Read jobs, appointments, deficiencies, invoices and assets, and add comments in ServiceTrade. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the ServiceTrade connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For fire, life-safety and building-service contractors that run their work in ServiceTrade.
List the jobs by status and due date. Read the customer and location of each late job.
List the deficiencies with severity and status. Open one to read the asset and the job that reported it.
List the invoices with status, due date and paid state. Open one to read its items and totals.
List the appointments with time window, job and location. Read the technician users and the jobs behind each visit.
Read the earlier comments on a record. Then add a new comment so the office team sees the context.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your ServiceTrade client id and ServiceTrade client secret.
In ServiceTrade, an administrator creates API credentials (OAuth2 client credentials, type customer). The credentials act with the permissions of their user. We never ask for a ServiceTrade username or password. The secret is used only to call the API for you and to derive a private account id.
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": {
"servicetrade": {
"url": "https://servicetrade.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"servicetrade": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://servicetrade.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 ServiceTrade client id and ServiceTrade 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.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per user | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this ServiceTrade server only. Ask your AI to run servicetrade_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 servicetrade_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 servicetrade_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
servicetrade_list_jobsservicetrade_list_locationsservicetrade_list_companiesservicetrade_list_appointmentsservicetrade_list_service_requestsservicetrade_list_deficienciesservicetrade_list_assetsservicetrade_list_quotesservicetrade_list_invoicesservicetrade_list_contractsservicetrade_list_usersservicetrade_list_commentsservicetrade_get_jobservicetrade_get_locationservicetrade_get_companyservicetrade_get_appointmentservicetrade_get_deficiencyservicetrade_get_assetservicetrade_get_quoteservicetrade_get_invoiceservicetrade_whoamiservicetrade_add_commentservicetrade_usage_statusservicetrade_request_featureservicetrade_upgradeservicetrade_cancel_subscriptionFind overdue jobs and where they are. Review open deficiencies at a customer site. Check unpaid invoices of the last 30 days. Plan a technician day. Leave a note on a job or deficiency. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by ServiceTrade. The server calls the ServiceTrade API with your own ServiceTrade 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 ServiceTrade client id and ServiceTrade 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 ServiceTrade client id and ServiceTrade 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 ServiceTrade 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 ServiceTrade.
Yes, if you approve it. 1 of the 22 ServiceTrade tools can create or change data. The other 21 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 ServiceTrade server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run servicetrade_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run servicetrade_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 servicetrade_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 servicetrade_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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