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The Vercel AI SDK is the TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. Connect Clio through Vinkius and every tool is available as a typed function. ready for React Server Components, API routes, or any Node.js backend.

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The Clio app connector for Vercel AI SDK is a standout in the Productivity category — giving your AI agent 12 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.

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typescript
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";

async function main() {
  const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
    transport: {
      type: "http",
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
    },
  });

  try {
    const tools = await mcpClient.tools();
    const { text } = await generateText({
      model: openai("gpt-4o"),
      tools,
      prompt: "Using Clio, list all available capabilities.",
    });
    console.log(text);
  } finally {
    await mcpClient.close();
  }
}

main();
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About Clio MCP Server

Connect your Clio (v4) account to any AI agent and take full control of your legal practice management and firm operations through natural conversation.

The Vercel AI SDK gives every Clio tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 12 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.

What you can do

  • Matter & Case Orchestration — List and manage legal matters programmatically, monitoring their entire lifecycle from intake to resolution in real-time
  • Billing & Activity Intelligence — Track billable time and expenses associated with specific matters and retrieve detailed high-fidelity invoice summaries
  • Relationship CRM — Access complete profiles for individuals and company contacts (clients, counsel) to maintain a perfectly coordinated relationship ecosystem
  • Communication Architecture — Access logged calls, emails, and firm-wide task lists to ensure high-fidelity oversight of all firm interactions
  • Regional Flexibility — Connect across multiple data centers (US, CA, EU, AU) using specialized access tokens and regional base URLs directly through your agent

The Clio MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Vercel AI SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

All 12 Clio tools available for Vercel AI SDK

When Vercel AI SDK connects to Clio through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning case-management, time-tracking, legal-billing, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

create_contact

Create a new contact

create_matter

Provide description and client ID. Create a new legal matter

get_contact

Get details of a specific contact

get_matter

Get details of a specific matter

get_user_profile

Get current user profile information

list_activities

List billable activities (time and expenses)

list_bills

List billing invoices

list_communications

List firm communications

list_contacts

List all contacts

list_matter_stages

List possible stages for matters

list_matters

List all legal matters (cases)

list_tasks

List tasks

Connect Clio to Vercel AI SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to wire Clio into Vercel AI SDK. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.

01

Install dependencies

Run npm install @ai-sdk/mcp ai @ai-sdk/openai
02

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
03

Run the script

Save to agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.ts
04

Explore tools

The SDK discovers 12 tools from Clio and passes them to the LLM

Why Use Vercel AI SDK with the Clio MCP Server

Vercel AI SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Clio through the Model Context Protocol.

01

TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box

02

Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same Clio integration everywhere

03

Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display Clio tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components

04

Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency

Clio + Vercel AI SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Vercel AI SDK combined with the Clio MCP Server delivers measurable value.

01

AI-powered web apps: build dashboards that query Clio in real-time and stream results to the UI with zero loading states

02

API backends: create serverless endpoints that orchestrate Clio tools and return structured JSON responses to any frontend

03

Chatbots with tool use: embed Clio capabilities into conversational interfaces with streaming responses and tool call visibility

04

Internal tools: build admin panels where team members interact with Clio through natural language queries

Example Prompts for Clio in Vercel AI SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Vercel AI SDK agent to start working with Clio immediately.

01

"List all active legal matters in my Clio account."

02

"Create a new company contact 'Acme Legal' in Clio."

03

"Show my billable activities and outstanding invoices."

Troubleshooting Clio MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK

Common issues when connecting Clio to Vercel AI SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

01

createMCPClient is not a function

Install: npm install @ai-sdk/mcp

Clio + Vercel AI SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Clio MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.

01

How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?

Import createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.
02

Can I use MCP tools in Edge Functions?

Yes. The AI SDK is fully edge-compatible. MCP connections work on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and similar runtimes.
03

Does it support streaming tool results?

Yes. The SDK provides streaming primitives like useChat and streamText that handle tool calls and display results progressively in the UI.