Read TalentLMS users, courses, groups, branches and progress; create learners and enroll users. 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": {
"talentlms": {
"url": "https://talentlms.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"talentlms": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://talentlms.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 TalentLMS account and TalentLMS API key.
A super admin finds the key in TalentLMS → Account & Settings → Integrations → API (enable the API there; paid plans only). Your key is used only to call the TalentLMS 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 TalentLMS account and TalentLMS API key. 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 TalentLMS connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
talentlms_get_portal_statistics | read | Get portal statistics Portal-wide totals (users, courses, categories, groups, branches, monthly active users) and settings (signup method, date format, branch limit). A good first call. GET /api/v2/statistics. |
talentlms_get_timeline | read | Get timeline Recent portal events (logins, user/course/group/branch changes, course completions, certificates...) with the user and related course/group/branch/unit. Filter by event type (e.g. course_completion, user_login_user, user_create_user) and a date range. GET /api/v2/timeline. |
talentlms_list_users | read | List users List the portal's users (id, login, name, email, user type, status, registration, last login), paginated. Filter by keyword (name/login/email), exact email or login, status, branch, group, last-updated range or a custom field value. GET /api/v2/users. |
talentlms_get_user | read | Get a user Full profile of one user: login, name, email, user type, status, timezone, locale, credits, custom fields, deactivation date. GET /api/v2/users/{id}. |
talentlms_list_user_courses | read | List a user's courses The courses a user is enrolled in, with their role (learner/instructor), enrollment and completion dates, completion status and percentage, score and total time. GET /api/v2/users/{id}/courses. |
talentlms_list_user_groups | read | List a user's groups The groups a user belongs to (id, name). GET /api/v2/users/{id}/groups. |
talentlms_list_user_branches | read | List a user's branches The branches a user belongs to (id, name). GET /api/v2/users/{id}/branches. |
talentlms_list_user_certificates | read | List a user's certificates Certificates a user has earned (course, issue and expiration dates, download/public URLs). GET /api/v2/users/{id}/certificates. |
talentlms_get_course_progress | read | Get a user's progress in a course One user's status in one course: enrolled or not, role, completion status, completion percentage and date, score, total time, last viewed unit and certificate. GET /api/v2/course-progress?user_id=&course_id=. |
talentlms_list_courses | read | List courses List the portal's courses (id, name, code, category, status, price, dates, catalog visibility), paginated. Optionally only courses with a given custom course field value. GET /api/v2/courses. |
talentlms_get_course | read | Get a course Full details of one course: description, category, status, price, capacity, time limit, start/expiration, settings. GET /api/v2/courses/{id}. |
talentlms_list_course_users | read | List a course's users Users enrolled in a course with their enrollment date, completion status, completion percentage, completion date and total time: the course's progress report. GET /api/v2/courses/{id}/users. |
talentlms_list_categories | read | List course categories The course category tree (id, parent, name, price, children), paginated. GET /api/v2/categories. |
talentlms_list_learning_paths | read | List learning paths Learning paths (sequences of courses) with status, category, price, dates and rules, paginated. GET /api/v2/learning-paths. |
talentlms_list_groups | read | List groups List the portal's groups (id, name, description, branch, price, key redemptions), paginated. GET /api/v2/groups. |
talentlms_get_group | read | Get a group Details of one group: name, description, branch, group key, max key redemptions, price. GET /api/v2/groups/{id}. |
talentlms_list_group_users | read | List a group's users Members of a group (id, login, name, email, user type, status, last login), paginated. GET /api/v2/groups/{id}/users. |
talentlms_list_branches | read | List branches List the portal's branches (sub-portals: id, name, URL, description, active), paginated. GET /api/v2/branches. |
talentlms_get_branch | read | Get a branch Details of one branch: URL, title, theme, default locale/timezone/user type/group, signup and verification settings, e-commerce settings. GET /api/v2/branches/{id}. |
talentlms_list_branch_users | read | List a branch's users Users in a branch (id, login, name, email, user type, status, last login), paginated. GET /api/v2/branches/{id}/users. |
talentlms_create_user | write | Create a learner WRITE: create a new LEARNER account in the portal (TalentLMS may email the user, depending on the portal's settings). The user type is always the portal's built-in Learner-Type; this tool cannot create administrators, instructors or any other type (the portal's default type is never used, since it may be an admin type). If the portal has no type named Learner-Type, the tool refuses. Returns the new user's id and type. POST /api/v2/users. |
talentlms_enroll_user_in_course | write | Enroll a user in a course WRITE: enroll an existing user in a course (as a learner). Returns the assigned role. POST /api/v2/enrollments. |
talentlms_add_user_to_group | write | Add a user to a group WRITE: add an existing user to a group, which also enrolls them in the group's courses. Set enroll_to_courses to enroll synchronously. POST /api/v2/group-memberships. |
talentlms_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. | |
talentlms_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the TalentLMS 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. | |
talentlms_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on TalentLMS (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. | |
talentlms_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's TalentLMS 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 talentlms_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 portal | $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 TalentLMS server only. Subscribe with talentlms_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with talentlms_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running talentlms_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 TalentLMS. The server calls the TalentLMS API with your own TalentLMS 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 TalentLMS account and TalentLMS API key. 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 TalentLMS account and TalentLMS API key. 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 TalentLMS 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 TalentLMS.
Yes, if you approve it. 3 of the 23 TalentLMS tools can create or change data. The other 20 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 TalentLMS server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run talentlms_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run talentlms_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run talentlms_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 talentlms_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.