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Clio MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 23 tools. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.

Read Clio matters, contacts, time, tasks, calendar and bills; add matters, time entries, notes.

Uptime history 9 days of history · worst day 98%

9 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

92 of 92 checks

Tools

read from the server

164 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 1 Nov 2026

What changed 27

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 24 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

31 Oct a tool changed version4 times that day

30 Oct a tool changed version2 times that day

29 Oct a tool changed version2 times that day

28 Oct a tool changed version2 times that day

27 Oct a tool changed version

25 Oct a tool changed version4 times that day

24 Oct 4 tool descriptions were rewritten clio_get_contact, clio_get_matter, clio_list_contacts and 1 more

24 Oct 3 tools appeared clio_list_communications, clio_list_custom_fields, clio_log_communication

24 Oct a tool changed version3 times that day

24 Oct 2 tools changed the parameters they ask for clio_list_contacts, clio_list_matters

and 11 more, back to 24 October 2026

Clio MCP by usefulapi missed 2 checks this week

Everything else answered, so this is steady rather than shaky. We check every 15 minutes, which is how a one-off gets told apart from the start of a pattern, and how you hear about the next one within the hour instead of from your users.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

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

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

https://clio.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

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

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

Available tools 23

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

clio

clio_create_calendar_entry

WRITE: Put an event on a Clio calendar — a hearing, meeting or deadline — optionally linked to a matter. calendar_id is the calendar to put it on (the token user's own is default_calendar_id from clio_who_am_i). Clio: POST /calendar_entries.json.

clio_create_contact

WRITE: Create a contact — a person (give first_name and/or last_name) or a company (give name) — optionally with an email address and phone number. Clio: POST /contacts.json.

clio_create_matter

WRITE: Open a new matter for an existing client contact. Requires the client's contact id and a description. Clio: POST /matters.json.

clio_create_note

WRITE: Add a note to a matter (type Matter + matter_id) or to a contact (type Contact + contact_id). Clio: POST /notes.json.

clio_create_task

WRITE: Create a task and assign it to a firm user or a contact, optionally on a matter with a due date and priority. Clio: POST /tasks.json.

clio_create_time_entry

WRITE: Record billable (or non-billable) time on a matter. Give hours as a decimal (1.5 = 90 minutes); it is sent to Clio as seconds. If price (hourly rate) is omitted Clio applies the firm's rate hierarchy; if user_id is omitted it records for the token's user. Clio: POST /activities.json with type TimeEntry.

clio_get_bill

Fetch a single bill by id with its state, totals, balance, client and matters. Clio: GET /bills/{id}.json.

clio_get_contact

Fetch a single contact by id with all email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, web sites and custom field values (field_name + value; a picklist value is an option id, see clio_list_custom_fields). Clio: GET /contacts/{id}.json.

clio_get_matter

Fetch a single matter by id, with its client, practice area, stage, attorneys and custom field values (field_name + value; a picklist value is an option id, see clio_list_custom_fields). Clio: GET /matters/{id}.json.

clio_list_activities

List activities — time entries, expense entries and fixed fees — with hours, rate, total and billing status. Filter by matter, user, type, status or date range. `quantity` is in seconds; `quantity_in_hours` is hours. Clio: GET /activities.json.

clio_list_bills

List bills (invoices) with state, totals, amount due and dates. Filter by client, matter, state, overdue, or issue/due date. Clio: GET /bills.json.

clio_list_calendar_entries

List calendar entries (hearings, meetings, deadlines) in a time window, optionally for one matter or calendar. Set expanded=true to get each occurrence of recurring events. Clio: GET /calendar_entries.json.

clio_list_communications

List logged communications — phone calls and emails recorded on matters — with subject, body, date, senders and receivers. Filter by matter, contact, user, type or date range, or search subject and body. Clio: GET /communications.json.

clio_list_contacts

Search and list contacts — clients, prospective clients, companies, opposing parties and co-counsel. `query` wildcard-matches name, email, phone, address and more; custom_field_id + custom_field_value filter by one of the firm's custom fields. Clio: GET /contacts.json.

clio_list_custom_fields

List the firm's custom fields for matters or contacts — name, type, whether required, and the options of picklist fields (option id + text). Use the ids to filter clio_list_matters / clio_list_contacts and to read the values that clio_get_matter / clio_get_contact return. Clio: GET /custom_fields.json.

clio_list_documents

List documents (metadata only: name, file name, type, size, category, dates) for a matter, a contact or a folder, or search them by name. Clio: GET /documents.json.

clio_list_matters

Search and list matters (the firm's cases) with their client, practice area, responsible attorney and status. `query` wildcard-matches matter number or description and the client's name; custom_field_id + custom_field_value filter by one of the firm's custom fields (e.g. a court case number). Clio: GET /matters.json.

clio_list_notes

List notes on a matter or a contact, with subject, body, date and author. Clio requires type; narrow to one matter or contact with matter_id or contact_id. Clio: GET /notes.json.

clio_list_tasks

List tasks with status, priority, due date, matter and assignee. Filter by matter, assignee, status, priority or a due-date range — e.g. what is due this week. Clio: GET /tasks.json.

clio_list_users

List the firm's Clio users (attorneys and staff) — use their ids for responsible attorneys, time entries and task assignees. Clio: GET /users.json.

clio_log_communication

WRITE: Record a phone call or an email on Clio's communication log, optionally on a matter, with who it was from and to. This only records it: Clio sends nothing. To bill the time, also use clio_create_time_entry. Clio: POST /communications.json.

clio_update_task

WRITE: Update a task — mark it complete, change its status, due date, priority, name or description, or reassign it. Only the fields given are changed. Clio: PATCH /tasks/{id}.json.

clio_who_am_i

Fetch the Clio user this access token belongs to — name, email, subscription type, time zone and default_calendar_id (needed to create calendar entries). A cheap way to confirm the token and region are right. Clio: GET /users/who_am_i.json.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://clio.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	193 ms	9 min ago

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Clio MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Clio MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 23 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: clio_create_calendar_entry, clio_create_contact, clio_create_matter, clio_create_note, clio_create_task, clio_create_time_entry and 17 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 Clio 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 164 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Clio 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 Clio MCP by usefulapi need an API key?

No. Clio MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 23 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Clio MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 164 ms on average, which is faster than 80% 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 Clio 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 clio.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.