MCP Server - Customer & Order Analytics

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides AI-powered tools for querying customer and order data. This FastAPI-based server enables LLM clients to access structured business data through three specialized tools for customer analytics and order management.

🚀 Overview

This MCP server acts as a bridge between AI language models and business data, allowing LLMs to:

• Count customer orders by month
• Retrieve recent customers by country
• Calculate customer lifetime value and spending patterns

The server follows the Model Context Protocol specification, making it compatible with various AI clients and frameworks that support MCP integration.

✨ Features

Core MCP Tools

1. Order Count by Customer & Month - Track customer ordering patterns over time
2. Recent Customers by Country - Discover new customers in specific markets
3. Customer Total Spend - Analyze customer lifetime value and spending behavior

Technical Features

• FastAPI Framework - High-performance async API with automatic documentation
• Pydantic Validation - Type-safe data models with automatic validation
• JSON Data Backend - Simple file-based storage for customers and orders
• Comprehensive Logging - Full request/response logging for debugging
• Health Monitoring - Built-in health check endpoints
• CORS Support - Cross-origin requests enabled for web clients

🏗️ Architecture

mcp-server/
├── main.py                     # FastAPI application entry point
├── requirements.txt            # Python dependencies
├── data/                       # JSON data files
│   ├── customers.json          # Customer records
│   └── orders.json             # Order transactions
├── src/                        # Source code
│   ├── models/                 # Data models and schemas
│   │   ├── schemas.py          # Pydantic models for validation
│   │   └── data_loader.py      # Data loading utilities
│   └── tools/                  # MCP tools implementation
│       └── mcp_tools.py        # Tool implementations
├── tests/                      # Test suite
├── llm_client/                 # Example LLM client implementation
└── docs/                       # Documentation

🛠️ Available Tools

1. get_order_count_by_customer_and_month

Count orders for a specific customer in a given calendar month.

Input:

{
  "customerName": "John Doe",
  "isoMonth": "2025-03"
}

Output:

{
  "count": 2
}

2. list_recent_customers_by_country

Fetch the newest N customers from a specific country.

Input:

{
  "country": "USA",
  "limit": 5
}

Output:

{
  "customers": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "country": "USA",
      "joinedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
      "totalSpend": 1250.50,
      "orderCount": 3
    }
  ]
}

3. get_customer_total_spend

Calculate total spending and order statistics for a customer.

Input:

{
  "customerName": "John Doe"
}

Output:

{
  "customerName": "John Doe",
  "totalSpend": 1250.50,
  "orderCount": 3,
  "averageOrderValue": 416.83
}

🚦 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9+
• pip or poetry for dependency management

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd mcp-server

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Start the server:

python main.py

The server will start on http://localhost:8000

Production Deployment

uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

📡 API Endpoints

Health Check

• GET / - Basic health check
• GET /health - Detailed health status

MCP Protocol Endpoints

• GET /tools/list - List available MCP tools
• POST /tools/call - Execute a specific tool

Example Usage

List available tools:

curl http://localhost:8000/tools/list

Call a tool:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/tools/call \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "get_order_count_by_customer_and_month",
    "arguments": {
      "customerName": "John Doe",
      "isoMonth": "2025-03"
    }
  }'

🧪 Testing

Run the test suite:

pytest tests/

Run with coverage:

pytest tests/ --cov=src --cov-report=html

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

• HOST - Server host (default: 0.0.0.0)
• PORT - Server port (default: 8000)
• LOG_LEVEL - Logging level (default: INFO)

Data Files

The server reads from JSON files in the data/ directory:

• customers.json - Customer records with id, name, country, joinedAt
• orders.json - Order records with id, customerId, customerName, date, amount

🤝 Integration

LLM Client Example

This repository includes an example LLM client (llm_client/) that demonstrates how to integrate with the MCP server using Mistral AI. The client:

• Connects to the MCP server
• Uses Mistral AI for natural language processing
• Automatically calls appropriate MCP tools based on user questions
• Returns AI-generated answers with real data

Using with Other AI Frameworks

The server is compatible with any system that supports the Model Context Protocol, including:

• Claude Desktop
• Custom AI applications
• Other MCP-compatible frameworks

📚 Documentation

• Setup Guide - Detailed setup and usage instructions
• Architecture - Technical architecture and design decisions
• API Documentation - Interactive API docs (when server is running)

🛡️ Error Handling

The server provides comprehensive error handling:

• 400 Bad Request - Invalid input parameters
• 404 Not Found - Unknown tool names
• 500 Internal Server Error - Server-side errors

All errors follow the MCP protocol format with detailed error messages.

🔄 Development

Adding New Tools

1. Define the tool schema in src/tools/mcp_tools.py
2. Implement the tool logic
3. Add input validation using Pydantic models
4. Update the tool definitions list
5. Add comprehensive tests

Code Style

• Follow PEP 8 guidelines
• Use type hints throughout
• Add docstrings for all public methods
• Maintain test coverage above 80%