Khayma (Tent)

Khayma (Tent) — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://khayma.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://khayma.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://khayma.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, MCP specification 2025-06-18 or later
• Authentication: none required. An optional Authorization: Bearer <key> raises rate limits.
• Health: https://khayma.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://khayma.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/khayma · agent@connectorbay.com

What Khayma (Tent) is for

"Khayma" (خيمة) is Arabic for "tent." Bedouin nomadic material culture gets a brief mention in general heritage references, but the questions that come up when it gets specific — how is a bayt al-sha'ar actually woven, what's the men's side of the tent called, what is transhumance, what's a khurj, is sadu the same thing as a kilim, do Bedouin still live in tents today — answered from one hand-curated reference, without a scroll through inconsistent travel blogs or a romanticized or dismissive take on a real way of life.

What it does

The goat-hair weaving material and technique, the horizontal ground loom ("nol") it is woven on, and how woven panels, center poles ("amoud") and guy ropes come together into the finished bayt al-sha'ar tent (tent_construction_info); the tent's traditional interior division — the shiqq (men's/reception side) and the family side, split by the ma'nad curtain — and its hospitality function, cross-referencing the turath connector's majlis custom content for the settled-house version of the same custom rather than duplicating it (tent_layout_guide); pastoralism and herding basics, seasonal migration (transhumance), water and wells, and the camel's central role (nomadic_life_info); one nomadic-life object's description and use — the khurj saddlebag, shakwa goatskin churn, mihbash mortar, sadu floor rugs, girba waterskin, shugduf camel litter, or amoud tent pole (object_info); search across all of them by name, alias, category or use (object_search); goat-hair and wool weaving technique, distinguishing structural tent cloth from decorative flatweave rugs and explaining how both relate to — and differ from — the separate Turkish/Persian kilim tradition (textile_technique_guide); guest-receiving customs specific to tent life — the arrival custom, hospitality's traditional duration and obligation, and its role in a household's reputation — cross-referencing the dedicated qahwa connector for coffee preparation and serving etiquette rather than duplicating it (hospitality_in_the_tent_guide); a factual, neutral note on the shift from nomadic to settled or urban life across the region today (modern_transition_info); and a glossary of about a dozen nomadic-life terms — bayt al-sha'ar, shiqq, ma'nad, nol, khurj, shakwa, rahil, amoud, girba, transhumance, sadu, and badu/Bedouin (nomadic_glossary).

What it is not

Not a travel or purchasing guide, and not a claim that any single tribe's or family's practice is the only correct version — terminology and custom varied by region, era and family, and the data notes this where it matters. Deliberately distinct from the turath connector, which covers bayt al-sha'ar tent weaving and the majlis custom only briefly as two entries among 18 broader Arab heritage crafts and practices: this connector goes far deeper into tent construction, internal layout, nomadic-life objects, textile technique and the modern transition, cross-referencing turath's majlis content and the qahwa connector's coffee-serving detail rather than repeating either. modern_transition_info is deliberately neutral: it does not present the nomadic past as a lost, simpler golden age, and it does not present it as backward or primitive either — fully nomadic tent life is described factually as a small minority lifestyle across the region today, alongside the living heritage practices (sadu weaving, hospitality customs, the coffee ceremony) that continue regardless of where people now live.

Tools

Tent

tent_construction_info — The goat-hair weaving material and technique behind the bayt al-sha'ar tent, the horizontal ground loom ('nol') it is woven on, how narrow woven panels are sewn into a full roof sheet, and how the finished cloth, center poles ('amoud'), side walls and guy ropes come together into the pitched tent. Use for "how is a Bedouin tent made", "what loom is used to weave a bayt al-sha'ar", "why is the tent made of goat hair".

tent_layout_guide — The traditional division of a bayt al-sha'ar's interior — the ma'nad curtain splitting the shiqq (men's/guest reception side) from the family side — and its social and hospitality function, cross- referencing the turath connector's majlis_custom_guide for the settled-house version of the same custom rather than duplicating it. Use for "what's the men's side of a Bedouin tent called", "how is a Bedouin tent divided", "what is a ma'nad".

Nomadic life

nomadic_life_info — Bedouin pastoralism and herding basics, seasonal migration (transhumance), water and wells, and the camel's central role in nomadic life. Omit topic to get all four. Use for "how did Bedouin herd livestock", "what is transhumance", "why was the camel so important to Bedouin life". Args: topic.

object_info — One traditional nomadic-life object's description and use — the khurj saddlebag, shakwa goatskin churn, mihbash mortar and hand mill, sadu-woven floor rugs, girba waterskin, shugduf camel litter, or amoud tent pole. Use for "what's a khurj", "what is a shakwa used for", "what's a shugduf". Args: name.

object_search — Search all nomadic-life objects by partial name, alias, category, or a word from its description or use. Use for "what objects were used to transport water", "nomadic tools for making butter". Args: query.

Craft & hospitality

textile_technique_guide — Goat-hair and wool weaving technique on the Bedouin ground loom, distinguishing plain structural tent cloth from decorative flat-woven rugs, cushions and saddlebags, and explaining how both relate to — and differ from — the separate Turkish/Persian kilim tradition. Use for "how is sadu different from a kilim", "is Bedouin weaving the same as a kilim", "what's the difference between tent cloth and a rug".

hospitality_in_the_tent_guide — Guest-receiving customs specific to tent life — the arrival custom of sheltering and feeding a guest before questioning them, the traditional duration and obligation of hospitality, and how a household's hospitality reflected on its reputation — cross-referencing the dedicated qahwa connector for coffee preparation, equipment and serving etiquette rather than duplicating it. Use for "how are guests received in a Bedouin tent", "how long is a guest traditionally hosted", "why is hospitality so important to Bedouin culture".

Reference

modern_transition_info — A factual, neutral note on the shift from nomadic tent-based pastoral life to settled or urban life across the Arabian Peninsula and wider region — its historical drivers, current status, and the living cultural practices that continue today. Neither romanticizes the nomadic past nor disparages it: fully nomadic tent life is described as a small minority lifestyle today, not as a loss or as something backward. Use for "do Bedouin still live in tents", "why did Bedouin settle down", "is nomadic life still practiced today".

nomadic_glossary — Definitions of common Bedouin nomadic-life terms (bayt al-sha'ar, shiqq, ma'nad, nol, khurj, shakwa, rahil, amoud, girba, transhumance, sadu, badu/Bedouin). Use for "what does shiqq mean", "what is rahil", "what does ma'nad mean". Args: term.

Conventions

• Read-only. Every tool reads public data or computes; nothing is written anywhere and nothing about the user is stored.
• Result envelope. ok: true with data, or ok: false with a structured error (bad_input, not_found, upstream_error). degraded lists optional sources that were unreachable.
• Rate limits. Free tier 60 tool calls/minute and 300/day per user (keyed on the user identifier supplied by the host agent, else client IP); Pro keys raise this. Over-limit calls return HTTP 429 with Retry-After. initialize and tools/list are never counted.

Support

agent@connectorbay.com · connectorbay.com/khayma/support

Khayma (Tent) — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 September 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Khayma (Tent) is. Khayma (Tent) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for a hand-curated Bedouin nomadic material-culture reference — tent construction and weaving, tent layout, pastoralism and seasonal migration, nomadic-life objects, textile technique, tent hospitality customs, the modern transition to settled life, and a glossary. You interact with your assistant; the assistant sends us only the arguments needed for that one lookup.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call — an object name, a search query, a nomadic-life topic, or a glossary term — the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant, and a Pro API key if you have one), and standard server logs.

Everything is answered from a bundled, hand-curated reference file and nothing is stored. No request is forwarded to any third party — there is no upstream call at all, live or otherwise — and no query is logged in request bodies, recorded, or used to train anything.

What we do not receive or store. We do not receive your conversation with the assistant or your name, and we do not build a profile from your queries: each request is answered independently and nothing carries over between requests. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting-provider access logs, which contain IP addresses and request paths but not request bodies, are retained for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention.

Sub-processors. None — the entire dataset is bundled with the server and answered locally. Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Legal bases and your rights. Our processing is necessary to provide the service you request through your assistant. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete personal data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. We do not sell or share personal information and do not use your data to train models.

Children. Khayma (Tent) is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Khayma (Tent) — Terms of Service

Effective 24 September 2026. These terms govern use of the Khayma (Tent) connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

1. The Service. Khayma (Tent) returns a hand-curated Bedouin nomadic material-culture reference — tent construction and weaving, tent layout, pastoralism and seasonal migration, nomadic-life objects, textile technique, tent hospitality customs, the modern transition to settled life, and a glossary — from data cross-checked against public ethnographic and cultural-heritage reference sources at build time. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
2. A cultural and historical reference, not a travel or purchasing guide. Khayma (Tent) is an independent reference tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by any government, cultural institution, tribe or family it describes. It does not represent any single tribe's or family's practice as the only correct version of a custom or technique.
3. Neutral framing. modern_transition_info describes the shift from nomadic to settled life factually and is not intended to romanticize the nomadic past or to disparage it, or to disparage or idealize the settled present.
4. Traditions vary and evolve. Terminology, construction details and customs described here reflect the commonly documented, widely recognized version of each — practice varies by region, family and era, and the Service's own data notes this where it matters rather than presenting one version as definitive.
5. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome.
6. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time.
7. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: your query is answered from a bundled reference file, and nothing is stored.
8. Pro keys. Optional Pro API keys are issued at our discretion, are personal to the holder and may be revoked for abuse.
9. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from use of or reliance on the Service. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
10. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
11. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/khayma

Khayma (Tent) support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

• MCP endpoint: https://khayma.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: https://khayma.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
• Live status: https://khayma.connectorbay.com/health

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