Table of contents

For AI agents · Why · What it can do · Quick start · Tools · How it works · Good to know · Optional login · FAQ · Configuration · فارسی · Development · Related servers · Disclaimer · License

For AI agents

• What: unofficial MCP server (model context protocol) for Okala (okala.com, اُکالا), an Iranian online grocery marketplace where local supermarkets, bakeries, fruit shops and chain stores deliver to an address. Queries work best in Persian; prices are in Toman.
• Install: uvx okala-mcp or claude mcp add okala -- uvx okala-mcp. Transport: stdio. Needs uv (Python 3.10+).
• Auth: none needed. An optional SMS login (ok_login) unlocks Okala's text search in ok_search. Env vars: OKALA_MCP_PROXY (HTTP proxy), OKALA_MCP_TOKEN (access token instead of the saved login), OKALA_MCP_TOKEN_FILE (where the login is saved).
• Access: the 12 shopping tools only read; there is no cart, order, payment or review tool. The 4 login tools act on the user's own login: ok_login sends an SMS to the user's phone, ok_login_verify saves the login, ok_logout deletes it. Ask the user before calling ok_login or ok_logout, never log in unless the user asks, and never ask for or repeat tokens.
• Tools: 16, all prefixed ok_. Every location tool needs lat and lon, so start with ok_locate. Typical sequence: ok_locate → ok_search → ok_compare, or ok_locate → ok_stores → ok_store_products.
• Use when: finding which stores deliver to an address, comparing one product's price and fees across nearby stores, or checking delivery slots, minimum order and today's deals.
• Do not use when: the user wants to order (no cart or checkout), or is outside Okala's delivery areas (Tehran and some other big cities).
• Output: compact JSON, prices in Toman (the API's Rial divided by 10). final_price is what the buyer pays, price is before discount, discount_pct is a whole percent, ratings are 0-5. Pass lat and lon from ok_locate, and store_id from ok_stores, between tools.
• Machine-readable: server.json, and the catalog of all Iranian MCP servers at awesome-iran-mcp (TOOLS.md, servers.json, llms.txt).

Why

On Okala every store sets its own price for the same carton of milk, and each one adds its own service and packaging fee and has its own minimum order. The site shows one store at a time, and there is no search box without logging in. An agent with okala-mcp checks every store that delivers to you in one go:

You: Where is Kalleh lactose-free milk cheapest near Yousef Abad, Tehran?

Agent: calls ok_locate(address="یوسف آباد") → ok_search(query="شیر بدون لاکتوز کاله", ...) → ok_compare(category_slug="low-fat-milk", ...)

Kalleh fat-free, lactose-free milk (1 L) is sold by 17 open stores nearby. Cheapest: یاران دریان گلریز at 147,875 Toman (12% off 169,000), 1.6 km away, first slot today 08-09, plus 10,500 service and 3,000 packaging. The dearest store asks 180,000, so you save 32,125.

_{Real tool output from 2026-10-07; prices change all the time. Prices are in Toman.}

Every reply is a compact JSON text block, so it does not flood the agent's context.

What it can do

• Locate an address (Persian) and list the stores that deliver there, with rating, distance, first slot and fees
• Find products near you by name: Okala's own text search after an optional one-time login, otherwise matched to Okala's categories
• Compare the same product across every nearby store, cheapest store first, with each store's fees
• Browse one store: a whole department sorted by price or discount, filtered by name
• Product details: price, discount, stock, max per order, brand, images
• Store details: minimum order, whether it serves your address now, every delivery slot of the day, customer reviews
• Deals: today's deal rows near you or in one store, and the biggest discounts of a store
• No shopping writes by design: no cart, no orders, no reviews posted (the optional login is only used for search)

Example prompts:

• "Which supermarkets near Vanak Square deliver within the hour, and what are their fees?"
• "Cheapest Kalleh full-fat milk near me, and is that store's minimum order a problem for one carton?"
• "What deals does store 11009 have today?"
• "Compare the price of 1 kg of rice across stores near Sadeghiyeh, Tehran."
• ارزان‌ترین تن ماهی نزدیک میدان آرژانتین کدام فروشگاه است؟
• کدام سوپرمارکت‌های اُکالا نزدیک ونک الان ارسال دارند و هزینه ارسالشان چقدر است؟
• تخفیف‌های امروز فروشگاه‌های نزدیک یوسف‌آباد را نشان بده.

Quick start

You need uv. No API key or account.

claude mcp add okala -- uvx okala-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "okala": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["okala-mcp"] }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "okala": { "type": "stdio", "command": "uvx", "args": ["okala-mcp"] }
  }
}

codex mcp add okala -- uvx okala-mcp

[mcp_servers.okala]
command = "uvx"
args = ["okala-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "okala": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["okala-mcp"] }
  }
}

Tools

Start with ok_locate: every location tool takes lat and lon from it, and store_id comes from ok_stores.

The 12 shopping tools and ok_account are annotated readOnlyHint: true. ok_login, ok_login_verify and ok_logout are not (they send an SMS or change the saved login), so your client asks before running them; ok_logout is also destructiveHint: true. At most 3 login codes are sent per hour.

How it works

  AI agent  (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, ...)
      │
      │  MCP over stdio
      ▼
  okala-mcp  (runs on your machine)
      │
      │  HTTPS
      └──────▶  apigateway.okala.com   the JSON API behind okala.com

okala-mcp runs locally and calls the same endpoints the okala.com website uses, as a guest unless you log in. There's no hosted server in between, no API key, and nothing about you is sent anywhere else (only the delivery point you ask about goes to Okala). Requests go out through a Chrome-impersonating client, at most 2 at a time with a little jitter; a failed GET is retried up to twice.

Good to know

• Prices are in Toman. The API speaks Rial; every tool divides by 10. final_price is what you pay, price is before discount, discount_pct is a whole percent.
• Every store has its own price. A product id is the same item in every store, so ok_compare can line them up.
• Order cost at one store = items + service fee + packaging fee + delivery fee (ok_stores), and the basket must reach the store's minimum_order (ok_store). One basket = one store.
• Text search needs a login. Okala only searches for logged-in users. Log in once (see Optional login) and ok_search uses Okala's real search, near you or inside one store (store_id), brands and product names included (نوتلا). As a guest, ok_search matches your words to category names (شیر → milk) and ranks products by name; for one store, ok_store_products with name_contains reads the whole department.
• Up to 12 products per store come back from the cross-store lists; use a narrower category slug or a brand id for more precise comparisons.
• Persian works best (شیر کم چرب, پنیر, تن ماهی). Arabic ي / ك and half-spaces are normalized.
• Closed stores are dropped by ok_search and ok_compare; ok_stores with open_only: false also shows stores that are closed now.
• Times: delivery slots and dates are Tehran local time; deal end times are UTC.
• Voucher badge: a kalabarg badge on a product means it can be paid with the government voucher.
• Brands: only a short list of featured brands is listed publicly; ok_brands can look up others by slug.
• What it does not do: no cart, checkout, orders, payment, shopping lists, review posting or support tickets, and no default location (always pass lat and lon). Okala can change its API without notice, so keep request rates reasonable.

Optional login

Everything works as a guest. Logging in only unlocks Okala's text search in ok_search (brands and product names, inside one store too). Just ask your agent:

You: Log me in to Okala, my number is 0912 123 4567

Agent: calls ok_login → Okala sends you an SMS → you type the code (in a form if your client shows one, otherwise in the chat) → logged in

• The code is sent only when you ask, at most once every 2 minutes per number.
• If your client supports MCP forms (elicitation), the code goes straight to the server and never passes through the model.
• The login is saved on your machine (~/.okala-mcp/token.json), refreshes itself, is sent only to apigateway.okala.com, and never appears in a tool reply. If it stops working, the server carries on as a guest.
• ok_account shows the state; ok_logout deletes the login.

Prefer a terminal? The same login works from the command line:

uvx okala-mcp login 09121234567          # sends the code
uvx okala-mcp login 09121234567 12345    # saves the login
uvx okala-mcp logout                     # deletes it

Restart your MCP client after a command-line login (a running server reads the login once).

FAQ

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uvx okala-mcp

Configuration

فارسی: سرور MCP اُکالا

claude mcp add okala -- uvx okala-mcp

Development

git clone https://github.com/sepehr071/okala-mcp && cd okala-mcp
uv sync
uv run pytest            # offline, against recorded responses
uv run pytest -m live    # real okala.com
uv run ruff check .

Tools live in src/okala_mcp/stores.py, catalog.py, offers.py and account.py; each is a typed async function with a docstring that tells the agent when to use it. Issues and PRs are welcome, especially new tools and fixes for site changes.

Releases: bump the version in pyproject.toml and server.json, then push a v* tag. GitHub Actions tests, publishes to PyPI and the MCP Registry, and creates the GitHub Release.

Related servers

• awesome-iran-mcp: catalog of all Iranian-service MCP servers
• snapp-mcp for Snappfood and SnappMarket food and grocery prices
• tapsifood-mcp for restaurant and food delivery on Tapsi Food
• digikala-mcp for product search and prices on Digikala
• torob-mcp for price comparison across Iranian shops on Torob

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Disclaimer

Unofficial and not affiliated with or endorsed by Okala. It uses the endpoints of the okala.com website, which can change without notice. Please keep request rates reasonable.

License

MIT