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ArborNote MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 16 tools. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

Read proposals and work orders; create clients and update proposals in ArborNote.

Uptime history 21 hours of history

21 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

77 of 77 checks

Tools

read from the server

265 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 2 Nov 2026

What changed 1

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 2 November 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

2 Nov a tool changed version

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check ArborNote MCP by usefulapi every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add arbornote --transport http https://arbornote.usefulapi.io/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://arbornote.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.arbornote]
url = "https://arbornote.usefulapi.io/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arbornote": {
      "url": "https://arbornote.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "arbornote": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://arbornote.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 16

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

arbornote

arbornote_create_client

Create a new client (customer) record in ArborNote. Returns the new clientID. Adds a record; it does not change existing ones. ArborNote API: POST /v1/clients.

arbornote_create_project

Create a new project (job site) with its client details in ArborNote. Returns the new projectID. Adds a record. ArborNote API: POST /v1/projects.

arbornote_get_client

Get one client by id, with its name, address, contact and client id. ArborNote API: GET /v1/clients/{id}.

arbornote_get_project

Get one project by id, with its details and the associated client. ArborNote API: GET /v1/projects/{id}.

arbornote_get_proposal

Get one proposal by id: summary, status, total, account, project, client and line items, plus its approve URL. ArborNote API: GET /v1/proposals/{id}.

arbornote_list_appointments

List estimator appointments in a date range, with the project and the arborist assigned. ArborNote API: GET /v1/appointments.

arbornote_list_clients

List all clients (customers) in the ArborNote account, with name, address and contact. ArborNote API: GET /v1/clients.

arbornote_list_crew_hours

List crew members' arrival and departure times and roles for work orders in a date range. ArborNote API: GET /v1/crew-hours.

arbornote_list_phc_work_orders

List PHC (plant health care) work orders with treatment, price, item count and percent complete. Same date rules as the GTC list. ArborNote API: GET /v1/work-orders/phc.

arbornote_list_project_tags

List the tagged trees and items of one project: species, dimensions, location, health and work objectives. ArborNote API: GET /v1/projects/{id}/tags.

arbornote_list_projects

List projects (job sites) with name, address, tree count and date created. ArborNote API: GET /v1/projects.

arbornote_list_proposals

List proposals (estimates) created or modified in a date range. Use startDate and endDate together. ArborNote API: GET /v1/proposals.

arbornote_list_work_orders

List GTC work orders with name, project, schedule, cost and progress. Without dates, completed orders show the last 7 days and all in-progress orders show. ArborNote API: GET /v1/work-orders.

arbornote_set_proposal_number

Set the job number on a proposal's estimate. Replaces any earlier job number. The account behind the key must own the proposal. ArborNote API: POST /v1/proposals/{id}/number.

arbornote_set_proposal_status

Set the status of a proposal, e.g. Draft, Submitted, Approved, Scheduled, Competed or Billed. This changes the proposal in the customer's ArborNote account. ArborNote API: POST /v1/proposals/{id}/status.

arbornote_set_proposal_tax

Set the tax rate on a proposal's estimate and recalculate the tax amount from the pre-tax subtotal. Replaces any earlier rate. ArborNote API: POST /v1/proposals/{id}/tax.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://arbornote.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	213 ms	11 min ago

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ArborNote MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can ArborNote MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 16 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: arbornote_create_client, arbornote_create_project, arbornote_get_client, arbornote_get_project, arbornote_get_proposal, arbornote_list_appointments and 10 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is ArborNote MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 77 of 77 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 265 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect ArborNote MCP by usefulapi?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does ArborNote MCP by usefulapi need an API key?

No. ArborNote MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 16 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is ArborNote MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 265 ms on average, which is faster than 54% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is ArborNote MCP by usefulapi open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at arbornote.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.