# Arctic White (remote · arcticsci.com)

Lab consumables from Arctic White: search, specs, price and stock, shipping, checkout and quotes.

- Trust score: 74/100 (medium)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `arcticsci.com`: 74/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-arcticsci-shop/arcticsci.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-arcticsci-shop/arcticsci)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://arcticsci.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 69/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 925 tokens (~154/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 10/100
  - Stability observed for 3 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
  - Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Arctic White MCP server?

Arctic White is a hosted endpoint at https://arcticsci.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-arcticsci-shop 'https://arcticsci.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-arcticsci-shop": {
      "url": "https://arcticsci.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-arcticsci-shop": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://arcticsci.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-arcticsci-shop]
url = "https://arcticsci.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-arcticsci-shop": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://arcticsci.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-arcticsci-shop --url 'https://arcticsci.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-arcticsci-shop:
    url: "https://arcticsci.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-arcticsci-shop": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://arcticsci.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-arcticsci-shop -t streamable-http -u 'https://arcticsci.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-arcticsci-shop": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://arcticsci.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-05 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 73, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-11-02 (score 72)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `search_products` (~132 tokens)

Search products

Search Arctic White's catalog of lab consumables (microplates, deep well plates, reservoirs, sealing mats and films, tubes, filter plates, lab equipment) by catalog number, a competitor's part number, name, well count or type. Returns SKUs, published prices (or 'pricing on request'), stock and product links.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Most results to return (1 to 25, default 10)
- `query` (string, required): What to search for, e.g. '96 deep well 2 mL', 'AWLS-219006', 'sealing mat 384'

Output parameters:

- `results` (array): Matching products, best match first. Empty when nothing matches.

### `get_product` (~60 tokens)

Get product details

Full details for one product: description, specifications and dimensions, options with SKU, price and stock, image and page link.

Input parameters:

- `sku` (string, required): SKU (e.g. AWLS-219006) or an arcticsci.com product link

Output parameters:

- `brand` (string): Brand, Arctic White
- `description` (string): Plain-text product description
- `discontinued` (boolean): True when the product is discontinued
- `image_url` (string|null): Main product image, null when there is none
- `specifications` (array): Specifications and dimensions, in display order
- `title` (string): Product name
- `url` (string): Product page on arcticsci.com
- `variants` (array): Orderable options

### `check_price_and_stock` (~67 tokens)

Check price and stock

Price and stock for a list of items, the subtotal, and whether the order can be bought online now (published prices, within the payment limits) or needs a quote.

Input parameters:

- `items` (array, required): Products and quantities. Quantity is in the product's selling unit (usually cases).

Output parameters:

- `can_checkout` (boolean): True when start_checkout can sell these items now; otherwise use request_quote
- `lines` (array): One entry per requested item
- `reason` (string|null): Why the items can't be bought online, null when they can
- `subtotal_usd` (number|null): Goods subtotal in USD before shipping and tax, null when any item is priced on request

### `get_shipping_estimate` (~106 tokens)

Get shipping estimate

Live FedEx shipping options and prices for the items to a destination, the same rates checkout charges. Needs only the country, postal code and, in the US and Canada, the state.

Input parameters:

- `address` (object, required): Where the items ship to. state is required only in the US and Canada (2-letter code). zip is required except in countries without postal codes.
- `items` (array, required): Products and quantities. Quantity is in the product's selling unit (usually cases).

Output parameters:

- `rates` (array): Shipping options, as offered by the carrier

### `start_checkout` (~191 tokens)

Start checkout

Create a secure Stripe checkout link on arcticsci.com for items with published prices. The buyer opens the link to review the order, see sales tax and pay; nothing is charged until they do. Use the shipping option id from get_shipping_estimate, or leave it out for the lowest rate. Items priced on request, or orders over the payment limits, need request_quote instead.

Input parameters:

- `address` (object, required): Shipping address. state is required only in the US and Canada (2-letter code); elsewhere it is optional. zip is required except in countries without postal codes.
- `email` (string): Buyer's email, prefilled on the payment page (optional)
- `items` (array, required): Products and quantities. Quantity is in the product's selling unit (usually cases).
- `shipping_rate_id` (string): id from get_shipping_estimate (optional; the lowest rate is used when left out)

Output parameters:

- `checkout_url` (string): Stripe payment page on arcticsci.com's account. Give it to the buyer; it expires in 24 hours.
- `shipping_service` (string): Carrier and service, e.g. FedEx Ground
- `shipping_usd` (number): Shipping charge in USD
- `subtotal_usd` (number): Goods subtotal in USD

### `request_quote` (~196 tokens)

Request a quote

Ask Arctic White for a quote (any items, including those priced on request, large orders, POs or net terms). We email the buyer a link to confirm the request; once confirmed, our team replies with pricing and lead times, usually within 24 hours.

Input parameters:

- `address` (object, required): Shipping address. state is required only in the US and Canada (2-letter code); elsewhere it is optional. zip is required except in countries without postal codes.
- `company` (string, required): Company or institution
- `email` (string, required): Buyer's work email; they confirm the request from it
- `items` (array, required): Products and quantities. Quantity is in the product's selling unit (usually cases).
- `name` (string): Buyer's name (optional)
- `note` (string): Anything the team should know: timeline, PO, terms, freight account (optional)
- `phone` (string): Phone number (optional)

Output parameters:

- `email` (string): Where the confirmation link was sent
- `status` (string): The request waits for the buyer to confirm it from the email

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-arcticsci-shop/arcticsci#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 74
- 2026-11-04: 73
- 2026-11-03: 73
- 2026-11-02: 72

## Common questions

### What is the Arctic White MCP server?

Arctic White is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.arcticsci/shop. Lab consumables from Arctic White: search, specs, price and stock, shipping, checkout and quotes. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://arcticsci.com/mcp).

### Is the Arctic White MCP server safe to use?

Arctic White scores 74 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Arctic White MCP server expose?

Arctic White exposes 6 tools: search_products, get_product, check_price_and_stock, get_shipping_estimate, start_checkout, request_quote. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 752 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Arctic White MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Arctic White without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Arctic White MCP server still maintained?

Arctic White is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://arcticsci.com/mcp
- Website: https://arcticsci.com/ai
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-arcticsci-shop/arcticsci.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-arcticsci-shop/arcticsci.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-arcticsci-shop/arcticsci