Emailchef MCP by usefulapi

MCP server · hosted · v1.2.0 · io.usefulapi/emailchef

Online · tested 2h agoNEW · 4h agoNew version 2h agoSeen in the registry 1h ago

Read lists, contacts, campaign stats; add contacts; draft, schedule and send campaigns and SMS.

What it does

Emailchef MCP by usefulapi is an MCP server, a connector that lets an AI assistant use it as a tool. It is hosted: an assistant connects to it over the internet, nothing to install.

No capability identified yet from its description.

Facts come from the Official MCP Registry, as declared by the publisher. Capabilities are matched automatically (low confidence). None of this is a test of the tool.

At a glance

Hosted (remote)YES

Local installNO

Live checkOnline · 43 tools

Version1.2.0

PriceNot in the registry

First seen31 Oct 2026

Last checked1h ago

How to connect

As declared in the Official MCP Registry · hosted endpoint tested by Electra Index 2h ago (live check)

Hosted endpoint

https://emailchef.usefulapi.io/mcp streamable-http

In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http emailchef-mcp-by-usefulapi https://emailchef.usefulapi.io/mcp

MCP settings (Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "emailchef-mcp-by-usefulapi": {
      "url": "https://emailchef.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Live check

Electra Index connected to the hosted endpoint 2h ago

ONLINE Emailchef MCP by usefulapi answered an MCP connection on 31 Oct 2026 and introduced itself as emailchef-mcp 1.1.0 (MCP protocol 2025-06-18).

43 tools offered to AI assistants

emailchef_get_account · The Emailchef account this API key belongs to: id, email, language, status, subscriber total, bounces and complaints. GET /accounts/current.
emailchef_get_subscription · The account's current Emailchef plan: plan name, plan expiry, contact and send limits, credits left, active/expired flags. Check this before a big send. GET /subscriptions/current.
emailchef_list_senders · List the sender identities (name, email, verification status, postal address). Campaigns and emails need a verified sender id. GET /senders.
emailchef_list_timezones · List Emailchef's timezones (id, name, fixed UTC offset). The id is required to schedule a campaign. GET /meta/timezones.
emailchef_list_lists · List the contact lists with id, name, and counts of active, unsubscribed and bounced contacts and segments. Newest first by default. GET /lists.
emailchef_get_list · One contact list: name, description, default sender, creation date. GET /lists/{list_id}.
emailchef_get_list_stats · Daily growth of a list over a date range: total contacts per day and the daily delta. Omit the dates for the whole history. GET /lists/{list_id}/stats.
emailchef_get_list_contact_counts · How many contacts a list has by state: active, unsubscribed, bounced, reported. GET /lists/{list_id}/stats/count.
emailchef_create_list · WRITE: create a new, empty contact list. Returns the new list id. POST /lists.
emailchef_update_list · WRITE: rename a contact list and/or change its description. Only the fields you pass change. PUT /lists/{list_id}.
emailchef_list_contacts · List the contacts of one list (id, email, name, added by, subscription date), optionally by state. GET /contacts?list_id=...
emailchef_get_contact · One contact in one list: status, email, name, IP, how it was added, when, and its custom field values. GET /contacts/{contact_id}?list_id=...

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emailchef_create_contact · WRITE: add a contact (email, name, custom fields) to a list. Only add people who agreed to receive email: an ACTIVE contact will receive the account's campaigns and automations. Returns the contact id and status. POST /contacts.
emailchef_update_contact · WRITE: change a contact's name, state or custom fields in one list. Only the fields you pass change. Setting the status to ACTIVE re-subscribes someone: only do so with their consent. PUT /contacts/{contact_id}.
emailchef_unsubscribe_contact · WRITE: unsubscribe one contact from one list (it stops receiving that list's email). POST /lists/{list_id}/unsubscribe?contact_id=...
emailchef_import_contacts · WRITE: bulk-add or update up to 500 contacts in a list in one call (an existing email is updated). Each contact is an object keyed by field placeholder, e.g. {"email":"a@b.com","firstname":"Ada"}: get the placeholders from emailchef_list_pr
emailchef_list_import_tasks · List contact import tasks: list, status (DISPATCHED, COMPLETE, FAILED), progress, imported/updated/failed counts. GET /importtasks.
emailchef_get_import_task · One import task: status, progress, imported/updated/failed counts and any error message. GET /importtasks/{task_id}.
emailchef_list_predefined_fields · The built-in contact fields (email, first name, ...) with their placeholders. GET /predefinedfields.
emailchef_list_custom_fields · The custom contact fields of a list: name, data type, placeholder (the key used when writing contacts), options. GET /lists/{list_id}/customfields.
emailchef_list_segments · List the saved segments of a list with how many contacts match each. GET /lists/{list_id}/segments.
emailchef_get_segment · One segment with its logic and condition groups. GET /lists/{list_id}/segments/{segment_id}.
emailchef_list_blocked · List the account's blocklist (emails that never receive email): address and reason (MANUAL, UNSUBSCRIBED, COMPLAINT). GET /blockings.
emailchef_block_emails · WRITE: add up to 100 addresses to the account blocklist so they never receive email from any list. Reversible with emailchef_unblock_email. POST /blockings?type=MANUAL.
emailchef_unblock_email · WRITE: remove one address from the account blocklist so it can receive email again. Only do this for an address whose owner asked for it. DELETE /blockings/{email}.
emailchef_get_campaign_counts · How many campaigns the account has by state: drafts, sent, scheduled, archived, failed. GET /campaigns/count.
emailchef_list_campaigns · List email campaigns with state, recipients, delivered, unique opens and unique clicks. Without a status filter Emailchef returns only SENT and ARCHIVED campaigns; pass a status to see DRAFT, SCHEDULED, SENDING or FAILED ones. GET /campaign
emailchef_get_campaign · One campaign: name, subject, HTML and text body, sender, reply-to, state, schedule, recipient lists/segments and cached sent/open/click counts. GET /campaigns/{id}.
emailchef_get_campaign_links · The links contained in a campaign (id, name, URL). GET /newsletters/{id}/links.
emailchef_list_campaign_engagement · Per-contact engagement for a sent campaign: who opened, clicked, was delivered, did not open, unsubscribed, complained, or was sent to, with counts and first/last event time. Pick exactly one event. GET /newsletters/{id}/contacts.
emailchef_create_campaign · WRITE: create a new campaign as a DRAFT (nothing is sent). Needs a verified sender (emailchef_list_senders) and at least one list. To be sendable the HTML body must contain the CAN-SPAM placeholders [[account:business]], [[account:address_1
emailchef_clone_campaign · WRITE: copy an existing campaign into a new DRAFT (nothing is sent). A SENT campaign cannot be cloned (Emailchef answers HTTP 500). Returns the new campaign id. POST /newsletters?clone=1.
emailchef_update_campaign · WRITE: change a DRAFT campaign's name, subject, body, sender, reply-to or recipient lists. Only the fields you pass change: the tool reads the campaign first and sends the complete record back, because Emailchef blanks any omitted field. Re
emailchef_send_test_campaign · WRITE: email ONE test copy of a campaign to a single address. The campaign state does not change. The sender must be verified. PUT /campaigns/{id}/sendtest.
emailchef_schedule_campaign · WRITE, SENDS EMAIL TO CUSTOMERS LATER: schedule a DRAFT campaign to go out to all its recipients at a date and time. Emailchef timezones are fixed offsets without daylight saving: pick the id (emailchef_list_timezones) whose offset matches
emailchef_unschedule_campaign · WRITE: cancel the schedule of a SCHEDULED campaign and bring it back to DRAFT. PUT /campaigns/{id}/unschedule.
emailchef_send_campaign · WRITE, SENDS EMAIL TO CUSTOMERS NOW AND CANNOT BE UNDONE: start sending a DRAFT (or FAILED) campaign immediately to ALL its recipients and use up plan sends. Check the recipients (emailchef_get_campaign), the sender and the subscription fir
emailchef_archive_campaign · WRITE: archive a campaign (hidden from the default list; statistics are kept). Reversible with emailchef_unarchive_campaign. PUT /campaigns/{id}/archivecampaign.
emailchef_unarchive_campaign · WRITE: restore an archived campaign. PUT /campaigns/{id}/unarchivecampaign.
emailchef_send_email · WRITE, SENDS AN EMAIL NOW AND CANNOT BE UNDONE: send a single email to one recipient from a verified sender and use up plan sends. Pass text_body and/or html_body. The recipient does not need to be a contact. Send only with the user's expli
emailchef_get_sms_balance · The account's SMS credit balance and currency. GET /sms/balance.
emailchef_get_sms_status · Delivery status of one sent SMS by message id: recipient, text, sent/done time, parts, price, state and error. GET /sms/status/{messageId}.
emailchef_send_sms · WRITE, SENDS TEXT MESSAGES NOW, COSTS SMS CREDIT AND CANNOT BE UNDONE: send an SMS to 1-50 phone numbers in international format (e.g. +393331234567). Check emailchef_get_sms_balance first and send only with the user's explicit go-ahead (co

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Facts & evidence

Each fact shows where it was seen and when.

Fact	Value	Evidence	Source	Last confirmed
Version	1.2.0	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	1h ago
Hosted endpoint	https://emailchef.usefulapi.io/mcp	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	1h ago
Local install (package)	no	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	1h ago
Remote access (hosted)	yes	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	1h ago
Website	https://usefulapi.io/emailchef/	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	1h ago
Repository	https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	1h ago
Registry status	active	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	1h ago
MCP server	yes	DECLARED	SRC-001 Official MCP Registry	1h ago

Change history

VERSION31 Oct 2026
1.1.0 → 1.2.0
VERSION31 Oct 2026
1.0.0 → 1.1.0
NEW31 Oct 2026
first seen in the index

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Questions about Emailchef MCP by usefulapi

How do I connect Emailchef MCP by usefulapi?

Use the hosted endpoint https://emailchef.usefulapi.io/mcp in your assistant's MCP settings. The exact settings are in "How to connect" above, as declared in the Official MCP Registry.

What tools does Emailchef MCP by usefulapi offer?

When Electra Index connected on 31 Oct 2026, it listed 43 tools: emailchef_get_account, emailchef_get_subscription, emailchef_list_senders, emailchef_list_timezones, emailchef_list_lists, emailchef_get_list, emailchef_get_list_stats, emailchef_get_list_contact_counts and more. The full list is in "Live check" above.

Is Emailchef MCP by usefulapi online?

Yes. Its hosted endpoint answered an MCP connection from Electra Index 2h ago.