# Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi (remote · shop-boss.usefulapi.io)

Read repair orders, appointments, customers, vehicles, parts and shop reference data.

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

## Components

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

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://shop-boss.usefulapi.io/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.6.1`

## 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 Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi server?

Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi is a hosted endpoint at https://shop-boss.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-shop-boss 'https://shop-boss.usefulapi.io/mcp'
```

### Cursor

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

### VS Code

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

### Codex

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

### opencode

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

### OpenClaw

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

### Hermes

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

### Netclaw

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

### Vellum

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

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-usefulapi-shop-boss": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://shop-boss.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, −44)

- [security regression] Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP
- [security regression] Tool safety: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Authorization: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Stability: 0.03 → unverified
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified

### 2026-11-01 (score 62, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-31 (score 61)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (15)

### `shopboss_list_appointments` (~122 tokens)

Review appointments, scheduled dates, customer and vehicle references. Dates use YYYY-MM-DD. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `appointmentId` (integer)
- `endDate` (string)
- `firstName` (string)
- `lastName` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.
- `startDate` (string)
- `status` (string)

### `shopboss_list_customers` (~114 tokens)

Find customers by ID, name, email or phone and review their contact and account context. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `customerId` (integer)
- `email` (string)
- `firstName` (string)
- `lastName` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `phone` (string)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.

### `shopboss_list_vehicles` (~117 tokens)

Find vehicles by ID, owner, VIN, make, model or year. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `customerId` (integer)
- `make` (string)
- `model` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.
- `vehicleId` (integer)
- `vin` (string)
- `year` (string)

### `shopboss_list_repair_orders` (~123 tokens)

Review repair orders with customer, vehicle, complaint and status context. Filter by order ID, customer or VIN. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `customerId` (integer)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `repairOrderId` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.
- `statusDateFrom` (string)
- `statusDateTo` (string)
- `vin` (string)

### `shopboss_list_order_parts` (~104 tokens)

Review parts, quantities, prices and ordering context associated with repair orders. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `description` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `partId` (integer)
- `partNumber` (string)
- `repairOrderId` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.

### `shopboss_list_parts` (~97 tokens)

Review inventory availability, reorder levels and part details. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `category` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `partId` (integer)
- `partNumber` (string)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.

### `shopboss_list_part_sales` (~108 tokens)

Review part-sale balances and statuses without taking payments or changing sales. Part-sale IDs may be negative, as shown in the vendor reference. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `partSaleId` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.
- `status` (string)
- `writer` (string)

### `shopboss_list_recommended_repairs` (~95 tokens)

Review recommended or previously declined work for a customer or vehicle. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `customerId` (integer)
- `description` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.
- `vehicleId` (integer)

### `shopboss_list_canned_jobs` (~86 tokens)

Look up predefined automotive services and their pricing context. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `cannedJobId` (integer)
- `jobName` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.

### `shopboss_list_employees` (~106 tokens)

Look up employee names, job descriptions, mechanic numbers and active status. Payroll, home addresses and emergency contacts are omitted. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `employeeId` (integer)
- `firstName` (string)
- `lastName` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.

### `shopboss_list_suppliers` (~85 tokens)

Review supplier contact details and terms; account numbers are omitted. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `name` (string)
- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.
- `supplierId` (integer)

### `shopboss_list_bays` (~66 tokens)

List available service bays for appointment planning. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.

### `shopboss_list_complaint_categories` (~69 tokens)

Look up the shop's repair complaint categories. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.

### `shopboss_list_shop_hours` (~68 tokens)

Review the shop's configured opening and closing hours. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.

### `shopboss_list_sources` (~68 tokens)

Review the shop's configured customer and appointment source labels. Read-only. Resource permissions depend on your Shop Boss API key.

Input parameters:

- `page` (integer)
- `pageSize` (integer)
- `shopId` (string): Optional shop ID that your API key is authorized to access.

## Diagnostics

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

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 18
- 2026-11-04: 18
- 2026-11-03: 18
- 2026-11-02: 18
- 2026-11-01: 62
- 2026-10-31: 61

## Common questions

### What is the Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi server?

Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi is listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/shop-boss. Read repair orders, appointments, customers, vehicles, parts and shop reference data. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://shop-boss.usefulapi.io/mcp).

### Is the Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi server safe to use?

Shop Boss 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 Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi server expose?

Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi exposes 15 tools: shopboss_list_appointments, shopboss_list_customers, shopboss_list_vehicles, shopboss_list_repair_orders, shopboss_list_order_parts, and 10 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,428 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi server require authentication?

Its publisher declares no required credentials for Shop Boss 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 Shop Boss MCP by usefulapi server still maintained?

Shop Boss 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://shop-boss.usefulapi.io/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Website: https://usefulapi.io/shop-boss/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-shop-boss/shop-boss.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-shop-boss/shop-boss.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/io-usefulapi-shop-boss/shop-boss