civicrm_create_contact — CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi MCP Tool
civicrm_create_contact
(civicrm create contact) is one of 24 tools on the
CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call civicrm_create_contact from your client
- Claude Code CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_create_contact pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http civicrm https://civicrm.usefulapi.io/mcp
Other tools on this server
- civicrm_whoami
- civicrm_search_contacts
- civicrm_get_contact
- civicrm_list_contact_notes
- civicrm_list_relationships
- civicrm_list_contributions
- civicrm_list_memberships
- civicrm_list_events
- civicrm_list_participants
- civicrm_list_activities
- civicrm_list_cases
- civicrm_list_groups
- civicrm_list_group_contacts
- civicrm_get_fields
- civicrm_list_entities
- civicrm_query
- civicrm_update_contact
- civicrm_add_contact_note
- civicrm_log_activity
- civicrm_record_contribution
- civicrm_create_membership
- civicrm_add_contact_to_group
- civicrm_register_participant
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 October 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.