Orb MCP by usefulapi
REMOTE · ORB.USEFULAPI.IO
Read Orb customers, subscriptions, invoices, usage and costs; create or update customers.
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Last scanned (5 hours ago)
Scores higher than 4% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Finance and Payments
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 Security46
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not yet verified: we couldn't confirm whether this endpoint requires it. View diagnostics → Unverified
- 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
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 Usability0
- Schema not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's schema, or could read only part of its tool list.Unverified
Stability & Change Management0
- Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).Unverified
Tool Coverage0
- Tool coverage not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's tools, or could read only part of the list.Unverified
Tool Safety0
- Tool safety not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's tools, or could read only part of the list.Unverified
Capabilities0
- Capabilities not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's capabilities.Unverified
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.
Checks we ran (4)
- TLS certificate
- HSTS header
- DNSSEC
- Transport
Checks we could not complete (7)
These are gaps on our side, not findings about this hosted endpoint. We only credit what we can confirm, so a category made up entirely of them scores 0.
- Authorization in Endpoint SecurityAuthorisation not yet verified: we couldn't confirm whether this endpoint requires it.
- HTTPS in Endpoint SecurityHTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port redirected somewhere other than https, so enforcement is unproven.
- Schema quality in Schema Quality & AI Usability (scores 0 for this)Schema not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's schema, or could read only part of its tool list.
- Stability in Stability & Change Management (scores 0 for this)Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- Tool coverage in Tool Coverage (scores 0 for this)Tool coverage not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's tools, or could read only part of the list.
- Tool safety in Tool Safety (scores 0 for this)Tool safety not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's tools, or could read only part of the list.
- Capabilities in Capabilities (scores 0 for this)Capabilities not yet verified: we couldn't read the endpoint's capabilities.
Does not apply to this hosted endpoint (2)
- Supply Chain SecurityScored on package channels only. This is a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install or inspect.
- Provenance & TransparencyScored on package channels only. This is a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install or inspect.
The score does not measure everything. What the score does not measure →
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.
- 2 Nov 26 −61
- Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP ▼ security
- Tool safety: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Authorization: pass → unverified ▼ security
- Stability: 0.90 → unverified ▼ security
- Schema quality: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- Capabilities: pass → unverified ▼ functional
- Tool coverage: 100 → unverified ▼ functional
- 1 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 31 Oct 26 +3
- Authorization: partial → pass ▲ security
- MCP protocol: fail → pass ▲ functional
- New prompt “check_a_customer_s_credit_balance_and_ledger” functional
- New prompt “check_the_metered_usage_of_a_subscription” functional
- New prompt “create_a_customer_or_update_their_details” functional
- New prompt “find_unpaid_invoices_and_their_customers” functional
- New prompt “preview_the_next_invoice_of_a_subscription” functional
- New prompt “see_the_costs_of_a_customer_or_subscription” functional
- MCP protocol version: 2025-06-18 → 2025-11-25 functional
- Server version: 1.31.0 → 1.33.0 functional
- Server version: 1.30.0 → 1.31.0 functional
- Server version: 1.29.2 → 1.30.0 functional
- 30 Oct 26 +1
- Server version: 1.29.1 → 1.29.2 functional
- Server version: 1.29.0 → 1.29.1 functional
- 29 Oct 26 0
- Server version: 1.28.0 → 1.29.0 functional
- Server version: 1.27.0 → 1.28.0 functional
- 28 Oct 26 +1
- Server version: 1.25.0 → 1.27.0 functional
- 27 Oct 26 0
- Server version: 1.24.0 → 1.25.0 functional
- 25 Oct 26 +1
- Server version: 1.23.0 → 1.24.0 functional
- Server version: 1.22.0 → 1.23.0 functional
- Server version: 1.21.3 → 1.22.0 functional
- Server version: 1.21.0 → 1.21.3 functional
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 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://orb.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 orb.usefulapi.io. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Trust anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| io. | DS published | 38690 | 8 | Verified |
| usefulapi.io. | No DS | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication Inconclusive
We could not reach the endpoint well enough to judge its authorisation posture.
| Result | Inconclusive |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 302 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://orb.usefulapi.io/mcp | Redirected | 302 | https://usefulapi.io/orb/ |
| http (plaintext) | http://orb.usefulapi.io/mcp | Inconclusive | 302 | http://orb.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 →
orb_create_customer Create customer ~160
Creates a new customer in Orb (additive). Requires name and a valid email. Orb API: POST /customers.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| currency | string | – | ISO-4217 currency code for this customer. |
| string | yes | Customer billing email (required, must be a valid email). | |
| external_customer_id | string | – | Your external id for this customer. |
| metadata | object | – | User-defined key/value metadata (string→string). |
| name | string | yes | Customer display name (required). |
| payment_provider | string | – | External payment/invoicing provider. |
| payment_provider_id | string | – | Id of this customer in the external payment provider. |
| timezone | string | – | IANA timezone (e.g. America/New_York). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_customer Get customer ~39
Fetch a single customer by Orb customer id. Orb API: GET /customers/{customer_id}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| customer_id | string | yes | Orb customer id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_customer_by_external_id Get customer by external id ~50
Fetch a single customer by your external customer id. Orb API: GET /customers/external_customer_id/{external_customer_id}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| external_customer_id | string | yes | Your external customer id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_customer_costs Get customer costs ~104
Get costs incurred by a customer over a timeframe. Orb API: GET /customers/{customer_id}/costs.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| customer_id | string | yes | Orb customer id. |
| group_by | string | – | Price grouping key to break costs down by. |
| timeframe_end | string | – | ISO-8601 datetime, exclusive end. |
| timeframe_start | string | – | ISO-8601 datetime, inclusive start. |
| view_mode | string | – | periodic or cumulative. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_customer_credits Get customer credit balances ~69
Get a customer's credit balances by currency. Orb API: GET /customers/{customer_id}/credits.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| currency | string | – | Filter to a single currency. |
| customer_id | string | yes | Orb customer id. |
| include_all_blocks | boolean | – | Include expired/depleted blocks too. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_customer_credits_ledger Get customer credit ledger ~120
Get the append-only credit ledger for a customer. Orb API: GET /customers/{customer_id}/credits/ledger.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| currency | string | – | Filter to a single currency. |
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| customer_id | string | yes | Orb customer id. |
| entry_type | string | – | Filter to a ledger entry type (e.g. increment, decrement, expiration_change). |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_invoice Get invoice ~38
Fetch a single invoice by id. Orb API: GET /invoices/{invoice_id}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| invoice_id | string | yes | Orb invoice id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_item Get item ~37
Fetch a single item by id. Orb API: GET /items/{item_id}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| item_id | string | yes | Orb item id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_plan Get plan ~37
Fetch a single plan by id. Orb API: GET /plans/{plan_id}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| plan_id | string | yes | Orb plan id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_price Get price ~37
Fetch a single price by id. Orb API: GET /prices/{price_id}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| price_id | string | yes | Orb price id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_subscription Get subscription ~37
Fetch a single subscription by id. Orb API: GET /subscriptions/{subscription_id}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| subscription_id | string | yes | Orb subscription id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_subscription_costs Get subscription costs ~103
Get costs for a subscription over a timeframe. Orb API: GET /subscriptions/{subscription_id}/costs.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| group_by | string | – | Price grouping key to break costs down by. |
| subscription_id | string | yes | Orb subscription id. |
| timeframe_end | string | – | ISO-8601 datetime, exclusive end. |
| timeframe_start | string | – | ISO-8601 datetime, inclusive start. |
| view_mode | string | – | periodic or cumulative. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_subscription_schedule Get subscription schedule ~78
Get the plan-change schedule for a subscription. Orb API: GET /subscriptions/{subscription_id}/schedule.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
| subscription_id | string | yes | Orb subscription id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_subscription_usage Get subscription usage ~107
Get metered usage for a subscription over a timeframe. Orb API: GET /subscriptions/{subscription_id}/usage.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| granularity | string | – | Time granularity for buckets (e.g. day). |
| group_by | string | – | Property to group usage by. |
| subscription_id | string | yes | Orb subscription id. |
| timeframe_end | string | – | ISO-8601 datetime, exclusive end. |
| timeframe_start | string | – | ISO-8601 datetime, inclusive start. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_get_upcoming_invoice Get upcoming invoice ~43
Preview the upcoming (draft) invoice for a subscription. Orb API: GET /invoices/upcoming.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| subscription_id | string | yes | Orb subscription id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_list_alerts List alerts ~108
List usage/spend alerts, optionally filtered by customer or subscription. Orb API: GET /alerts.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| customer_id | string | – | Filter to an Orb customer id. |
| external_customer_id | string | – | Filter to your external customer id. |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
| subscription_id | string | – | Filter to a subscription id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_list_coupons List coupons ~74
List coupons in the Orb account. Orb API: GET /coupons.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
| show_archived | boolean | – | Include archived coupons. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_list_customers List customers ~60
List customers in the Orb account. Orb API: GET /customers.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_list_invoices List invoices ~170
List invoices, optionally filtered by customer, subscription, or status. Orb API: GET /invoices.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| customer_id | string | – | Filter to an Orb customer id. |
| date_type | string | – | Which date `due_date` filters on (e.g. due_date, invoice_date). |
| due_date | string | – | ISO-8601 date filter. |
| external_customer_id | string | – | Filter to your external customer id. |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
| status | string | – | Filter by invoice status (e.g. draft, issued, paid, void). |
| subscription_id | string | – | Filter to a subscription id. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_list_items List items ~61
List items (the things you bill for). Orb API: GET /items.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_list_metrics List billable metrics ~62
List billable metrics configured in the Orb account. Orb API: GET /metrics.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_list_plans List plans ~72
List plans configured in the Orb account. Orb API: GET /plans.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
| status | string | – | Filter by plan status. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_list_prices List prices ~60
List prices configured in the Orb account. Orb API: GET /prices.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_list_subscriptions List subscriptions ~103
List subscriptions, optionally filtered by customer or status. Orb API: GET /subscriptions.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cursor | string | – | Opaque pagination cursor (from pagination_metadata.next_cursor). |
| customer_id | string | – | Filter to an Orb customer id. |
| external_customer_id | string | – | Filter to your external customer id. |
| limit | integer | – | Max items to return (1–100, default 20). |
| status | string | – | Filter by subscription status. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_ping Ping / auth check ~26
Health and auth check — verifies the API key works. Orb API: GET /ping.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
orb_update_customer Update customer ~156
Updates an existing customer's details (reversible). Only provided fields are changed. Orb API: PUT /customers/{customer_id}.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| currency | string | – | New ISO-4217 currency code. |
| customer_id | string | yes | Orb customer id (required). |
| string | – | New billing email (must be a valid email). | |
| external_customer_id | string | – | New external id. |
| metadata | object | – | User-defined key/value metadata (string→string). |
| name | string | – | New display name. |
| payment_provider | string | – | External payment/invoicing provider. |
| payment_provider_id | string | – | New id in the external payment provider. |
| timezone | string | – | New IANA timezone. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Orb MCP by usefulapi server?
Orb MCP by usefulapi is a hosted endpoint at https://orb.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 · orb.usefulapi.io
claude mcp add --transport http io-usefulapi-orb 'https://orb.usefulapi.io/mcp'
What is the Orb MCP by usefulapi server?
Orb MCP by usefulapi is listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/orb. Read Orb customers, subscriptions, invoices, usage and costs; create or update customers. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://orb.usefulapi.io/mcp).
Is the Orb MCP by usefulapi server safe to use?
Orb 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 Orb MCP by usefulapi server expose?
Orb MCP by usefulapi exposes 26 tools: orb_ping, orb_list_customers, orb_get_customer, orb_get_customer_by_external_id, orb_get_customer_costs, and 21 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,011 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Orb MCP by usefulapi server require authentication?
Its publisher declares no required credentials for Orb 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 Orb MCP by usefulapi server still maintained?
Orb 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.
What did VerifyMCP test on the Orb MCP by usefulapi server?
VerifyMCP ran 4 checks on Orb MCP by usefulapi, covering TLS certificate, HSTS header, DNSSEC and Transport. 7 items could not be completed, a gap on our side rather than a finding about Orb MCP by usefulapi: Authorization, HTTPS, Schema quality, Stability and 3 more. 5 categories score 0 for that reason, because we only credit what we can confirm. Supply Chain Security and Provenance & Transparency do not apply to a hosted endpoint, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.