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

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/clio
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/clio
- Version: 1.0.0 (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 2026-10-23T16:25:01.198Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Clio MCP by usefulapi
Read Clio matters, contacts, time, tasks, calendar and bills; add matters, time entries, notes.
```

Scanned 2026-10-23T16:25:34.610Z over streamable-http.

**20 tools: 7 can delete or cancel things and 13 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 7 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 13 | 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__clio__clio_get_contact` `mcp__clio__clio_list_calendar_entries` `mcp__clio__clio_list_contacts` `mcp__clio__clio_list_documents` `mcp__clio__clio_list_notes` `mcp__clio__clio_who_am_i` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__clio__clio_create_calendar_entry` `mcp__clio__clio_create_contact` `mcp__clio__clio_create_matter` `mcp__clio__clio_create_note` `mcp__clio__clio_create_task` `mcp__clio__clio_create_time_entry` `mcp__clio__clio_get_bill` `mcp__clio__clio_get_contact` `mcp__clio__clio_get_matter` `mcp__clio__clio_list_activities` `mcp__clio__clio_list_bills` `mcp__clio__clio_list_calendar_entries` `mcp__clio__clio_list_contacts` `mcp__clio__clio_list_documents` `mcp__clio__clio_list_matters` `mcp__clio__clio_list_notes` `mcp__clio__clio_list_tasks` `mcp__clio__clio_list_users` `mcp__clio__clio_update_task` `mcp__clio__clio_who_am_i` |
| 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.


## Deletes or cancels (7)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `clio_create_calendar_entry`

- The name "clio_create_calendar_entry" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- 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
WRITE: Put an event on a Clio calendar — a hearing, meeting or deadline — optionally linked to a matter. calendar_id is the calendar to put it on (the token user's own is default_calendar_id from clio_who_am_i). Clio: POST /calendar_entries.json.
```

### `clio_create_contact`

- The name "clio_create_contact" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- 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
WRITE: Create a contact — a person (give first_name and/or last_name) or a company (give name) — optionally with an email address and phone number. Clio: POST /contacts.json.
```

### `clio_create_matter`

- The name "clio_create_matter" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- 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
WRITE: Open a new matter for an existing client contact. Requires the client's contact id and a description. Clio: POST /matters.json.
```

### `clio_create_note`

- The name "clio_create_note" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- 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
WRITE: Add a note to a matter (type Matter + matter_id) or to a contact (type Contact + contact_id). Clio: POST /notes.json.
```

### `clio_create_task`

- The name "clio_create_task" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- 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
WRITE: Create a task and assign it to a firm user or a contact, optionally on a matter with a due date and priority. Clio: POST /tasks.json.
```

### `clio_create_time_entry`

- The name "clio_create_time_entry" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- 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
WRITE: Record billable (or non-billable) time on a matter. Give hours as a decimal (1.5 = 90 minutes); it is sent to Clio as seconds. If price (hourly rate) is omitted Clio applies the firm's rate hierarchy; if user_id is omitted it records for the token's user. Clio: POST /activities.json with type TimeEntry.
```

### `clio_update_task`

- The name "clio_update_task" says "update": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- 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
WRITE: Update a task — mark it complete, change its status, due date, priority, name or description, or reassign it. Only the fields given are changed. Clio: PATCH /tasks/{id}.json.
```

## Only reads (13)

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

### `clio_get_bill`

- The name "clio_get_bill" says "get": 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
Fetch a single bill by id with its state, totals, balance, client and matters. Clio: GET /bills/{id}.json.
```

### `clio_get_contact`

- The name "clio_get_contact" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "clio_get_contact" says "get" and "contact": it reads contacts. The description's first sentence says "fetch" 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 "fetch" and "email": it reads inbound email, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single contact by id with all email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and web sites. Clio: GET /contacts/{id}.json.
```

### `clio_get_matter`

- The name "clio_get_matter" says "get": 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
Fetch a single matter by id, with its client, practice area, stage and attorneys. Clio: GET /matters/{id}.json.
```

### `clio_list_activities`

- The name "clio_list_activities" 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 activities — time entries, expense entries and fixed fees — with hours, rate, total and billing status. Filter by matter, user, type, status or date range. `quantity` is in seconds; `quantity_in_hours` is hours. Clio: GET /activities.json.
```

### `clio_list_bills`

- The name "clio_list_bills" 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 bills (invoices) with state, totals, amount due and dates. Filter by client, matter, state, overdue, or issue/due date. Clio: GET /bills.json.
```

### `clio_list_calendar_entries`

- The name "clio_list_calendar_entries" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "clio_list_calendar_entries" says "list" and "calendar": it reads calendars. The description's first sentence says "list" and "calendar": it reads calendars. The input names a calendar (input.calendar_id), and the tool reads: it reads calendars.
- 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 calendar entries (hearings, meetings, deadlines) in a time window, optionally for one matter or calendar. Set expanded=true to get each occurrence of recurring events. Clio: GET /calendar_entries.json.
```

### `clio_list_contacts`

- The name "clio_list_contacts" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "clio_list_contacts" says "list" and "contact": it reads contacts. The description's first sentence says "search" and "contact": it reads contacts.
- 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
Search and list contacts — clients, prospective clients, companies, opposing parties and co-counsel. `query` wildcard-matches name, email, phone, address and more. Clio: GET /contacts.json.
```

### `clio_list_documents`

- The name "clio_list_documents" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "clio_list_documents" says "list" and "document": it reads documents. The description's first sentence says "list" and "document": it reads documents.
- 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 documents (metadata only: name, file name, type, size, category, dates) for a matter, a contact or a folder, or search them by name. Clio: GET /documents.json.
```

### `clio_list_matters`

- The name "clio_list_matters" 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
Search and list matters (the firm's cases) with their client, practice area, responsible attorney and status. `query` wildcard-matches matter number or description and the client's name. Clio: GET /matters.json.
```

### `clio_list_notes`

- The name "clio_list_notes" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "clio_list_notes" says "list" and "note": it reads notes. 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 notes on a matter or a contact, with subject, body, date and author. Clio requires type; narrow to one matter or contact with matter_id or contact_id. Clio: GET /notes.json.
```

### `clio_list_tasks`

- The name "clio_list_tasks" 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 tasks with status, priority, due date, matter and assignee. Filter by matter, assignee, status, priority or a due-date range — e.g. what is due this week. Clio: GET /tasks.json.
```

### `clio_list_users`

- The name "clio_list_users" 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 the firm's Clio users (attorneys and staff) — use their ids for responsible attorneys, time entries and task assignees. Clio: GET /users.json.
```

### `clio_who_am_i`

- The description's first verb is "fetch": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "fetch" 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 "fetch" and "email": it reads inbound email, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch the Clio user this access token belongs to — name, email, subscription type, time zone and default_calendar_id (needed to create calendar entries). A cheap way to confirm the token and region are right. Clio: GET /users/who_am_i.json.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__clio__clio_who_am_i",
      "mcp__clio__clio_list_users",
      "mcp__clio__clio_list_matters",
      "mcp__clio__clio_get_matter",
      "mcp__clio__clio_list_contacts",
      "mcp__clio__clio_get_contact",
      "mcp__clio__clio_list_activities",
      "mcp__clio__clio_list_tasks",
      "mcp__clio__clio_list_calendar_entries",
      "mcp__clio__clio_list_bills",
      "mcp__clio__clio_get_bill",
      "mcp__clio__clio_list_documents",
      "mcp__clio__clio_list_notes"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__clio__clio_create_contact",
      "mcp__clio__clio_create_matter",
      "mcp__clio__clio_create_time_entry",
      "mcp__clio__clio_create_task",
      "mcp__clio__clio_update_task",
      "mcp__clio__clio_create_note",
      "mcp__clio__clio_create_calendar_entry"
    ]
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__clio__clio_who_am_i`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_list_users`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_list_matters`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_get_matter`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_list_contacts`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_get_contact`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_list_activities`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_list_tasks`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_list_calendar_entries`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_list_bills`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_get_bill`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_list_documents`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_list_notes`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_create_contact`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_create_matter`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_create_time_entry`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_create_task`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_update_task`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_create_note`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__clio__clio_create_calendar_entry`: untrusted-input