Utilities

Data source: Built-in conversion factors

MCP MCP Protocol

Endpoint https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/unit-conversion/

nobloat — strip report_feedback tool URL-based auth (for clients without header support)

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnist-unit-conversion": {
      "url": "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/unit-conversion/",
      "headers": {
        "Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Shell

curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/unit-conversion/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "convert_units", "arguments": {"value": 1.0, "from_unit": "example", "to_unit": "example"}}}'

API REST API

API Root https://context.gnist.ai/rest/unit-conversion/

4 endpoints available:

GET /rest/unit-conversion/convert_units
GET /rest/unit-conversion/list_unit_categories
GET /rest/unit-conversion/list_units_in_category
GET /rest/unit-conversion/report_feedback

Shell

curl "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/unit-conversion/convert_units?value=1.0&from_unit=example&to_unit=example" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/unit-conversion/convert_units",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "value": 1.0,
        "from_unit": "example",
        "to_unit": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())

OpenAPI Spec · Full API Docs

CLI Command Line

Command gc unit-conversion

CLI documentation will be available when the GnistAI SDK is published.

Install

pip install gnistai

Available Tools (4)

convert_units

Convert a value from one unit to another.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`value`	`number`	required	The numeric value to convert.
`from_unit`	`string`	required	Source unit (e.g. 'kilometer', 'pound', 'fahrenheit').
`to_unit`	`string`	required	Target unit (e.g. 'mile', 'kilogram', 'celsius').