MCP server

Bird MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/bird

Checked 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Read SMS, WhatsApp, email, contacts and audiences from your Bird workspace, plus safe CRM writes.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

16

Token cost

About 2,164 tokens per request

Sets up in

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

Last checked

28 Oct 2026, 09:03 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 bird https://bird.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add bird https://bird.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":"bird","server_url":"https://bird.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• bird_create_audience ~176 tokens
  Creates an audience (contact list) in Bird — additive, sends no message. Static audiences start empty. Bird API: POST /v1/audiences.
• bird_create_contact ~257 tokens
  Creates a contact (CRM record) in Bird — additive, sends no message. Contacts are unique by email. Bird API: POST /v1/contacts.
• bird_get_audience ~89 tokens
  Fetch a single audience by id. Bird API: GET /v1/audiences/{audience_id}.
• bird_get_contact ~87 tokens
  Fetch a single contact by id. Bird API: GET /v1/contacts/{contact_id}.
• bird_get_email_message ~94 tokens
  Fetch a single email message by id. Bird API: GET /v1/email/messages/{message_id}.
• bird_get_sms_message ~92 tokens
  Fetch a single SMS message by id. Bird API: GET /v1/sms/messages/{message_id}.
• bird_get_whatsapp_message ~98 tokens
  Fetch a single WhatsApp message by id. Bird API: GET /v1/whatsapp/messages/{message_id}.
• bird_list_audience_contacts ~171 tokens
  List the contacts that belong to a static audience, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts.
• bird_list_audiences ~140 tokens
  List audiences (contact lists) in the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/audiences.
• bird_list_contact_properties ~143 tokens
  List the custom contact-property definitions (schema) for the workspace. Bird API: GET /v1/contact-properties.
• bird_list_contacts ~139 tokens
  List contacts (CRM records) in the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/contacts.
• bird_list_email_messages ~142 tokens
  List email messages sent from the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/email/messages.
• bird_list_sms_messages ~145 tokens
  List SMS messages (inbound + outbound) for the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/sms/messages.
• bird_list_sms_templates ~166 tokens
  List the SMS templates available to the workspace (Bird built-ins + your own). Bird API: GET /v1/sms/templates.
• bird_list_whatsapp_messages ~149 tokens
  List WhatsApp messages (inbound + outbound) for the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/whatsapp/messages.
• bird_list_whatsapp_templates ~76 tokens
  List the WhatsApp message templates available to the workspace. Bird API: GET /v1/whatsapp/templates.

Browse

• Email
• SMS and text messages
• WhatsApp
• CRM

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