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MCP server · Payments & trading

Lightspeed Retail (R-Series) MCP by usefulapi

Read Lightspeed R-Series items, stock, sales, customers and POs; create customers and set stock.

Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
94 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
18

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Outdated check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 94 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name lightspeed-r-series-mcp.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 18 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 94 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 94 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

    114 of 114 parameters have a description (100%). 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 2026-11-10T23:33:47.127525Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

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

Start using Lightspeed Retail (R-Series) 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 lightspeed-retail-r-series-mcp-by-usefulapi https://lightspeed-r-series.usefulapi.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 18

lightspeedrseries_create_customer

Create a new customer, optionally with a primary email and one phone number (stored in the customer's Contact). Give at least a first name, last name or company. Returns the new customer with its customerID. POST /Account/{accountID}/Customer.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_get_account

The connected Lightspeed Retail (R-Series) account: id, name, status, employee count/limit, default and purchasing currencies. Good first call. GET /Account/{accountID}.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_get_customer

One customer by customerID with Contact (emails, phones, addresses), customer type and notes. GET /Account/{accountID}/Customer/{customerID}.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_get_item

One item by itemID with its prices, per-shop stock (ItemShops), category and other related records. GET /Account/{accountID}/Item/{itemID}.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_get_purchase_order

One purchase order by orderID with its lines (OrderLines: itemID, quantity, numReceived, price), vendor and shop. GET /Account/{accountID}/Order/{orderID}.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_get_sale

One sale by saleID with its line items (SaleLines with Item), payments (SalePayments with PaymentType) and customer. GET /Account/{accountID}/Sale/{saleID}.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_categories

Item categories (hierarchical): categoryID, name, fullPathName, parentID, nodeDepth. GET /Account/{accountID}/Category.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_customers

Search customers by name, company or email: customerID, firstName, lastName, company, customerTypeID, createTime. Email search loads the Contact relation (emails, phones, addresses). Paginate with next_url. GET /Account/{accountID}/Customer.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_employees

Employees: employeeID, firstName, lastName, lockOut, archived, employeeRoleID, limitToShopID. Use employeeID to filter sales. GET /Account/{accountID}/Employee.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_inventory

Stock levels per item per shop (ItemShop records): qoh (quantity on hand), sellable, backorder, reorderPoint, reorderLevel, costs and values. shopID 0 is the all-shops summary. Paginate with next_url. GET /Account/{accountID}/ItemShop.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_inventory_log

Inventory change history (InventoryLog, read-only): one record per stock change with itemID, shopID, qohChange (+ received, - removed), costChange (the item's new unit cost after the change), reason (e.g. ManualQuantityAdjustment, ItemImport, AddInventoryForCount, RemoveForTransaction; the vendor's list is not exhaustive), createTime, employeeID, automated, and the source record when there is one: orderID (purchase order), saleID, transferID, inventoryCountID, vendorReturnID, itemImportID (0 = none). For receiving history use received_only with a created_from/created_to range: stock received directly on items shows as a manual adjustment with orderID 0. There is no vendor field: a PO-based receipt gives the vendor via lightspeedrseries_get_purchase_order. Newest first by default. GET /Account/{accountID}/InventoryLog.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_items

Search the product catalog. Each item has itemID, description, SKUs (systemSku, customSku, upc, ean, manufacturerSku), defaultCost, categoryID and its Prices (price levels). Set include_stock to add per-shop quantities (ItemShops; shopID 0 = all shops). Paginate with next_url. GET /Account/{accountID}/Item.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_purchase_orders

Purchase orders to vendors: orderID, vendorID, shopID, orderedDate, arrivalDate, receivedDate, complete, totalQuantity, shipCost. GET /Account/{accountID}/Order.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_sales

Sales history: saleID, completed/voided flags, completeTime, totals (calcSubtotal, calcTax1/2, total, balance), customerID, employeeID, shopID, registerID. Filter by a date range on completeTime (default) or timeStamp, shop, customer, employee. Set include_lines for SaleLines (items sold). Paginate with next_url. GET /Account/{accountID}/Sale.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_shops

List the account's shops (store locations): shopID, name, time zone, archived flag. Use shopID to filter sales, inventory and purchase orders. GET /Account/{accountID}/Shop.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_list_vendors

Suppliers: vendorID, name, accountNumber, archived. GET /Account/{accountID}/Vendor.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_update_item

Change fields of an existing item: description, default cost, SKUs, category. Only the fields you pass are changed. Prices and stock are not changed here (use lightspeedrseries_update_stock for quantities). PUT /Account/{accountID}/Item/{itemID}.json.

Discovered
lightspeedrseries_update_stock

CHANGES STOCK COUNTS: sets (does not add to) the quantity on hand of one item in one shop to `qoh`, by updating the item's ItemShop record. Use for correcting a few items; for many items use an inventory count in Lightspeed. Identify the shop by shop_id, or by item_shop_id from lightspeedrseries_get_item's ItemShops. Not for shopID 0 (the all-shops summary). PUT /Account/{accountID}/Item/{itemID}.json with ItemShops.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected94 ms18