How do I send a High Five through the agent?

Use the `send_high_five` tool and provide the recipient's email or ID and a recognition message. Your agent will process it immediately and notify the recipient.

Can I see team pulse scores with this integration?

Yes, you can use the `list_checkins` tool to retrieve check-in data which includes employee pulse scores and sentiment analysis.

Does the agent support managing OKRs?

The agent can list and track progress on objectives using the `list_objectives` tool, allowing you to monitor goal attainment across your team.

15Five MCP Server for Claude Desktop 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "15five": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About 15Five MCP Server

Transform your team’s engagement and performance with 15Five, the holistic performance management platform now accessible through your AI agent. By bridging 15Five with the Model Context Protocol, you turn employee check-ins and objective tracking into a seamless conversation. Your agent can help you celebrate wins with High Fives, monitor team sentiment via Pulse scores, and audit OKRs without you ever leaving your primary workspace. It’s the ultimate tool for managers who want to stay connected to their team’s heartbeat while focusing on strategic growth.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect 15Five to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 6 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Check-ins & Feedback — Retrieve recent check-ins, view employee answers, and monitor pulse scores to gauge team sentiment.
High Fives & Recognition — List received high fives or send new ones to celebrate team wins and boost morale directly from chat.
Objectives (OKRs) — Track progress on company or individual objectives and key results without manual dashboard lookups.
User & Team Management — List employees, departments, and groups to maintain organizational clarity.
Engagement Insights — Quickly access historical performance data and feedback cycles to support meaningful 1-on-1 conversations.

The 15Five MCP Server exposes 6 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect 15Five to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the 15Five MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using 15Five

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 6 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the 15Five MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with 15Five through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

15Five + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the 15Five MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

15Five MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (6)

These 6 tools become available when you connect 15Five to Claude Desktop via MCP:

list_checkins

Use this to monitor team sentiment or review previous employee submissions. You can filter by user ID. List recent employee check-ins and performance reports

list_departments

Useful for finding the department ID or identifying team structures. List all departments and their members

list_high_fives

List recent High Fives (public recognition) across the company

list_objectives

List company and individual objectives (OKRs)

list_users

Use this to find the identifier for a person. List all active employees and users in the 15Five organization

send_high_five

Requires the email address of the recipient and a personal message. Send a High Five to publicly recognize a colleague

Example Prompts for 15Five in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with 15Five immediately.

"Show me the last 5 check-ins for my team."

"Send a High Five to Sarah for her great work on the project."

"List all active company objectives."

Troubleshooting 15Five MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting 15Five to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

15Five + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating 15Five MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.