Read Practice Better clients, sessions, availability, services, packages, invoices and forms. 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": {
"practice-better": {
"url": "https://practice-better.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"practice-better": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://practice-better.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.
Patient data: Do not use this server with protected health information (PHI). We do not sign HIPAA Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). See Terms, Health data.
The login page asks for your Client ID and Client secret.
Create them in Practice Better under the API Access settings. The API Access (Beta) add-on must be on your plan. Your client ID and secret are used only to sign in to the Practice Better API on your behalf; they are never shown to anyone. Practice Better holds health information: only connect it if you are allowed to use an AI assistant with your client data.
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 Client ID and Client secret. 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 Practice Better connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
practice_better_get_account | read | Get my account The practitioner (API user) behind this connection: id, name, title, timezone, default currency, role flags and the practice (company) id and name. Settings, integrations and the bio are not returned. GET /consultant/profile. |
practice_better_list_practitioners | read | List practitioners List the practitioners and admin users of the practice, with id, name, role flags and activation status. Use the ids to filter sessions and invoices. GET /company/administration/members. |
practice_better_list_clients | read | List clients List client records, newest first: id, status, name, email, phone, timezone and activity dates. Date of birth, address, insurance and notes are not returned. A page holds at most 100 records. To look up one person by name or email use practice_better_find_clients. GET /consultant/records. |
practice_better_find_clients | read | Find clients by name or email Search client records by name, preferred name or email (case-insensitive text match). Practice Better has no search endpoint, so this reads the 500 most recent records (5 pages of 100) and filters them; `complete` says whether every record was checked. Returns at most `max_results` matches with the same fields as practice_better_list_clients. GET /consultant/records. |
practice_better_get_client | read | Get client One client record by id: status, name, preferred name, pronouns, email, phones, timezone, activity dates and tag ids. Date of birth, address, insurance, emergency contacts, notes and health history are not returned. GET /consultant/records/{recordId}. |
practice_better_list_sessions | read | List sessions (appointments) List sessions (appointments), newest first: date, duration, service, practitioner, client (id and name), status and payment status. Booking notes and session notes are not returned. Filter by date range, practitioner, client record, service or group/1-1. GET /consultant/sessions. |
practice_better_get_session | read | Get session One session (appointment) by id: date, duration, service, practitioner, client (id and name), location and status. Booking notes and session notes are not returned. For a group session pass record_id to see one client's view. GET /consultant/sessions/{sessionId}. |
practice_better_get_availability | read | Get available time slots Open booking slots of one practitioner for one service, starting on the given day: start, end and duration of each slot. It follows the practitioner's booking settings. Needs a practitioner id and a service id. GET /consultant/availability/slots. |
practice_better_list_services | read | List services List the services (appointment types) the practice offers: id, name, duration, group or 1-1, session types and SKU. GET /consultant/services. |
practice_better_list_packages | read | List packages List the package definitions (bundles of sessions or programs) the practice sells: id, name and SKU. GET /consultant/packages. |
practice_better_list_tags | read | List tags List the tags the practice uses to organize clients: id and name. A client record carries tag ids. GET /tags. |
practice_better_list_invoices | read | List invoices List client invoices, newest first: number, date, totals, amount due and paid, payment status, client (id and name) and practitioner. Payment history and line items are not in the list; use practice_better_get_invoice. GET /consultant/payments/invoices. |
practice_better_get_invoice | read | Get invoice One invoice by id with its line items (date, quantity, amount, tax) and totals. Descriptions, payment history and billing contact are not returned. GET /consultant/payments/invoices/{invoiceId}. |
practice_better_list_forms | read | List forms List the form templates of the practice (intake forms, questionnaires, consent forms): id and name only. GET /consultant/forms. |
practice_better_list_form_requests | read | List form requests List forms sent to clients, newest first: which form, which client (id), practitioner, and whether it was started or completed, with dates. The answers are never returned. GET /consultant/formrequests. |
practice_better_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. | |
practice_better_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Practice Better 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. | |
practice_better_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Practice Better (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. | |
practice_better_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Practice Better 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 practice_better_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 practice | $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 Practice Better server only. Subscribe with practice_better_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with practice_better_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running practice_better_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 Practice Better. The server calls the Practice Better API with your own Practice Better access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
No. Do not use this server with protected health information (PHI). We do not sign HIPAA Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). See Terms, Health data.
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 Client ID and Client secret. 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 Client ID and Client secret. 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 Practice Better 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 Practice Better.
All 15 Practice Better tools are marked read-only.
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 Practice Better server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run practice_better_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run practice_better_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run practice_better_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 practice_better_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.