Read FormSpaces, forms, submissions and data sources, and fetch data sources in TrueContext. For field service teams that collect forms and data in TrueContext. 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": {
"truecontext": {
"url": "https://truecontext.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"truecontext": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://truecontext.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 form submissions, filtered by date, form or user. Then open one submission to read its details.
truecontext_list_submissions truecontext_get_submission
List the FormSpaces, then the forms in one of them, with the versions of each form.
truecontext_list_formspaces truecontext_list_forms truecontext_list_form_versions
List the data sources, or lookups, in one FormSpace. Then read the details of one data source.
truecontext_list_data_sources truecontext_get_data_source
Ask TrueContext to fetch fresh data for a dynamic data source now. Each call runs a new fetch, and read-only keys cannot use it.
Changes data · truecontext_fetch_data_source
List the data destinations of a FormSpace, where submitted data is sent.
truecontext_list_destinations
The login page asks for your API Key ID and API Key Secret.
An admin creates the key in TrueContext under Users & Groups → API Keys. API keys need the Intelligent or Elite plan. A read-only key can read data but cannot change it. Your key is used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; 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 API Key ID and API Key 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 TrueContext connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
truecontext_list_formspaces | read | List FormSpaces List the FormSpaces (work areas) in your TrueContext account. FormSpace ids go into the other tools. Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces. |
truecontext_get_formspace | read | Get a FormSpace Get the details of one FormSpace. Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}. |
truecontext_list_forms | read | List forms List the forms in one FormSpace. Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}/forms. |
truecontext_get_form | read | Get a form Get the details of one form in a FormSpace. Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}/forms/{formId}. |
truecontext_list_form_versions | read | List form versions List the versions (iterations) of one form. Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}/forms/{formId}/iterations. |
truecontext_get_form_version | read | Get a form version Get the details of one form version. Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}/forms/{formId}/iterations/{formVersionId}. |
truecontext_list_submissions | read | List form submissions List dispatched and submitted forms (form submissions). Filter by name, FormSpace, form, version, group, user or state. Dates use the ftime field with stime and etime. Uses GET /api/1.1/data. |
truecontext_get_submission | read | Get a form submission Get the details of one form submission. Uses GET /api/1.1/data/{dataId}. |
truecontext_list_data_sources | read | List data sources List the data sources (lookups) in one FormSpace. Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}/sources. |
truecontext_get_data_source | read | Get a data source Get the details of one data source. Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}/sources/{sourceId}. |
truecontext_list_destinations | read | List data destinations List the data destinations in one FormSpace (where submitted data is sent). Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}/destinations. |
truecontext_list_resources | read | List resources List the resources (documents and images for field users) in one FormSpace. Uses GET /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}/resources. |
truecontext_list_groups | read | List groups List the user groups in your TrueContext account. Uses GET /api/1.1/groups. |
truecontext_list_users | read | List users List the user accounts in your TrueContext account. Uses GET /api/1.1/users. |
truecontext_fetch_data_source | write | Fetch a data source now Ask TrueContext to fetch fresh data for a dynamic data source now, which updates that source. Not for manual upload or user-list sources. Read-only keys cannot use it. Each call runs a new fetch. Uses POST /api/1.1/formspaces/{formSpaceId}/sources/{sourceId}/fetch. |
truecontext_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. | |
truecontext_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the TrueContext 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. | |
truecontext_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on TrueContext (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. | |
truecontext_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's TrueContext 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 truecontext_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 TrueContext server only. Subscribe with truecontext_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with truecontext_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running truecontext_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
Review recent form submissions. Browse the forms in a FormSpace. Check the data sources behind the forms. Fetch fresh data for a lookup source. Check where submitted data goes. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by TrueContext. The server calls the TrueContext API with your own TrueContext 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 API Key ID and API Key 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 API Key ID and API Key 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 TrueContext 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 TrueContext.
Yes, if you approve it. 1 of the 15 TrueContext tools can create or change data. The other 14 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 TrueContext server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run truecontext_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run truecontext_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run truecontext_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 truecontext_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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