for identical product, dimensions, and specs. Returns a pre-filled WhatsApp link to the claims team. Not applicable to: Blinds Direct (same supplier), clearance or flash-sale prices, or out-of-stock items. Requires product_id and competitor_price_zar at minimum. | Read-only |
| request_swatch | Log up to 5 colour codes against an EXISTING order for the team (order_ref required; without it the tool returns status order_required and logs nothing). Sample swatches, not off-cuts: on orders over R8,000 the customer can ask on WhatsApp for swatches in the colours they like, for the product they are ordering; if nothing suits, full refund with no fees. Never quote a sample price or courier cost. | Changes data |
| search_catalog | Preferred free-text discovery. Returns results containing product_id, name, category, description, product_url and colour_count_in_stock, plus total and currency. For structured filters use lookup_catalog. Pass product_id to get_product or get_price. | Read-only |
| start_visualiser_preview | Show the customer a blind on THEIR OWN window, in this chat. Pass the photo they gave you (image_url https, or image_base64), the product_id and an exact in-stock colour name (get_product), and the customer's name and South African WhatsApp number (required: the team follows up on WhatsApp, and each number gets 2 free previews). Indoor blinds only. Finds the windows (20 to 45 s) and returns job_id; then call get_visualiser_preview. A preview of colour and style, not a measuring tool. | Changes data |
| update_cart | Modify an open cart before checkout. op: 'add' appends items, 'remove' drops items by 0-based index, 'set' replaces the full item list, 'clear' empties the cart. Merges customer details (name, email, phone) via the customer field. Call get_cart afterwards to confirm. Cannot modify a cart that already has a checkout in progress. | Destructive |
| update_checkout | Update customer details or payment_method only before payment-link generation. Paid, cancelled and payment-in-progress checkouts are rejected. Concurrent state changes are detected; retrieve the latest status before retrying. | Destructive |
| validate_measurement | Check a customer's sizes before pricing. Returns ok, problems (must fix), warnings (ask the customer) and advice: size limits for the product, product minimums, centimetre slips, inside-mount reveal depth (single rollers 50mm, no-drill rollers included; Double Roller zebra 90mm; Duo Roller 100mm), no-drill rules (inside only, at least 50mm reveal on rollers and 40mm on 25mm venetians, 2000mm max width, 1500mm on 25mm venetians), face-fix sizing (add 100mm each side and 100mm above and below) and the width we deduct when making an inside mount. Changes nothing and returns no price. | Read-only |
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| Source | Listing | First seen | Last seen | Versions |
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| Official MCP Registry | za.co.customblinds/shop | 15 Nov 2026 | 15 Nov 2026 | 1 |