Gavel MCP by usefulapi MCP Server

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Gavel MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 4 tools. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

List workflows and variables; create sessions and list session documents in Gavel.

Uptime history 21 hours of history

21 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

76 of 76 checks

Tools

read from the server

255 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 Gavel 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 gavel --transport http https://gavel.usefulapi.io/mcp

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

https://gavel.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

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

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

Available tools 4

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

gavel

gavel_create_session

WRITE: create a new session of a workflow with pre-filled variables. It does not send or sign anything. Each call creates one more session. Returns session_id and a continuation_url. If all variables are given, the URL opens the document download page; else the user answers only the missing questions. Dates: '2024-05-30T'. Date time: ISO 8601. Multi select: array of option labels. Repeating items: array of objects. Use gavel_get_workflow_variables for the names. API: POST /api/documate/v1/interviews/{name}/new.

gavel_get_workflow_variables

Get the variable schema of one workflow: each variable name, data type, input type, label, options and whether it is required. Use it to learn what data gavel_create_session accepts. API: GET /officeaddin?pgtypes=<name>.yml.

gavel_list_session_documents

List the documents of a completed workflow session: name, format (docx or pdf), type, source template and download URL. This tool returns metadata only. The download URL needs the X-Api-Key header. API: GET /api/documate/v1/data-manager/workflows/{name}/session/{id}/documents.

gavel_list_workflows

List the names of all Gavel workflows on the account. API: GET /api/playground?folder=questions.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://gavel.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	178 ms	11 min ago

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Gavel MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Gavel MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 4 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: gavel_create_session, gavel_get_workflow_variables, gavel_list_session_documents, gavel_list_workflows. 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 Gavel MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 76 of 76 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 255 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

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

No. Gavel MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 4 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Gavel MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 255 ms on average, which is faster than 56% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Gavel 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 gavel.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.