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Good Grants MCP by usefulapi

By usefulapi.io Verified namespace

Read applications, rounds, funds and leaderboards; tag applications in Good Grants.

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Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
280 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
20

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Outdated check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?
310
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 280 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name good-grants-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 20 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 280 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 280 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

    105 of 105 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    1 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor 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 2026-11-10T23:35:15.631261Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

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

Start using Good Grants 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 good-grants-mcp-by-usefulapi https://good-grants.usefulapi.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 20

goodgrants_get_account

Get the Good Grants account for the API key: name, region, default language and identifiers.

Discovered
goodgrants_get_application

Get one grant application by slug, with its field values and status.

Discovered
goodgrants_get_form

Get one form by slug.

Discovered
goodgrants_get_fund

Get one fund by slug.

Discovered
goodgrants_get_round

Get one round by slug.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_allocation_payments

List payments made against grant allocations, with due and paid dates.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_allocations

List grant allocations (awarded amounts). Filter by slug.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_applications

List grant applications. Filter by status, moderation, payment, category, chapter, form, season or title.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_assignments

List reviewer assignments. Filter by status, reviewer, category, chapter, score set or season.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_categories

List categories (grant streams). Filter by status, chapter, form or season.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_chapters

List chapters (programme sections of a season). Filter by status or season.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_forms

List application and report forms. Filter by form type or season.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_funds

List funds (budgets) with their allocated and available amounts.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_leaderboard

List leaderboard results (ranked scores) for one score set. The score set slug is required.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_rounds

List rounds (application, reviewer or feedback periods) with their open and close dates.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_score_sets

List score sets (scoring, voting, top pick and other review modes).

Discovered
goodgrants_list_seasons

List grant seasons (funding cycles) in the account.

Discovered
goodgrants_list_users

List users (applicants, reviewers and admins) with their role and confirmation status.

Discovered
goodgrants_tag_application

Add tags to a grant application. Needs a Read / Write API key; a Read only key is refused with HTTP 403. Adding a tag twice is safe.

Discovered
goodgrants_untag_application

Remove tags from a grant application. Needs a Read / Write API key; a Read only key is refused with HTTP 403. Tags not on the application are ignored.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected280 ms20

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