Craftboxx MCP server

Read employees, assignments, timesheets and absences; create customers and projects in Craftboxx. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.

Connect CraftboxxFree 50 tool calls / monthPro $9/mo · $90/yr · pricing20 tools

What can I ask?

Turn on the Craftboxx connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.

What you can do with Craftboxx in Claude and ChatGPT

For craft and trade businesses that plan jobs and employees in Craftboxx.

See the assignments planned for next week

List assignments for a date range or for one employee, with project, time and state.

Review the timesheets of a month

List the timesheets of the employees with working time and break time.

Check who is away on which days

List the absences of the employees with the type and the dates. Plan the assignments around the days that people are away.

Read a project and its job documentations

Open a project for its customer and number. List the job documentations that the team wrote on the assignments.

Look up the material catalog

List the articles with manufacturer, unit price and VAT rate.

Create a customer and a project

Create a new customer. Then create a project for that customer.

Changes data

How do I connect Craftboxx?

Before you connect

The login page asks for your Craftboxx email and Craftboxx password.

Use the login of a Craftboxx Planner employee. The server has the same permissions as that employee. The password is used once to get an access token and is not stored. Only the token is kept.

Claude claude.ai · Desktop

  1. Open Customize → Connectors, then click + Add → Add custom connector.
  2. Enter the name Craftboxx and this URL, then click Add:
    https://craftboxx.usefulapi.io/mcp
  3. Claude opens the login page: enter your Craftboxx email and Craftboxx password.
  4. In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn on Craftboxx.

Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.

ChatGPT chatgpt.com

  1. Open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
  2. Enter the name Craftboxx and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:
    https://craftboxx.usefulapi.io/mcp
  3. ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your Craftboxx email and Craftboxx password.
  4. In Plugins, install Craftboxx, then choose it in a chat.

No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.

Claude Code

Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:

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

Cursor

Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

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

VS Code

Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:

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

Codex

Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:

codex mcp add craftboxx --url https://craftboxx.usefulapi.io/mcp
codex mcp login craftboxx

Other clients

Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.

https://craftboxx.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Craftboxx email and Craftboxx password. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

Pricing

PlanPriceLimit
Free$050 tool calls / month
Proper user$9/mo · $90/yr10,000 tool calls / month
Pro+per user$39/mo · $390/yr100,000 tool calls / month

Each paid plan covers this Craftboxx server only. Ask your AI to run craftboxx_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with craftboxx_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with craftboxx_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].

Tools 20

Show all 20 tools (the AI picks them for you)

Read only · 14

  • Get my companycraftboxx_get_company
    Get the company of the signed-in account (name, address, contact data).
  • List employeescraftboxx_list_employees
    List employees (name, email, phone, group, skills, inactive flag).
  • Get an employeecraftboxx_get_employee
    Get one employee by id.
  • List customerscraftboxx_list_customers
    List customers (name, customer number, info).
  • Get a customercraftboxx_get_customer
    Get one customer by id.
  • List projectscraftboxx_list_projects
    List projects (title, project number, customer, sales volume).
  • Get a projectcraftboxx_get_project
    Get one project by id.
  • List assignmentscraftboxx_list_assignments
    List assignments (planned jobs/appointments: title, project, start, end, state, planned time). Filter by date range or employee.
  • Get an assignmentcraftboxx_get_assignment
    Get one assignment by id.
  • List timesheetscraftboxx_list_timesheets
    List timesheets (employee, start, end, working time, break time).
  • List absencescraftboxx_list_absences
    List absences such as holiday or sick leave (employee, type, start, end).
  • List absence typescraftboxx_list_absence_types
    List absence reasons (holiday, sick, ...).
  • List articlescraftboxx_list_articles
    List articles in the material catalog (name, manufacturer, unit price, VAT rate).
  • List documentationscraftboxx_list_documentations
    List job documentations (reports written on assignments: title, state, type, author).

Changes data · 2

  • Create a customercraftboxx_create_customer
    WRITE: create a new customer. Each call creates a new record (not idempotent).
  • Create a projectcraftboxx_create_project
    WRITE: create a new project for an existing customer. Each call creates a new record (not idempotent).

Your usefulapi plan · 4

  • Usage status (free-tier meter)craftboxx_usage_status
    Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter.
  • Request a missing featurecraftboxx_request_feature
    Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Craftboxx tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter.
  • Upgrade to Pro or Pro+craftboxx_upgrade
    Get a paid plan for Craftboxx (the free tier caps monthly usage). Pro: 10,000 tool calls a month, for normal use — plan "monthly" ($9/month) or "yearly" ($90/year, 2 months free). Pro+: 100,000 tool calls a month, for automations and heavy use — plan "plus" ($39/month) or "plus_yearly" ($390/year). Without a plan it returns both Pro and Pro+, each with a payment link, for the user to choose; with a plan, one link. An existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Cancel any time: the plan then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. A link opens Stripe Checkout in the browser; after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter.
  • Cancel the Pro subscriptioncraftboxx_cancel_subscription
    Cancel the caller's Craftboxx Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run craftboxx_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.

FAQ

What can I do with Craftboxx in Claude or ChatGPT?

See the assignments planned for next week. Review the timesheets of a month. Check who is away on which days. Read a project and its job documentations. Look up the material catalog. Create a customer and a project. See what you can do for the details.

Is this an official Craftboxx product?

No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Craftboxx. The server calls the Craftboxx API with your own Craftboxx access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.

Can I connect Craftboxx to Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.

What do I need to connect?

The login page asks for your Craftboxx email and Craftboxx password. See Before you connect for where to find them.

Do I put my Craftboxx key or an Authorization header in the client config?

No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Craftboxx email and Craftboxx password. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.

How do you keep my Craftboxx credentials?

The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Craftboxx API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Craftboxx.

Can the AI change my Craftboxx data?

Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 16 Craftboxx tools can create or change data. The other 14 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.

What does it cost?

The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this Craftboxx server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run craftboxx_usage_status to see how many calls you used.

How do I subscribe or cancel?

Ask the AI to run craftboxx_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run craftboxx_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.

What if a Craftboxx tool that I need is missing?

Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with craftboxx_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.

Which AI clients can I use?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.

This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.

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