Betterfly MCP Server for Claude Desktop 14 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
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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{
"mcpServers": {
"betterfly": {
// Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Betterfly MCP Server
Connect your Betterfly Corporate API to any AI agent and bring ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) analytics naturally into your chats.
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Betterfly to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 14 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
- Impact Analytics — Aggregate your entire company's donations (arising from employees burning Bettercoins synced from physical exercise).
- User Engagement — Check an employee’s participation rate, specific metrics, or overall unspent Bettercoins inside the reward marketplace.
- Challenges & Activities — See the historical trail of burned calories, recorded steps, or internal corporate races occurring right now.
- Insurtech & Benefits — Dynamically list available sub-benefits included in your corporate policy.
The Betterfly MCP Server exposes 14 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 Betterfly to Claude Desktop via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Betterfly 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 Betterfly
Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 14 tools are now available
Why Use Claude Desktop with the Betterfly MCP Server
Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Betterfly 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 the Vinkius Edge network
Betterfly + Claude Desktop Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Betterfly 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
Betterfly MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (14)
These 14 tools become available when you connect Betterfly to Claude Desktop via MCP:
assign_reward
Allocate manual recognition bonus
create_challenge
Initialize team activity challenge
get_company_metrics
Get aggregate well-being stats
get_impact_stats
Measure ESG and social metrics
get_user
Get user wellness details
get_user_rewards
Get user unlocked rewards
list_activities
It can track global corporate steps or an individual’s synced activities. List wellness activities
list_benefits
List accessible benefits
list_challenges
List active corporate challenges
list_donations
List corporate donations
list_insurance
Fetch covered scopes
list_partners
Evaluate linked ecosystem partners
list_users
List corporate users (members)
pause_user
Temporarily restrict a user account
Example Prompts for Betterfly in Claude Desktop
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Betterfly immediately.
"Review the company-wide metrics and highlight our total generated ESG impact via Betterfly."
"Check the available balance and internal unlocked perks for user ID 40x889a."
"What rewards are officially active for redemption locally today?"
Troubleshooting Betterfly MCP Server with Claude Desktop
Common issues when connecting Betterfly to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not appearing after restart
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).Authentication error
Tools not showing in chat
Betterfly + Claude Desktop FAQ
Common questions about integrating Betterfly MCP Server with Claude Desktop.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
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?
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
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?
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
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Connect Betterfly to Claude Desktop
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 14 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.
