How to Use the Argyle MCP in Claude Code

Automate Argyle payroll and identity checks directly from your terminal with Claude Code.

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Run Argyle income audits via CLI

Terminal workflows demand speed. You pipe a list of employee IDs into your agent, and it fires off `get_income` for every single one. No browser tabs, no GUI, just raw data dumping straight to standard output or a log file. Auditing your entire workforce takes seconds. Triggering `list_users` lets your headless script grab the current roster and feed it into whatever downstream cron job you have running.

Script employment verifications with Claude Code

CI/CD pipelines need reliable access to external systems. When a new worker gets added to your database, a shell script triggers `get_employment` to verify their job history automatically. The terminal client handles the request and parses the response without human intervention. Grabbing recent paycheck data is just as simple. Your automated jobs run `list_payouts` to sync pay periods into your local data warehouse overnight.

Headless account provisioning via MCP Server

Setting up test environments usually sucks. Now you write a bash script that tells your AI client to execute `create_user` and verify the connection with `get_account_check`. Your backend devs get fresh, working test accounts in seconds. Validating those new accounts happens instantly. The system runs `list_identities` to confirm the personal details match your database expectations before the deployment pipeline continues.

Setup guide

Set up Argyle 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 argyle-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

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

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http argyle-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 Argyle 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": {
    "argyle-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Argyle MCP in Claude Code

Run the add command with the HTTP transport flag and your Vinkius endpoint URL. Make sure all your flags come before the server name, then check your config list to verify it attached.

Headless execution makes this trivial. You set up a cron job that calls the CLI, hits the payout endpoints, and pipes the resulting JSON into your database.

GitHub Actions and Docker containers run this perfectly. The client executes the required employment checks during your build process and fails the run if the data validation drops.

Tell your CLI agent to verify the setup. It triggers the account check tool and outputs the connection status directly to your standard output.

Vinkius processes all requests through an ephemeral V8 isolate that dies immediately after execution. Your terminal only receives the specific SSNs or addresses requested, keeping the raw payroll pipeline completely isolated.

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