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  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/mcp-server-card/v1.json",
  "protocolVersion": "2025-06-18",
  "name": "Delivering Retail Excellence (DRE) Remote MCP Server",
  "description": "Official Remote MCP Server for Delivering Retail Excellence (dreretail.co.za). Provides AI agents with South African retail gap assessment frameworks, 15-category store audit checklists, 15-step turnaround roadmaps, regional service coverage, and consultation booking links.",
  "serverInfo": {
    "name": "io.github.CodeWays-PTY/dreretail-mcp",
    "title": "Delivering Retail Excellence (DRE) — South African Retail Consulting MCP",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "description": "Official Remote MCP Server for Delivering Retail Excellence (dreretail.co.za). Provides AI agents with South African retail gap assessment frameworks, 15-category store audit checklists, 15-step turnaround roadmaps, regional service coverage, and consultation booking links.",
    "websiteUrl": "https://dreretail.co.za",
    "icons": [
      {
        "src": "https://dreretail.co.za/images/logo-160w.webp",
        "sizes": "160x66",
        "mimeType": "image/webp"
      }
    ]
  },
  "transport": {
    "type": "http",
    "endpoint": "https://api.dreretail.co.za/mcp",
    "url": "https://api.dreretail.co.za/mcp",
    "authentication": {
      "type": "none",
      "description": "Public read-only retail consulting knowledge and session-link tools require no authentication (rate-limited to 60 requests/minute per IP)."
    }
  },
  "endpoints": {
    "streamable_http": "https://api.dreretail.co.za/mcp",
    "sse": "https://api.dreretail.co.za/sse"
  },
  "auth": {
    "type": "none"
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "tools": {
      "listChanged": false
    },
    "resources": {
      "subscribe": false,
      "listChanged": false
    },
    "prompts": {
      "listChanged": false
    },
    "sampling": false
  },
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "search_services",
      "description": "Search Delivering Retail Excellence (DRE) consulting layers, 15-category retail gap assessments, strategic planning (SMART goals & 5 W's), OHASA compliance, merchandising, and staff training programmes in South Africa.",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "query": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Optional keyword or operational challenge to filter services (e.g., 'audit', 'shrinkage', 'OHASA', 'merchandising', 'training', 'strategy'). Leave empty to list all 3 consulting layers."
          },
          "layer": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Optional DRE consulting layer number: 1 (Diagnosis & Gap Assessments), 2 (Strategic Plan Development), or 3 (Shopfloor Execution, Training & Retainer Support)."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "annotations": {
        "title": "Search DRE Retail Consulting Services",
        "readOnlyHint": true,
        "destructiveHint": false,
        "idempotentHint": true,
        "openWorldHint": false
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "get_gap_assessment_framework",
      "description": "Retrieve Delivering Retail Excellence's complete 15-Category Store Audit Framework and 15-Step Retail Turnaround Journey used to diagnose and fix operational gaps in South African retail stores.",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "section": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "all",
              "15_audit_categories",
              "15_step_journey"
            ],
            "description": "Which part of the DRE methodology to return: 'all', '15_audit_categories', or '15_step_journey'."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "annotations": {
        "title": "Get 15-Category Audit & 15-Step Journey Framework",
        "readOnlyHint": true,
        "destructiveHint": false,
        "idempotentHint": true,
        "openWorldHint": false
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "check_service_area",
      "description": "Check Delivering Retail Excellence on-site consulting availability, deployment SLAs, and regional coverage across Gauteng (Pretoria/Johannesburg), Western Cape (Cape Town), KwaZulu-Natal, and all 9 South African provinces.",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "location": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "City, suburb, or province in South Africa to check coverage for (e.g., 'Pretoria', 'Johannesburg', 'Cape Town', 'Durban', 'Gauteng')."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "annotations": {
        "title": "Check South African Regional Service Coverage",
        "readOnlyHint": true,
        "destructiveHint": false,
        "idempotentHint": true,
        "openWorldHint": false
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "search_insights",
      "description": "Search Delivering Retail Excellence's library of South African retail management articles, operational guides, supply chain analyses, and store audit case studies.",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "query": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Search keyword or topic (e.g., 'audit', 'supply chain', 'SMART goals', 'Johannesburg', 'merchandise', 'analytics')."
          },
          "limit": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Maximum number of articles to return (1 to 20, default 10)."
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "annotations": {
        "title": "Search DRE Retail Insights & Articles",
        "readOnlyHint": true,
        "destructiveHint": false,
        "idempotentHint": true,
        "openWorldHint": false
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "book_gap_assessment",
      "description": "Generate a pre-populated retail gap assessment booking link and direct WhatsApp consultation handoff URL for a prospective retail client in South Africa.",
      "inputSchema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "business_name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Name of the retail store, franchise group, or company requesting the consultation."
          },
          "stores_count": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Number of retail stores or franchise branches operated by the client."
          },
          "primary_gap": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "Retail Operations & Audits",
              "Strategic Planning & Growth",
              "Staff Training & Development",
              "Supply Chain & Merchandising",
              "OHASA Safety & Compliance",
              "Full 15-Step Turnaround Journey"
            ],
            "description": "Primary operational challenge or consulting focus area."
          },
          "city_or_province": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "City or province in South Africa where the stores are located (e.g., 'Johannesburg, Gauteng')."
          },
          "notes": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Brief context on the store format or operational challenges."
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "primary_gap"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false
      },
      "annotations": {
        "title": "Prepare Retail Gap Assessment Booking Link",
        "readOnlyHint": true,
        "destructiveHint": false,
        "idempotentHint": true,
        "openWorldHint": false
      }
    }
  ],
  "install_deeplinks": {
    "cursor": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=dreretail-mcp&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FwaS5kcmVyZXRhaWwuY28uemEvbWNwIn0=",
    "vscode": "vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22dreretail-mcp%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.dreretail.co.za%2Fmcp%22%7D",
    "claude_code": "claude mcp add --transport http dreretail-mcp https://api.dreretail.co.za/mcp"
  },
  "sameAs": [
    "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=dreretail.co.za",
    "https://smithery.ai/server/CodeWays-PTY/dreretail-mcp",
    "https://glama.ai/mcp/servers?query=dreretail.co.za",
    "https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers?q=dreretail"
  ],
  "contact": {
    "name": "Delivering Retail Excellence Advisory Desk",
    "email": "info@dreretail.co.za",
    "phone": "+27 82 492 1759",
    "url": "https://dreretail.co.za/contact"
  }
}