# actionstep-mcp

> MCP server for Actionstep API — full coverage for law firm practice management

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/actionstep-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/rosenadvertising/actionstep-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/rosenadvertising/actionstep-mcp
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: actionstep, claude, law, legal, mcp, practice-management
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:actionstep-mcp

### Description (declared)

# actionstep-mcp

MCP server for [Actionstep](https://actionstep.com) — 144 tools covering the full Actionstep REST API for law firm practice management. Use Actionstep from Claude Desktop with natural language.

## What you can do

- **Actions (Matters)** — create, update, assign, track workflow steps, manage billing settings
- **Participants (Contacts)** — full CRUD, relationships, contact notes, phone records
- **Tasks** — create, assign, complete, filter by matter or assignee
- **Time Records & Time Entries** — log time, manage billable entries, activity codes
- **Disbursements** — log expenses, link to matters
- **Calendar** — appointments linked to matters
- **Emails & SMS** — log communications, associate with matters
- **File Notes** — attendance notes and case notes on matters
- **Documents** — action documents and folders
- **Data Collections** — custom form data on matters
- **Webhooks** — REST hook subscriptions for real-time events
- **Reference data** — action types, participant types, rates, UTBMS codes, tax codes

## Requirements

- Python 3.10+
- Claude Desktop (or any MCP-compatible client)
- Actionstep developer credentials (Client ID, Client Secret)

> **Actionstep developer access:** Register at the Actionstep developer portal to obtain OAuth credentials.

## Installation

```bash
pip install actionstep-mcp
```

## Setup

```bash
actionstep-mcp-setup
```

This opens a browser for OAuth authorization and saves credentials to `~/.actionstep-mcp/`.

Verify:

```bash
actionstep-mcp-verify
```

## Claude Desktop Configuration

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "actionstep": {
      "command": "actionstep-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

## Authentication Notes

Actionstep uses a dynamic `api_endpoint` — the URL for your organisation's API is returned in the OAuth token response and varies per firm. The setup wizard captures and stores this automatically.

## Example usage in Claude

> "List my open actions"

> "Create a task on action 456 — send retainer agreeme…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- security.identity (1, derived)
- documents.contracts (1, declared)
- communication.sms-voice (0.733, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/actionstep-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T08:20:22.770Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/actionstep-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/actionstep-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:actionstep-mcp