civicrm_search_contacts — CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi MCP Tool
civicrm_search_contacts
(civicrm search contacts) 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_search_contacts from your client
- Claude Code CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain CiviCRM MCP by usefulapi civicrm_search_contacts pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http civicrm https://civicrm.usefulapi.io/mcpOther tools on this server
- civicrm_whoami
- 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_create_contact
- 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.