Read channels, product selections, products, orders and processes in EffectConnect. For online sellers who sell through marketplaces and webshops with EffectConnect. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, ChatGPT, 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": {
"effectconnect": {
"url": "https://effectconnect.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"effectconnect": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://effectconnect.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
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.
List the channels linked to your API key. Read one channel by its identifier to use it in other tools.
effectconnect_list_channels effectconnect_get_channel
Search orders by order date, last update, status, tag or channel. Read the full details of the orders you need.
effectconnect_search_orders effectconnect_read_orders effectconnect_get_order
Find a product by its SKU, EAN or other identifier. Search by product selection to list the products a channel can sell.
effectconnect_get_product effectconnect_search_products effectconnect_list_product_selection_products
List the asynchronous processes and read the status of one. Read its report after the process finishes.
effectconnect_list_processes effectconnect_get_process effectconnect_get_process_report
The login page asks for your EffectConnect public key and EffectConnect private key.
Create the key in your EffectConnect account (API module). Choose the permissions you want the AI to use (for example channels:read, products:read, orders:read), then copy the public key and the private key. They are used only to call the EffectConnect API on your behalf; they are 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 EffectConnect public key and EffectConnect private 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 EffectConnect connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
effectconnect_list_channels | read | List channels List the channels (marketplaces and webshops) linked to the EffectConnect API key. Use the channel identifier in other tools. Needs scope channels:read. GET /v3/channels. |
effectconnect_get_channel | read | Get channel Get one channel by its identifier. Needs scope channels:read. GET /v3/channel/{identifier}. |
effectconnect_list_product_selections | read | List product selections List the product selections (named groups of products that a channel can sell) with pagination. Needs scope productSelections:read. GET /v3/product-selections. |
effectconnect_get_product_selection | read | Get product selection Get one product selection by its numeric identifier. Needs scope productSelections:read. GET /v3/product-selection/{identifier}. |
effectconnect_list_product_selection_products | read | List products in a product selection List the products in one product selection, with pagination. Needs scope productSelections:read. GET /v3/product-selection/{identifier}/products. |
effectconnect_list_products | read | List products List all products of the API key, page by page. Pass the nextPageToken from a reply to get the next page. Needs scope products:read. GET /v3/products. |
effectconnect_search_products | read | Search products Find products by product selection, by parent API identifier, or by product identifiers (API identifier, SKU, EAN or external identifier). Needs scope products:read. POST /v3/products/search. |
effectconnect_get_product | read | Get product Get one product by an identifier of the given type (API identifier, SKU, EAN or external identifier). Needs scope products:read. GET /v3/product/{identifierType}/{identifier}. |
effectconnect_search_orders | read | Search orders Find orders by order date, last update, status, tag or channel. Leave the filters empty to list all orders page by page. Needs scope orders:read. POST /v3/orders/search. |
effectconnect_read_orders | read | Read orders by identifier Get up to 100 orders by their identifiers (EffectConnect ID or number, channel identifier or number, connection identifier or number, or invoice). Needs scope orders:read. POST /v3/orders/read. |
effectconnect_get_order | read | Get order Get one order by an identifier of the given type. Pass channel_identifier when the identifier is not unique. Needs scope orders:read. GET /v3/order/{identifierType}/{identifier}. |
effectconnect_list_processes | read | List processes List asynchronous processes (catalog and order reports) and their status. Filter by type or status. Processes are kept for 48 hours. GET /v3/processes. |
effectconnect_get_process | read | Get process status Get the status of one asynchronous process by its identifier (QUEUED, PROCESSING, FINISHED or CRITICAL_ERROR). Processes are kept for 48 hours. GET /v3/process/{identifier}. |
effectconnect_get_process_report | read | Get process report Get the report of one finished asynchronous process. A report exists only when the status is FINISHED, and it is removed after 48 hours. GET /v3/process/{identifier}/report. |
effectconnect_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
effectconnect_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the EffectConnect 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. | |
effectconnect_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on EffectConnect (the free tier caps monthly usage). Plans: "monthly" — $9/month; "yearly" — $90/year (2 months free). Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. *A fair use limit applies. For heavy use (near Pro's limit): "plus" or "plus_yearly" — Pro+, $39/month or $390/year, unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 100,000 a month); an existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Otherwise returns a short link to open in your browser (it opens Stripe Checkout); after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
effectconnect_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's EffectConnect Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run effectconnect_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited* |
*Pro fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].
Pro covers this EffectConnect server only. Subscribe with effectconnect_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with effectconnect_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running effectconnect_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
Check which channels are linked. Find orders by status or date. Look up a product by SKU or EAN. Check a background catalog or order report. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by EffectConnect. The server calls the EffectConnect API with your own EffectConnect access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
The login page asks for your EffectConnect public key and EffectConnect private key. See Before you connect for where to find them.
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 EffectConnect public key and EffectConnect private 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 EffectConnect 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 EffectConnect.
All 14 EffectConnect tools are marked read-only.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month), for this EffectConnect server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run effectconnect_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run effectconnect_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run effectconnect_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 effectconnect_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, ChatGPT, Codex, 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.
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