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

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/hostaway
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/hostaway
- 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
Hostaway MCP by usefulapi
Manage Hostaway listings, reservations, calendar, guest messages, reviews and tasks.
```

Scanned 2026-10-22T11:19:14.519Z over streamable-http.

**20 tools: 6 can delete or cancel things, 1 change things and 13 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 6 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 1 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 13 | allow |

## Exfil surface

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

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_calendar` `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_reservation` `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages` `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages` `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations` `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_reviews` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |

| Private data | Untrusted input | Outbound |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_calendar` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_calendar` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_calendar` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_reviews` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_reservation` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_reservation` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_reservation` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_reviews` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_reviews` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |
| `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_reviews` | `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message` |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Deletes or cancels (6)

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

### `hostaway_create_reservation`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create a new reservation on a listing (it blocks the calendar and syncs to connected channels). Only channelId 2000 (direct, the default), 2002 (homeaway) or 2020 (partner) are accepted. To price it correctly, call hostaway_calculate_price first and pass its total as totalPrice. Overbooking protection is always left on. Hostaway: POST /v1/reservations.
```

### `hostaway_create_task`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create an operational task — e.g. a cleaning after a checkout or a maintenance job — optionally tied to a listing and reservation, assigned to a user, with a time window, category and cost. Hostaway: POST /v1/tasks.
```

### `hostaway_send_message`

- The name "hostaway_send_message" says "send": a word for sending, and what is sent cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- Tag outbound: The name "hostaway_send_message" says "send": it sends or publishes something to other people.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Send a message to the guest in a conversation — it is delivered immediately and cannot be recalled. Delivered by email by default, or via the booking channel, SMS or WhatsApp. Attachments are not supported. Rate-limited by Hostaway to 30 messages per minute. Hostaway: POST /v1/conversations/{conversationId}/messages.
```

### `hostaway_update_calendar`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Change availability and/or pricing for a date range on one listing, pushed to every connected channel: block (isAvailable=false) or open days, set the nightly price, min/max stay, closed-to-arrival/departure, or a note. For multi-unit listings set desiredUnitsToSell instead of isAvailable (0 blocks). Hostaway: PUT /v1/listings/{listingId}/calendar.
```

### `hostaway_update_reservation`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Change fields on an existing reservation — guest details and counts, dates, check-in/out hours, door code, host note or comment. Send only the fields to change. The listing cannot be changed, and this tool never cancels or reprices a booking. Date changes on channel bookings may be overwritten by the channel. Hostaway: PUT /v1/reservations/{reservationId}.
```

### `hostaway_update_task`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Update a task — change its status (e.g. completed), reassign it, move its window, or add a resolution note. Send only the fields to change. Hostaway: PUT /v1/tasks/{taskId}.
```

## Changes things (1)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `hostaway_calculate_price`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Calculate what a stay at a listing would cost — total price plus the component breakdown (base rate, cleaning fee, taxes, discounts). A calculation only: nothing is booked or held. Hostaway: POST /v1/listings/{listingId}/calendar/priceDetails (version 2).
```

## Only reads (13)

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

### `hostaway_get_calendar`

- The name "hostaway_get_calendar" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "hostaway_get_calendar" says "get" and "calendar": it reads calendars. The description's first sentence says "note": it reads notes.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Day-by-day availability and pricing for one listing over a date range: status (available, blocked, reserved, pending), nightly price, min/max stay, closed-to-arrival/departure and notes. Set includeResources to see the reservations occupying each day. Hostaway: GET /v1/listings/{listingId}/calendar.
```

### `hostaway_get_listing`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single listing by id — full details including description, house rules, amenities, images, fees, taxes, cancellation policy and access info (door code, wifi). Hostaway: GET /v1/listings/{listingId}.
```

### `hostaway_get_owner_statement`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch one owner statement — the filter it was generated with (listings, date range), summary and per-reservation financial data, grand totals, expenses, and owner / property-manager details. Hostaway: GET /v1/ownerStatement/{ownerStatementId}.
```

### `hostaway_get_reservation`

- The name "hostaway_get_reservation" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "fetch" and "contact": it reads contacts.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single reservation by its Hostaway id — guest contact details, dates, guest counts, price breakdown, payment state, door code, notes, channel and cancellation policy. Hostaway: GET /v1/reservations/{reservationId}.
```

### `hostaway_get_reservation_logs`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
The audit trail for one reservation: every field change with previous and new value, when, and by which user (most recent first). Useful for 'who changed these dates / this price?'. Hostaway: GET /v1/reservations/{reservationId}/logs.
```

### `hostaway_list_conversation_messages`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
The messages in one guest conversation — body, direction (isIncoming), channel/email/SMS type, send status and timestamps. By default only sent messages; set includeScheduledMessages to also see scheduled, paused or failed ones. Hostaway: GET /v1/conversations/{conversationId}/messages.
```

### `hostaway_list_conversations`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List guest conversations (the unified inbox across channels), each with its latest message and linked reservation. Filter to one reservation. Hostaway: GET /v1/conversations.
```

### `hostaway_list_expenses`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List expenses (negative amounts) and extras (positive amounts) recorded against listings and reservations, with date, concept, categories and the owner statements they appear on. Hostaway: GET /v1/expenses.
```

### `hostaway_list_listings`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the account's properties (listings) with name, address, capacity, base price, fees and check-in times. Filter by name, city, country, property type, availability for a date range and guest count, or active/archived status. Hostaway: GET /v1/listings.
```

### `hostaway_list_owner_statements`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the account's owner statements (id and name). Hostaway: GET /v1/ownerStatements.
```

### `hostaway_list_reservations`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List reservations across all channels (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, direct…) with guest, dates, status, price and channel. Filter by listing, channel, arrival/departure window, guest name or email, unread messages, and more. Default order is newest first; for large accounts page with afterId (the id of the last reservation on the previous page). Channel ids: 2000 direct, 2018 airbnbOfficial, 2002 homeaway/Vrbo, 2005 bookingcom, 2007 expedia, 2013 bookingengine, 2019 marriott, 2020 partner, 2022 google. Hostaway: GET /v1/reservations.
```

### `hostaway_list_reviews`

- The name "hostaway_list_reviews" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The name "hostaway_list_reviews" says "list" and "review": it reads comments, which other people can write. The description's first sentence says "list" and "review": it reads comments, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List guest-to-host and host-to-guest reviews with rating (0-10), public review, private feedback and the host's reply. Filter by listings, reservation, type, status, rating range, dates, guest name, or whether the host has replied. Hostaway: GET /v1/reviews.
```

### `hostaway_list_tasks`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List operational tasks (cleaning, maintenance, check-in/out) with assignee, status, time window and cost. Filter by reservation, status, text match, channel, or start/deadline windows. Hostaway: GET /v1/tasks.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_listings",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_listing",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_reservations",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_reservation",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_reservation_logs",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_calendar",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_reviews",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_tasks",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_expenses",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_owner_statements",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_owner_statement"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_calculate_price"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_create_reservation",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_update_reservation",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_update_calendar",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_create_task",
      "mcp__hostaway__hostaway_update_task"
    ]
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_reservation`: private-data
- `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_get_calendar`: private-data
- `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversations`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_conversation_messages`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_list_reviews`: untrusted-input
- `mcp__hostaway__hostaway_send_message`: outbound

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:29:18.393Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:29:18.393Z. 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 | `7` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `https://hostaway.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp` |
| Authorization servers | `https://hostaway.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 7 tools that change things (6 destructive, 1 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://hostaway.usefulapi.io/mcp: tools/list returned 20 tools to an anonymous client, including hostaway_create_reservation (destructive), hostaway_update_reservation (destructive), hostaway_update_calendar (destructive), hostaway_send_message (destructive), hostaway_create_task (destructive) and 2 more
```