Read SMS, WhatsApp, email, contacts and audiences from your Bird workspace, plus safe CRM writes. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, 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": {
"bird": {
"url": "https://bird.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"bird": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://bird.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}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 Bird access key.
Find it in the Bird dashboard → Settings → Access keys. Your key is used only to call the 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 Bird access 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 Bird connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
bird_list_contacts | read | List contacts List contacts (CRM records) in the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/contacts. |
bird_get_contact | read | Get a contact Fetch a single contact by id. Bird API: GET /v1/contacts/{contact_id}. |
bird_list_contact_properties | read | List contact properties List the custom contact-property definitions (schema) for the workspace. Bird API: GET /v1/contact-properties. |
bird_list_audiences | read | List audiences List audiences (contact lists) in the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/audiences. |
bird_get_audience | read | Get an audience Fetch a single audience by id. Bird API: GET /v1/audiences/{audience_id}. |
bird_list_audience_contacts | read | List an audience's contacts List the contacts that belong to a static audience, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/audiences/{audience_id}/contacts. |
bird_list_sms_messages | read | List SMS messages List SMS messages (inbound + outbound) for the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/sms/messages. |
bird_get_sms_message | read | Get an SMS message Fetch a single SMS message by id. Bird API: GET /v1/sms/messages/{message_id}. |
bird_list_sms_templates | read | List SMS templates List the SMS templates available to the workspace (Bird built-ins + your own). Bird API: GET /v1/sms/templates. |
bird_list_whatsapp_messages | read | List WhatsApp messages List WhatsApp messages (inbound + outbound) for the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/whatsapp/messages. |
bird_get_whatsapp_message | read | Get a WhatsApp message Fetch a single WhatsApp message by id. Bird API: GET /v1/whatsapp/messages/{message_id}. |
bird_list_whatsapp_templates | read | List WhatsApp templates List the WhatsApp message templates available to the workspace. Bird API: GET /v1/whatsapp/templates. |
bird_list_email_messages | read | List email messages List email messages sent from the workspace, newest first, as a cursor page. Bird API: GET /v1/email/messages. |
bird_get_email_message | read | Get an email message Fetch a single email message by id. Bird API: GET /v1/email/messages/{message_id}. |
bird_create_contact | write | Create a contact Creates a contact (CRM record) in Bird — additive, sends no message. Contacts are unique by email. Bird API: POST /v1/contacts. |
bird_create_audience | write | Create an audience Creates an audience (contact list) in Bird — additive, sends no message. Static audiences start empty. Bird API: POST /v1/audiences. |
bird_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current free-tier usage this month: calls used, monthly limit, remaining, and whether the cap is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
bird_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Bird 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. | |
bird_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited) Subscribe to the Pro plan for UNLIMITED Bird tool calls (the free tier caps monthly usage). Choose monthly ($9/month) or yearly ($90/year — 2 months free) billing. Returns a Stripe Checkout link to open in your browser; after payment your account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
bird_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Bird Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; unlimited calls continue until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run bird_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 tool calls / month |
| Pro | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited |
Pro covers this Bird server only. Subscribe with bird_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with bird_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running bird_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 Bird. The server calls the Bird API with your own Bird access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
The login page asks for your Bird access key. See Before you connect for where to find it.
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 Bird access 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 Bird 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 Bird.
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 16 Bird tools can create or change data. The other 14 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
The Free plan gives 100 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls, for this Bird server only. Run bird_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run bird_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run bird_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 bird_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, 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.