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Onfido MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 12 min ago. It exposes 14 tools. Last commit 10 Oct 2026.

Create and read Onfido applicants, documents, checks and reports.

Uptime history 13 days of history
13 days agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
14
Tools
read from the server
97 ms
Response time
average over 24h
0
Stars
last commit 10 Oct 2026

What changed 4

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 9 October 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

9 Oct a tool changed version4 times that day
and 3 more, back to 9 October 2026

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Onfido 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.

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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 12 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add onfido --transport http https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onfido": {
      "url": "https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.onfido]
url = "https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onfido": {
      "url": "https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onfido": {
      "url": "https://onfido.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.

onfido
onfido_create_applicant
Creates an applicant (person) record in Onfido. Onfido API: POST /applicants. Creates a PII record only — runs NO verification check and costs nothing.
onfido_get_applicant
Retrieve a single applicant record by id. Onfido API: GET /applicants/{applicant_id}.
onfido_get_check
Retrieve a single check (status + report ids + result) by id. Onfido API: GET /checks/{check_id}.
onfido_get_document
Retrieve a single document's metadata by id. Onfido API: GET /documents/{document_id}.
onfido_get_report
Retrieve a single report (detailed breakdown + result) by id. Onfido API: GET /reports/{report_id}.
onfido_get_workflow_run
Retrieve a single Studio workflow run (status, output, task history) by id. Onfido API: GET /workflow_runs/{workflow_run_id}.
onfido_list_applicants
List applicant (person) records in the Onfido account, paginated. Onfido API: GET /applicants.
onfido_list_checks
List the verification checks run for an applicant (results/status, read-only). Onfido API: GET /checks?applicant_id=….
onfido_list_documents
List the identity documents uploaded for an applicant (metadata only). Onfido API: GET /documents?applicant_id=….
onfido_list_live_photos
List the live photos captured for an applicant (metadata only). Onfido API: GET /live_photos?applicant_id=….
onfido_list_live_videos
List the live videos captured for an applicant (metadata only). Onfido API: GET /live_videos?applicant_id=….
onfido_list_reports
List the individual reports that make up a check (document, facial similarity, watchlist, …). Onfido API: GET /reports?check_id=….
onfido_list_workflow_runs
List Onfido Studio workflow runs (status/output, read-only — does NOT start a run). Onfido API: GET /workflow_runs.
onfido_update_applicant
Updates an applicant's details (reversible; runs no verification). Onfido API: PUT /applicants/{applicant_id}.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://onfido.usefulapi.io/mcp streamable-http answering 141 ms 12 min ago

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Onfido MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Onfido MCP by usefulapi do?
It exposes 14 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: onfido_create_applicant, onfido_get_applicant, onfido_get_check, onfido_get_document, onfido_get_report, onfido_get_workflow_run 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 Onfido 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 97 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Onfido MCP by usefulapi?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Onfido MCP by usefulapi need an API key?
No. Onfido 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 Onfido MCP by usefulapi?
It answers our handshake in 97 ms on average, which is faster than 85% 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 Onfido MCP by usefulapi open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 0 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.