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ChurchSuite MCP by usefulapi

Read ChurchSuite contacts, children, small groups, rotas, events and attendance; add contact notes.

Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
201 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
25

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 201 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name churchsuite-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 25 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 201 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 201 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    109 of 117 parameters have a description (93%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-10T23:33:47.607905Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using ChurchSuite MCP by usefulapi

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http churchsuite-mcp-by-usefulapi https://churchsuite.usefulapi.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 25

churchsuite_add_contact_note

WRITE: add a new note to a contact's record in ChurchSuite (it is visible to other ChurchSuite users who can see the contact, unless private_to_me is true). Only adds a note: never edits or deletes anything, sends nothing to the contact. API: POST /addressbook/contacts/{id}/notes.

Discovered
churchsuite_get_account

The church's ChurchSuite account summary: name, unique id, subdomain, time zone, currency, language and first day of week (no billing or data-protection contact details). A good first call. API: GET /account/info.

Discovered
churchsuite_get_child

Get one child by id (names, date of birth, school, contact details, custom fields, consents, sites, status). Medical and additional-needs fields only with include_medical: true. API: GET /children/children/{id}.

Discovered
churchsuite_get_contact

Get one Address Book contact by id: names, sex, date of birth, marital status and spouse id, address, phones, email, job, custom fields, communication preferences, sites, status. API: GET /addressbook/contacts/{id}.

Discovered
churchsuite_get_event

Get one calendar event by id (times, status, category, location, description, visibility, sign-up options). API: GET /calendar/events/{id}.

Discovered
churchsuite_get_small_group

Get one small group by id (schedule, location, description, custom fields, sign-up options, sites). API: GET /smallgroups/groups/{id}.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_attendance_records

List attendance records (headcounts per gathering and date: total number, total people, notes), sorted by date. Filter by gathering, weekday or a date window (YYYY-MM-DD). API: GET /attendance/records.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_children

Search or list children in the Children module (name, date of birth, school year, contact details, sites, status, consent flags). Medical and additional-needs fields are left out unless include_medical is true. API: GET /children/children.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_children_groups

List the Children module's groups (classes/age groups: id, name, entry age, check-in capacity and ratio, status). API: GET /children/groups.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_contact_notes

List the pastoral/admin notes on a contact (content, pinned, visibility, who wrote it and when), pinned first. API: GET /addressbook/contacts/{id}/notes.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_contact_tags

List Address Book tags (id, name, category, whether it is a smart tag). Use a tag id as tag_ids in list_contacts to list the people with that tag. API: GET /addressbook/tags.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_contacts

Search or list adult contacts in the Address Book (name, contact details, address, sites, status, tags via tag_ids). Personal data: ask only for what you need. API: GET /addressbook/contacts.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_event_categories

List calendar categories (id, name, colour, status). Use the ids as category_ids in list_events. API: GET /calendar/categories.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_events

List calendar events (name, start/end, status, category, location, description, sign-up options, sites). Use starts_after/starts_before (YYYY-MM-DD) for a date window. API: GET /calendar/events.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_gatherings

List the Attendance module's gatherings (services/meetings whose attendance is counted: id, name, sites, status). API: GET /attendance/gatherings.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_giving_funds

List the church's giving funds (id, name, description, Gift Aid / tax-deductible flags, whether shown in Donate, status). Funds only: no donors, donations or amounts. API: GET /giving/funds.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_ministries

List the Rotas module's ministries (worship team, welcome team…: id, name, description, days, rota and rotation type, status, sites). API: GET /rotas/ministries.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_ministry_members

List who serves in rota ministries (ministry id, team id, person = contact or child id, role ids). Look people up with get_contact / get_child. API: GET /rotas/ministry_members.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_ministry_teams

List the teams inside rota ministries (id, ministry id, name, order). API: GET /rotas/ministry_teams.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_plan_items

List the running order of one or more service plans (items: type, name, song arrangement, duration, start time, notes, people). API: GET /planning/plan_items.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_service_plans

List service plans from the Planning module (name, date, time, status, linked event, sites). API: GET /planning/plans.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_sites

List the church's sites (campuses/congregations: id, name, initials, address). Site ids filter contacts, children, groups, events and plans. API: GET /account/sites.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_small_group_members

List small group memberships (group id, person = contact or child id, status, role ids, joined date). Filter by group to get a group's members, or by contact/child to get a person's groups; look people up with get_contact / get_child. API: GET /smallgroups/members.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_small_groups

List small groups (home groups/life groups: name, day, time, frequency, location, description, dates, sign-up options). API: GET /smallgroups/groups.

Discovered
churchsuite_list_unavailability

List the dates people said they are unavailable to serve (person, description, start/end). Filter by person, ministry or a date window. API: GET /rotas/unavailability.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected201 ms25