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io.usefulapi/sortly

REMOTE · SORTLY.USEFULAPI.IO · SCANNED OCT 4

Search inventory items and folders, low-stock alerts, jobs and purchase orders, and update stock.

77 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 Usability73
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 2989 tokens (~149/item across 20 items; 20 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 Coverage100
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 99% 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 20 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 20 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/sortly MCP server?

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

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

  • 3 Oct 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 2 Oct 26 0
    • Server version: 1.3.0 → 1.5.1 functional
  • 1 Oct 26 +5
    • HTTPS: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
    • Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.3.0 functional
  • 30 Sept 26 +53
    • Authorization: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Injection markers: unverified → pass ▲ security
    • Transport: fail → pass ▲ security
    • First check of Judged manipulation: pass security
    • First check of Authorization: partial security
    • MCP protocol: unverified → fail ▼ functional
    • Tool coverage: unverified → 100 ▲ functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail functional
    • First check of Schema quality: excellent functional
    • First check of Tool coverage: 99 functional
    • First check of Destructive annotations: pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: fail 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://sortly.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 sortly.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://sortly.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp"

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

Protected resource metadata

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

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

Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://sortly.usefulapi.io/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://sortly.usefulapi.io/mcp HTTPS enforced 301 https://sortly.usefulapi.io/mcp
MCP tools · 20 exposed · ~2,989 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
sortly_create_alert ~220

Create a stock alert on an item (type Quantity, e.g. threshold_method quantity_less_than with threshold_value 5, or less_than_or_equal_to_min_quantity), or a DateReminder on a datetime custom field (custom_attribute_id + before/after/same_day + threshold_interval). WRITE. Sortly: POST /api/v1/alerts.

NameTypeReqDescription
custom_attribute_idinteger–For DateReminder: the datetime custom field to watch.
item_idintegeryesThe item the alert watches.
recipient_groupsarray–Who is notified: owners, admins, members, limited, or a custom role name. Default owners.
threshold_intervalstring–Required for DateReminder; omit for Quantity.
threshold_methodstringyesWhat triggers it: a quantity_* method for Quantity, before/after/same_day for DateReminder.
threshold_valuenumber–The number compared against (or the interval count).
typestringyesQuantity = stock threshold; DateReminder = date custom field.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_create_item ~304

Create a trackable item (type item) or a folder (type folder), optionally inside a folder via parent_id, with quantity, price, tags, custom fields, barcodes and a measured quantity. WRITE. Sortly: POST /api/v1/items.

NameTypeReqDescription
custom_attribute_valuesarray–Custom field values. Look up ids with sortly_list_custom_fields first.
label_urlstring|null–Value encoded in the primary QR code / barcode.
label_url_extrastring|null–Value encoded in the secondary code.
label_url_extra_type––Symbology of the secondary code.
label_url_type––Symbology of the primary code.
measured_quantityobject–For items measured in something other than units.
min_quantitynumber|null–Minimum level; a Quantity alert can fire when stock reaches it.
namestringyesName, max 190 characters.
notesstring|null–Free-text notes.
parent_id––Folder to create it in. Omit/null = root.
photo_idsarray–Ids of photos already in the account to attach.
pricenumber|null–Unit price.
quantitynumber|null–How many you have.
tagsarray–Tag names, e.g. ["furniture", "used"].
typestringyesitem = trackable stock; folder = a container.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_create_job ~162

Create a job (and its job folder) in not_started status. Name must be unique in the company. Then use sortly_pull_items_into_job to record the stock it uses. WRITE. Sortly: POST /api/v1/jobs.

NameTypeReqDescription
custom_field_valuesarray–Up to 2 job custom field values.
end_datestring–YYYY-MM-DD.
external_job_linkstring–Link to the job in another system.
namestringyesUnique job name, max 190 characters.
notesstring–Job notes, max 4000 characters.
start_datestring–YYYY-MM-DD.
subfoldersarray–Subfolder names to create, up to 25.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_create_purchase_order ~237

Create a purchase order in draft status (no stock or ordering happens until it is moved on in Sortly). Sortly computes amounts, sub_total and total from the lines; omit purchase_order_number to have one generated. Needs Purchase Orders on the plan (else 402). WRITE. Sortly: POST /api/v1/purchase_orders.

NameTypeReqDescription
bill_toobject–Billing address.
chargesobject–Order-level charges; each defaults to 0.
currency_codestringyesISO 4217 code, e.g. USD.
expected_delivery_datestring–ISO 8601 timestamp, e.g. 2026-08-20T00:00:00Z.
line_itemsarray–Up to 100 lines.
notesstring––
purchase_order_numberstring–Unique PO number, max 20 chars. Omit to auto-generate.
ship_toobject–Shipping address.
termsstring–e.g. Net 30.
vendorobject–The vendor, captured on the PO.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_get_item ~87

Fetch a single item or folder by numeric id: quantity, min_quantity, price, tags, sid, barcodes, and optionally custom field values and photos. Sortly: GET /api/v1/items/{item_id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
includearray–Nested associations to embed: custom_attributes and/or photos.
item_idintegeryesThe item's or folder's numeric id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_get_job ~65

Fetch a single job: status, folder_id (where its pulled items sit), dates, notes, custom field values and the version needed for updates. Sortly: GET /api/v1/jobs/{job_id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
job_idintegeryesThe job's id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_get_purchase_order ~66

Fetch a single purchase order with its line_items (quantity vs received_quantity), vendor, addresses, charges, totals and version. Sortly: GET /api/v1/purchase_orders/{purchase_order_id}.

NameTypeReqDescription
purchase_order_idintegeryesThe purchase order's id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_get_purchase_order_receive_status ~84

Report the most recent receive against a purchase order: pending / completed / failed, with the line ids received, pending and failed (and why). Returns 404 until something has been received. Sortly: GET /api/v1/purchase_orders/{purchase_order_id}/receive/status.

NameTypeReqDescription
purchase_order_idintegeryesThe purchase order's id.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_list_alerts ~82

List stock (Quantity) and date (DateReminder) alerts, with is_fired showing which have already triggered — the quick way to find low-stock items. Sortly: GET /api/v1/alerts.

NameTypeReqDescription
pageinteger–Page number, starting at 1.
per_pageinteger–Page size (default 10).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_list_custom_fields ~81

List the account's custom fields (id, name, type, applies_to). Call this before writing custom_attribute_values to get the right custom_attribute_id. Sortly: GET /api/v1/custom_fields.

NameTypeReqDescription
pageinteger–Page number, starting at 1.
per_pageinteger–Page size (default 10).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_list_items ~160

List items and folders, newest first. By default the root level; pass folder_id for a folder's direct contents, plus include_subfolders for everything nested under it. Paginated via meta.next_page_url / total_pages. Sortly: GET /api/v1/items.

NameTypeReqDescription
folder_idinteger–Only the direct contents of this folder. Omit for the root level.
includearray–Nested associations to embed: custom_attributes and/or photos.
include_subfoldersboolean–With folder_id: also return everything nested beneath it. Default false.
pageinteger–Page number, starting at 1.
per_pageinteger–Page size, 1-1000 (default 10).

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_list_jobs ~138

List jobs (work orders that pull stock out), most recently updated first, filterable by name prefix and status. Paginated via meta.pagination.has_next. Sortly: GET /api/v1/jobs.

NameTypeReqDescription
namestring–Jobs whose name starts with this (case-insensitive).
pageinteger–Page number, starting at 1.
per_pageinteger–Page size, 1-100 (default 20).
sort_bystring–Sort field. Default updated_at.
sort_directionstring–Default desc.
statusarray–Only these statuses. Default all.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_list_purchase_orders ~159

List purchase orders, most recently updated first, filterable by PO number and status. The list leaves out notes, terms, sub_total and line_items — use sortly_get_purchase_order for those. Needs Purchase Orders on the plan (else 402). Sortly: GET /api/v1/purchase_orders.

NameTypeReqDescription
pageinteger–Page number, starting at 1.
per_pageinteger–Page size, 1-100 (default 20).
purchase_order_numberstring–POs whose number contains this.
sort_bystring–Sort field. Default updated_at.
sort_directionstring–Default desc.
statusarray–Only these statuses. Default all.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_list_recently_updated_items ~168

List items and folders changed since a Unix timestamp — the incremental-sync read ('what moved since yesterday?'). Without updated_since it behaves like sortly_list_items. Sortly: GET /api/v1/items/recent.

NameTypeReqDescription
folder_idinteger–Only the direct contents of this folder. Omit for the root level.
includearray–Nested associations to embed: custom_attributes and/or photos.
include_subfoldersboolean–With folder_id: also return everything nested beneath it. Default false.
pageinteger–Page number, starting at 1.
per_pageinteger–Page size, 1-100 (default 10).
updated_sinceinteger–Unix epoch seconds; only items updated after this.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_list_units ~50

List the units of measure available to the account (unit_name, unit_type, scale) — the values measured_quantity and purchase-order lines expect. Sortly: GET /api/v1/units.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_move_item ~162

Move some or all of an item's quantity to another folder (items only — relocate a folder with sortly_update_item parent_id). A partial move splits off a new item with the same sid; a full move relocates the item; a matching item at the destination is merged, and the returned id is the destination's. Undo by moving it back. WRITE. Sortly: POST /api/v1/items/{item_id}/move.

NameTypeReqDescription
folder_idinteger–Destination folder. Omit to move to the root level.
item_idintegeryesThe item's numeric id.
leave_zero_quantityboolean–Keep a zero-quantity record in the source folder. Default false.
quantitynumberyesHow much to move.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_pull_items_into_job ~135

Move quantities of existing items (from any folders) into a job's folder — how usage on a job is recorded. Up to 100 items per call; items are processed independently, so ALWAYS check data.errors (a partial failure still returns 200). Undo with sortly_return_items_from_job. Returns 403 on a completed job. WRITE. Sortly: POST /api/v1/jobs/{job_id}/items.

NameTypeReqDescription
itemsarrayyes1-100 items.
job_idintegeryesThe job's id.
notesstring–Optional note kept in each item's history.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_return_items_from_job ~108

Move items off a job's folder back into inventory (destination_folder_id, or All Items if omitted). Up to 100 per call; check data.errors — items are processed one by one. WRITE. Sortly: POST /api/v1/jobs/{job_id}/items/return.

NameTypeReqDescription
itemsarrayyes1-100 items.
job_idintegeryesThe job's id.
notesstring–Optional note recorded in the item's history.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_search_items ~191

Search items and folders by name, optionally limited to items or folders and scoped to specific folders. Read-only despite being a POST. Paginated: send the same arguments with the next page number. Sortly: POST /api/v1/items/search.

NameTypeReqDescription
folder_idsarray–Only search in these folders.
includearray–Nested associations to embed: custom_attributes and/or photos.
include_subfoldersboolean–With folder_ids: also search folders nested under them. Default false.
namestring–Name (or part of it) to search for.
pageinteger–Page number, starting at 1.
per_pageinteger–Page size, 1-100 (default 100).
sortstring–Sort by name, ascending or descending.
typestring–Limit to items or folders. Default all.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

sortly_update_item ~330

Change fields on an existing item or folder — e.g. set a new quantity after a stock count, rename it, or relocate a folder via parent_id. Only the fields you pass change; pass null to clear a nullable field. Sending tags or custom_attribute_values replaces them. WRITE. Sortly: PUT /api/v1/items/{item_id} (returns 204).

NameTypeReqDescription
custom_attribute_valuesarray–Custom field values. Look up ids with sortly_list_custom_fields first.
item_idintegeryesThe item's or folder's numeric id.
label_urlstring|null–Value encoded in the primary QR code / barcode.
label_url_extrastring|null–Value encoded in the secondary code.
label_url_extra_type––Symbology of the secondary code.
label_url_type––Symbology of the primary code.
measured_quantityobject–New measured amount for a measured item.
min_quantitynumber|null–Minimum level; a Quantity alert can fire when stock reaches it.
namestring–New name.
notesstring|null–Free-text notes.
parent_id––Move into this folder (null = root). To move PART of an item's stock use sortly_move_item.
photo_idsarray–Ids of photos already in the account to attach.
pricenumber|null–Unit price.
quantitynumber|null–How many you have.
tagsarray–Tag names, e.g. ["furniture", "used"].

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the io.usefulapi/sortly MCP server?

io.usefulapi/sortly is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.usefulapi/sortly. Search inventory items and folders, low-stock alerts, jobs and purchase orders, and update stock. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://sortly.usefulapi.io/mcp).

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

io.usefulapi/sortly scores 77 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/sortly MCP server expose?

io.usefulapi/sortly exposes 20 tools: sortly_list_items, sortly_get_item, sortly_search_items, sortly_list_recently_updated_items, sortly_list_custom_fields, and 15 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,989 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

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

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

io.usefulapi/sortly 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.