# Shiftbase MCP by usefulapi (io.usefulapi/shiftbase): tool descriptions scored

- tools/list taken: 2026-11-02 (UTC)
- From: [Official MCP Registry](https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers/io.usefulapi%2Fshiftbase/versions/latest)
- Connected to: https://shiftbase.usefulapi.io/mcp
- Homepage: https://usefulapi.io/shiftbase/
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Scoring rules: v2
- Tools: 22
- Average: 49.7 / 100 (Cloudy)
- Near-identical pairs: 0

This page shows how Shiftbase MCP by usefulapi (io.usefulapi/shiftbase)'s tool descriptions scored, the issues found and the names of its tools and parameters. The descriptions are the server's own: read them where the copy came from.

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## Across the server

No server-wide issues.

## Tools

- `shiftbase_list_locations`: 33 / 100
  - Major: The description only restates the name (9 words).
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_get_timesheet`: 40 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: timesheet_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `shiftbase_get_user`: 41 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_get_absence`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: absence_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `shiftbase_list_departments`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_list_teams`: 44 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_get_account`: 46 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_list_open_shifts`: 47 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_list_shift_types`: 47 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_get_roster`: 49 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: occurrence_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `shiftbase_list_clocked_in`: 49 / 100
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_get_expected_absence_hours`: 50 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: user_id, absence_type_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `shiftbase_list_timesheets`: 50 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_list_rosters`: 53 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_request_absence`: 53 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_get_availability`: 55 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_list_absence_types`: 55 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_list_absences`: 55 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_review_absence`: 58 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: absence_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `shiftbase_update_roster`: 58 / 100
  - Major: Says nothing about when to use it, or when not to.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: occurrence_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.
- `shiftbase_list_users`: 60 / 100
  - Minor: No `required` list, so every argument is optional.
  - Minor: The description mentions none of its 3 or more arguments.
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
- `shiftbase_create_roster`: 62 / 100
  - Minor: Says nothing about what it returns.
  - Minor: Required identifiers whose description does not say where the value comes from: user_id, department_id, team_id, shift_id. Name the tool or the place that returns it, or models look it up first.

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