About Missive MCP by usefulapi
Missive MCP by usefulapi is a hosted MCP server for managing collaborative email and chat in Missive. It lets MCP clients inspect conversations and contacts, create drafts, send email, and update threads.
Key features
- 01Read conversations, messages, comments, and drafts
- 02Browse contacts, teams, users, and organizations
- 03Create drafts and contacts
- 04Update conversations and send email
Use cases
- 01Review conversation history and comments
- 02Find contacts, teams, or shared labels
- 03Prepare drafts and send email
- 04Update a Missive conversation
MCP support
Exposes Missive read and write operations as tools to MCP clients. It is hosted and connects using a Missive API token.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://missive.usefulapi.io/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http io-usefulapi-missive https://missive.usefulapi.io/mcp{"mcpServers":{"io-usefulapi-missive":{"type":"http","url":"https://missive.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"io-usefulapi-missive":{"type":"http","url":"https://missive.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"io-usefulapi-missive":{"type":"http","url":"https://missive.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"io-usefulapi-missive":{"serverUrl":"https://missive.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
19| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | boolean | No | All conversations. |
| string | No | Filter to conversations involving this email address. | |
| inbox | boolean | No | Conversations in your inbox. |
| limit | integer | No | Max conversations to return (default 25, max 50). |
| until | number | No | Unix timestamp cursor — return records older than this (offset-less pagination). |
| closed | boolean | No | Closed conversations. |
| flagged | boolean | No | Flagged conversations. |
| snoozed | boolean | No | Snoozed conversations. |
| trashed | boolean | No | Trashed conversations. |
| assigned | boolean | No | Conversations assigned to you. |
| team_all | string | No | All of a team's conversations (team id). |
| team_inbox | string | No | Conversations in a team's inbox (team id). |
| organization | string | No | Filter to an organization id. |
| shared_label | string | No | Conversations under a shared label id. |
| contact_organization | string | No | Filter to a contact organization id. |
Details
From the project READMEMissive MCP by usefulapi
Manage Missive collaborative email and chat from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client — read conversations, messages, comments, drafts and contacts, and create drafts, send email, and update conversations. Hosted, no local install: connect with your Missive API token.
Live endpoint: https://missive.usefulapi.io/mcp · Homepage: https://usefulapi.io
Connect
- Claude (claude.ai, Desktop): open Customize → Connectors, click + Add → Add custom connector, and paste
https://missive.usefulapi.io/mcp. - Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http missive https://missive.usefulapi.io/mcp, then run/mcpto log in. - VS Code: Add to VS Code.
- Cursor and other clients: add the URL as a remote MCP server:
{
"mcpServers": {
"missive": {
"url": "https://missive.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 Missive credentials.
Step-by-step setup, where to find your credentials, and FAQ: https://usefulapi.io/missive/
On first connect you'll paste your Missive API token (Missive → Preferences → API → Create a new token; requires a Productive plan). It's validated, stored per-user, and scoped to you — no keys in config files.
Tools
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
missive_list_conversations | read | List conversations |
missive_get_conversation | read | Get conversation |
missive_list_conversation_messages | read | List conversation messages |
missive_get_message | read | Get message |
missive_list_conversation_comments | read | List conversation comments |
missive_list_conversation_drafts | read | List conversation drafts |
missive_list_conversation_posts | read | List conversation posts |
missive_list_contacts | read | List contacts |
missive_get_contact | read | Get contact |
missive_list_contact_books | read | List contact books |
missive_list_contact_groups | read | List contact groups |
missive_list_teams | read | List teams |
missive_list_users | read | List users |
missive_list_shared_labels | read | List shared labels |
missive_list_organizations | read | List organizations |
missive_list_responses | read | List responses |
missive_create_draft | write | Create draft |
missive_update_conversation | write | Update conversation |
missive_create_contact | write | Create contact |
missive_usage_status | meta | Usage status (free-tier meter) |
missive_request_feature | meta | Request a missing feature |
missive_upgrade | meta | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) |
missive_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 missive_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with missive_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running missive_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
License
MIT — see LICENSE. Documentation only; the server is hosted.
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