Namely MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 17 tools. Last commit 25 Oct 2026.
Read Namely employee profiles, groups, teams, jobs and reports; update profiles, post to the feed.
Uptime history
24 hours of history
24 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
87 of 87 checks
17
Tools
read from the server
352 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 25 Oct 2026
What changed 4
Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 25 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.
25 Oct
a tool changed version4 times that day
and 3 more, back to 25 October 2026
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Namely 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.
run in your terminal
claude mcp add namely --transport http https://namely.usefulapi.io/mcpSettings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address
https://namely.usefulapi.io/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.namely]
url = "https://namely.usefulapi.io/mcp".cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"namely": {
"url": "https://namely.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"namely": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://namely.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 17
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
namely
namely_create_announcement
Post an announcement to the company home feed, visible to every employee. Markdown; to mention a person write [Full Name](/people/<profile_id>). With is_appreciation, mentioned people are appreciated. email_all=true ALSO EMAILS every active employee at their company address (needs the permission) and cannot be undone: set it only when the user explicitly asks. Namely API: POST /events.
namely_create_event_comment
Add a comment to a feed event, posted as the token's user and visible to employees who see the event. Markdown; mention a person with [Full Name](/people/<profile_id>). Namely API: POST /events/{id}/comments.
namely_get_group
Get one group by id, with the profiles (members) linked to it. Namely API: GET /groups/{id}.
namely_get_me
Get the profile of the user the connected token belongs to (name, email, job title, manager, access role). Namely API: GET /profiles/me.
namely_get_profile
Get one employee's full profile by id: personal and job data, manager, groups, teams and the custom fields the token may see (can include compensation and other sensitive HR data). Namely API: GET /profiles/{id}.
namely_get_report
Run a saved Namely report by id and return its columns and rows (live data; each row is a list in column order). Find the id in the URL of the report in Namely. Reports can contain sensitive HR data such as salary history. Namely API: GET /reports/{id}.
namely_get_team
Get one team by id, with the profiles (members) linked to it. Namely API: GET /teams/{id}.
namely_list_event_comments
List the comments on a feed event. Namely API: GET /events/{event-id}/comments.
namely_list_events
List events of the company home feed (announcements, birthdays, work anniversaries, new arrivals), newest first by default, with limit and after (an event id) for paging. Namely API: GET /events.
namely_list_group_types
List the group types (the containers of groups, such as Department or Office). Namely API: GET /group_types.
namely_list_groups
List all groups (departments, office locations and other company groups). Every group belongs to one group type. Namely API: GET /groups.
namely_list_job_tiers
List all job tiers (the levels that group job titles). Namely API: GET /job_tiers.
namely_list_job_titles
List all job titles; each belongs to one job tier. Namely API: GET /job_titles.
namely_list_profile_fields
List the fields of the employee profile as configured at this company (standard and custom), with their labels, sections and the valid format of each value. Namely API: GET /profiles/fields.
namely_list_profiles
List employee profiles (active, pending and inactive unless filtered) with paging, sorting and filters. Returns {profiles, meta:{count}, linked}. Use format=short for a smaller record (ids, names, email, status, job title); the full record includes every custom field the token may see (compensation, addresses and other sensitive HR data). An empty page means the end. Namely API: GET /profiles (limit 100 requests per minute).
namely_list_teams
List all teams with their team categories. Namely API: GET /teams.
namely_update_profile
Change standard fields of an employee profile (name, emails, start date, status, manager, job title). WRITES live HR data. Send only the fields to change. Setting user_status to pending needs a personal_email. Namely API: PUT /profiles/{id}.
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://namely.usefulapi.io/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 170 ms | 11 min ago |
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Namely MCP by usefulapi — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.
What can Namely MCP by usefulapi do?
It exposes 17 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: namely_create_announcement, namely_create_event_comment, namely_get_group, namely_get_me, namely_get_profile, namely_get_report and 11 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README.
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Is Namely MCP by usefulapi working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 87 of 87 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 352 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Namely 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 Namely MCP by usefulapi need an API key?
No. Namely MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 17 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is Namely MCP by usefulapi?
It answers our handshake in 352 ms on average, which is faster than 43% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is Namely MCP by usefulapi open source?
The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at namely.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.