Comet Backup MCP by usefulapi MCP Server

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Comet Backup MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 12 tools. Last commit 8 Nov 2026.

Read backup jobs, job logs, users, live devices and storage sizes in Comet Backup.

Uptime history 16 hours of history

16 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

59 of 59 checks

Tools

read from the server

283 ms

Response time

average over 24h

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last commit 8 Nov 2026

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Today is the operative word: we check Comet Backup 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 9 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

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

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

https://comet-backup.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.comet-backup]
url = "https://comet-backup.usefulapi.io/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "comet-backup": {
      "url": "https://comet-backup.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "comet-backup": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://comet-backup.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 12

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

cometbackup

cometbackup_get_job

Get one backup job: status, times, retry count, user, protected item, storage vault, device and client version. Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/get-job-properties.

cometbackup_get_job_log

Get the plain-text report log of one backup job, for example to see why it failed. Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/get-job-log.

cometbackup_get_server_stats

Get the historical counts of buckets, users, devices, boosters and network devices on the Comet Server. Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/meta/stats.

cometbackup_list_jobs_between

List the backup jobs that ran from the start day to the end day (both included, UTC). Use it for failure reports over a period. Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/get-jobs-for-date-range.

cometbackup_list_live_devices

List the devices connected to the Comet Server right now: user, device id, client version and platform. Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/dispatcher/list-active.

cometbackup_list_policies

List the policy names on the Comet Server (id to name). Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/policies/list.

cometbackup_list_recent_jobs

List recent and still-running backup jobs across all users: status, start and end time, user, protected item and storage vault ids. Newest first is not guaranteed; sort by StartTime if needed. Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/get-jobs-recent.

cometbackup_list_storage_buckets

List the storage buckets with their owner, creation time and size in bytes. Keys and passwords are never returned. Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/storage/list-buckets.

cometbackup_list_user_groups

List the user group names on the Comet Server (id to name). Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/user-groups/list.

cometbackup_list_user_jobs

List the backup jobs of one user account. Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/get-jobs-for-user (TargetUser).

cometbackup_list_users

List the user account names on the Comet Server. Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/list-users.

cometbackup_server_info

Get the Comet Server version and which roles are enabled (storage, authentication, software build, constellation). Comet API: POST /api/v1/admin/meta/version.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://comet-backup.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	516 ms	9 min ago

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Comet Backup MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Comet Backup MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 12 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: cometbackup_get_job, cometbackup_get_job_log, cometbackup_get_server_stats, cometbackup_list_jobs_between, cometbackup_list_live_devices, cometbackup_list_policies and 6 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 Comet Backup MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 59 of 59 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 283 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

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

No. Comet Backup MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 12 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Comet Backup MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 283 ms on average, which is faster than 49% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Comet Backup 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 comet-backup.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.