Check properties, calendars, leads, quotes, guests and messages in Hostfully, and send replies. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hostfully": {
"url": "https://hostfully.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"hostfully": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://hostfully.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Cline, Zed and more): add the URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser. Do not add an Authorization header: see Before you connect.
The login page asks for your Hostfully agency API key and Key type.
Optional: Default agency UID.
Find the API key in Hostfully → Agency Settings (API access requires a plan that includes it). New keys work on the sandbox first; Hostfully enables production access on request. The agency UID is optional — hostfully_list_agencies lists the agencies your key can access. Your key is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; it is never shown to anyone.
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 Hostfully agency API key and Key type. 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.
Turn on the Hostfully connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
hostfully_list_agencies | read | List agencies List the agencies this API key can access, with their UIDs, currency and default check-in/out times. Start here to find the agency_uid other tools need. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/agencies. |
hostfully_list_properties | read | List properties List an agency's properties (rentals) with name, address, type, bedrooms, active flag and pricing/availability settings. Cursor-paginated. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/properties. |
hostfully_get_property | read | Get one property Fetch one property's full details — address, time zone, rooms, pricing and availability settings, channel data, booking notes and cancellation policy. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/properties/{propertyUid}. |
hostfully_get_property_calendar | read | Get a property's calendar Day-by-day availability and pricing for one property over a date range — the direct answer to 'is it free, and at what price?'. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/property-calendar/{propertyUid}. |
hostfully_get_pricing_periods | read | Get pricing periods The nightly price, minimum stay and check-in/check-out availability set for each date of one property over a range. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/pricing-periods. |
hostfully_search_leads | read | Search leads and bookings Search leads — Hostfully's word for bookings, inquiries, booking requests and calendar blocks — by agency, property or UIDs, and by check-in/check-out date. Returns status, type, channel, dates and guest info. Give at least one of agency_uid (or the default), property_uid, or lead_uids. Cursor-paginated. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/leads. |
hostfully_get_lead | read | Get one lead or booking Fetch one lead (booking, inquiry, booking request or block) by UID — status, channel, dates, guest information, notes and assignee. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/leads/{leadUid}. |
hostfully_calculate_quote | read | Calculate a stay quote Price a prospective stay at one property: rent, fees, taxes, security deposit and total for the given dates and party. Computes only — creates nothing. Hostfully: POST /api/v3.3/quotes. |
hostfully_list_orders | read | List orders List orders — the money side of a booking: rent, fees, services, adjustments, taxes, channel commission and total. Filter by lead, property, guest or update time (at least one is required). Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/orders. |
hostfully_list_threads | read | List message threads List guest-messaging threads for an agency or one lead, with participants and read status. Give lead_uid, or agency_uid (or the default). Cursor-paginated. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/threads. |
hostfully_list_messages | read | List messages Read guest messages (Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, email, SMS, WhatsApp, in-app) for a lead, a thread or a whole agency, with sender type, status and content. Give lead_uid, thread_uid, or agency_uid (or the default). Cursor-paginated. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/messages. |
hostfully_list_guests | read | List guests List the agency's guest records — names, email, phone, address and profile notes. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/guests/{agencyUid}. |
hostfully_list_jobs | read | List jobs List operational jobs (cleanings, greetings, maintenance and other services) scheduled in a date window, optionally for given properties and statuses, sorted by start date. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/jobs. |
hostfully_list_services | read | List services List the services an agency offers or schedules (cleaning, transportation, greeting, cooking, tours ...), with provider, price and duration. A service UID is what hostfully_create_job needs. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/services. |
hostfully_list_reviews | read | List guest reviews List guest reviews for a property or a lead — rating, title, content, source, private feedback and the host response. Cursor-paginated. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/reviews. |
hostfully_list_owners | read | List property owners List the agency's property owners — contact details, business name, commission rate and permissions — optionally filtered by a search string. Hostfully: GET /api/v3.3/owners. |
hostfully_create_lead | write | Create a calendar block or inquiry Create a lead at one property: status BLOCKED puts an owner/maintenance block on the calendar; status NEW records a guest inquiry (which does not confirm a booking or take payment). Blocks can later be removed in Hostfully; inquiries go through the normal pipeline. Dates are local to the property. Hostfully: POST /api/v3.3/leads. |
hostfully_update_lead | write | Update a lead's notes or guest details Partially update a lead's notes, extra notes and guest details (name, contact, address, arrival/departure times). Does NOT change dates, party size, property or status. Hostfully may ignore personal-data fields the key is not allowed to edit. Hostfully: PATCH /api/v3.3/leads/{leadUid}. |
hostfully_send_message | write | Send a message to a guest Send a message to the guest of a lead, by EMAIL or as a DIRECT_MESSAGE on the booking channel (Airbnb, VRBO or Booking.com leads only). This reaches a real guest and cannot be unsent — confirm the text first. Hostfully: POST /api/v3.3/messages. |
hostfully_create_job | write | Schedule a job Schedule a job (e.g. a cleaning or a guest greeting) for a service at a property, optionally tied to a lead. Times are property-local. hostfully_list_services gives the service UID. Hostfully: POST /api/v3.3/jobs. |
hostfully_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) 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. | |
hostfully_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Hostfully 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. | |
hostfully_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Hostfully (the free tier caps monthly usage). Plans: "monthly" — $9/month; "yearly" — $90/year (2 months free). Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. *A fair use limit applies. For heavy use (near Pro's limit): "plus" or "plus_yearly" — Pro+, $19/month or $190/year, unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 100,000 a month); 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). Otherwise returns a short link to open in your browser (it opens Stripe Checkout); after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
hostfully_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Hostfully 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 hostfully_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited* |
*Pro fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].
Pro covers this Hostfully server only. Subscribe with hostfully_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with hostfully_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running hostfully_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hostfully. The server calls the Hostfully API with your own Hostfully 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 Hostfully agency API key and Key type. See Before you connect for where to find them.
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 Hostfully agency API key and Key type. 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 Hostfully 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 Hostfully.
Yes, if you approve it. 4 of the 20 Hostfully tools can create or change data. The other 16 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 unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month), for this Hostfully server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run hostfully_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run hostfully_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run hostfully_cancel_subscription. Pro continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with hostfully_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.