INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL
ably_get_account_stats
Retrieve aggregated usage statistics across the whole account, bucketed by time.
LIVE ENDPOINT
https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp
Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for ably_get_account_stats and invoke it with your own arguments.
Indexed input schema
{}Risk classification
Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.
- No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.
Parent server
CONNECT WITH APPROVAL
Client installation
Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.
Codex
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ably-mcp]
url = "https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ably-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: ably-mcp
Remote MCP URL: https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp
Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.
Cursor
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ably-mcp": {
"url": "https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"ably-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "ably-mcp",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://ably.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
Related tools
ably_get_channel_history— Retrieve historical messages published to a channel, newest-first by default.ably_get_presence— List the members currently present on a channel (who is online now).ably_get_presence_history— Retrieve historical presence events (enter/leave/update) for a channel.ably_get_channel_details— Get status and occupancy metrics for a single channel (connections, publishers, subscribers, presence members).ably_list_channels— Enumerate channels that are currently active in the app.ably_get_stats— Retrieve message/connection/channel usage statistics for the app tied to the API key, bucketed by time.ably_get_service_time— Return the current Ably service time in ms since epoch.ably_publish_message— WRITE: publish a message to a channel.