GitBook MCP by usefulapi MCP Server

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GitBook MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 8 min ago. It exposes 14 tools. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

Read spaces, collections, pages and content; search docs and manage GitBook organization spaces.

Uptime history 91 days of history · worst day 13%

91 days agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

91 of 91 checks

Tools

read from the server

158 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 2 Nov 2026

What changed 46

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 1 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

2 Nov a tool changed version

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 a tool changed version3 times that day

23 Oct a tool changed version

22 Oct a tool changed version

and 36 more, back to 1 October 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check GitBook 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 8 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

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

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

https://gitbook.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

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

.cursor/mcp.json

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

.vscode/mcp.json

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

Available tools 14

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

gitbook

gitbook_create_change_request

Create a new draft change request (branch) in a space. Safe: creates a draft; publishes nothing. GitBook REST: POST /spaces/{spaceId}/change-requests.

gitbook_get_collection

Get a collection by its ID. GitBook REST: GET /collections/{collectionId}.

gitbook_get_current_user

Get the profile of the authenticated GitBook user. GitBook REST: GET /user.

gitbook_get_page

Get a single page's content from a space by its page ID. GitBook REST: GET /spaces/{spaceId}/content/page/{pageId}.

gitbook_get_space

Get full details of a space by its ID. GitBook REST: GET /spaces/{spaceId}.

gitbook_list_change_requests

List change requests for a space. GitBook REST: GET /spaces/{spaceId}/change-requests.

gitbook_list_collections

List all collections in an organization. GitBook REST: GET /orgs/{organizationId}/collections.

gitbook_list_comments

List top-level comments posted on a space. GitBook REST: GET /spaces/{spaceId}/comments.

gitbook_list_organizations

List the organizations the authenticated user belongs to. GitBook REST: GET /orgs.

gitbook_list_pages

List all pages in a space with their hierarchy and metadata. GitBook REST: GET /spaces/{spaceId}/content/pages.

gitbook_list_spaces

List all spaces in an organization. GitBook REST: GET /orgs/{organizationId}/spaces.

gitbook_search_organization

Search content across an entire organization. GitBook REST: GET /orgs/{organizationId}/search.

gitbook_search_space

Full-text search across all pages in a space. GitBook REST: GET /spaces/{spaceId}/search.

gitbook_update_change_request

Update a change request's subject or status. Edits draft metadata only. GitBook REST: PATCH /spaces/{spaceId}/change-requests/{changeRequestId}.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://gitbook.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	81 ms	8 min ago

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GitBook MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can GitBook MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 14 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: gitbook_create_change_request, gitbook_get_collection, gitbook_get_current_user, gitbook_get_page, gitbook_get_space, gitbook_list_change_requests and 8 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 GitBook MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 158 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

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

No. GitBook MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 14 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is GitBook MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 158 ms on average, which is faster than 81% 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 GitBook 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 gitbook.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.