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VolunteerReminder MCP Server

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VolunteerReminder is answering right now. Last checked 6 min ago. It exposes 23 tools.

Import a volunteer roster and preview shifts. Test-mode until a human enables live SMS.

The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private.

Uptime history 64 hours of history
64 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
93 of 93 checks
23
Tools
read from the server
226 ms
Response time
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Access
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run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp --transport http https://mcp.volunteerreminder.com/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.volunteerreminder.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp]
url = "https://mcp.volunteerreminder.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.volunteerreminder.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.volunteerreminder.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 23

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

reminder
get_reminder_settings
Read the account's reminder lead times (the account-wide default plus any per-job overrides) and which channels (email / SMS) are available on the current plan. Reminder overrides are per JOB, not per individual schedule. Requires the `read` scope.
remove_reminder_rule
Remove a reminder lead-time rule. Provide `job_id` to remove that job's override; omit it to clear the account-wide default. Returns the updated reminder settings. Requires the `reminders:write` scope.
set_reminder_rule
Set the reminder lead time: the account-wide default and/or a per-job override. Provide at least one of `global_default` or `job_override`, and set at least one of days/hours/minutes greater than zero. Overrides are per JOB (a job may back several schedules). Requires the `reminders:write` scope.
schedule
create_schedule
Create a recurring (or custom-date) schedule and materialize its upcoming occurrences. Best practice: call preview_schedule_occurrences with the same recurrence settings first and confirm the dates with the user. This tool returns the created schedule AND an inline preview of its next occurrences so you can show what was set up. You can optionally seed the roster with contact_ids at creation. Requires the `schedules:write` scope.
get_schedule
Get one schedule's full configuration: recurrence settings, job/role, group, roster (contact ids), start/end dates, and notes. Requires the `read` scope.
update_schedule
Partially update a schedule — send only the fields you want to change; unset fields keep their current value. Changing recurrence fields recomputes and re-materializes future occurrences. This tool does NOT change the roster; use assign_contacts_to_schedule for that. Requires the `schedules:write` scope.
account
create_account
Start a new VolunteerReminder account for a human, using their email address. This does NOT finish signup and does NOT return an API key: it emails the person a verification link they must click to activate the account. Nothing can be built on the account and no reminders can ever send until they verify — and even then a new account starts in safe `test` mode (reminders reach only the owner, never volunteers) until a human turns on live sending from the dashboard. Idempotent: calling it again with the same email re-sends the link and creates no duplicate. After the user tells you they've verified, they mint an API key from the dashboard and reconnect this connector with it. Tell the user to check their email.
get_account_overview
Read the current VolunteerReminder account: organization name, plan and entitlements, current reminder send mode, and volunteer usage vs the plan limit. Call this first to understand what the account can do before creating schedules or contacts. Note the `reminder_mode`: an account created through this connector (create_account) starts in `test` (reminders reroute to the owner, never to volunteers); only a human can switch it to `live` from the dashboard. `effective_mode` is what actually happens at send time.
contact
remove_contact
Remove (soft-delete) a volunteer from the roster. This frees a volunteer-cap slot and removes them from any schedule rosters they were on. Confirm with the user before removing. Requires the `contacts:write` scope.
update_contact
Update a volunteer's details. Send only the fields you want to change; a field set to null clears it. Requires the `contacts:write` scope.
contacts
add_contacts
Add one or more volunteers to the roster in a single call. ALL-OR-NOTHING: if the batch would push the account past its plan's volunteer limit, or any contact references a group_id not on this account, NOTHING is added and the error names the limit/count/bad id so you can adjust. Phone numbers are validated and normalized to E.164. Requires the `contacts:write` scope.
list_contacts
List all volunteers on the account's roster, each with contact details and group. Requires the `read` scope.
send
get_send_history
Read recent reminder outcomes — which reminders were sent and which failed — newest first, paginated. Use this to confirm reminders actually went out. Requires the `read` scope.
send_test_reminder
Send a single TEST reminder to the account owner's own email/phone so they can preview what a reminder looks like. This never reaches volunteers — it always reroutes to the owner. Optionally pass a schedule_id to preview that schedule's reminder; otherwise a generic sample is sent. Requires the `reminders:write` scope.
archive
archive_schedule
Archive (soft-delete) a schedule. It stops appearing in the active list and no further reminders go out for it, but past reminder history is preserved. This is reversible only from the dashboard. Confirm with the user before archiving. Requires the `schedules:write` scope.
assign
assign_contacts_to_schedule
Assign volunteers to a schedule. This REPLACES the schedule's entire roster — send the COMPLETE desired set of contact ids, not a delta (pass an empty array to clear it). Every id must belong to this account or the whole request is rejected with the offending ids named. Does not change occurrences. Requires the `contacts:write` scope.
import
import_volunteer_schedule
Parse a pasted or uploaded volunteer roster + schedule (CSV or a table with columns like name, phone, email, job/role, day, start, end) and either PREVIEW or CREATE the contacts, schedules, and assignments. Always call first with confirm=false and show the user the upcoming shifts; only call again with confirm=true, passing back preview_token from that preview, after they approve. Import is test-mode only and is refused on some accounts. Use create_account first if they do not have an account — do not invent a second signup path. This tool never changes reminder mode, never enables the confirm loop or substitute finder, and never texts real volunteers. New accounts stay in test mode. Requires `read` for preview; `schedules:write` and `contacts:write` to commit. Set consent_attested=true on commit when any row has a phone number (the coordinator affirms the volunteers agreed to be texted).
open
get_open_days
List calendar days in the look-ahead window that have no attendable shift yet, plus recurring monthly slots not yet claimed by a schedule — i.e. where the account still needs volunteers. Requires the `read` scope.
preview
preview_schedule_occurrences
PURE and side-effect-free: computes the next occurrence dates a recurrence configuration WOULD produce, without creating anything. Use this to show the user the concrete dates (e.g. 'the next 8 Tuesdays at 9:00 AM Central') and get their confirmation BEFORE calling create_schedule. Requires the `read` scope.
pricing
get_pricing
Read VolunteerReminder's public plan catalog: each plan's monthly and annual price (USD), volunteer limit, and included features (SMS reminders are included with no per-message credits or metering). No API key required — use this to help a user comparison-shop or decide which plan fits before they sign up.
schedules
list_schedules
List all active (non-archived) schedules on the account, each with its description, job/role, next upcoming occurrence, and how many volunteers are rostered. Requires the `read` scope.
start
start_checkout
Get a Stripe-hosted Checkout URL for the account to subscribe to a paid plan, then HAND THE URL TO THE HUMAN to open and complete payment. You never take payment yourself and never see card details. Use get_pricing first to pick a plan. Fails if the account already has an active subscription (manage that from the billing dashboard). Requires a connected API key (any scope with `read`).
upcoming
get_upcoming_shifts
List a schedule's upcoming occurrences (shifts) in a date range, each with its date/time, whether the roster is attending that date, and the assigned volunteers. Requires the `read` scope.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.volunteerreminder.com/mcp streamable-http answering 237 ms 6 min ago

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VolunteerReminder — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can VolunteerReminder do?
It exposes 23 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: add_contacts, archive_schedule, assign_contacts_to_schedule, create_account, create_schedule, get_account_overview and 17 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 →
What is VolunteerReminder mostly used for?
Its tools cluster around reminder, schedule and account. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.
Is VolunteerReminder working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 93 of 93 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 226 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
Is VolunteerReminder still maintained?
The linked repository no longer exists on GitHub — it was deleted or made private. We show this because it changes what you can expect: an unmaintained server may keep answering for months and then stop without warning.
How do I connect VolunteerReminder?
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 VolunteerReminder need an API key?
No. VolunteerReminder completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 23 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is VolunteerReminder?
It answers our handshake in 226 ms on average, which is faster than 63% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.