How to Use the 15Five MCP in Claude

Q: How do I install the 15Five MCP Server in Claude Desktop?

Open your claudedesktopconfig.json file. Add the Vinkius endpoint URL under the mcpServers key and restart the app.

Q: Can Claude Desktop send a 15Five High Five automatically?

No. Your agent prepares the sendhighfive payload based on your instructions. You have to approve the tool call before it hits the API.

Read 15Five check-ins, send High Fives, and track OKRs directly from Claude Desktop via this MCP Server.

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Create your Vinkius account to connect 15Five to Claude Desktop and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Track team sentiment via Claude Desktop

`list_checkins` pulls recent employee submissions straight into your chat. You ask Claude to summarize weekly updates, and it reads the actual text your team wrote instead of guessing. Connecting `list_objectives` means your agent knows the current company OKRs. You get context on how specific engineering tasks map to quarterly goals without opening another tab.

Send public praise from the chat

`send_high_five` fires off public recognition to colleagues right from your prompt. Give Claude the recipient's email and a quick message, and it handles the API call. Reviewing recent praise is just as fast. Running `list_high_fives` gives you a feed of who got recognized this week across the entire organization using this MCP Server.

Navigate your company structure

`list_departments` maps out team structures and member lists. Your AI client uses this to figure out who reports to whom when you ask about cross-functional projects. Finding exact identifiers takes one step with `list_users`. Claude grabs the correct user IDs before executing actions, preventing errors when multiple people share a first name.

Setup guide

Set up 15Five MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The 15Five MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the 15Five MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under 15five-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "15five-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about 15Five MCP in Claude Desktop

Open your claude_desktop_config.json file. Add the Vinkius endpoint URL under the mcpServers key and restart the app.

No. Your agent prepares the send_high_five payload based on your instructions. You have to approve the tool call before it hits the API.

The API requires specific identifiers to filter records. Your agent runs list_users first to find the exact ID matching a colleague's email.

Yes. You can paste the remote MCP URL into the Integrations settings on claude.ai. The tools will appear in your browser chat immediately.

Your check-in text and OKR progress never touch our disks. The V8 Isolate Sandbox processes the API response in memory and destroys the environment the millisecond the request finishes.

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