Read jobs, appointments, deficiencies, invoices and assets, and add comments in ServiceTrade. For fire, life-safety and building-service contractors that run their work in ServiceTrade. 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": {
"servicetrade": {
"url": "https://servicetrade.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"servicetrade": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://servicetrade.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 jobs by status and due date. Read the customer and location of each late job.
servicetrade_list_jobs servicetrade_get_job servicetrade_list_locations
List the deficiencies with severity and status. Open one to read the asset and the job that reported it.
servicetrade_list_deficiencies servicetrade_get_deficiency servicetrade_get_asset
List the invoices with status, due date and paid state. Open one to read its items and totals.
servicetrade_list_invoices servicetrade_get_invoice
List the appointments with time window, job and location. Read the technician users and the jobs behind each visit.
servicetrade_list_appointments servicetrade_list_users servicetrade_get_appointment
Read the earlier comments on a record. Then add a new comment so the office team sees the context.
Changes data · servicetrade_list_comments servicetrade_add_comment
The login page asks for your ServiceTrade client id and ServiceTrade client secret.
In ServiceTrade, an administrator creates API credentials (OAuth2 client credentials, type customer). The credentials act with the permissions of their user. We never ask for a ServiceTrade username or password. The secret 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 ServiceTrade client id and ServiceTrade client secret. 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 ServiceTrade connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
servicetrade_list_jobs | read | List jobs List jobs (service calls, inspections, installs) with status, type, customer, location, owner, due date and estimated price. Filter by status, type, location, customer, technician, due or completion dates. ServiceTrade API: GET /job. |
servicetrade_list_locations | read | List locations List customer service locations (sites) with address, company, status and tags. ServiceTrade API: GET /location. |
servicetrade_list_companies | read | List companies List companies (customers, vendors, contractors) with city, state and status. ServiceTrade API: GET /company. |
servicetrade_list_appointments | read | List appointments List scheduled appointments (technician visits) with time window, job, location and assigned technicians. ServiceTrade API: GET /appointment. |
servicetrade_list_service_requests | read | List service requests List service requests (the work items to perform on a job, with description, service line and window). ServiceTrade API: GET /servicerequest. |
servicetrade_list_deficiencies | read | List deficiencies List deficiencies (problems found during inspections, such as fire or life-safety defects) with severity, status and asset. ServiceTrade API: GET /deficiency. |
servicetrade_list_assets | read | List assets List assets (equipment such as extinguishers, panels, pumps) at customer locations with type, status and name. ServiceTrade API: GET /asset. |
servicetrade_list_quotes | read | List quotes List quotes with status, customer, location, total and expiry. ServiceTrade API: GET /quote. |
servicetrade_list_invoices | read | List invoices List invoices with status, customer, job, totals, due date and paid state. ServiceTrade API: GET /invoice. |
servicetrade_list_contracts | read | List contracts List service contracts and agreements with customer, location, review date and active state. ServiceTrade API: GET /contract. |
servicetrade_list_users | read | List users List users (technicians, sales staff, office staff and customer contacts) with company and status. ServiceTrade API: GET /user. |
servicetrade_list_comments | read | List comments List comments on one record. Pass the entity type number and the record id (Asset 2, Job 3, Invoice 6, Quote 9, Deficiency 10, Location 11). ServiceTrade API: GET /comment. |
servicetrade_get_job | read | Get a job Get one job by id with customer, location, owner, appointments summary, dates and price. ServiceTrade API: GET /job/{id}. |
servicetrade_get_location | read | Get a location Get one customer location by id with address, contacts and status. ServiceTrade API: GET /location/{id}. |
servicetrade_get_company | read | Get a company Get one company by id. ServiceTrade API: GET /company/{id}. |
servicetrade_get_appointment | read | Get an appointment Get one appointment by id with window, technicians and job. ServiceTrade API: GET /appointment/{id}. |
servicetrade_get_deficiency | read | Get a deficiency Get one deficiency by id with severity, status, asset and reporting job. ServiceTrade API: GET /deficiency/{id}. |
servicetrade_get_asset | read | Get an asset Get one asset by id with type, location and status. ServiceTrade API: GET /asset/{id}. |
servicetrade_get_quote | read | Get a quote Get one quote by id with status, line items and totals. ServiceTrade API: GET /quote/{id}. |
servicetrade_get_invoice | read | Get an invoice Get one invoice by id with status, items and totals. ServiceTrade API: GET /invoice/{id}. |
servicetrade_whoami | read | Show the connected credential Show which ServiceTrade account, company, user and timezone the connected credential belongs to. ServiceTrade API: GET /oauth2/userinfo. |
servicetrade_add_comment | write | Add a comment to a record WRITE: add a new comment to a job, asset, invoice, quote, deficiency or location. Each call creates one more comment (not idempotent: do not retry blindly). ServiceTrade API: POST /comment. |
servicetrade_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. | |
servicetrade_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the ServiceTrade 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. | |
servicetrade_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on ServiceTrade (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. | |
servicetrade_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's ServiceTrade 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 servicetrade_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 ServiceTrade server only. Subscribe with servicetrade_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with servicetrade_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running servicetrade_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
Find overdue jobs and where they are. Review open deficiencies at a customer site. Check unpaid invoices of the last 30 days. Plan a technician day. Leave a note on a job or deficiency. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by ServiceTrade. The server calls the ServiceTrade API with your own ServiceTrade 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 ServiceTrade client id and ServiceTrade client secret. 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 ServiceTrade client id and ServiceTrade client secret. 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 ServiceTrade 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 ServiceTrade.
Yes, if you approve it. 1 of the 22 ServiceTrade tools can create or change data. The other 21 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 ServiceTrade server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run servicetrade_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run servicetrade_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run servicetrade_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 servicetrade_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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