Bring Manufacturing Erp
to LangChain
Create your Vinkius account to connect Katana to LangChain and start using all 11 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
Compatible with every major AI agent and IDE
What is the Katana MCP Server?
Connect your Katana Cloud Manufacturing account to any AI agent to streamline your production and shop floor operations. This MCP server enables your agent to interact with products, materials, and complex manufacturing workflows directly from natural language interfaces.
What you can do
- Production Visibility — List and inspect manufacturing orders (MOs) and production tasks
- Order Management — List, retrieve, and create sales orders (SOs) and purchase orders (POs)
- Inventory Control — Get real-time stock levels for products and material variants to prevent stockouts
- Catalog Exploration — Query your full product and material database, including metadata and internal IDs
- Supply Chain Management — Access lists of suppliers and customers to maintain clear partner visibility
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Katana API Key
- Start managing your manufacturing business from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Production Managers — Monitor live manufacturing orders and task progress without opening the Katana dashboard
- Inventory Specialists — Quickly check availability of specific material variants during planning
- Sales Teams — Retrieve order statuses and customer details instantly during client calls
Built-in capabilities (11)
Requires a customer ID. Create a new sales order
Get inventory levels for a specific variant
Get details for a specific sales order
List all customers
List overall inventory status
List all manufacturing orders
List all materials in Katana
List all products in Katana
List all purchase orders
List all sales orders
List all suppliers
Why LangChain?
LangChain's ecosystem of 500+ components combines seamlessly with Katana through native MCP adapters. Connect 11 tools via Vinkius and use ReAct agents, Plan-and-Execute strategies, or custom agent architectures. with LangSmith tracing giving full visibility into every tool call, latency, and token cost.
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The largest ecosystem of integrations, chains, and agents. combine Katana MCP tools with 500+ LangChain components
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Agent architecture supports ReAct, Plan-and-Execute, and custom strategies with full MCP tool access at every step
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LangSmith tracing gives you complete visibility into tool calls, latencies, and token usage for production debugging
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Memory and conversation persistence let agents maintain context across Katana queries for multi-turn workflows
Katana in LangChain
Why run Katana with Vinkius?
The Katana connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 11 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.

* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.




Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Katana using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Katana and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Katana to LangChain through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Katana for LangChain
Every request between LangChain and Katana is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Can I check the inventory of a specific material variant?
Yes, use the get_inventory_by_variant tool with the unique variant ID to see current stock levels and availability in real-time.
Is it possible to list all current manufacturing orders?
Absolutely. The list_manufacturing_orders tool retrieves a list of all production jobs, helping you track shop floor activities.
Can I see my customer list via the agent?
Yes, the list_customers tool provides access to your customer database, making it easy to reference customer IDs for new sales orders.
How does LangChain connect to MCP servers?
Use langchain-mcp-adapters to create an MCP client. LangChain discovers all tools and wraps them as native LangChain tools compatible with any agent type.
Which LangChain agent types work with MCP?
All agent types including ReAct, OpenAI Functions, and custom agents work with MCP tools. The tools appear as standard LangChain tools after the adapter wraps them.
Can I trace MCP tool calls in LangSmith?
Yes. All MCP tool invocations appear as traced steps in LangSmith, showing input parameters, response payloads, latency, and token usage.
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Install: pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
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