Full read-write Claude connector for Katana
Have Claude create orders and update stock in Katana
Stop clicking through the web app to enter every sales order, manufacturing order, and purchase order. Claude drafts the record from an email or quote right where your production and inventory already live, then routes it for your approval.
Katana is a cloud manufacturing and inventory platform that small and mid-sized makers run production, stock, sales orders, and purchasing from. People want Claude to do more than look records up: to create and update records like manufacturing orders, sales orders, and purchase orders directly in Katana.
What is a Katana MCP server?
A Katana MCP server is a small hosted service that exposes Katana's data and actions to Claude over the Model Context Protocol, so Claude can inventory, orders, and operations inside your own account. We build it as a custom connector with separate read and write tools, and destructive actions stay gated behind your approval.
What can Katana's current connector do today?
Today, Katana has no first-party Claude connector, and any third-party or directory option tends to be read-leaning or to cover a thin slice of the data model. That leaves order entry, production scheduling, and stock updates as manual work in the web app. A custom connector reaches Katana's REST API and adds scoped write actions with human-in-the-loop controls.
What does full read-write Katana access unlock?
Full read-write Katana access lets Claude create and update the records you work in: draft a sales order from an email, create a manufacturing order for a product, raise a purchase order against the right supplier, or update a product or material, then route it for your approval. The data entry that used to mean clicking through the web app happens where the records already live.
- Draft a sales order from an email or quote you paste in
- Create a manufacturing order for a product and its quantity
- Raise a purchase order against the right supplier and materials
- Create or update product, material, and customer records
- Update stock details, pricing, or supplier fields on a record
- Search orders matching a filter and propose batched field edits
Can Claude create orders in Katana?
Yes, Claude can create orders in Katana with a full read-write connector. It drafts a sales order from an email or quote, raises a manufacturing order for a product and quantity, or creates a purchase order against the right supplier and materials through dedicated write tools on Katana's REST API, then routes it for your approval.
Can Claude update product and stock records in Katana?
Updating product and stock records in Katana is exactly what the write tools handle. Claude can create or edit product, material, and customer records, and adjust stock details, pricing, or supplier fields directly through the REST API. It shows you each change before writing, so nothing in your inventory shifts without review.
Will Claude delete orders in Katana without my approval?
No. Deleting an order or removing a record in Katana is a separate, gated action that runs only after you confirm it. Claude can prepare the order or edit and show you exactly what it will write, and it never gets more access than the scoped Katana API key you provide already carries.
How a Katana connector works
We build a small MCP server that authenticates to Katana through its REST API using a scoped API key, limited to the narrowest access the work needs. Read tools (order search, record lookup, stock check) and write tools (create order, raise PO, update record) are separated, and deleting or other consequential actions require your confirmation. Claude only ever has the access the configured Katana key already carries, and the server can run inside your IP allowlist if your setup uses one.
Frequently asked questions
Can Claude create and update records in Katana, not just read them?
Will Claude delete orders or records in Katana without my approval?
Does the Katana connector get more access than my own account has?
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