Manage Hiveage clients, invoices, estimates and payments; send invoices and record payments. 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": {
"hiveage": {
"url": "https://hiveage.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"hiveage": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://hiveage.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 Hiveage subdomain and Hiveage API key.
Your subdomain is the part before .hiveage.com in your account address. Find the API key in Hiveage Launchpad > Your Global Profile; it acts with your own permissions. Your key is used only to call the Hiveage API on your behalf; 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 Hiveage subdomain and Hiveage API 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 Hiveage connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
hiveage_list_connections | read | List connections List connections: the companies, clients and vendors in the account's network, sorted by name. Each has a hash_key (used by other tools) and a numeric id (used as connection_id when creating invoices). Hiveage: GET /network. |
hiveage_get_connection | read | Get connection Get one connection (client, vendor or company) by hash_key. Hiveage: GET /network/{hash_key}. |
hiveage_list_connection_invoices | read | List a connection's invoices List the invoices of one connection (client), by date. Hiveage: GET /network/{hash_key}/invoices. |
hiveage_list_connection_estimates | read | List a connection's estimates List the estimates of one connection (client). Hiveage: GET /network/{hash_key}/estimates. |
hiveage_list_connection_recurring_invoices | read | List a connection's recurring invoices List the recurring invoice profiles of one connection (client). Hiveage: GET /network/{hash_key}/recurring_invoices. |
hiveage_list_contacts | read | List contacts List the contacts (people with an email address for sending statements) of a connection. Hiveage: GET /network/{hash_key}/contacts. |
hiveage_get_contact | read | Get contact Get one contact of a connection by its numeric id. Hiveage: GET /network/{hash_key}/contacts/{id}. |
hiveage_list_invoices | read | List invoices List invoices (state draft, viewed, sent, paid or partial) with totals, sorted by date. Hiveage: GET /invs. |
hiveage_get_invoice | read | Get invoice Get one invoice by hash_key, with its line items, taxes, discounts and shipping. Hiveage: GET /invs/{hash_key}. |
hiveage_list_estimates | read | List estimates List estimates (quotes), sorted by date. Hiveage: GET /estm. |
hiveage_get_estimate | read | Get estimate Get one estimate by hash_key, with its line items. Hiveage: GET /estm/{hash_key}. |
hiveage_list_recurring_invoices | read | List recurring invoices List recurring invoice profiles (interval, next billing date, occurrences). Hiveage: GET /rinv. |
hiveage_get_recurring_invoice | read | Get recurring invoice Get one recurring invoice profile by hash_key. Hiveage: GET /rinv/{hash_key}. |
hiveage_list_recurring_invoice_invoices | read | List invoices generated by a recurring invoice List the invoices a recurring invoice profile has generated. Hiveage: GET /rinv/{hash_key}/invoices. |
hiveage_list_payments | read | List invoice payments List the payments entered on an invoice. Hiveage: GET /invs/{hash_key}/payments. |
hiveage_get_payment | read | Get payment Get one payment of an invoice by its numeric id. Hiveage: GET /invs/{hash_key}/payments/{id}. |
hiveage_list_categories | read | List saved items, expense, task or trip categories List the saved line-item templates: kind items (saved items with price and unit), expenses, tasks (with rate) or trips (with rate). Hiveage: GET /categories/{kind}. |
hiveage_create_connection | write | Create connection WRITE: create a new connection (client, vendor or company) in the account. For an organization give `name`; for an individual give first_name and last_name. Hiveage: POST /network. |
hiveage_create_contact | write | Create contact WRITE: add a contact (name and email, used when sending statements) to a connection. Hiveage: POST /network/{hash_key}/contacts. |
hiveage_update_contact | write | Update contact WRITE: change fields of a contact (only the fields you pass are sent). Hiveage: PUT /network/{hash_key}/contacts/{id}. |
hiveage_create_invoice | write | Create invoice WRITE: create an invoice (starts as a draft; nothing is emailed) for a connection. statement_no must be unique. connection_id is the numeric `id` from hiveage_list_connections. Hiveage: POST /invs. |
hiveage_create_estimate | write | Create estimate WRITE: create an estimate (quote; starts as a draft, nothing is emailed) for a connection. statement_no must be unique. Hiveage: POST /estm. |
hiveage_record_payment | write | Record invoice payment WRITE: enter a payment received on an invoice (changes its paid and due totals). Offline payments (cash, check, bank_transfer) are saved as unrealized until marked realized. Hiveage: POST /invs/{hash_key}/payments. |
hiveage_mark_payment_realized | write | Mark payment realized WRITE: mark an offline (unrealized) payment as realized, so it counts as received. Hiveage: POST /invs/{hash_key}/payments/{id}/mark_as_realized. |
hiveage_create_saved_item | write | Create saved item WRITE: save a reusable line item (name, price, unit) for statements. Hiveage: POST /categories/items. |
hiveage_send_invoice | write | Send invoice by email WRITE, SENDS EMAIL: email an invoice to the client (the default invoice template to the connection's contacts, or a custom recipient/subject/message). Cannot be undone. Hiveage: POST /invs/{hash_key}/deliver. |
hiveage_send_invoice_reminder | write | Send invoice reminder by email WRITE, SENDS EMAIL: email a payment reminder for an invoice (default reminder template, or custom). Cannot be undone. Hiveage: POST /invs/{hash_key}/reminder. |
hiveage_send_estimate | write | Send estimate by email WRITE, SENDS EMAIL: email an estimate to the client (default template, or custom). Cannot be undone. Hiveage: POST /estm/{hash_key}/deliver. |
hiveage_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. | |
hiveage_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Hiveage 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. | |
hiveage_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Hiveage (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. | |
hiveage_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Hiveage 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 hiveage_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 Hiveage server only. Subscribe with hiveage_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with hiveage_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running hiveage_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 Hiveage. The server calls the Hiveage API with your own Hiveage 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 Hiveage subdomain and Hiveage API 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 Hiveage subdomain and Hiveage API 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 Hiveage 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 Hiveage.
Yes, if you approve it. 11 of the 28 Hiveage tools can create or change data. The other 17 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
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 Hiveage server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run hiveage_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run hiveage_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run hiveage_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 hiveage_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.