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

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/helpcrunch
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/helpcrunch
- Version: 1.16.4 (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 2026-10-22T11:18:35.241Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
HelpCrunch MCP by usefulapi
Manage HelpCrunch chats, customers, agents and knowledge-base articles.
```

Scanned 2026-10-22T10:18:28.648Z over streamable-http.

**12 tools: 3 can delete or cancel things and 9 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 3 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 9 | allow |

## Exfil surface

49 private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound paths in this server alone. Denying 1 outbound tool breaks every one: `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message`.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |

| Private data | Untrusted input | Outbound |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |
| `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments` | `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message` |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Deletes or cancels (3)

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

### `helpcrunch_assign_chat`

- The name "helpcrunch_assign_chat" says "assign": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
ASSIGNS (or unassigns) a LIVE chat to an agent. Pass `assignee` (agent id) to assign; omit it (or pass null) to unassign. HelpCrunch REST: PUT /chats/assignee.
```

### `helpcrunch_create_message`

- The name "helpcrunch_create_message" says "create": a word for a change.
- The description's first verb is "post" and "message": it sends a message, which cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- Tag outbound: The name "helpcrunch_create_message" says "create" and "message": it writes something other people read.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
POSTS a message into a LIVE chat — a customer-visible reply (type "message") or an internal private note (type "private"). Set `agent` (agent id) for agent messages; omit it for customer messages. HelpCrunch REST: POST /messages.
```

### `helpcrunch_update_chat_status`

- The name "helpcrunch_update_chat_status" says "update": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
CHANGES the status of a LIVE chat (e.g. mark it opened, pending, on hold, or closed). HelpCrunch REST: PUT /chats/status.
```

## Only reads (9)

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

### `helpcrunch_get_chat`

- The name "helpcrunch_get_chat" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "helpcrunch_get_chat" says "get" and "chat": it reads messages. The description's first sentence says "get" and "chat": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The name "helpcrunch_get_chat" says "get" and "chat": it reads messages, which other people can write. The description's first sentence says "get" and "chat": it reads messages, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a single chat (conversation) by id. HelpCrunch REST: GET /chats/{id}.
```

### `helpcrunch_get_chat_messages`

- The name "helpcrunch_get_chat_messages" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "helpcrunch_get_chat_messages" says "get" and "chat": it reads messages. The description's first sentence says "get" and "message": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The name "helpcrunch_get_chat_messages" says "get" and "chat": it reads messages, which other people can write. The description's first sentence says "get" and "message": it reads messages, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the messages of a chat (conversation), newest first (sorted by createdAt DESC). Paginate with limit (max 100) / offset. HelpCrunch REST: GET /chats/{id}/messages.
```

### `helpcrunch_get_customer`

- The name "helpcrunch_get_customer" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a single customer by id. HelpCrunch REST: GET /customers/{id}.
```

### `helpcrunch_get_organization`

- The name "helpcrunch_get_organization" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "get" and "chat": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "get" and "chat": it reads messages, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the organization's live-chat availability status — domain, whether the team is online (teamOnline), and whether chat is enabled (chatEnabled). HelpCrunch REST: GET /organization.
```

### `helpcrunch_list_agents`

- The name "helpcrunch_list_agents" 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 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 agents (support staff / operators) in the account, with role and email. Paginate with limit/offset. HelpCrunch REST: GET /agents.
```

### `helpcrunch_list_applications`

- The name "helpcrunch_list_applications" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "list" and "chat": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "list" and "web": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List applications configured in the account — web chat widgets, iOS/Android apps, and social integrations (id, name, displayName, active, type). HelpCrunch REST: GET /applications.
```

### `helpcrunch_list_chats`

- The name "helpcrunch_list_chats" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "helpcrunch_list_chats" says "list" and "chat": it reads messages. The description's first sentence says "list" and "chat": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The name "helpcrunch_list_chats" says "list" and "chat": it reads messages, which other people can write. The description's first sentence says "list" and "chat": it reads messages, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List / search chats (conversations). Optionally filter with a single field/operator/value clause (comparison AND), sort (e.g. chats.createdAt) with order, and paginate with limit/offset. HelpCrunch REST: POST /chats/search.
```

### `helpcrunch_list_customers`

- The name "helpcrunch_list_customers" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List / search customers (people who chatted in). Optionally filter with a single field/operator/value clause (comparison AND), sort (e.g. customers.firstSeen, customers.lastSeen) with order, and paginate with limit/offset. HelpCrunch REST: POST /customers/search.
```

### `helpcrunch_list_departments`

- The name "helpcrunch_list_departments" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "list" and "chat": it reads messages.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "list" and "chat": it reads messages, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List departments (groups of agents that chats can be routed to), each with its agents. Paginate with limit/offset. HelpCrunch REST: GET /departments.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_customers",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_customer",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_update_chat_status",
      "mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_assign_chat"
    ]
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_chats`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_chat_messages`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_agents`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_departments`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_list_applications`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_get_organization`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__helpcrunch__helpcrunch_create_message`: outbound

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:29:11.747Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:29:11.747Z. 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 | `3` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `https://helpcrunch.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp` |
| Authorization servers | `https://helpcrunch.usefulapi.io` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `yes` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `no` |

- **high** Tools that change things, listed to anyone ([unauth-remote-writes](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#unauth-remote-writes))

```untrusted-server-text
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 3 tools that change things (3 destructive). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://helpcrunch.usefulapi.io/mcp: tools/list returned 12 tools to an anonymous client, including helpcrunch_create_message (destructive), helpcrunch_update_chat_status (destructive), helpcrunch_assign_chat (destructive)
```