The documentation here is light on technical detail, but this appears to be an MCP server from MEOK AI Labs focused on AI automation workflows. The name suggests plant or resource hiring functionality, though the actual tools and prompts aren't documented in the source. It's packaged for pip install and emphasizes EU AI Act compliance features like risk management and bias detection. If you're building automation pipelines and need regulatory alignment baked in, this might fit, but you'll want to dig into the actual API surface before committing. Part of a larger ecosystem of 300+ MCP servers spanning AI governance, safety monitoring, and legacy modernization.
planthire-ai-mcp MCP — AI-powered automation tool
planthire-ai-mcp MCP — AI-powered automation tool. MIT.
PlantHire AI is an MCP server for UK construction equipment rental, built by MEOK AI Labs. It provides intelligent search across a plant hire catalog, rental quote calculation, real-time availability checking, booking creation, HSE-compliant pre-use safety checklists, and transport cost estimation for equipment delivery and collection.
Use cases: excavator/dumper/roller hire quotation, site equipment availability checks, LOLER/PUWER safety compliance, transport planning for heavy plant, and multi-item rental booking workflows.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_equipment | Search the construction equipment catalog by type, capacity, or keyword. Returns matching plant with specs and daily/weekly rates. |
get_rental_quote | Calculate rental pricing for a piece of equipment over a given hire period, including delivery and collection costs. |
check_availability | Check whether specific equipment is available for a requested date range across depots. |
create_booking | Create an equipment rental booking with delivery address, hire dates, and contact details. |
get_safety_checklist | Get an HSE-compliant pre-use safety inspection checklist tailored to the equipment type (e.g. excavator, telehandler). |
calculate_transport | Estimate transport costs for delivery and/or collection of hired equipment based on site postcode and equipment dimensions. |
# Install via pip
pip install planthire_ai_mcp
# Or install via Smithery
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install planthire-ai-mcp --client claude
This MCP server is built with EU AI Act compliance built-in:
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This server is part of the MEOK AI Labs ecosystem — 300+ MCP servers for sovereign AI governance.
| Domain | Purpose |
|---|---|
| councilof.ai | EU AI Act compliance marketplace |
| safetyof.ai | AI safety & monitoring |
| meok.ai | Sovereign AI platform |
| cobolbridge.ai | Legacy modernization |
MIT © CSOAI-ORG
Built with 💜 by MEOK AI Labs · UK Companies House 16939677
MIT © [MEOK AI Labs](https://meok.ai)Build something that touches users? You need compliance. MEOK ships 38 governance MCPs that drop in alongside this tool — EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2, CRA, GDPR, ISO 42001, FDA SaMD, MDR, Basel, MiFID II, MiCA, COPPA, and more.
# One-shot install of the governance pack
npx meok-setup --pack governance
Free tier: 10 calls/day per MCP. Pro tier (£79/mo): unlimited + cryptographically signed compliance attestations your auditor verifies independently.
→ Full catalogue: councilof.ai/catalogue → MEOK AI Labs: meok.ai
| Tier | Price | What you get | Stripe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke test | £1 | Signed sample MCP-Hardening report + Article 50 PDF | https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ6oJ0xS3ce8sl7ew8k91j |
| Quick Kit | £9 | EU AI Act Article 50 implementation guide (C2PA + EU-Icon) | https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ6oJ0xS3ce8sl7ew8k91j |
| Founder Call | £29 | 30-min 1-on-1 with the founder | https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ6oJ0xS3ce8sl7ew8k91j |
Refundable. UK Stripe — VAT-clean. Builds on the 81-MCP MEOK fleet. Verify any signed report at https://meok.ai/verify.
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"planthire-ai-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["planthire-ai-mcp"]
}
}
}
Or: pip install planthire-ai-mcp then run the planthire-ai-mcp command (stdio transport).
Once configured, ask your assistant, for example:
search_equipment to …"get_rental_quote to …"check_availability to …"