Ably MCP by usefulapi
MCP server for Ably — channel history, presence, occupancy, stats, publish, and app management.
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Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"ably": {
"url": "https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http ably https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp{
"servers": {
"ably": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}15 tools, verified live
ably_get_channel_historyread-onlyRetrieve historical messages published to a channel, newest-first by default. REST: GET /channels/{channel}/messages.
ably_get_presenceread-onlyList the members currently present on a channel (who is online now). REST: GET /channels/{channel}/presence.
ably_get_presence_historyread-onlyRetrieve historical presence events (enter/leave/update) for a channel. REST: GET /channels/{channel}/presence/history.
ably_get_channel_detailsread-onlyGet status and occupancy metrics for a single channel (connections, publishers, subscribers, presence members). REST: GET /channels/{channel}.
ably_list_channelsread-onlyEnumerate channels that are currently active in the app. Requires the API key to have the 'channel-metadata' capability. REST: GET /channels.
ably_get_statsread-onlyRetrieve message/connection/channel usage statistics for the app tied to the API key, bucketed by time. REST: GET /stats.
ably_get_service_timeread-onlyReturn the current Ably service time in ms since epoch. Useful for aligning start/end windows to the server clock. REST: GET /time.
ably_publish_messagecan modifyWRITE: publish a message to a channel. Every connected subscriber receives it in real time. This is a real, outward-facing side effect — confirm the channel and payload before calling. REST: POST /channels/{channel}/messages.
ably_whoamiread-onlyReturn details about the configured control token: the account and user it belongs to and its capabilities. Good first call to confirm control-plane access. Control API: GET /me.
ably_list_appsread-onlyList all apps in the account (id, name, status, tls-only). Account id is resolved automatically from the control token when ABLY_ACCOUNT_ID is unset. Control API: GET /accounts/{account_id}/apps.
ably_list_keysread-onlyList the API keys for an app, including their capabilities (but not the full secret). Control API: GET /apps/{app_id}/keys.
ably_list_namespacesread-onlyList the channel namespaces (channel-rule prefixes) configured for an app, e.g. persistence and push settings. Control API: GET /apps/{app_id}/namespaces.
ably_list_queuesread-onlyList the Ably Queues (AMQP/STOMP message queues) provisioned for an app, with their state and messaging stats. Control API: GET /apps/{app_id}/queues.
ably_list_rulesread-onlyList the integration rules (reactor rules: webhooks, AWS Lambda/SQS/Kinesis, Kafka, Pulsar, etc.) configured for an app. Control API: GET /apps/{app_id}/rules.
ably_get_account_statsread-onlyRetrieve aggregated usage statistics across the whole account, bucketed by time. Account id is resolved from the control token when ABLY_ACCOUNT_ID is unset. Control API: GET /accounts/{account_id}/stats.
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