Query channels, search messages, and read threads, users and reactions in your Stream Chat app. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
Turn on the Stream connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
For developers and support teams who run in-app chat with Stream Chat.
The AI searches messages across channels with a channel filter and a full-text query, for example refund. You see what was said and where.
The AI finds channels with a filter, then reads one channel's members and most recent messages. It sums up the conversation.
The AI lists threads, reads the replies under a parent message and the reactions on a message.
The AI finds users with a filter and reads the total and per-channel unread and mention counts for one user.
The AI posts a message to a channel, or adds a reaction to a message, as an existing user of the app. This posts real content.
Changes dataThe login page asks for your Stream API key and Stream API secret.
Find both in the Stream dashboard → App → API keys. Your key and secret are used only to call the API on your behalf (the secret signs a server-side token) and to derive a private account id; they are 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": {
"stream": {
"url": "https://stream.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"stream": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://stream.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 Stream API key and Stream API 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 |
| 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 Stream server only. Ask your AI to run stream_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 stream_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 stream_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
stream_get_appstream_query_channelsstream_get_channelstream_search_messagesstream_get_messagestream_get_repliesstream_get_reactionsstream_query_membersstream_query_usersstream_query_threadsstream_get_unread_countsstream_send_messagestream_send_reactionstream_usage_statusstream_request_featurestream_upgradestream_cancel_subscriptionFind messages that mention a topic. Read a channel and its latest messages. Follow a thread and its reactions. Check a user and their unread messages. Post a message or a reaction as a user. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Stream. The server calls the Stream API with your own Stream 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 Stream API key and Stream API 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 Stream API key and Stream API 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 Stream 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 Stream.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 13 Stream tools can create or change data. The other 11 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 Stream server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run stream_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run stream_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 stream_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 stream_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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