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planthire-ai-mcp MCP — AI-powered automation tool
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Planthire Ai MCP
planthire-ai-mcp MCP — AI-powered automation tool
planthire-ai-mcp MCP — AI-powered automation tool. MIT.
🚀 Quick Start
PlantHire AI is an MCP server for UK construction equipment rental, built by MEOK AI Labs. It provides intelligent search across a plant hire catalog, rental quote calculation, real-time availability checking, booking creation, HSE-compliant pre-use safety checklists, and transport cost estimation for equipment delivery and collection.
Use cases: excavator/dumper/roller hire quotation, site equipment availability checks, LOLER/PUWER safety compliance, transport planning for heavy plant, and multi-item rental booking workflows.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_equipment |
Search the construction equipment catalog by type, capacity, or keyword. Returns matching plant with specs and daily/weekly rates. |
get_rental_quote |
Calculate rental pricing for a piece of equipment over a given hire period, including delivery and collection costs. |
check_availability |
Check whether specific equipment is available for a requested date range across depots. |
create_booking |
Create an equipment rental booking with delivery address, hire dates, and contact details. |
get_safety_checklist |
Get an HSE-compliant pre-use safety inspection checklist tailored to the equipment type (e.g. excavator, telehandler). |
calculate_transport |
Estimate transport costs for delivery and/or collection of hired equipment based on site postcode and equipment dimensions. |
Installation
# Install via pip
pip install planthire_ai_mcp
# Or install via Smithery
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install planthire-ai-mcp --client claude
✨ Features
- MCP protocol compliant
- Easy installation
- Well-documented API
- Production-ready
- Active maintenance
📖 Documentation
🛡️ Compliance
This MCP server is built with EU AI Act compliance built-in:
- ✅ Article 9 — Risk Management System
- ✅ Article 13 — Transparency & Instructions for Use
- ✅ Article 15 — Bias Detection & Testing
- ✅ Article 26 — FRIA Support (where applicable)
- ✅ Article 50 — AI Content Watermarking (where applicable)
Need help getting compliant? Book a free 15-min diagnostic →
🏢 Enterprise
Need custom development, SLA guarantees, or white-label deployment?
- Pro: $99/mo — Full MCP suite + EU AI Act tracking
- Enterprise: $499/mo — Custom dev + SLA + Dedicated support
View Pricing → | Contact Sales →
🤝 Part of the MEOK Ecosystem
This server is part of the MEOK AI Labs ecosystem — 300+ MCP servers for sovereign AI governance.
| Domain | Purpose |
|---|---|
| councilof.ai | EU AI Act compliance marketplace |
| safetyof.ai | AI safety & monitoring |
| meok.ai | Sovereign AI platform |
| cobolbridge.ai | Legacy modernization |
📜 License
MIT © CSOAI-ORG
Pairs with MEOK Governance Suite
Build something that touches users? You need compliance. MEOK ships 38 governance MCPs that drop in alongside this tool — EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2, CRA, GDPR, ISO 42001, FDA SaMD, MDR, Basel, MiFID II, MiCA, COPPA, and more.
# One-shot install of the governance pack
npx meok-setup --pack governance
Free tier: 10 calls/day per MCP. Pro tier (£79/mo): unlimited + cryptographically signed compliance attestations your auditor verifies independently.
→ Full catalogue: councilof.ai/catalogue → MEOK AI Labs: meok.ai
💸 Try MEOK in 30 seconds — instant buy ladder
| Tier | Price | What you get | Stripe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke test | £1 | Signed sample MCP-Hardening report + Article 50 PDF | https://buy.stripe.com/aFa7sNcgAdQS0ZT1Uc8k91t |
| Quick Kit | £9 | EU AI Act Article 50 implementation guide (C2PA + EU-Icon) | https://buy.stripe.com/aFa7sNcgAdQS0ZT1Uc8k91t |
| Founder Call | £29 | 30-min 1-on-1 with the founder | https://buy.stripe.com/aFa7sNcgAdQS0ZT1Uc8k91t |
Refundable. UK Stripe — VAT-clean. Builds on the 81-MCP MEOK fleet. Verify any signed report at https://meok.ai/verify.
Configuration
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["planthire-ai-mcp"]
}
}
}
Or: pip install planthire-ai-mcp then run the planthire-ai-mcp command (stdio transport).
Examples
Once configured, ask your assistant, for example:
- "Use
search_equipmentto …" - "Use
get_rental_quoteto …" - "Use
check_availabilityto …"
Install
Add planthire ai mcp to your client. Pick the one you use.
claude mcp add planthire-ai-mcp -- uvx planthire-ai-mcpcodex mcp add planthire-ai-mcp -- uvx planthire-ai-mcpamp mcp add planthire-ai-mcp -- uvx planthire-ai-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"planthire-ai-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop.
{
"mcpServers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"planthire-ai-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, or `.cursor/mcp.json` for a single project.
code --add-mcp '{"name":"planthire-ai-mcp","command":"uvx","args":["planthire-ai-mcp"]}'Or add the block manually to `.vscode/mcp.json` under `servers`.
{
"mcpServers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"planthire-ai-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`.
{
"mcpServers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"planthire-ai-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to `cline_mcp_settings.json` via the MCP Servers panel.
{
"mcpServers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"planthire-ai-mcp"
]
}
}
}Add to `~/.gemini/settings.json`.
{
"mcpServers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"type": "local",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"planthire-ai-mcp"
],
"tools": [
"*"
]
}
}
}Add to `~/.copilot/mcp-config.json`, or run `/mcp add` inside the CLI.
{
"context_servers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"command": {
"path": "uvx",
"args": [
"planthire-ai-mcp"
]
}
}
}
}Add to your Zed `settings.json`.
uvx planthire-ai-mcpRun `goose configure`, choose **Add Extension → Command-line Extension**, and paste this command.
6 tools
planthire ai mcp exposes 6 tools to a connected agent.
- search_equipment
- Search the construction equipment catalog by type, capacity, or keyword. Returns matching plant with specs and daily/weekly rates.
- get_rental_quote
- Calculate rental pricing for a piece of equipment over a given hire period, including delivery and collection costs.
- check_availability
- Check whether specific equipment is available for a requested date range across depots.
- create_booking
- Create an equipment rental booking with delivery address, hire dates, and contact details.
- get_safety_checklist
- Get an HSE-compliant pre-use safety inspection checklist tailored to the equipment type (e.g. excavator, telehandler).
- calculate_transport
- Estimate transport costs for delivery and/or collection of hired equipment based on site postcode and equipment dimensions.
Score
74 / 100
Good
- Documentation21/25
- Maintenance22/25
- Trust13/20
- Capability6/15
- Install experience12/15
- Documents what it does and how to connect
- Has a resolvable package or endpoint
- Exposes at least one tool, prompt or resource
- README has substantive content
- Includes a code example
- Documents its configuration
- Mentions credentials or security posture
- Last commit 65 days ago
- Has a release history
- Repository is not archived
- Licensed MIT
- Namespace verified in the official MCP registry
- Claimed by its owner
- Published under an organisation
- 6 tool(s) documented
- Provides prompt templates
- Provides resources
- 12 documented install method(s)
- Published to a package registry
- Offers a hosted endpoint — no local install
Version history
| Versions | Published |
|---|---|
| 1.0.8Latest | Aug 19, 2026 |
| 1.0.4 | May 7, 2026 |
| 1.0.3 | May 7, 2026 |
| 1.0.1 | May 7, 2026 |