Useful Utilities

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63 tools an LLM can't do alone, in focused subsets: file edits, live data, real checksums.

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http useful-utilities 'https://mcp.usefulutils.in/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer <api_key> -- get a free key at https://www.usefulutils.in/mcp>'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code)
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "useful-utilities": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.usefulutils.in/mcp",
            "headers": {
                "Authorization": "<Bearer <api_key> -- get a free key at https://www.usefulutils.in/mcp>"
            }
        }
    }
}
Remote (sse)
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport sse useful-utilities 'https://mcp.usefulutils.in/sse' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer <api_key> -- get a free key at https://www.usefulutils.in/mcp>'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code)
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "useful-utilities": {
            "type": "sse",
            "url": "https://mcp.usefulutils.in/sse",
            "headers": {
                "Authorization": "<Bearer <api_key> -- get a free key at https://www.usefulutils.in/mcp>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is Useful Utilities?

63 tools an LLM can't do alone, in focused subsets: file edits, live data, real checksums.

How do I install Useful Utilities?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http useful-utilities 'https://mcp.usefulutils.in/mcp' --header 'Authorization: <Bearer <api_key> -- get a free key at https://www.usefulutils.in/mcp>'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Useful Utilities need an API key?

Yes. It expects Authorization, which you set in its configuration.

Is Useful Utilities open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Useful Utilities?

It is published by aksp200. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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