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

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/parabol
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/parabol
- 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 2026-10-22T11:18:46.107Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Parabol MCP by usefulapi
Start Parabol retrospectives, standups and sprint poker; read teams/meetings/tasks; create tasks.
```

Scanned 2026-10-22T10:19:29.308Z over streamable-http.

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

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 9 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 12 | allow |

## Exfil surface

42 private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound paths in this server alone. Denying 2 outbound tools breaks every one: `mcp__parabol__add_comment`, `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team`.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__parabol__get_meeting` `mcp__parabol__get_team` `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` `mcp__parabol__list_active_meetings` `mcp__parabol__list_meetings` `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |

| Private data | Untrusted input | Outbound |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mcp__parabol__get_meeting` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_meeting` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_meeting` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_meeting` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_meeting` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_meeting` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_team` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_team` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_team` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_team` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_team` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_team` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_active_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_active_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_active_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_active_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_active_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_active_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_meetings` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__get_viewer` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__add_comment` |
| `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__list_team_members` | `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team` |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Deletes or cancels (9)

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

### `add_comment`

- The name "add_comment" says "add": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).
- Tag outbound: The name "add_comment" says "add" and "comment": it writes something other people read.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Parabol data: add a comment to a meeting discussion thread. Required: content (stringified TipTap/ProseMirror JSON document), discussionId, threadSortOrder (Int). Optionally isAnonymous or threadParentId (to reply). Parabol GraphQL: addComment(comment) → union. Requires COMMENTS_WRITE.
```

### `create_reflection`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Parabol data: add a reflection card to a running retrospective's reflect phase. Required: meetingId, promptId (the reflect-prompt/column), sortOrder (Float). `content` (optional) is a stringified TipTap/ProseMirror JSON document (<=2000 chars). Parabol GraphQL: createReflection(input). Requires MEETINGS_WRITE.
```

### `create_task`

- The name "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
MUTATES Parabol data: create a task on a team. Required: teamId and status (active|stuck|done|future). Provide `plaintextContent` for the task text (and/or `content`, which is a stringified TipTap/ProseMirror JSON document). Optionally assign to a userId or link to a meetingId/discussionId. Parabol GraphQL: createTask(newTask, area). Requires TASKS_WRITE.
```

### `invite_to_team`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Parabol data: send team invitations by email. Required: teamId and invitees (an array of email addresses). Optionally scope to a meetingId. Parabol GraphQL: inviteToTeam(teamId, invitees). Requires TEAMS_WRITE.
```

### `parabol_graphql`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Parabol data (potentially): escape hatch to run an arbitrary Parabol GraphQL operation — including any mutation — against action.parabol.co/graphql with optional variables. Use for operations not covered by the curated tools. Your token must carry the scope the operation requires. Prefer parabol_query for read-only calls.
```

### `start_checkin`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Parabol data: start a new Check-in (Action) meeting for a team (returns the new meetingId). Required: teamId. Optionally name it. Parabol GraphQL: startCheckIn → union. Requires MEETINGS_WRITE.
```

### `start_retrospective`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Parabol data: start a new retrospective meeting for a team (returns the new meetingId). Required: teamId. Optionally name it. Parabol GraphQL: startRetrospective → union. Requires MEETINGS_WRITE.
```

### `start_team_prompt`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Parabol data: start a new async Standup (Team Prompt) meeting for a team. Required: teamId. Optionally name it (default 'Standup'). Parabol GraphQL: startTeamPrompt → union. Requires MEETINGS_WRITE.
```

### `update_task`

- The name "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
MUTATES Parabol data: update an existing task. Required: id. Optionally change content (stringified TipTap JSON), status, assignee (userId), or sortOrder. Only included fields change. Parabol GraphQL: updateTask(updatedTask, area). Requires TASKS_WRITE.
```

## Only reads (12)

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

### `get_meeting`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch one meeting by id with its phases and stages. For a retrospective it also returns the reflection groups and reflections plus vote/topic/task/comment counts. Uses __typename so you can tell meeting types apart. Parabol GraphQL: viewer.meeting(meetingId). Requires MEETINGS_READ.
```

### `get_organization`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch one organization by id, including its teams. Parabol GraphQL: viewer.organization(orgId). Requires ORGS_READ (+ TEAMS_READ for teams).
```

### `get_team`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch one team by id: metadata, its team members (with each member's user), active meetings, and organization. Parabol GraphQL: viewer.team(teamId). Requires TEAMS_READ (+ MEETINGS_READ for activeMeetings, ORGS_READ for organization).
```

### `get_viewer`

- The name "get_viewer" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "fetch" and "email": it reads mail.
- Tag untrusted-input: 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 authenticated Parabol user (the token owner): id, preferredName, email, tier, and the team ids (tms) they belong to. Parabol GraphQL: query { viewer { ... } }. Requires the USERS_READ scope. Start here to discover your identity and team ids.
```

### `list_active_meetings`

- The name "list_active_meetings" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "list_active_meetings" says "list" and "meeting": it reads calendars. The description's first sentence says "list" and "meeting": it reads calendars.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a team's currently-active (in-progress) meetings. Parabol GraphQL: viewer.team(teamId).activeMeetings. Requires TEAMS_READ + MEETINGS_READ.
```

### `list_meetings`

- The name "list_meetings" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "list_meetings" says "list" and "meeting": it reads calendars. The description's first sentence says "list" and "meeting": it reads calendars.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List past/ongoing meetings for one or more teams (Relay connection), newest first. `teamIds` is required. `meetingTypes` defaults to all four (retrospective, action, poker, teamPrompt). `before` bounds the window (defaults to now); paginate older with `after`. Parabol GraphQL: viewer.meetings. Requires MEETINGS_READ.
```

### `list_organization_users`

- The name "list_organization_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 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 users in an organization (Relay connection): each org-user's role, joinedAt, tier, and underlying user (preferredName, email). Paginate with `first` + `after` (pass the last edge's `cursor`). Parabol GraphQL: viewer.organization(orgId).organizationUsers. Requires ORGS_READ + USERS_READ.
```

### `list_organizations`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the organizations the viewer belongs to: id, name, tier, billingTier. Parabol GraphQL: viewer.organizations. Requires ORGS_READ.
```

### `list_tasks`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the viewer's tasks (Relay connection), optionally filtered by team, user, status, archived state, or a text query. Paginate with `first` + the `after` DateTime cursor. Parabol GraphQL: viewer.tasks. Requires TASKS_READ.
```

### `list_team_members`

- The name "list_team_members" 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 the members of a team, each with role flags (isLead, isOrgAdmin) and the underlying user (preferredName, email). Parabol GraphQL: viewer.team(teamId).teamMembers. Requires TEAMS_READ.
```

### `list_teams`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the teams the viewer belongs to, with each team's id, name, orgId, tier, and team lead. Parabol GraphQL: viewer.teams. Requires the TEAMS_READ scope.
```

### `parabol_query`

- The name "parabol_query" says "query": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Escape hatch: run an arbitrary Parabol GraphQL QUERY (read-only) against action.parabol.co/graphql with optional variables. Mutations are REJECTED — use the dedicated write tools or parabol_graphql for those. Useful for fields not covered by the curated read tools. Requires the matching read scope(s) on your token.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__parabol__get_viewer",
      "mcp__parabol__list_teams",
      "mcp__parabol__get_team",
      "mcp__parabol__list_team_members",
      "mcp__parabol__list_organizations",
      "mcp__parabol__get_organization",
      "mcp__parabol__list_organization_users",
      "mcp__parabol__list_meetings",
      "mcp__parabol__get_meeting",
      "mcp__parabol__list_active_meetings",
      "mcp__parabol__list_tasks",
      "mcp__parabol__parabol_query"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__parabol__create_task",
      "mcp__parabol__update_task",
      "mcp__parabol__create_reflection",
      "mcp__parabol__add_comment",
      "mcp__parabol__start_retrospective",
      "mcp__parabol__start_checkin",
      "mcp__parabol__start_team_prompt",
      "mcp__parabol__invite_to_team",
      "mcp__parabol__parabol_graphql"
    ]
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__parabol__get_viewer`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__parabol__get_team`: private-data
- `mcp__parabol__list_team_members`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__parabol__list_organization_users`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__parabol__list_meetings`: private-data
- `mcp__parabol__get_meeting`: private-data
- `mcp__parabol__list_active_meetings`: private-data
- `mcp__parabol__add_comment`: outbound
- `mcp__parabol__invite_to_team`: outbound

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:30:28.966Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:30:28.966Z. 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 | `9` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `https://parabol.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp` |
| Authorization servers | `https://parabol.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 9 tools that change things (9 destructive). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://parabol.usefulapi.io/mcp: tools/list returned 21 tools to an anonymous client, including create_task (destructive), update_task (destructive), create_reflection (destructive), add_comment (destructive), start_retrospective (destructive) and 4 more
```