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Acuity Scheduling MCP Server for Claude Desktop 9 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Acuity Scheduling
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Author: Vinkius

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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Classic Setup·json

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

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About Acuity Scheduling MCP Server

Connect your Acuity Scheduling (by Squarespace) account to any AI agent and manage your booking operations through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Acuity Scheduling to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 9 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

Appointments — List, search, and view booked sessions with client info and intake form answers
Availability — Check real-time available dates and time slots for any service
Calendars — List all providers/instructors and their individual schedules
Appointment Types — Browse all bookable services with pricing and duration
Classes — View group classes with capacity and enrollment
Products — Manage gift certificates and products for sale

The Acuity Scheduling MCP Server exposes 9 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 Acuity Scheduling to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Acuity Scheduling 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 Acuity Scheduling

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 9 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Acuity Scheduling MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Acuity Scheduling 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

Acuity Scheduling + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Acuity Scheduling 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

Acuity Scheduling MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (9)

These 9 tools become available when you connect Acuity Scheduling to Claude Desktop via MCP:

check_availability_dates

Requires Appointment Type ID. Check which dates have available booking slots for a specific service and month

get_account

Retrieve business profile and account settings from the connected Acuity account

get_appointment

Retrieve the full details of a specific Acuity appointment using its unique ID

list_appointment_types

Shows duration, price, and category. Retrieve all active bookable service types offered in the Acuity account

list_appointments

Filter by date range. Retrieve booked appointments from the Acuity Scheduling system, filterable by date range

list_available_times

Essential for booking assistance. List exactly when someone can book a given Acuity service on a specific date

list_calendars

Retrieve all calendars identifying providers and instructors in Acuity

list_classes

Retrieve group classes scheduled in Acuity, including their capacity and enrolled counts

list_products

Retrieve products or gift certificates available for purchase through Acuity

Example Prompts for Acuity Scheduling in Claude Desktop

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

"Do I have any open slots for private yoga tomorrow?"

Troubleshooting Acuity Scheduling MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Acuity Scheduling 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.

Acuity Scheduling + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Acuity Scheduling 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.