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Beacon CRM MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked moments ago. It exposes 11 tools. Last commit 13 Oct 2026.

Read and filter Beacon CRM records of any type; create, update, upsert, delete records; run exports.

Uptime history 4 days of history
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11
Tools
read from the server
143 ms
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last commit 13 Oct 2026

What changed 1

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 13 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

13 Oct a tool changed version

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Today is the operative word: we check Beacon CRM 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.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 0 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add beacon-crm --transport http https://beacon-crm.usefulapi.io/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "beacon-crm": {
      "url": "https://beacon-crm.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.beacon-crm]
url = "https://beacon-crm.usefulapi.io/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "beacon-crm": {
      "url": "https://beacon-crm.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "beacon-crm": {
      "url": "https://beacon-crm.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 11

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

beaconcrm
beaconcrm_create_record
WRITE: create ONE new record of the given type in the live Beacon database. Not idempotent: calling it twice creates two records (use beaconcrm_upsert_record to avoid duplicates). Beacon workflows may run as a result. Invalid field values are rejected with the rule that failed. POST /entity/{entity}.
beaconcrm_delete_record
WRITE, DESTRUCTIVE: delete ONE record. Beacon keeps deleted records as 'archived' (listable with archived=true), but this server has no restore tool, so treat the deletion as irreversible. Related data that depends on the record may be affected. It is sent once and never retried. DELETE /entity/{entity}/{id}.
beaconcrm_filter_records
Search records of one type with Beacon filter conditions (read-only; it uses POST because the filter is a body). Each condition is {"field", "operator", "value"}. Operators by field type: text == != starts_with ends_with contains not_contains null not_null; select (value is an array) contains not_contains in not_in null not_null; number == != > < null not_null; date date_on date_after date_before date_between (value e.g. "2026-01-01", "last_month", or ["2026-01-01","2026-06-01"]); checkbox == true; point-to-record (value is an array of ids) contains not_contains. Location parts: address.city etc.; emails: emails.email. Conditions can nest as {"filter_conditions": [...], "filter_strictness": "all"|"any"}. Example: [{"field":"emails.email","operator":"==","value":"[email protected]"}]. POST /entities/{entity}/filter.
beaconcrm_get_record
One record by type and id, with all its fields. GET /entity/{entity}/{id}.
beaconcrm_list_exports
List recent export jobs with status, progress (100 = complete) and, when complete, a signed download url. Pass entity_export_id to check one job started by beaconcrm_trigger_export. GET /entity_exports.
beaconcrm_list_record_types
List the record types of this Beacon account (people, organisations, payments, custom types, ...) with their fields (keys, types, options). Call this first: the keys are what the other tools take as `entity` and as field names. GET /entity_types.
beaconcrm_list_records
List records of one type (for example person, organization, payment), one page at a time. Use beaconcrm_filter_records to search by field values. GET /entities/{entity}.
beaconcrm_list_users
List the users of the Beacon account (id, role, name, email). Use the inner user.id for 'link to a user' fields. GET /users.
beaconcrm_trigger_export
WRITE: start an export job from an existing export template (created in Beacon). Returns the new export's id with status in_progress; then poll beaconcrm_list_exports with that id until progress is 100 and it carries a download url. Each call starts another job. POST /entity_export/trigger.
beaconcrm_update_record
WRITE: change fields of ONE existing record. Only the fields you pass are changed; a select or reference field passed as an empty array [] is CLEARED, removing its existing values. The previous values are not kept by this tool. Beacon workflows may run as a result. PATCH /entity/{entity}/{id}.
beaconcrm_upsert_record
WRITE: create a record, or update the existing one whose key field matches. `primary_field_key` names the field used to find the match (for example "emails" for a person, or "external_id"); `fields` must contain a value for it. If a record matches it is UPDATED with the given fields (an empty array leaves an existing value untouched on upsert); otherwise a new record is created. Beacon workflows may run as a result. PUT /entity/{entity}/upsert.

Endpoints

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Beacon CRM MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Beacon CRM MCP by usefulapi do?
It exposes 11 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: beaconcrm_create_record, beaconcrm_delete_record, beaconcrm_filter_records, beaconcrm_get_record, beaconcrm_list_exports, beaconcrm_list_records and 5 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 Beacon CRM MCP by usefulapi working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 92 of 92 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 143 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Beacon CRM MCP by usefulapi?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Beacon CRM MCP by usefulapi need an API key?
No. Beacon CRM MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 11 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Beacon CRM MCP by usefulapi?
It answers our handshake in 143 ms on average, which is faster than 76% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Beacon CRM MCP by usefulapi open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.