Read FinerWorks orders, inventory, catalog, prices and shipping quotes; never submits an order. 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": {
"finerworks": {
"url": "https://finerworks.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"finerworks": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://finerworks.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.
The login page asks for your web_api_key and app_key.
Log in to your FinerWorks account (finerworks.com, My Account) and open the API credentials: both keys are shown there. The server only reads and quotes: it never submits, changes or deletes an order. Your keys are used only to call the FinerWorks 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 web_api_key and app_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 FinerWorks connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
finerworks_get_account | read | Get account The FinerWorks account these API keys belong to: username, email, billing and business addresses, account credits, shipping preferences and app details. The API keys, payment profile and third-party connection secrets are never returned. GET /v3/test_my_credentials. |
finerworks_list_orders | read | List orders List submitted print orders, newest first, with status, totals and dates. Filter by free text, production status, FinerWorks order ids, your own order POs (the order numbers from Shopify, Squarespace, etc.) or an order-date range. POST /v3/list_orders. |
finerworks_get_order | read | Get order One order in full: items, recipient, shipping method, status and totals. Needs the order GUID and the email address on the order. GET /v3/get_order. |
finerworks_get_order_status | read | Get order production status The current production status of orders (in production, shipped, ...), looked up by your order PO numbers or FinerWorks order ids. An order that is not found returns nothing. POST /v3/fetch_order_status. |
finerworks_list_order_status_definitions | read | List order status definitions All production statuses an order can have, with their ids. Use the id as the stable reference. GET /v3/list_order_status_definitions. |
finerworks_list_pending_orders | read | List pending orders Orders saved but held in a pending status, not yet submitted for production (nothing is billed until submitted). POST /v3/list_pending_orders. |
finerworks_list_virtual_inventory | read | List virtual inventory The reusable print products (SKUs) saved in the account's virtual inventory: title, SKU, product code, image and price details. Filter by text, SKU, product code or product type. POST /v3/list_virtual_inventory. |
finerworks_get_product_details | read | Get product details Details and pricing for up to 25 virtual inventory SKUs at given quantities. POST /v3/get_product_details. |
finerworks_get_prices | read | Get prices Price and price breakdown for up to 50 product codes or virtual inventory SKUs at given quantities. Nothing is ordered or billed. POST /v3/get_prices. |
finerworks_list_product_types | read | List product types The product types FinerWorks prints (fine art paper, canvas, wood, metal, cards, ...). POST /v3/list_product_types. |
finerworks_list_media_types | read | List media types The papers and media FinerWorks prints on. POST /v3/list_media_types. |
finerworks_list_style_types | read | List style types The print styles FinerWorks offers (for example gallery wrap or float mount). POST /v3/list_style_types. |
finerworks_list_static_products | read | List static products Non-dynamic products, mostly accessories, that can be added to an order. POST /v3/list_static_products. |
finerworks_list_frame_collections | read | List frame collections Frame collections (categories). Pass a collection id to list the frames in it; pass a product code to show only collections and frames compatible with that print product. POST /v3/list_collections. |
finerworks_get_frame | read | Get frame details Details of one frame by id (from finerworks_list_frame_collections). POST /v3/frame_details. |
finerworks_list_mats | read | List mats The available mats (matting). POST /v3/list_mats. |
finerworks_list_glazing | read | List glazing The available glazing (glass and acrylic) options. POST /v3/list_glazing. |
finerworks_get_shipping_options | read | Get shipping options Shipping options and rates for one prospective order: a recipient address plus the SKUs and quantities. Returns the shipping_code values an order would need. Nothing is ordered or billed. POST /v3/list_shipping_options_multiple. |
finerworks_validate_address | read | Validate address Check a recipient address and return FinerWorks' corrected version. Nothing is saved or ordered. POST /v3/validate_recipient_address. |
finerworks_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. | |
finerworks_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the FinerWorks 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. | |
finerworks_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on FinerWorks (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+, $19/month or $190/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. | |
finerworks_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's FinerWorks 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 finerworks_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 account | $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 FinerWorks server only. Subscribe with finerworks_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with finerworks_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running finerworks_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 FinerWorks. The server calls the FinerWorks API with your own FinerWorks 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 web_api_key and app_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 web_api_key and app_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 FinerWorks 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 FinerWorks.
All 19 FinerWorks 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 FinerWorks server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run finerworks_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run finerworks_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run finerworks_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 finerworks_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.