Nakhla (Date Palm)

Nakhla (Date Palm) — connector documentation

• MCP endpoint: https://nakhla.connectorbay.com/mcp
• REST API: POST https://nakhla.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://nakhla.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://nakhla.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://nakhla.connectorbay.com/tools.json
• Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/nakhla · agent@connectorbay.com

What Nakhla (Date Palm) is for

The question that comes up whenever dates enter a conversation — what's the difference between a Medjool and a Deglet Noor, what does "rutab" mean, how many calories are in a date, how do you store them so they don't dry out or go moldy — answered from one hand-curated, USDA-cross-checked reference, without hunting across grocery copywriting and forum threads of varying reliability.

What it does

A profile for each of 19 major date varieties spanning Saudi Arabia (Al-Qassim, Al-Madinah, Al-Ahsa), Iraq, Tunisia, Algeria, Iran, the UAE, Egypt and Morocco — origin, flavor and texture, typical size, the ripeness stage it's typically sold at, and typical use (variety_info, variety_search); varieties grouped by origin region (varieties_by_region); the four botanical ripeness stages a date passes through on the palm — kimri, khalal, rutab and tamr — with what changes at each and why it matters (ripeness_stages_guide); nutrition facts cross-checked against USDA FoodData Central for the two cultivars USDA tracks individually (Medjool and Deglet Noor), with a typical range for other varieties, always marked informational only (nutrition_info); traditional and modern culinary pairings (culinary_pairing_guide); date-palm cultivation basics — pollination biology and the historical hand-pollination practice, harvest season timing, climate and soil needs (cultivation_basics); how to store dates by ripeness stage and variety (storage_guide); and a glossary of about a dozen terms like tamr, rutab, dibs and khoos (date_glossary).

What it is not

Not medical or dietary advice — nutrition figures are for general reference and food-composition curiosity, and anyone managing blood sugar, calorie intake or a health condition should talk to a doctor or registered dietitian. Not a personalized growing guide — cultivation content is general horticultural reference, not advice tuned to a specific climate, soil or grove. Not a religious resource — Ramadan's fasting calendar and prayer times live in the separate salah connector, and Ramadan iftar dishes and recipes generally live in the separate matbakh connector; Nakhla stays strictly to the date fruit and palm themselves. Fully local, zero upstream calls, nothing stored.

Tools

Varieties

variety_info — A date variety's origin region, flavor and texture profile, typical size, the ripeness stage it's typically harvested and sold at, and typical culinary use. Use for "tell me about Medjool dates", "what's special about Ajwa dates". Args: name.

variety_search — Search the 19 date varieties in this reference by partial name, alias, origin region, or flavor/texture keyword. Use for "which dates are chewy and caramel-like", "do you have anything on Sukkary". Args: query.

varieties_by_region — Date varieties in this reference grouped by origin region — Saudi Arabia (Al-Qassim, Al-Madinah, Al-Ahsa), Iraq, Tunisia, Algeria, Iran, UAE, Egypt or Morocco. Use for "what dates come from Iraq", "which varieties are grown in Saudi Arabia". Args: region.

Ripeness & nutrition

ripeness_stages_guide — The four botanical ripeness stages of a date — kimri, khalal, rutab and tamr — explained with what changes in color, texture, sweetness and shelf life at each stage, and why it matters. Use for "what are the stages of a date's ripeness", "what does rutab mean", "why is Barhi sold both crunchy and soft".

nutrition_info — Nutrition facts per typical serving — USDA-verified for Medjool and Deglet Noor specifically (the only two date cultivars USDA FoodData Central tracks individually), and a typical range for other varieties. Informational only, not medical or dietary advice. Use for "how many calories are in a Medjool date", "are dates high in fiber", "nutrition facts for dates". Args: variety.

Growing & keeping

cultivation_basics — Date-palm cultivation basics: pollination biology and the historical hand-pollination practice, harvest season timing, and general climate/soil requirements — a general reference, not a personalized growing guide. Use for "how are date palms pollinated", "when are dates harvested", "what climate do date palms need".

storage_guide — How to store dates by ripeness stage and variety for freshness — from highly perishable fresh khalal/ rutab to shelf-stable tamr, plus notes on sugar crystallization versus mold. Use for "how do I store dates so they don't dry out", "is the white film on my dates mold".

Reference

culinary_pairing_guide — Traditional pairings (nuts, tahini, Arabic coffee, date syrup, ma'amoul, khoshaf) and modern ones (cheese, dark chocolate, bacon-wrapped dates, smoothies, date-sweetened baking). Use for "what goes well with dates", "traditional ways to eat dates".

date_glossary — Definitions of common date-palm and dates terms (tamr, rutab, khalal, kimri, dibs, nawah, khoos, jummar, and more). Use for "what does dibs mean", "what is a nawah". 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/nakhla/support

Nakhla (Date Palm) — Privacy Policy

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

What Nakhla (Date Palm) is. Nakhla (Date Palm) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for a hand-curated date-palm and dates variety reference: variety profiles, ripeness stages, nutrition facts, cultivation basics, storage guidance, culinary pairings, 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 — a date variety name, a keyword, a region name, 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. Nakhla (Date Palm) is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant.

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

Nakhla (Date Palm) — Terms of Service

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

1. The Service. Nakhla (Date Palm) returns a hand-curated date-palm and dates variety reference — variety profiles, ripeness stages, nutrition facts, cultivation basics, storage guidance, culinary pairings, and a glossary — from data hand-curated against standard horticultural and culinary sources and cross-checked against USDA FoodData Central for nutrition figures. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
2. Not medical, dietary or growing advice. Nutrition information is provided for general reference only and is not medical or dietary advice; anyone managing a health condition should consult a qualified professional. Cultivation content is general horticultural reference, not a personalized growing plan.
3. Facts and figures vary. Date nutrition and characteristics vary with growing conditions, curing method and exact ripeness at harvest; this Service reflects typical, widely-published figures and USDA data as of the build date stated in its own data.
4. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome.
5. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time.
6. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: your query is answered from a bundled reference file, and nothing is stored.
7. Pro keys. Optional Pro API keys are issued at our discretion, are personal to the holder and may be revoked for abuse.
8. 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, including any decision made about diet, health or agriculture based on it. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
9. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
10. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/nakhla

Nakhla (Date Palm) support

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

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

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. Nakhla (Date Palm) never asks for them.