Read Klips, dashboards, data sources and users; refresh data source instances in Klipfolio. For analysts and teams that report with dashboards in Klipfolio. 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": {
"klipfolio": {
"url": "https://klipfolio.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"klipfolio": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://klipfolio.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 dashboards and the Klips on them. Open one to read its settings.
klipfolio_list_dashboards klipfolio_get_dashboard klipfolio_list_klips klipfolio_get_klip
Find a data source instance and read its data. Use it to see why a number looks wrong.
klipfolio_list_datasources klipfolio_list_datasource_instances klipfolio_get_datasource_instance_data
Trigger a refresh of a data source instance after the source data changed.
Changes data · klipfolio_get_datasource_instance klipfolio_refresh_datasource_instance
List the users and the groups of an account to check who has access.
klipfolio_list_users klipfolio_list_groups
The login page asks for your Klipfolio API key.
Find it in Klipfolio → My Profile (or Users for an administrator) → API key. Admin and Editor roles can create keys. Your key is used only to call the API for you and to derive a private account id.
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 Klipfolio 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 Klipfolio connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
klipfolio_get_profile | read | Get my profile Get the user and company that own the API key. Add full=true for tab instances, groups and permissions. Klipfolio API: GET /profile. |
klipfolio_list_klips | read | List Klips List Klips (the charts and tables on dashboards) the user can access. Filter by data source or client. Klipfolio API: GET /klips. |
klipfolio_get_klip | read | Get a Klip Get one Klip by id. Add full=true to include share rights. Klipfolio API: GET /klips/{id}. |
klipfolio_list_dashboards | read | List dashboards List dashboards (the API calls them tabs). Klipfolio API: GET /tabs. |
klipfolio_get_dashboard | read | Get a dashboard Get one dashboard (tab) by id. Add full=true for the Klip instances and share rights. Klipfolio API: GET /tabs/{id}. |
klipfolio_list_datasources | read | List data sources List data sources with refresh interval, last refresh time and whether the source is dynamic. Klipfolio API: GET /datasources. |
klipfolio_get_datasource | read | Get a data source Get one data source: connector, format, refresh interval, disabled state and dates. Klipfolio API: GET /datasources/{id}. |
klipfolio_list_datasource_instances | read | List data source instances List data source instances with refresh failure count, data size and last refresh time. Use it to find stale or failing data. Klipfolio API: GET /datasource-instances. |
klipfolio_get_datasource_instance | read | Get a data source instance Get one data source instance by id. Klipfolio API: GET /datasource-instances/{id}. |
klipfolio_get_datasource_instance_data | read | Get data source data Get the stored data of a data source instance (CSV or JSON text, as the source holds it). The reply can be large. Klipfolio API: GET /datasource-instances/{id}/data. |
klipfolio_list_users | read | List users List users of the company. Search by email or external id, and add roles or groups. Klipfolio API: GET /users. |
klipfolio_list_groups | read | List groups List user groups of the company. Klipfolio API: GET /groups. |
klipfolio_refresh_datasource_instance | write | Refresh a data source instance WRITE: queue a refresh of one data source instance so its Klips get new data. The refresh replaces the stored data and runs later, not at once. A repeat call queues another refresh. It uses the vendor's own refresh quota. Klipfolio API: POST /datasource-instances/{id}/@/refresh. |
klipfolio_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. | |
klipfolio_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Klipfolio 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. | |
klipfolio_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Klipfolio (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. | |
klipfolio_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Klipfolio 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 klipfolio_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 Klipfolio server only. Subscribe with klipfolio_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with klipfolio_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running klipfolio_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
Audit your dashboards. Check the data behind a Klip. Refresh stale data. Review users and groups. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Klipfolio. The server calls the Klipfolio API with your own Klipfolio 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 Klipfolio API 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 Klipfolio 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 Klipfolio 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 Klipfolio.
Yes, if you approve it. 1 of the 13 Klipfolio tools can create or change data. The other 12 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 Klipfolio server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run klipfolio_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run klipfolio_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run klipfolio_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 klipfolio_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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