Census MCP by usefulapi

Census MCP by usefulapi

Manage Census reverse-ETL from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client — read sources, destinations, models, syncs and run history, and trigger syncs that push warehouse data into your SaaS tools. Hosted, no local install: connect with your Census API key.

Live endpoint: https://census.usefulapi.io/mcp · Homepage: https://usefulapi.io

Connect

• Claude (claude.ai, Desktop): open Customize → Connectors, click + Add → Add custom connector, and paste https://census.usefulapi.io/mcp.
• Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http census https://census.usefulapi.io/mcp, then run /mcp to log in.
• VS Code: Add to VS Code.
• Cursor and other clients: add the URL as a remote MCP server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "census": {
      "url": "https://census.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config: the server signs you in with OAuth, and the login page asks for your Census credentials.

Step-by-step setup, where to find your credentials, and FAQ: https://usefulapi.io/census/

On first connect you'll paste your Census API key (Census → Workspace settings → API Access). It's validated, stored per-user, and scoped to you — no keys in config files.

Tools

Tool	Type	What it does
census_list_sources	read	List sources
census_get_source	read	Get source
census_list_destinations	read	List destinations
census_get_destination	read	Get destination
census_list_models	read	List models
census_get_model	read	Get model
census_list_syncs	read	List syncs
census_get_sync	read	Get sync
census_list_sync_runs	read	List sync runs
census_get_sync_run	read	Get sync run
census_list_segments	read	List segments
census_list_workspaces	read	List workspaces
census_trigger_sync	write	Trigger sync
census_usage_status	meta	Usage status (free-tier meter)
census_request_feature	meta	Request a missing feature
census_upgrade	meta	Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*)
census_cancel_subscription	meta	Cancel the Pro subscription

read tools are read-only; write tools mutate data (clients should confirm them); meta tools report usage, manage your subscription or send a feature request.

Pricing

Plan	Price	Limit
Free	$0	50 tool calls / month
Pro (per user)	$9/mo or $90/yr (2 months free)	Unlimited*

*Pro has a fair use limit of 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].

Pro covers this server only. Subscribe with census_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with census_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running census_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Documentation only; the server is hosted.