# `io.usefulapi/bill4time` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/bill4time
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/bill4time
- Version: 1.3.4 (active)
- Publisher: io.usefulapi (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-22T11:18:22.795Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Bill4Time MCP by usefulapi
Read Bill4Time clients, projects, time entries, expenses, invoices, payments, users and contacts.
```

Scanned 2026-10-22T11:19:00.171Z over streamable-http.

**8 tools: 8 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 8 | allow |

## Exfil surface

No private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged outbound.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_clients` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_contacts` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_invoices` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_payments` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_users` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_clients` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_contacts` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_expenses` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_invoices` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_payments` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_projects` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_time_entries` `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_users` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Only reads (8)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `bill4time_list_clients`

- The name "bill4time_list_clients" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "list" and "email": it reads mail.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data. The description's first sentence says "list" and "email": it reads inbound email, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List clients (id, name, billing name, email, phone, city, account manager, status, billing rate type, currency). Filter by status, exact client name, id or creation date. Street addresses and tax ids are not returned. GET /clients.
```

### `bill4time_list_contacts`

- The name "bill4time_list_contacts" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "bill4time_list_contacts" says "list" and "contact": it reads contacts. The description's first sentence says "list" and "contact": it reads contacts.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data. The description's first sentence says "list" and "email": it reads inbound email, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List contacts: name, email, work and mobile phone, city, status, creation date. Filter by status, id or creation date. Street addresses, home phone and notes are not returned. GET /contacts.
```

### `bill4time_list_expenses`

- The name "bill4time_list_expenses" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List expenses: client, project, user, expense date, cost and sell price, quantity, type, billing status, invoice id, public description. Filter by client, project, user, invoice, expense date range, billing status or exact expense type. Private notes are not returned unless include_private_notes is set. GET /expenses.
```

### `bill4time_list_invoices`

- The name "bill4time_list_invoices" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "list" and "note": it reads notes.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List invoices: client, project, invoice date, status (prebill or finalized), paid status, totals (invoice, labor, expense, late fee), terms and notes. Filter by status, paid status, client, project, id or invoice date range. GET /invoices.
```

### `bill4time_list_payments`

- The name "bill4time_list_payments" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "list" and "note": it reads notes.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List payments: client, project, amount, date, type, method, public note. Filter by client, project, id or payment date range. Check numbers are not returned; the private note only with include_private_notes. GET /payments.
```

### `bill4time_list_projects`

- The name "bill4time_list_projects" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List projects (matters): id, name, client, status, billing method, rate overrides, assigned user, created/closed/due dates. Filter by status, billing method, client, id or creation date. GET /projects.
```

### `bill4time_list_time_entries`

- The name "bill4time_list_time_entries" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List time entries: client, project, user, entry date, billable and labor time, billable amount, rate, activity, ABA litigation code, billing status, invoice id, public description. Filter by client, project, user, invoice, entry date range or billing status. Private notes and contractor pay rates are not returned unless include_private_notes is set. GET /timeEntries.
```

### `bill4time_list_users`

- The name "bill4time_list_users" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "list" and "email": it reads mail.
- Tag untrusted-input: The server marks it openWorldHint: true: it reaches things outside the server's own data. The description's first sentence says "list" and "email": it reads inbound email, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the firm's users: name, email, user type, status, department, position, billing and overtime rate. Birth dates, addresses, phone numbers and contractor pay rates are not returned. Filter by status or id. GET /users.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `bill4time`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_clients",
      "mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_projects",
      "mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_time_entries",
      "mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_expenses",
      "mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_invoices",
      "mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_payments",
      "mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_users",
      "mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_contacts"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```

Capability tags behind the rules (a read tagged outbound is asked about):

- `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_clients`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_projects`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_time_entries`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_expenses`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_invoices`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_payments`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_users`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__bill4time__bill4time_list_contacts`: private-data, untrusted-input

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:24:24.150Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:24:24.150Z. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. Values are shown as the endpoint returned them. Method: https://anlyon.dev/methodology#remote-posture

| Fact | Observed |
| --- | --- |
| Reachable | `yes` |
| HTTP status of an anonymous initialize | `200` |
| tools/list served without credentials | `yes` |
| Tools that change things, listed without credentials | `0` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `https://bill4time.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp` |
| Authorization servers | `https://bill4time.usefulapi.io` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `yes` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `no` |