How to Use the Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP in Claude Code

Q: Can I cancel bookings from my terminal using Claude Code and this Acuity Scheduling Alternative?

Yes, you tell Claude Code to run cancelappointment with the specific appointment ID. It executes the tool headlessly and prints the cancellation confirmation to your shell.

Q: How do I add this Acuity Scheduling Alternative to my Claude Code config?

Run claude mcp add --transport http acuity-scheduling-alternative-mcp -- in your terminal. This saves the configuration to your local config file so the client can access the MCP Server.

Manage your calendars, check availability, and reschedule appointments directly from your terminal with Claude Code.

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Terminal-Driven Booking Management

The `list_appointments` tool lets Claude Code query your schedule directly from the command line. You can pipe your upcoming calendar events into grep or redirect the output to local markdown files for quick daily summaries. Instead of opening a browser, you run a single command to see who you are meeting. Claude Code parses the JSON payload and presents a clean terminal list of your daily agenda.

Headless Automation via Claude Code MCP Server

The `create_appointment` tool lets you script bookings inside cron jobs or shell environments. Claude Code runs headless, allowing you to feed it raw text inputs from standard input and convert them into calendar events. You can chain this with `get_availability` to build automated CLI booking scripts. If a slot is free, Claude Code books it immediately and prints the confirmation ID to stdout.

Command-Line Calendar Audits

The `get_me` tool lets Claude Code audit your account configurations and active integrations from the terminal. It verifies your setup parameters, checks active calendars via `list_calendars`, and outputs the system status. When troubleshooting sync issues, Claude Code runs `list_categories` to verify that your appointment taxonomies match your local database structures. It keeps your terminal-based MCP workflows perfectly aligned with your active scheduler.

Setup guide

Set up Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see acuity-scheduling-alternative-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Acuity Scheduling Alternative transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Acuity Scheduling Alternative tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http acuity-scheduling-alternative-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP

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

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "acuity-scheduling-alternative-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Acuity Scheduling Alternative MCP in Claude Code

You can write a bash script that calls Claude Code to execute `list_appointments` daily. The CLI outputs the data as JSON, which you can pipe into your reporting tools using this MCP client.

Yes, you tell Claude Code to run `cancel_appointment` with the specific appointment ID. It executes the tool headlessly and prints the cancellation confirmation to your shell.

Run `claude mcp add --transport http acuity-scheduling-alternative-mcp -- ` in your terminal. This saves the configuration to your local config file so the client can access the MCP Server.

Yes, you can pipe an appointment ID and a new timestamp directly into Claude Code. It runs `reschedule_appointment` to update the slot without requiring any manual interface navigation.

The MCP Server runs inside an ephemeral V8 sandbox on Vinkius. No persistent logs of your account details or calendar IDs are stored, keeping your terminal operations secure.

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