MCP server

Elvanto MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/elvanto

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

Look up people, groups, service rosters, songs, follow-up flows and giving in Elvanto.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

23

Token cost

About 6,797 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 elvanto https://elvanto.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

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

Grok (xAI API tools)

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

Tools

• elvanto_add_person_to_flow_step ~172 tokens
  Put a person into a people-flow step (e.g. start a new guest's follow-up), optionally assigning a step admin. Elvanto: peopleFlows/steps/addPerson.
• elvanto_add_person_to_group ~179 tokens
  Add a person to a group, optionally as Leader or Assistant Leader. Undoable by removing them from the group in Elvanto. Elvanto: groups/addPerson.
• elvanto_create_calendar_event ~725 tokens
  Create an event on a calendar, optionally repeating. Times are 24-hour GMT. Use status "draft" to stage it unpublished. Elvanto: calendar/events/create.
• elvanto_create_person ~621 tokens
  Add a new person to the church database (e.g. a first-time guest). Returns the new person id and family id. Does not create a login. Elvanto: people/create.
• elvanto_get_group ~169 tokens
  Fetch one group by id, optionally with its members (fields=["people"]). Elvanto: groups/getInfo.
• elvanto_get_person ~275 tokens
  Fetch one person by id, optionally with extra fields (birthday, addresses, departments, locations, family, custom fields...). Elvanto: people/getInfo.
• elvanto_get_service ~237 tokens
  Fetch one service by id with optional detail: service/rehearsal times, plan (order of service), volunteers roster, songs, files, notes. Elvanto: services/getInfo.
• elvanto_list_calendar_events ~331 tokens
  List calendar events between two dates, optionally for specific calendars (use "services" as a calendar to include services). Elvanto: calendar/events/getAll.
• elvanto_list_calendars ~65 tokens
  List the church's calendars with their ids. Elvanto: calendar/getAll.
• elvanto_list_custom_fields ~91 tokens
  List the church's custom person fields (id, name, type and allowed values). Use the id as custom_<id> in fields / search. Elvanto: people/customFields/getAll.
• elvanto_list_financial_categories ~165 tokens
  List giving / chart-of-accounts categories (funds) with ids; status 1 = active, 0 = archived. Elvanto: financial/categories/getAll.
• elvanto_list_groups ~336 tokens
  List small groups / ministries with meeting day, time, place and frequency; add fields=["people"] to include members and leaders. Elvanto: groups/getAll.
• elvanto_list_people ~508 tokens
  List people in the church database, optionally filtered by category and by suspended / contact / archived status. Paginated (the response carries page, per_page, total). Elvanto: people/getAll.
• elvanto_list_people_categories ~82 tokens
  List the people categories (e.g. New People, Church Members, Inactive) with their ids. Elvanto: people/categories/getAll.
• elvanto_list_people_flow_step_people ~204 tokens
  List the people currently in one people-flow step, with status, due date and assigned admin — e.g. who still needs a follow-up call. Not paginated. Elvanto: peopleFlows/steps/people.
• elvanto_list_people_flow_steps ~112 tokens
  List the steps of one people flow with descriptions, instructions, due rules and admins. Elvanto: peopleFlows/steps/getAll.
• elvanto_list_people_flows ~88 tokens
  List people flows — the church's follow-up pipelines (e.g. First Time Guest Follow Up) — with their steps and admins. Elvanto: peopleFlows/getAll.
• elvanto_list_services ~496 tokens
  List services (upcoming by default). Add fields such as volunteers (the roster), plans (order of service) and songs to answer 'who is serving Sunday?' or 'what are we singing?'. Elvanto: services/getAll.
• elvanto_list_song_arrangements ~251 tokens
  List the arrangements of one song — sequence, BPM, keys, lyrics and chord chart (optionally transposed). Elvanto: songs/arrangements/getAll.
• elvanto_list_songs ~245 tokens
  List or search the song library by title, artist or lyrics (with CCLI number, categories and locations). Elvanto: songs/getAll.
• elvanto_list_transactions ~276 tokens
  List giving transactions between two dates, optionally for one fund — donor, date, method, batch and per-fund amounts. Read-only: this server never writes financial records. Elvanto: financial/transactions/getAll.
• elvanto_search_people ~521 tokens
  Find people matching field values, e.g. {"email":"john@example.com"} or {"lastname":"Smith","volunteer":"yes"}. Searchable keys: firstname, preferred_name, lastname, email, phone, mobile, category_id, archived, contact, deceased, volunteer, gender, birthday, anniversary, marital_status, school_grade
• elvanto_update_person ~648 tokens
  Edit an existing person's details — name, contact info, category, flags, family, or extra fields. Only the fields you pass change. Cannot touch username, password or login status. Elvanto: people/edit.

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