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io.usefulapi/insightly

REMOTE · INSIGHTLY.USEFULAPI.IO · SCANNED OCT 4

Read and write Insightly contacts, organisations, leads, opportunities, tasks and notes.

75 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

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 Security89
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability65
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3794 tokens (~180/item across 21 items; 21 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 Management13
  • Stability observed for 4 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage90
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 71% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 21 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 21 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
Install

How do I install the io.usefulapi/insightly MCP server?

io.usefulapi/insightly is a hosted endpoint at https://insightly.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 · insightly.usefulapi.io

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http io-usefulapi-insightly 'https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp'
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-insightly": {
      "url": "https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "io-usefulapi-insightly": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.io-usefulapi-insightly]
url = "https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp"
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "io-usefulapi-insightly": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add io-usefulapi-insightly --url 'https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp' --transport streamable-http
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  io-usefulapi-insightly:
    url: "https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp"
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-insightly": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add io-usefulapi-insightly -t streamable-http -u 'https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp'
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-insightly": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

Changelog

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.

  • 4 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.

  • 2 Oct 26 +56
    • HTTPS: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Authorization: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
    • First check of Authorization: partial security
    • MCP protocol: unverified → fail ▼ functional
    • Endpoint reachability: not serving MCP → reachable ▲ functional
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
    • Stability: unverified → 0.07 ▲ functional
    • Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.5.1 functional
  • 1 Oct 26 −51
    • Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP ▼ security
    • Tool safety: pass → unverified ▼ security
    • Authorization: pass → unverified ▼ security
    • Transport: pass → fail ▼ security
    • Capabilities: fail → unverified ▼ functional
    • Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
  • 30 Sept 26 +51
    • Authorization: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
    • First check of Judged manipulation: pass security
    • MCP protocol: unverified → fail ▼ functional
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Destructive annotations: pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Tool coverage: 71 functional
    • First check of Schema quality: good functional
  • 29 Sept 26 18

    First indexed and scored.

Diagnostics

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 4 Oct 2026 · Probed https://insightly.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 insightly.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 200

WWW-Authenticate challenge Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://insightly.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"

Bearer realm="OAuth", resource_metadata="https://insightly.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"

Protected resource metadata

Document https://insightly.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp
Retrieved Yes
Resource https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp
Authorisation server https://insightly.usefulapi.io

Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp
MCP tools · 21 exposed · ~3,794 tokens

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 →

Tool Tokens
insightly_add_note ~94

Add a note (title + body) to a Contact, Organisation, Lead, Opportunity or Project. Insightly: POST /<Object>/{id}/Notes.

NameTypeReqDescription
bodystring–Note body (may contain HTML).
idintegeryesThe record's numeric id.
objectstringyesThe record type to attach the note to.
titlestringyesNote title (required).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_create_contact ~227

Create a contact (first_name is required). Insightly: POST /Contacts.

NameTypeReqDescription
address_mail_citystring––
address_mail_countrystring––
address_mail_postcodestring––
address_mail_statestring––
address_mail_streetstring––
backgroundstring–Background / description text.
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
email_addressstring–Primary email.
email_opted_outboolean–Opted out of email.
first_namestringyesFirst name (required).
last_namestring–Last name.
organisation_idinteger–Id of the contact's organisation.
owner_user_idinteger–Owning user's id.
phonestring–Business phone.
phone_mobilestring–Mobile phone.
salutationstring–e.g. Mr, Ms, Dr.
social_linkedinstring–LinkedIn URL.
titlestring–Job title.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_create_lead ~318

Create a lead (last_name is required). Insightly's schema also marks lead_status_id and lead_source_id as required — get valid ids from insightly_list_lead_statuses / insightly_list_lead_sources. Insightly: POST /Leads.

NameTypeReqDescription
address_citystring––
address_countrystring––
address_postcodestring––
address_statestring––
address_streetstring––
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
emailstring–Email address.
email_opted_outboolean––
employee_countinteger––
first_namestring––
industrystring––
last_namestringyesLast name (required).
lead_descriptionstring–Description / notes on the lead.
lead_ratinginteger–Rating, e.g. 1-5.
lead_source_idinteger–Source id — see insightly_list_lead_sources.
lead_status_idinteger–Status id — see insightly_list_lead_statuses.
mobilestring––
organisation_namestring–Company name (free text — leads are not linked to organisations).
owner_user_idinteger––
phonestring––
responsible_user_idinteger––
salutationstring––
titlestring–Job title.
websitestring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_create_opportunity ~230

Create a sales opportunity (opportunity_name is required). Insightly: POST /Opportunities.

NameTypeReqDescription
bid_amountnumber–Bid value.
bid_currencystring–ISO currency code, e.g. USD.
bid_durationinteger–Number of bid periods (for non-fixed bid types).
bid_typestring–BID_TYPE — how the bid is priced, using a value your Insightly instance accepts.
category_idinteger–Opportunity category id.
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
forecast_close_datestring–Forecast close date, as "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" in UTC (e.g. 2026-04-10 21:15:00).
opportunity_detailsstring–Description.
opportunity_namestringyesOpportunity name (required).
organisation_idinteger–Id of the linked organisation.
owner_user_idinteger––
probabilityinteger–Win probability, 0-100.
responsible_user_idinteger––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_create_organisation ~152

Create an organisation (company). Insightly: POST /Organisations.

NameTypeReqDescription
address_billing_citystring––
address_billing_countrystring––
address_billing_postcodestring––
address_billing_statestring––
address_billing_streetstring––
backgroundstring–Background / description text.
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
organisation_namestringyesOrganisation name (required).
owner_user_idinteger–Owning user's id.
phonestring––
social_linkedinstring–LinkedIn URL.
websitestring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_create_task ~301

Create a task (title is required). Insightly requires OWNER_USER_ID and COMPLETED on a task: if owner_user_id is omitted it is filled with the API key's own user (via GET /Users/Me), and completed defaults to false. Insightly: POST /Tasks.

NameTypeReqDescription
category_idinteger–Task category id.
completedboolean–Whether the task is done.
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
detailsstring–Task description.
due_datestring–Due date, as "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" in UTC (e.g. 2026-04-10 21:15:00).
opportunity_idinteger–Link the task to this opportunity.
owner_user_idinteger–Owner's user id.
percent_completeinteger––
priorityinteger–Priority number.
project_idinteger–Link the task to this project.
responsible_user_idinteger–Assignee's user id.
start_datestring–Start date, as "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" in UTC (e.g. 2026-04-10 21:15:00).
statusstring–Task STATUS text, using a value your Insightly instance accepts (read an existing task to see them).
titlestringyesTask title (required).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_get_current_user ~61

Fetch the user the API key belongs to (USER_ID, name, email, admin flag). A cheap way to confirm the key and pod are right, and to get your own id for owner fields. Insightly: GET /Users/Me.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_get_record ~72

Fetch a single Contact, Organisation, Lead, Opportunity, Project, Task, Event or Note by id, with its custom fields, tags and links. Insightly: GET /<Object>/{id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
idintegeryesThe record's numeric id.
objectstringyesRecord type.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_list_lead_sources ~70

List the lead sources defined in the instance (LEAD_SOURCE_ID, name). Insightly: GET /LeadSources.

NameTypeReqDescription
skipinteger–Records to skip, for paging.
topinteger–Max records to return, 1-500 (API default 100).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_list_lead_statuses ~89

List the lead statuses defined in the instance (LEAD_STATUS_ID, name, type). Insightly: GET /LeadStatuses.

NameTypeReqDescription
include_convertedboolean–Also include statuses used for converted leads.
skipinteger–Records to skip, for paging.
topinteger–Max records to return, 1-500 (API default 100).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_list_pipeline_stages ~86

List every pipeline stage (STAGE_ID, PIPELINE_ID, name, order) — map an opportunity's or project's STAGE_ID to a stage name. Insightly: GET /PipelineStages.

NameTypeReqDescription
skipinteger–Records to skip, for paging.
topinteger–Max records to return, 1-500 (API default 100).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_list_pipelines ~72

List the sales and project pipelines (PIPELINE_ID, name, whether for opportunities or projects). Insightly: GET /Pipelines.

NameTypeReqDescription
skipinteger–Records to skip, for paging.
topinteger–Max records to return, 1-500 (API default 100).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_list_record_activity ~205

List the Notes, Tasks or Events attached to one Contact, Organisation, Lead, Opportunity or Project — the activity history of that record. Insightly: GET /<Object>/{id}/Notes | Tasks | Events.

NameTypeReqDescription
briefboolean–true = only top-level fields (no CUSTOMFIELDS, TAGS, LINKS, ...). Smaller and faster.
count_totalboolean–true = also return the total number of matching records (response becomes {total_count, items}).
idintegeryesThe parent record's numeric id.
kindstringyesWhich activity to list.
objectstringyesThe parent record's type.
skipinteger–Records to skip, for paging.
topinteger–Max records to return, 1-500 (API default 100).
updated_after_utcstring–Only items updated after this time, yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_list_records ~295

List records of one type — Contacts, Organisations, Leads, Opportunities, Projects, Tasks, Events or Notes — optionally filtered by one field value and/or last-updated time. With field_name + field_value (both required together) or updated_after_utc this uses GET /<Object>/Search; otherwise GET /<Object>. Field names are Insightly's UPPER_SNAKE names, e.g. EMAIL_ADDRESS, LAST_NAME, ORGANISATION_NAME, OPPORTUNITY_STATE, LEAD_RATING, or a custom field such as Industry__c.

NameTypeReqDescription
briefboolean–true = only top-level fields (no CUSTOMFIELDS, TAGS, LINKS, ...). Smaller and faster.
count_totalboolean–true = also return the total number of matching records (response becomes {total_count, items}).
field_namestring–Field to filter on, e.g. EMAIL_ADDRESS.
field_valuestring–Value the field must equal.
objectstringyesRecord type.
skipinteger–Records to skip, for paging.
topinteger–Max records to return, 1-500 (API default 100).
updated_after_utcstring–Only records updated after this time, yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ssZ (e.g. 2026-04-09T16:58:14Z).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_list_users ~99

List the users in the Insightly instance — needed to resolve OWNER_USER_ID / RESPONSIBLE_USER_ID. Insightly: GET /Users.

NameTypeReqDescription
count_totalboolean–true = also return the total number of matching records (response becomes {total_count, items}).
skipinteger–Records to skip, for paging.
topinteger–Max records to return, 1-500 (API default 100).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_search_by_tag ~149

List Contacts, Organisations, Leads, Opportunities or Projects carrying a tag. Insightly: GET /<Object>/SearchByTag?tagName=.

NameTypeReqDescription
briefboolean–true = only top-level fields (no CUSTOMFIELDS, TAGS, LINKS, ...). Smaller and faster.
count_totalboolean–true = also return the total number of matching records (response becomes {total_count, items}).
objectstringyesRecord type.
skipinteger–Records to skip, for paging.
tagstringyesThe tag name.
topinteger–Max records to return, 1-500 (API default 100).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_update_contact ~251

Update a contact. Only the fields you pass are changed (v3.1 partial update). Insightly: PUT /Contacts with CONTACT_ID.

NameTypeReqDescription
address_mail_citystring––
address_mail_countrystring––
address_mail_postcodestring––
address_mail_statestring––
address_mail_streetstring––
backgroundstring–Background / description text.
contact_idintegeryesThe contact's numeric id.
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
email_addressstring–Primary email.
email_opted_outboolean–Opted out of email.
first_namestring–First name.
last_namestring–Last name.
organisation_idinteger–Id of the contact's organisation.
owner_user_idinteger–Owning user's id.
phonestring–Business phone.
phone_mobilestring–Mobile phone.
salutationstring–e.g. Mr, Ms, Dr.
social_linkedinstring–LinkedIn URL.
titlestring–Job title.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_update_lead ~301

Update a lead. Only the fields you pass are changed. Insightly: PUT /Leads with LEAD_ID.

NameTypeReqDescription
address_citystring––
address_countrystring––
address_postcodestring––
address_statestring––
address_streetstring––
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
emailstring–Email address.
email_opted_outboolean––
employee_countinteger––
first_namestring––
industrystring––
last_namestring–Last name.
lead_descriptionstring–Description / notes on the lead.
lead_idintegeryesThe lead's numeric id.
lead_ratinginteger–Rating, e.g. 1-5.
lead_source_idinteger–Source id — see insightly_list_lead_sources.
lead_status_idinteger–Status id — see insightly_list_lead_statuses.
mobilestring––
organisation_namestring–Company name (free text — leads are not linked to organisations).
owner_user_idinteger––
phonestring––
responsible_user_idinteger––
salutationstring––
titlestring–Job title.
websitestring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_update_opportunity ~257

Update an opportunity's value, probability, dates, owner or details. Only the fields you pass are changed. Insightly: PUT /Opportunities with OPPORTUNITY_ID.

NameTypeReqDescription
bid_amountnumber–Bid value.
bid_currencystring–ISO currency code, e.g. USD.
bid_durationinteger–Number of bid periods (for non-fixed bid types).
bid_typestring–BID_TYPE — how the bid is priced, using a value your Insightly instance accepts.
category_idinteger–Opportunity category id.
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
forecast_close_datestring–Forecast close date, as "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" in UTC (e.g. 2026-04-10 21:15:00).
opportunity_detailsstring–Description.
opportunity_idintegeryesThe opportunity's numeric id.
opportunity_namestring–Opportunity name.
organisation_idinteger–Id of the linked organisation.
owner_user_idinteger––
probabilityinteger–Win probability, 0-100.
responsible_user_idinteger––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_update_organisation ~174

Update an organisation. Only the fields you pass are changed. Insightly: PUT /Organisations with ORGANISATION_ID.

NameTypeReqDescription
address_billing_citystring––
address_billing_countrystring––
address_billing_postcodestring––
address_billing_statestring––
address_billing_streetstring––
backgroundstring–Background / description text.
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
organisation_idintegeryesThe organisation's numeric id.
organisation_namestring–Organisation name.
owner_user_idinteger–Owning user's id.
phonestring––
social_linkedinstring–LinkedIn URL.
websitestring––

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

insightly_update_task ~291

Update a task — mark it completed, change due date, status, assignee or details. Only the fields you pass are changed. Insightly: PUT /Tasks with TASK_ID.

NameTypeReqDescription
category_idinteger–Task category id.
completedboolean–Whether the task is done.
custom_fieldsarray–Custom field values to set.
detailsstring–Task description.
due_datestring–Due date, as "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" in UTC (e.g. 2026-04-10 21:15:00).
opportunity_idinteger–Link the task to this opportunity.
owner_user_idinteger–Owner's user id.
percent_completeinteger––
priorityinteger–Priority number.
project_idinteger–Link the task to this project.
responsible_user_idinteger–Assignee's user id.
start_datestring–Start date, as "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" in UTC (e.g. 2026-04-10 21:15:00).
statusstring–Task STATUS text, using a value your Insightly instance accepts (read an existing task to see them).
task_idintegeryesThe task's numeric id.
titlestring–Task title.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the io.usefulapi/insightly MCP server?

io.usefulapi/insightly is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/insightly. Read and write Insightly contacts, organisations, leads, opportunities, tasks and notes. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://insightly.usefulapi.io/mcp).

Is the io.usefulapi/insightly MCP server safe to use?

io.usefulapi/insightly scores 75 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 io.usefulapi/insightly MCP server expose?

io.usefulapi/insightly exposes 21 tools: insightly_get_current_user, insightly_list_users, insightly_list_records, insightly_get_record, insightly_list_record_activity, and 16 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 3,794 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the io.usefulapi/insightly MCP server require authentication?

Yes. io.usefulapi/insightly 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 io.usefulapi/insightly MCP server still maintained?

io.usefulapi/insightly is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 4 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.