Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi
REMOTE · FINALE-INVENTORY.USEFULAPI.IO
Read Finale Inventory products, stock, orders and shipments; create draft purchase orders.
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Last scanned (2 hours ago)
Scores higher than 46% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 17 Oct 2026.
Category E-commerce
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. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security78
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token. View diagnostics → Pass
- HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port redirected somewhere other than https, so enforcement is unproven. View diagnostics → Unverified
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents. View diagnostics → Partial
Transport & Reachability0
- Transport check failed: declared streamable-http, but the endpoint redirected instead of responding directly. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Schema Quality & AI Usability79
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2178 tokens (~167/item across 13 items; 13 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management17
- Stability observed for 5 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 13 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 14 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 16 Oct 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 14 Oct 26 +3
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- The server now declares the “prompts” capability functional
- First check of Schema quality: 100 functional
- New prompt “getting_started” functional
- Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.1.0 functional
- 13 Oct 26 0
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- 12 Oct 26 60
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 17 Oct 2026 · Probed https://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=usefulapi.io | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 13 Sept 2026 | 12 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | d9be3287b0fde9630e825ba1f79bff3f |
| SANs: usefulapi.io, *.usefulapi.io | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of finale-inventory.usefulapi.io. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| io. | present | 57355 | 8 | Verified |
| usefulapi.io. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication Enforced and verified
The endpoint asked for a token and published valid RFC 9728 metadata describing how to get one.
| Result | Enforced and verified |
|---|---|
| Enforced | On tool calls |
| HTTP status | 302 |
WWW-Authenticate challenge Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"
Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp" Protected resource metadata
| Document | https://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp |
|---|---|
| Retrieved | Yes |
| Resource | https://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/mcp |
| Authorisation server | https://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/mcp | Redirected | 302 | https://usefulapi.io/finale-inventory/ |
| http (plaintext) | http://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/mcp | Inconclusive | 302 | http://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
finale_create_draft_purchase_order Create a draft purchase order (WRITE) ~257
WRITE. Creates a purchase order for a supplier in status ORDER_CREATED, i.e. an editable draft. It is NOT locked (committed), received, completed or emailed, no stock changes and no money moves: review and commit it in Finale. Products are looked up first (one single read each; products whose resource URL differs from the SKU cost collection reads, bounded to 3 or one full product-list read), then ONE POST creates the order; the call is never retried, so check finale_list_orders before repeating it after an error. POST /{account}/api/order/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| destination_facility_url | string | – | Receiving location's facilityUrl (from finale_list_facilities; not a sublocation). Omit for 'Multiple / unspecified'. |
| items | array | yes | Order lines. |
| order_id | string | – | Order id (max 20 ASCII characters; must be unique). Omit to let Finale number it. |
| private_notes | string | – | Internal notes. |
| public_notes | string | – | Notes to the supplier. |
| reference_number | string | – | Supplier reference number (max 60 characters). |
| supplier_party_id | string | yes | Supplier partyId (from finale_list_parties). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_get_order Get an order ~73
One order in full: header, line items (productUrl, quantity, unitPrice), roles (customer or supplier), adjustments, shipment and invoice URLs, notes. GET /{account}/api/order/{orderId}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| order_id | string | yes | The order id as shown by finale_list_orders (orderId). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_get_product Get a product ~85
One product in full: ids, description, UPC/ASIN, dimensions and weight, cost, supplier list, reorder guidelines, price list, custom fields. GET /{account}/api/product/{id} (falls back to a productId filter when the resource URL differs).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| product_id | string | yes | The product id (SKU) as shown by finale_list_products. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_get_product_stock Get stock levels of a product ~106
Stock of one product summed over Finale's stock entries: totals for quantityOnHand, quantityOnOrder and quantityReserved, and the same per location/sublocation. Downloads the WHOLE inventoryitem collection (Finale offers no filter; large on big accounts), so it counts as one collection read of the 300 per hour: avoid calling it in a loop. GET /{account}/api/inventoryitem/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| product_id | string | yes | The product id (SKU). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_get_shipment Get a shipment ~60
One shipment in full, including its shipment items (product, facility, quantity), packages and transfers. GET /{account}/api/shipment/{shipmentId}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| shipment_id | string | yes | The shipmentId as shown by finale_list_shipments. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_list_facilities List locations (facilities) ~147
List Finale locations and sublocations: facilityName, facilityUrl (use it in other tools), parentFacilityUrl (set for sublocations), status. GET /{account}/api/facility/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fields | array | – | Fields to return per row (default: a compact useful set). |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum rows to return, 1-1000 (default 100). |
| updated_since | string | – | Only records last updated on or after this UTC time. Finale allows a range of at most 30 days (updated_until defaults to now). |
| updated_until | string | – | Only records last updated on or before this UTC time (needs updated_since). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_list_inventory_items List stock entries ~203
Current stock as Finale stores it: one entry per product, location, lot and order with quantityOnHand, quantityOnOrder (committed purchase orders) and quantityReserved (committed sales orders). The inventoryitem collection has no server-side filter, so the WHOLE collection is downloaded (one collection read of the 300 per hour; can be large on big accounts, up to the 50,000 character result cap) and filtered here: pass product_id or facility_url. For per-product totals use finale_get_product_stock. GET /{account}/api/inventoryitem/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| facility_url | string | – | Only entries at this facilityUrl (from finale_list_facilities). |
| fields | array | – | Fields to return per row (default: a compact useful set). |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum rows to return, 1-1000 (default 100). |
| product_id | string | – | Only entries of this product id (SKU). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_list_inventory_transfers List stock transfers ~139
List stock transfers between locations: product, from/to facility, quantity, lot, send and receive dates. GET /{account}/api/inventorytransfer/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fields | array | – | Fields to return per row (default: a compact useful set). |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum rows to return, 1-1000 (default 100). |
| updated_since | string | – | Only records last updated on or after this UTC time. Finale allows a range of at most 30 days (updated_until defaults to now). |
| updated_until | string | – | Only records last updated on or before this UTC time (needs updated_since). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_list_orders List orders (sales and purchase) ~225
List orders without their line items: orderId, type (SALES_ORDER or PURCHASE_ORDER), status (ORDER_CREATED, ORDER_LOCKED = committed, ORDER_COMPLETED, ORDER_CANCELLED), dates, origin/destination facility, reference number, total. Get the items with finale_get_order. For a large order history always pass updated_since (Finale cuts unfiltered collections at 120,000 rows before applying other filters). GET /{account}/api/order/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fields | array | – | Fields to return per row (default: a compact useful set). |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum rows to return, 1-1000 (default 100). |
| order_type | string | – | Only sales or only purchase orders. |
| status | string | – | Only orders in this status. |
| updated_since | string | – | Only records last updated on or after this UTC time. Finale allows a range of at most 30 days (updated_until defaults to now). |
| updated_until | string | – | Only records last updated on or before this UTC time (needs updated_since). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_list_parties List customers and suppliers ~157
List party groups (customers, suppliers, carriers): partyId (derived from partyUrl; use it as supplier_party_id when drafting a purchase order), name (description), type, roles, status. GET /{account}/api/partygroup/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fields | array | – | Fields to return per row (default: a compact useful set). |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum rows to return, 1-1000 (default 100). |
| updated_since | string | – | Only records last updated on or after this UTC time. Finale allows a range of at most 30 days (updated_until defaults to now). |
| updated_until | string | – | Only records last updated on or before this UTC time (needs updated_since). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_list_products List products ~195
List products (SKUs): productId, internalName, status, productUrl, manufacturer, UPC, packing. Optional exact filters on productId and status. Collections come back ordered by lastUpdatedDate; for large catalogs narrow with updated_since or page with next_updated_since. GET /{account}/api/product/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fields | array | – | Fields to return per row (default: a compact useful set). |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum rows to return, 1-1000 (default 100). |
| product_id | string | – | Exact product id (SKU). |
| status | string | – | Only active or only inactive products. |
| updated_since | string | – | Only records last updated on or after this UTC time. Finale allows a range of at most 30 days (updated_until defaults to now). |
| updated_until | string | – | Only records last updated on or before this UTC time (needs updated_since). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_list_shipments List shipments ~181
List shipments (sales shipments, purchase receipts, transfers): shipmentId, type, status (for example SHIPMENT_INPUT, SHIPMENT_PACKED, SHIPMENT_SHIPPED), order, origin/destination, dates, tracking code. GET /{account}/api/shipment/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fields | array | – | Fields to return per row (default: a compact useful set). |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum rows to return, 1-1000 (default 100). |
| status | string | – | Exact shipment status, e.g. SHIPMENT_SHIPPED. |
| updated_since | string | – | Only records last updated on or after this UTC time. Finale allows a range of at most 30 days (updated_until defaults to now). |
| updated_until | string | – | Only records last updated on or before this UTC time (needs updated_since). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
finale_list_stock_changes List stock changes (inventory variances) ~146
List stock changes (physical counts and adjustments already recorded in Finale): id, type, date, status, location, comments. Read-only history. GET /{account}/api/inventoryvariance/.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fields | array | – | Fields to return per row (default: a compact useful set). |
| limit | integer | – | Maximum rows to return, 1-1000 (default 100). |
| updated_since | string | – | Only records last updated on or after this UTC time. Finale allows a range of at most 30 days (updated_until defaults to now). |
| updated_until | string | – | Only records last updated on or before this UTC time (needs updated_since). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi server?
Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi is a hosted endpoint at https://finale-inventory.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.
remote · finale-inventory.usefulapi.io
claude mcp add --transport http io-usefulapi-finale-inventory 'https://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/mcp'
What is the Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi server?
Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi is listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/finale-inventory. Read Finale Inventory products, stock, orders and shipments; create draft purchase orders. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://finale-inventory.usefulapi.io/mcp).
Is the Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi server safe to use?
Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi scores 64 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 Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi server expose?
Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi exposes 13 tools: finale_list_facilities, finale_list_products, finale_get_product, finale_list_orders, finale_get_order, and 8 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,974 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi server require authentication?
Yes. Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.
Is the Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi server still maintained?
Finale Inventory MCP by usefulapi is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 17 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.