Read spaces, collections, pages and content; search docs and manage GitBook organization spaces. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the GitBook connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For documentation teams who publish their docs and help centers in GitBook.
Lists the organizations you belong to, the spaces in an organization and its collections, so you can see how the documentation is organized.
Runs a full-text search across one space or a whole organization and lists the matching pages for a topic such as refund policy.
Lists a space's pages with their hierarchy, opens a page by id and reads its content, so you can summarize it or look for gaps.
Lists the change requests of a space, so you can see which edits are in progress and summarize them.
Lists the top-level comments on a space, so you can group the feedback readers have left.
Creates a draft change request in a space, which publishes nothing, or changes the subject or status of an existing one.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your GitBook API token.
Create one in GitBook → Settings → Developer → API tokens. Your API token is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is never shown to anyone.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"gitbook": {
"url": "https://gitbook.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"gitbook": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://gitbook.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
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.
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 GitBook API token. 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.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Pro | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+ | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this GitBook server only. Ask your AI to run gitbook_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 gitbook_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 gitbook_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
gitbook_get_current_usergitbook_list_organizationsgitbook_list_spacesgitbook_get_spacegitbook_list_pagesgitbook_get_pagegitbook_search_spacegitbook_search_organizationgitbook_list_collectionsgitbook_get_collectiongitbook_list_change_requestsgitbook_list_commentsgitbook_create_change_requestgitbook_update_change_requestgitbook_usage_statusgitbook_request_featuregitbook_upgradegitbook_cancel_subscriptionList our organizations, spaces and collections. Search the docs for a topic. Read a page and summarize it. Review the change requests of a space. Read the comments posted on a space. Create or update a draft change request. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by GitBook. The server calls the GitBook API with your own GitBook access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
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.
The login page asks for your GitBook API token. See Before you connect for where to find it.
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 GitBook API token. 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.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the GitBook 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 GitBook.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 14 GitBook tools can create or change data. The other 12 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
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 GitBook server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run gitbook_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run gitbook_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 gitbook_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with gitbook_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.
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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