usefulapiKickserv MCP server
Look up Kickserv customers, jobs, notes and time entries, and create jobs, tasks and charges. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
What can I ask?
Turn on the Kickserv connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
- Which jobs are scheduled for this week and for which customers?
- Show me all the jobs for Jane Smith and their statuses.
- Which of my employees are currently active in the system?
- Show the notes on the first job scheduled for this week.
What you can do with Kickserv in Claude and ChatGPT
For field service businesses who schedule jobs and technicians in Kickserv.
See which jobs are scheduled for a period
The AI lists jobs by schedule window, status, assigned employee or job type, and opens one job with its customer, employees, charges and notes.
Look up a customer and their jobs
The AI finds a customer, then lists their jobs with statuses and the notes on the customer.
Check employees and time logged on a job
The AI lists employees, active and inactive, and the time entries (hours logged by technicians) on a job.
Create a job or estimate for a customer
The AI looks up the customer, creates a job (work order) or an estimate for them, and can add a charge from your price list.
Changes dataUpdate a job or add a note
The AI changes a job's schedule, description, category or assigned employees, or adds a note to a job or a customer.
Changes dataLog hours worked on a job
The AI logs the hours an employee worked on a job.
Changes dataHow do I connect Kickserv?
Before you connect
The login page asks for your Kickserv account slug and Employee API token.
The account slug is the name right after app.kickserv.com/ in your browser's address bar (on the old <name>.kickservapp.com address, it is that <name>). The API token is per employee: find it in Kickserv under My Account / employee settings (employee management) → API token. Changing that employee's password also changes the token. API access needs Kickserv's Premium plan. Your credentials are used only to call the API on your behalf and to derive a private account id; they are never shown to anyone.
Claude claude.ai · Desktop
- Open Customize → Connectors, then click + Add → Add custom connector.
- Enter the name Kickserv and this URL, then click Add:https://
kickserv. usefulapi. io/ mcp - Claude opens the login page: enter your Kickserv account slug and Employee API token.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn on Kickserv.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
ChatGPT chatgpt.com
- Open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
- Enter the name Kickserv and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:https://
kickserv. usefulapi. io/ mcp - ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your Kickserv account slug and Employee API token.
- In Plugins, install Kickserv, then choose it in a chat.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Claude Code
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Cursor
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kickserv": {
"url": "https://kickserv.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} VS Code
Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"kickserv": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://kickserv.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Codex
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Other clients
Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.
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 Kickserv account slug and Employee API token. 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.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per user | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Kickserv server only. Ask your AI to run kickserv_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with kickserv_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with kickserv_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to support@usefulapi.io.
Tools 24
Show all 24 tools (the AI picks them for you)
Read only · 11
- List customers
kickserv_list_customersList or search customers, 30 per page. Every filter is an exact match on that field. Use `only` to keep the response small. - Get a customer
kickserv_get_customerFetch one customer by customer number, optionally with related contacts, jobs, tasks and notes. The result's `id` is what job/task create calls need as `customer_id`. - List a customer's jobs
kickserv_list_customer_jobsList the jobs for one customer, 30 per page. - List jobs
kickserv_list_jobsList jobs (work orders, estimates, invoices), 30 per page, filterable by schedule window, status, assigned employee, category (job type) or job status. - Get a job
kickserv_get_jobFetch one job by job number, optionally with its customer, assigned employees, job charges (line items), time entries and notes. - List a customer's notes
kickserv_list_customer_notesList the notes on one customer. - List a job's notes
kickserv_list_job_notesList the notes on one job. - List a job's time entries
kickserv_list_job_time_entriesList the time entries (hours logged by technicians) on one job. - Get a task
kickserv_get_taskFetch one task (appointment / to-do attached to a job) by id. - List employees
kickserv_list_employeesList all employees (technicians and office staff), active and inactive. Use their `id` for job/task assignment and time entries, and `employee_number` to filter jobs. - List items
kickserv_list_itemsList products/services (the price list used for job charges), 30 per page. Active items only by default.
Changes data · 9
- Create a customer
kickserv_create_customerWRITE: create a new customer. Kickserv assigns the customer number. - Update a customer
kickserv_update_customerWRITE: update fields on an existing customer. Only the fields you pass change. Balances, credit limit and custom fields are not settable here. - Add a note to a customer
kickserv_add_customer_noteWRITE: add a note to a customer. Set `public` to true to make it visible to the customer. - Create a job
kickserv_create_jobWRITE: create a job (work order) for a customer. `customer_id` is the customer's internal `id` (from kickserv_get_customer), not the customer number; `job_type_id` is the job category. Set `estimate` to create it as an estimate. - Update a job
kickserv_update_jobWRITE: update an existing job — reschedule it, rename it, change its description, category or custom job status, or reassign employees (employee_ids replaces the assignment). Totals, tax and payment fields are not settable here. - Add a note to a job
kickserv_add_job_noteWRITE: add a note to a job. Set `public` to true to make it visible to the customer. - Create a task
kickserv_create_taskWRITE: create a task (appointment / to-do) on a job and optionally assign employees. `job_id` is the job's internal `id` (from kickserv_get_job), not the job number. - Log time on a job
kickserv_log_time_entryWRITE: log hours worked by an employee on a job. `employee_id` is the employee's `id` from kickserv_list_employees. - Add a charge to a job
kickserv_add_job_chargeWRITE: add a charge (line item — a product, service or part) to a job. This changes the job's estimate/invoice total; it does NOT charge the customer's card. Pick `item_id` from kickserv_list_items.
Your usefulapi plan · 4
- Usage status (free-tier meter)
kickserv_usage_statusReport 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. - Request a missing feature
kickserv_request_featureTell usefulapi that the user needs something the Kickserv 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. - Upgrade to Pro or Pro+
kickserv_upgradeGet a paid plan for Kickserv (the free tier caps monthly usage). Pro: 10,000 tool calls a month, for normal use — plan "monthly" ($9/month) or "yearly" ($90/year, 2 months free). Pro+: 100,000 tool calls a month, for automations and heavy use — plan "plus" ($39/month) or "plus_yearly" ($390/year). Without a plan it returns both Pro and Pro+, each with a payment link, for the user to choose; with a plan, one link. An existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place: call without confirm first, as the reply states the exact charge for this account (the price difference for the rest of the period, or in a free Pro trial the full Pro+ price, as the trial ends); then call with confirm: true. Cancel any time: the plan then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. A link opens Stripe Checkout in the browser; after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. - Cancel the Pro subscription
kickserv_cancel_subscriptionCancel the caller's Kickserv 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 kickserv_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.
FAQ
What can I do with Kickserv in Claude or ChatGPT?
See which jobs are scheduled for a period. Look up a customer and their jobs. Check employees and time logged on a job. Create a job or estimate for a customer. Update a job or add a note. Log hours worked on a job. See what you can do for the details.
Is this an official Kickserv product?
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Kickserv. The server calls the Kickserv API with your own Kickserv access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Can I connect Kickserv to Claude or ChatGPT?
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.
What do I need to connect?
The login page asks for your Kickserv account slug and Employee API token. See Before you connect for where to find them.
Do I put my Kickserv key or an Authorization header in the client config?
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 Kickserv account slug and Employee API token. 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.
How do you keep my Kickserv credentials?
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Kickserv 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 Kickserv.
Can the AI change my Kickserv data?
Yes, if you approve it. 9 of the 20 Kickserv tools can create or change data. The other 11 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
What does it cost?
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this Kickserv server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run kickserv_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
How do I subscribe or cancel?
Ask the AI to run kickserv_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run kickserv_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
What if a Kickserv tool that I need is missing?
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with kickserv_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.
Which AI clients can I use?
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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