# Kisi MCP by usefulapi (remote · kisi.usefulapi.io)

Read Kisi places, doors, users, groups, access rights and access logs (no unlocking).

- Trust score: 65/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +5
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-17

## Components

- remote · `kisi.usefulapi.io`: 65/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-kisi/kisi.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-kisi/kisi)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://kisi.usefulapi.io/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `required`
- Version: `1.2.1`

## 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 2026-10-17.

- **Endpoint Security**: 78/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - 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.
  - 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.
  - The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 0/100
  - Transport check failed: declared streamable-http, but the endpoint redirected instead of responding directly.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 81/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2447 tokens (~122/item across 20 items; 20 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 20 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 21 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Kisi MCP by usefulapi server?

Kisi MCP by usefulapi is a hosted endpoint at https://kisi.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-kisi 'https://kisi.usefulapi.io/mcp'
```

### Cursor

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

### VS Code

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

### Codex

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

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

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

### Hermes

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

### Netclaw

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

### Vellum

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

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-kisi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://kisi.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.

### 2026-10-15 (score 65, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-13 (score 64, +3)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [functional] The server now declares the “prompts” capability
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: 100
- [functional] New prompt “getting_started”
- [functional] Server version: 1.4.0 → 1.5.0

### 2026-10-12 (score 61, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.07

### 2026-10-10 (score 60)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (20)

### `kisi_get_current_user` (~35 tokens)

Get the current user

The Kisi user the API key belongs to (id, name, email, organization). Good first call. GET /user.

### `kisi_get_organization` (~26 tokens)

Get the organization

The current Kisi organization (name, domain, settings summary). GET /organization.

### `kisi_list_places` (~103 tokens)

List places

List places (sites/buildings) in the organization with address, time zone and lock/member counts. GET /places.

Input parameters:

- `ids` (string): Comma-separated list of ids to fetch.
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `query` (string): Free-text search over place name.
- `sort` (string): Sort order.

### `kisi_get_place` (~37 tokens)

Get a place

One place by id, including lockdown state. GET /places/{id}.

Input parameters:

- `place_id` (integer, required): The place id (numeric).

### `kisi_list_locks` (~201 tokens)

List locks (doors)

List locks/doors with their state: online, unlocked, locked_down, configured, place and floor. Filter to find offline or locked-down doors. GET /locks.

Input parameters:

- `configured` (boolean): Filter by whether the lock is configured.
- `floor_id` (integer): Only locks on this floor.
- `ids` (string): Comma-separated list of ids to fetch.
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `locked_down` (boolean): Filter by lockdown state.
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `online` (boolean): Filter by online (true) / offline (false).
- `place_id` (integer): Only locks in this place.
- `query` (string): Free-text search over lock name.
- `sort` (string): Sort order.
- `unlocked` (boolean): Filter by currently unlocked (true) / locked (false).

### `kisi_get_lock` (~49 tokens)

Get a lock (door)

One lock/door by id: online/unlocked/locked-down state, place, floor, settings. GET /locks/{id}.

Input parameters:

- `lock_id` (integer, required): The lock id (numeric).

### `kisi_list_groups` (~152 tokens)

List access groups

List access groups (who-can-open-what bundles of doors). Filter by place or by a lock to see which groups open that door. GET /groups.

Input parameters:

- `ids` (string): Comma-separated list of ids to fetch.
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `lock_id` (integer): Only groups that include this lock.
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `place_id` (integer): Only groups of this place.
- `query` (string): Free-text search over group name.
- `scope` (string): Organization-wide or place-scoped groups.
- `sort` (string): Sort order.

### `kisi_get_group` (~47 tokens)

Get an access group

One access group by id (name, description, place, member/lock counts, restrictions). GET /groups/{id}.

Input parameters:

- `group_id` (integer, required): The group id (numeric).

### `kisi_list_group_locks` (~89 tokens)

List a group's locks

The locks/doors an access group opens. GET /group_locks?group_id=.

Input parameters:

- `group_id` (integer, required): The group id (numeric).
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `query` (string): Free-text search over lock name.

### `kisi_list_users` (~169 tokens)

List users

List users (members) of the organization. Filter by group or place (users with access there), email, or free text over name/email/notes. Sort by last unlock. GET /users.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string): Exact email filter.
- `group_id` (integer): Only members of this group.
- `ids` (string): Comma-separated list of ids to fetch.
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-100).
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `place_id` (integer): Only users with access to this place.
- `query` (string): Free-text search over user email, name and notes.
- `sort` (string): Sort order; 'unlock' = by last unlock.

### `kisi_get_user` (~33 tokens)

Get a user

One user by id. GET /users/{id}.

Input parameters:

- `user_id` (integer, required): The user id (numeric).

### `kisi_list_role_assignments` (~181 tokens)

List role assignments (access rights)

Who holds which role where: a user/team/guest's role on the organization, a place or a group (group members = door access). Filter by user, group, place or role. GET /role_assignments.

Input parameters:

- `group_id` (integer): Only assignments on this group.
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `place_id` (integer): Only assignments on this place.
- `query` (string): Free-text search over user email and name.
- `role_id` (string): Filter by role id, e.g. group_basic, group_manager, place_owner, organization_administrator.
- `scope` (string): Filter by scope.
- `user_id` (integer): Only assignments of this user.

### `kisi_list_cards` (~113 tokens)

List access cards

List access cards with status (activated/deactivated/unassigned), assignee and last use. GET /cards.

Input parameters:

- `ids` (string): Comma-separated list of ids to fetch.
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `sort` (string): Sort by last use.
- `status` (string): Filter by status.
- `user_id` (integer): Only cards of this user.

### `kisi_list_presences` (~159 tokens)

List presences at a place

Who was present at a place on a given day (derived from unlocks): actor, first/last unlock, last door. GET /presences.

Input parameters:

- `date` (string, required): The day: a date (2026-10-08) or an RFC 3339 date-time with offset (2026-10-08T09:00:00+02:00). Kisi reads it as a day in the place's time zone; a bare date is sent as noon UTC of that day.
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `place_id` (integer, required): The place id (numeric).

### `kisi_list_schedules` (~160 tokens)

List schedules

Time rules: when a group's access is allowed, when doors auto-unlock (unlock timer), first-to-arrive, elevator permit timers. Filter by consequence or by the group/lock it applies to. GET /schedules.

Input parameters:

- `consequence` (string): Filter by what the schedule does.
- `ids` (string): Comma-separated list of ids to fetch.
- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `scheduleable_id` (integer): Id of the group/lock/elevator stop (use with scheduleable_type).
- `scheduleable_type` (string): Type of the object (use with scheduleable_id).

### `kisi_list_controllers` (~122 tokens)

List controllers

Kisi controllers (door hardware hubs) with online/offline status. Filter by place, lock or status. GET /controllers.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `lock_id` (integer): Only the controller of this lock.
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `place_id` (integer): Only controllers in this place.
- `query` (string): Free-text search over name, device id and token.
- `status` (string): Filter by status.

### `kisi_list_readers` (~119 tokens)

List readers

Kisi readers (card/phone readers at doors) with model and online/offline status. GET /readers.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): Max results to return (1-250).
- `lock_id` (integer): Only readers of this lock.
- `offset` (integer): Results to skip (offset paging; use pagination.next_offset).
- `place_id` (integer): Only readers in this place.
- `query` (string): Free-text search over name, device id and token.
- `status` (string): Filter by status.

### `kisi_search_events` (~338 tokens)

Search access events

Search the access log (unlocks, denied attempts, lockdowns, admin changes) and return the first page. This CREATES a temporary saved search in Kisi (an event set, cursor-paginated, kept ~24 h); it changes no door, user or access right. Defaults to the past 90 days, the maximum width. If status is still in_progress or cursor is set, call kisi_get_event_set with the returned id. POST /event_sets.

Input parameters:

- `actor_id` (integer): Only events by this actor (e.g. a user id).
- `actor_type` (string): Actor type (use with actor_id).
- `interval` (string): ISO 8601 interval on event time, max 90 days: start/end (2026-10-01T00:00:00Z/2026-10-08T00:00:00Z), start/duration (2026-10-01T00:00:00Z/P7D) or duration/end (P1D/2026-10-08T00:00:00Z).
- `object_id` (integer): Only events about this object (e.g. a lock id).
- `object_type` (string): Object type, e.g. Lock, Place, Group, User (use with object_id).
- `place_id` (integer): Only events at this place.
- `success` (boolean): Only successful (true) or failed/denied (false) events.
- `type` (string): Event type(s), comma-separated, e.g. lock.unlock (see kisi_list_event_types).

### `kisi_get_event_set` (~84 tokens)

Get an event set page

Read an event set from kisi_search_events: its status and events. Pass the previous page's cursor for the next page. GET /event_sets/{id}.

Input parameters:

- `cursor` (string): The cursor from the previous page.
- `event_set_id` (integer, required): The event set id (numeric).
- `limit` (integer): Events per page (default 50).

### `kisi_list_event_types` (~35 tokens)

List event types

All event type names usable as the type filter of kisi_search_events (e.g. lock.unlock). GET /events/types.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-10-17: 65
- 2026-10-16: 65
- 2026-10-15: 65
- 2026-10-14: 64
- 2026-10-13: 64
- 2026-10-12: 61
- 2026-10-10: 60

## Common questions

### What is the Kisi MCP by usefulapi server?

Kisi MCP by usefulapi is listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/kisi. Read Kisi places, doors, users, groups, access rights and access logs (no unlocking). This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://kisi.usefulapi.io/mcp).

### Is the Kisi MCP by usefulapi server safe to use?

Kisi MCP by usefulapi scores 65 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 Kisi MCP by usefulapi server expose?

Kisi MCP by usefulapi exposes 20 tools: kisi_get_current_user, kisi_get_organization, kisi_list_places, kisi_get_place, kisi_list_locks, and 15 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,252 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Kisi MCP by usefulapi server require authentication?

Yes. Kisi 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 Kisi MCP by usefulapi server still maintained?

Kisi 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.

## Links

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