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Vital MCP by usefulapi

By usefulapi.io Verified namespace

Read wearables and lab health data — sleep, activity, workouts, timeseries, lab tests and orders.

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Checks passed
14 / 22

0 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
52 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
21

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Outdated check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 52 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

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

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 21 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 52 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 52 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

    61 of 61 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 2026-11-10T23:33:37.384436Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

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

Start using Vital 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 vital-mcp-by-usefulapi https://vital.usefulapi.io/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 21

vital_create_link_token

Creates a short-lived Link token to connect a user's wearable/provider (no health data is modified). Vital API: POST /v2/link/token.

Discovered
vital_create_user

Creates a Vital user record (additive). Returns the Vital user_id. Vital API: POST /v2/user.

Discovered
vital_get_activity

Get activity summaries for a user over a date range. Vital API: GET /v2/summary/activity/{user_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_body

Get body summaries for a user over a date range. Vital API: GET /v2/summary/body/{user_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_lab_test

Get a single lab test by id. Vital API: GET /v3/lab_tests/{lab_test_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_meal

Get meal summaries for a user over a date range. Vital API: GET /v2/summary/meal/{user_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_menstrual_cycle

Get menstrual cycle summaries for a user over a date range. Vital API: GET /v2/summary/menstrual_cycle/{user_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_order

Get a single lab-test order by id. Vital API: GET /v3/order/{order_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_order_results

Get the lab-test results for an order. Vital API: GET /v3/order/{order_id}/result.

Discovered
vital_get_profile

Get a user's profile summary (height, and other static attributes). Vital API: GET /v2/summary/profile/{user_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_sleep

Get sleep summaries for a user over a date range. Vital API: GET /v2/summary/sleep/{user_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_timeseries

Get timeseries data points for a user and resource over a date range. Supported resources: heartrate, hrv, glucose, blood_pressure, blood_oxygen, steps, respiratory_rate, body_weight, body_fat, distance, water, vo2_max, stress_level, mindfulness_minutes, calories_active, calories_basal, floors_climbed, caffeine, cholesterol. Vital API: GET /v2/timeseries/{user_id}/{resource}.

Discovered
vital_get_user

Get a single Vital user by their Vital user_id. Vital API: GET /v2/user/{user_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_user_connected_providers

List the wearables/data sources (providers) a user has connected. Vital API: GET /v2/user/providers/{user_id}.

Discovered
vital_get_user_latest_info

Get the latest device/app info reported for a user. Vital API: GET /v2/user/{user_id}/info/latest.

Discovered
vital_get_workouts

Get workouts summaries for a user over a date range. Vital API: GET /v2/summary/workouts/{user_id}.

Discovered
vital_list_lab_tests

List the lab tests available/configured for your team. Vital API: GET /v3/lab_tests.

Discovered
vital_list_orders

List lab-test orders with filters, paginated. Vital API: GET /v3/orders.

Discovered
vital_list_providers

List all providers (wearables/data sources) Vital supports. Vital API: GET /v2/providers.

Discovered
vital_list_users

List all Vital users in your team, paginated. Vital API: GET /v2/user.

Discovered
vital_resolve_user

Look up a Vital user by your own client_user_id (the stable id you assigned). Vital API: GET /v2/user/resolve/{client_user_id}.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected52 ms21

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