MCP server

Ably MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/ably

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

MCP server for Ably — channel history, presence, occupancy, stats, publish, and app management.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

15

Token cost

About 2,505 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http ably https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.ably]
url = "https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"ably":{"httpUrl":"https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"ably":{"url":"https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"ably":{"type":"http","url":"https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add ably https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"ably","server_url":"https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"ably","server_url":"https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"}

Tools

• ably_get_account_stats ~285 tokens
  Retrieve aggregated usage statistics across the whole account, bucketed by time. Account id is resolved from the control token when ABLY_ACCOUNT_ID is unset. Control API: GET /accounts/{account_id}/stats.
• ably_get_channel_details ~109 tokens
  Get status and occupancy metrics for a single channel (connections, publishers, subscribers, presence members). REST: GET /channels/{channel}.
• ably_get_channel_history ~264 tokens
  Retrieve historical messages published to a channel, newest-first by default. REST: GET /channels/{channel}/messages.
• ably_get_presence ~176 tokens
  List the members currently present on a channel (who is online now). REST: GET /channels/{channel}/presence.
• ably_get_presence_history ~252 tokens
  Retrieve historical presence events (enter/leave/update) for a channel. REST: GET /channels/{channel}/presence/history.
• ably_get_service_time ~82 tokens
  Return the current Ably service time in ms since epoch. Useful for aligning start/end windows to the server clock. REST: GET /time.
• ably_get_stats ~264 tokens
  Retrieve message/connection/channel usage statistics for the app tied to the API key, bucketed by time. REST: GET /stats.
• ably_list_apps ~128 tokens
  List all apps in the account (id, name, status, tls-only). Account id is resolved automatically from the control token when ABLY_ACCOUNT_ID is unset. Control API: GET /accounts/{account_id}/apps.
• ably_list_channels ~184 tokens
  Enumerate channels that are currently active in the app. Requires the API key to have the 'channel-metadata' capability. REST: GET /channels.
• ably_list_keys ~105 tokens
  List the API keys for an app, including their capabilities (but not the full secret). Control API: GET /apps/{app_id}/keys.
• ably_list_namespaces ~115 tokens
  List the channel namespaces (channel-rule prefixes) configured for an app, e.g. persistence and push settings. Control API: GET /apps/{app_id}/namespaces.
• ably_list_queues ~113 tokens
  List the Ably Queues (AMQP/STOMP message queues) provisioned for an app, with their state and messaging stats. Control API: GET /apps/{app_id}/queues.
• ably_list_rules ~115 tokens
  List the integration rules (reactor rules: webhooks, AWS Lambda/SQS/Kinesis, Kafka, Pulsar, etc.) configured for an app. Control API: GET /apps/{app_id}/rules.
• ably_publish_message Sends messages · ~220 tokens
  WRITE: publish a message to a channel. Every connected subscriber receives it in real time. This is a real, outward-facing side effect — confirm the channel and payload before calling. REST: POST /channels/{channel}/messages.
• ably_whoami ~93 tokens
  Return details about the configured control token: the account and user it belongs to and its capabilities. Good first call to confirm control-plane access. Control API: GET /me.

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