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CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/civicrm

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Work with your own CiviCRM: contacts, contributions, memberships, events; log activities.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

24

Token cost

About 7,802 tokens per request

Sets up in

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

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 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 civicrm https://civicrm.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• civicrm_add_contact_note ~182 tokens
  WRITE: adds ONE note to a contact's record, written by the contact this API key belongs to. Sends nothing. APIv4 Note.create.
• civicrm_add_contact_to_group ~236 tokens
  WRITE: adds ONE contact to ONE static group. If the group is used as a mailing list, the contact will receive future mailings sent to it, so only add people who agreed. Sends nothing by itself. Adding a contact who is already in the group changes nothing; a contact who was removed from it (or is pen
• civicrm_create_contact ~437 tokens
  WRITE: creates ONE new contact (an individual, organization or household) and optionally its first e-mail address and phone number. Does not check for duplicates: search first with civicrm_search_contacts. Sends nothing. APIv4 Contact.create, Email.create, Phone.create.
• civicrm_create_membership ~382 tokens
  WRITE: gives ONE contact a membership of a type. CiviCRM works out the dates and status from the type unless you give dates. It does NOT record a payment (use civicrm_record_contribution for that) and sends nothing. APIv4 Membership.create.
• civicrm_get_contact ~161 tokens
  One contact by id: name, type, job title, source, communication preferences (do not e-mail, opted out, ...), dates, plus all their e-mail addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses. APIv4 Contact.get, Email.get, Phone.get, Address.get.
• civicrm_get_fields ~268 tokens
  The fields of one CiviCRM entity (Contact, Contribution, Event, ...) including custom fields: name, label, data type, whether required, and the allowed options for a pick-list field. Use it to find the right field names for civicrm_query and the right option names for the filters and write tools. AP
• civicrm_list_activities ~449 tokens
  Activities (meetings, phone calls, e-mails, follow-ups, ...) with type, subject, status, date and details, newest first. With contact_id: the activities that contact took part in, with their role (source, target or assignee). Otherwise all activities, optionally of one type or status. APIv4 Activity
• civicrm_list_cases ~270 tokens
  Cases (CiviCase) with subject, case type, status and dates. With contact_id: the cases that contact is a client of. Needs the CiviCase component to be enabled. APIv4 CaseContact.get / Case.get.
• civicrm_list_contact_notes ~191 tokens
  The notes recorded on one contact (subject, text, who wrote it, when), newest first. APIv4 Note.get.
• civicrm_list_contributions ~481 tokens
  Contributions (donations, membership dues, event fees) with contact, amount, currency, financial type, status, payment method, date and source, newest first. Filter by contact, status, financial type, date range and minimum amount. Test contributions are left out. APIv4 Contribution.get.
• civicrm_list_entities ~141 tokens
  The APIv4 entities this CiviCRM site offers (Contact, Contribution, Event, plus those of installed extensions), with a short description. Use the names with civicrm_get_fields and civicrm_query. APIv4 Entity.get.
• civicrm_list_events ~268 tokens
  Events with title, type, start and end date, whether active and public, maximum participants and summary. Upcoming events first when upcoming_only is set. Template events are left out. APIv4 Event.get.
• civicrm_list_group_contacts ~294 tokens
  The members of one static group (or the groups one contact belongs to): contact, group and membership status (Added, Removed, Pending). Smart groups are computed by CiviCRM and not listed here. APIv4 GroupContact.get.
• civicrm_list_groups ~212 tokens
  Contact groups (mailing lists, static groups, smart groups) with title, description, visibility and type. APIv4 Group.get.
• civicrm_list_memberships ~422 tokens
  Memberships with contact, membership type, status (New, Current, Grace, Expired, ...), join, start and end date. Filter by contact, status, type, or those ending before a date (renewal follow-up). Test memberships are left out. APIv4 Membership.get.
• civicrm_list_participants ~310 tokens
  Event registrations with event, contact, status (Registered, Attended, Cancelled, ...), role, registration date and fee. Filter by event, contact or status. Test registrations are left out. APIv4 Participant.get.
• civicrm_list_relationships ~237 tokens
  The relationships of one contact (employee of, spouse of, volunteer for, ...) with the other contact, start and end date and whether it is active. APIv4 Relationship.get.
• civicrm_log_activity ~508 tokens
  WRITE: records ONE activity (a meeting, phone call, e-mail, follow-up, ...) with one or more contacts. It only STORES the record: an activity of type Email does not send an e-mail. Added by the contact this API key belongs to unless source_contact_id is given. APIv4 Activity.create.
• civicrm_query ~708 tokens
  Read records of ANY CiviCRM entity with APIv4 Entity.get: choose fields, filter, sort and page. Use civicrm_list_entities and civicrm_get_fields for the names. Field names may be joined (`contact_id.display_name`, `email_primary.email`) or ask for an option's text (`status_id:label`). Examples: enti
• civicrm_record_contribution ~544 tokens
  WRITE: records ONE contribution (a donation, a payment received elsewhere) for a contact. It only STORES the financial record: no card is charged, no receipt is e-mailed, and the amount shows up in CiviCRM's reports and the contact's giving history. Check civicrm_list_contributions first to avoid a
• civicrm_register_participant ~319 tokens
  WRITE: registers ONE contact for ONE event (a participant record). It does not check the event's capacity or fee, does not take payment and sends no confirmation e-mail. APIv4 Participant.create.
• civicrm_search_contacts ~283 tokens
  Find contacts (people, organizations, households) by a word in their name, e-mail address or phone number, optionally of one contact type. Trashed contacts are left out. Returns id, display name, type, primary e-mail and phone. APIv4 Contact.get.
• civicrm_update_contact ~391 tokens
  WRITE: changes basic fields of ONE existing contact (name, job title, source, preferred language) and/or its communication preferences (do not e-mail, do not phone, do not mail, do not SMS, opted out of bulk mail). Only the fields you give are changed. Setting a do-not flag to false re-enables conta
• civicrm_whoami ~108 tokens
  The CiviCRM contact this API key belongs to (contact id, display name, contact type) and how it authenticated. Everything the other tools do is limited to that contact's permissions. GET /civicrm/authx/id, then APIv4 Contact.get.

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