# Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi (remote · benchmark-email.usefulapi.io)

Manage Benchmark Email lists and contacts, and read campaign reports: opens, clicks, bounces.

- Trust score: 18/100 (low)
- Change this week: −53
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `benchmark-email.usefulapi.io`: 18/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-benchmark-email/benchmark-email.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-benchmark-email/benchmark-email)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.22.1`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 46/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not yet verified: we couldn't confirm whether this endpoint requires it.
  - HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port redirected somewhere other than https, so enforcement is unproven.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 0/100
  - Transport check failed: declared streamable-http, but the endpoint redirected instead of responding directly.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 0/100
  - Schema not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's schema, or could read only part of its tool list.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 0/100
  - Tool coverage not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's tools, or could read only part of the list.
- **Tool Safety**: 0/100
  - Tool safety not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's tools, or could read only part of the list.
- **Capabilities**: 0/100
  - Capabilities not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's capabilities.

**Unverified: 5 categories.** Categories scored 0 because we could not verify them: authentication we do not have, an unreachable endpoint, or not enough scan history. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi server?

Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi is a hosted endpoint at https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http io-usefulapi-benchmark-email 'https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-benchmark-email": {
      "url": "https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "io-usefulapi-benchmark-email": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.io-usefulapi-benchmark-email]
url = "https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "io-usefulapi-benchmark-email": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add io-usefulapi-benchmark-email --url 'https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  io-usefulapi-benchmark-email:
    url: "https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-benchmark-email": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add io-usefulapi-benchmark-email -t streamable-http -u 'https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-benchmark-email": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-02 (score 18, −57)

- [security regression] Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP
- [security regression] Tool safety: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Authorization: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Stability: 0.67 → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified

### 2026-11-01 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 74, +3)

- [security improvement] Authorization: partial → pass
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: fail → pass
- [functional] New prompt “check_how_a_campaign_did”
- [functional] New prompt “count_list_contacts_and_check_account_usage”
- [functional] New prompt “look_up_an_email_address_or_add_a_contact”
- [functional] New prompt “review_opens_clicks_bounces_and_unsubscribes”
- [functional] New prompt “update_or_unsubscribe_a_contact”
- [functional] MCP protocol version: 2025-06-18 → 2025-11-25
- [functional] Server version: 1.18.0 → 1.20.0
- [functional] Server version: 1.17.0 → 1.18.0
- [functional] Server version: 1.16.2 → 1.17.0

### 2026-10-30 (score 71, 0)

- [functional] Server version: 1.16.1 → 1.16.2
- [functional] Server version: 1.16.0 → 1.16.1

### 2026-10-29 (score 71, +1)

- [functional] Server version: 1.15.0 → 1.16.0
- [functional] Server version: 1.14.0 → 1.15.0

### 2026-10-28 (score 70, 0)

- [functional] Server version: 1.12.0 → 1.14.0

### 2026-10-27 (score 70, +1)

- [functional] Server version: 1.11.0 → 1.12.0

### 2026-10-25 (score 69, +1)

- [functional] Server version: 1.10.0 → 1.11.0
- [functional] Server version: 1.9.0 → 1.10.0
- [functional] Server version: 1.8.3 → 1.9.0
- [functional] Server version: 1.8.0 → 1.8.3

## MCP tools (25)

### `benchmark_get_account` (~44 tokens)

Get account

The Benchmark Email account this token belongs to: client id, name, company, email, status, plan products, contact count and emails sent. GET /Client/ProfileDetails.

### `benchmark_get_plan` (~37 tokens)

Get plan and usage

The account's email plan, add-ons and contact usage (active, account and total contacts, percent used). GET /Client/Plan.

### `benchmark_get_settings` (~45 tokens)

Get account settings

Default sender settings: from name and email, signature, footer, time zone, language and company address. The API token in the reply is removed. GET /Client/Setting.

### `benchmark_list_lists` (~128 tokens)

List contact lists

List contact lists with id, name, description, contact count and dates. Use the ids with the contact tools. GET /Contact/.

Input parameters:

- `order_by` (string): Sort column as the vendor documents it: date, count, email or schedule.
- `page` (integer): Page number, from 1 (default 1). Pass the previous reply's next_page.
- `page_size` (integer): Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
- `search` (string): Only lists whose name matches this text.
- `sort_order` (string): Sort order.

### `benchmark_get_list` (~59 tokens)

Get contact list

One contact list: name, description, active contact count and its custom field names (Field1Name ...). GET /Contact/{list_id}.

Input parameters:

- `list_id` (string, required): Contact list id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_get_list_fields` (~58 tokens)

Get contact list fields

The column names of a contact list (email, firstname, lastname and the custom fields). GET /Contact/{list_id}/Fields.

Input parameters:

- `list_id` (string, required): Contact list id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_create_list` (~39 tokens)

Create contact list

WRITE: create an empty contact list. POST /Contact/.

Input parameters:

- `description` (string): List description.
- `name` (string, required): List name.

### `benchmark_list_segments` (~75 tokens)

List segments

List the saved segments (filtered subsets of lists) with id and name. GET /Contact/Segments.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer): Page number, from 1 (default 1). Pass the previous reply's next_page.
- `page_size` (integer): Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).

### `benchmark_list_contacts` (~211 tokens)

List contacts in a list

List the contacts of one list with email, name, dates and id. Filter by status (subscribed, unsubscribed, hard_bounced) or search a column. GET /Contact/{list_id}/ContactDetails.

Input parameters:

- `list_id` (string, required): Contact list id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).
- `order_by` (string): Sort column.
- `page` (integer): Page number, from 1 (default 1). Pass the previous reply's next_page.
- `page_size` (integer): Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
- `search` (string): Search text.
- `search_field` (string): Column to search, e.g. email, firstname, lastname.
- `search_type` (string): How `search` matches (default: the vendor's default).
- `sort_order` (string): Sort order.
- `status` (string): Only contacts with this status (subscribed = all except unsubscribed and hard bounced).

### `benchmark_get_contact` (~93 tokens)

Get contact

One contact of a list with all its fields (Field1 ... Field24 hold the custom columns). GET /Contact/{list_id}/ContactDetails/{contact_id}.

Input parameters:

- `contact_id` (string, required): Contact id (the ID of a list or search row) (digits only, as returned by the list tools).
- `list_id` (string, required): Contact list id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_search_contacts` (~57 tokens)

Search contacts by email

Find an email address across all lists: one row per list it is on, with the list name, contact id and master-unsubscribe flag. GET /Contact/ContactDetails.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string, required): Email address to search for.

### `benchmark_add_contact` (~180 tokens)

Add contact to a list

WRITE: add one contact to a list (or update it if the email is already there, as the vendor decides). It does not send any email. Only add people who agreed to get email. POST /Contact/{list_id}/ContactDetails.

Input parameters:

- `custom_fields` (object): Custom list columns by slot, e.g. {"Field1": "12 High St"}. Slot names come from benchmark_get_list (Field1Name ...).
- `email` (string, required): Email address.
- `first_name` (string): First name.
- `last_name` (string): Last name.
- `list_id` (string, required): Contact list id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).
- `middle_name` (string): Middle name.
- `permission` (boolean): Set true only if the person has given email permission (EmailPerm 1).

### `benchmark_update_contact` (~160 tokens)

Update contact

WRITE: change fields of one contact in one list. Only the fields you pass are sent. PATCH /Contact/{list_id}/ContactDetails/{contact_id}.

Input parameters:

- `contact_id` (string, required): Contact id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).
- `custom_fields` (object): Custom list columns by slot, e.g. {"Field1": "12 High St"}. Slot names come from benchmark_get_list (Field1Name ...).
- `email` (string): Email address.
- `first_name` (string): First name.
- `last_name` (string): Last name.
- `list_id` (string, required): Contact list id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).
- `middle_name` (string): Middle name.

### `benchmark_unsubscribe_contact` (~97 tokens)

Unsubscribe contact

WRITE: move a contact to the Do Not Contact (master unsubscribe) list, so no campaign reaches it again. The API has no undo for this. DELETE /Contact/{list_id}/MoveToDNC/{contact_id}.

Input parameters:

- `contact_id` (string, required): Contact id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).
- `list_id` (string, required): Contact list id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_list_emails` (~142 tokens)

List emails (campaigns)

List email campaigns with id, name, subject, type, status, dates and target lists. GET /Emails/.

Input parameters:

- `order_by` (string): Sort column, e.g. date, name.
- `page` (integer): Page number, from 1 (default 1). Pass the previous reply's next_page.
- `page_size` (integer): Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
- `search` (string): Only emails whose name matches this text.
- `sort_order` (string): Sort order.
- `status` (string): Status filter as the vendor spells it (e.g. Draft, Scheduled, Sent).

### `benchmark_get_email` (~53 tokens)

Get email (campaign)

One email campaign: subject, sender, target and excluded lists, dates and settings. GET /Emails/{email_id}.

Input parameters:

- `email_id` (string, required): Email id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_list_email_reports` (~108 tokens)

List email report summaries

Report summaries of sent emails: sends, opens, clicks, bounces, unsubscribes and complaints per campaign. GET /Emails/Report.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer): Page number, from 1 (default 1). Pass the previous reply's next_page.
- `page_size` (integer): Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
- `search` (string): Only emails whose name matches this text.
- `sort_order` (string): Sort order.

### `benchmark_get_email_report` (~65 tokens)

Get email report

The report summary of one email: recipients, opens, clicks, bounces, unsubscribes, forwards, complaints and rates. GET /Emails/{email_id}/Report.

Input parameters:

- `email_id` (string, required): Email id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_get_email_opens` (~102 tokens)

Get email opens

Who opened an email: contact, email address, time and device. GET /Emails/{email_id}/Report/Opens.

Input parameters:

- `email_id` (string, required): Email id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).
- `page` (integer): Page number, from 1 (default 1). Pass the previous reply's next_page.
- `page_size` (integer): Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).

### `benchmark_get_email_clicks` (~57 tokens)

Get email clicks

Who clicked a link in an email: contact, email address and time. GET /Emails/{email_id}/Report/Clicks.

Input parameters:

- `email_id` (string, required): Email id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_get_email_bounces` (~59 tokens)

Get email bounces

Which addresses bounced for an email: contact, email address, time and bounce type. GET /Emails/{email_id}/Report/Bounces.

Input parameters:

- `email_id` (string, required): Email id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_get_email_unsubscribes` (~69 tokens)

Get email unsubscribes

Who unsubscribed after an email: contact, email address, time and reason, with a count per reason. GET /Emails/{email_id}/Report/Unsubscribes.

Input parameters:

- `email_id` (string, required): Email id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_list_signup_forms` (~109 tokens)

List signup forms

List signup forms with id, name, date and the lists they feed. GET /SignupForm/.

Input parameters:

- `order_by` (string): Sort column.
- `page` (integer): Page number, from 1 (default 1). Pass the previous reply's next_page.
- `page_size` (integer): Results per page, 1-100 (default 25).
- `search` (string): Only forms whose name matches this text.
- `sort_order` (string): Sort order.

### `benchmark_get_signup_form` (~49 tokens)

Get signup form

One signup form with its settings and target lists. GET /SignupForm/{form_id}.

Input parameters:

- `form_id` (string, required): Signup form id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

### `benchmark_get_signup_form_link` (~50 tokens)

Get signup form link

The public link of a signup form. GET /SignupForm/{form_id}/Link.

Input parameters:

- `form_id` (string, required): Signup form id (digits only, as returned by the list tools).

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-benchmark-email/benchmark-email#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 18
- 2026-11-04: 18
- 2026-11-03: 18
- 2026-11-02: 18
- 2026-11-01: 75
- 2026-10-31: 74
- 2026-10-30: 71
- 2026-10-29: 71
- 2026-10-28: 70
- 2026-10-27: 70
- 2026-10-26: 69
- 2026-10-25: 69
- 2026-10-24: 68
- 2026-10-23: 68
- 2026-10-22: 67
- 2026-10-21: 67
- 2026-10-20: 67
- 2026-10-19: 66
- 2026-10-18: 66
- 2026-10-17: 65
- 2026-10-16: 65
- 2026-10-15: 64
- 2026-10-14: 64
- 2026-10-13: 62
- 2026-10-12: 61

## Common questions

### What is the Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi server?

Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi is listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/benchmark-email. Manage Benchmark Email lists and contacts, and read campaign reports: opens, clicks, bounces. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp).

### Is the Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi server safe to use?

Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi scores 18 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi server expose?

Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi exposes 25 tools: benchmark_get_account, benchmark_get_plan, benchmark_get_settings, benchmark_list_lists, benchmark_get_list, and 20 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,146 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi server require authentication?

Its publisher declares no required credentials for Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi. We have not been able to confirm that against the live endpoint, and a server can require authorisation without declaring it here.

### Is the Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi server still maintained?

Benchmark Email MCP by usefulapi is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://benchmark-email.usefulapi.io/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Website: https://usefulapi.io/benchmark-email/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-benchmark-email/benchmark-email.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-benchmark-email/benchmark-email.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-benchmark-email/benchmark-email