How to Use the Cronofy MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I add the Cronofy MCP Server to Claude Code?

Run the command claude mcp add --transport http cronofy-mcp -- in your terminal. Make sure all transport flags are positioned before the server name.

Q: How does Claude Code verify my active calendar profiles in Cronofy?

The agent runs listprofiles to fetch the exact blueprint directories of your connected accounts. This lets you inspect Google, iCloud, and Exchange connections directly from your terminal.

Automate calendar operations and multi-user scheduling directly from your terminal using Claude Code.

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Terminal-driven calendar automation via Claude Code

For developers who live in the shell, switching to a web browser to schedule a meeting is a waste of time. Claude Code uses this MCP Server to query your calendar directly from the command line. It runs `read_events` to pull your upcoming agenda and outputs it clean to stdout. You can pipe this output to other terminal tools or let the agent process it. If you need to clear your calendar for an urgent deploy, the agent runs `delete_event` on conflicting blocks in seconds.

Automate scheduling links in CI/CD pipelines

Claude Code runs headless, making it a perfect fit for shell scripts and automated cron jobs. You can script the agent to check team availability using `get_free_busy` and generate dispatch forms with `create_scheduling_request` automatically when a build fails. It uses `query_availability` to find on-call engineers who are actually active. This turns your calendar into an active part of your infrastructure monitoring setup.

Inspect account structures from the CLI

Debugging calendar integrations requires precise structural data. Claude Code calls `get_account` and `get_user_info` to inspect authentication bounds and active sub-provider lists directly inside your terminal session. It retrieves cloud logging IDs using `list_calendars` to verify that your webhooks and sync links are pointing to the correct payloads. No GUI or web console required.

Setup guide

Set up Cronofy 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 cronofy-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

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

Terminal

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

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Common questions about Cronofy MCP in Claude Code

Run the command `claude mcp add --transport http cronofy-mcp -- ` in your terminal. Make sure all transport flags are positioned before the server name.

Yes, you can. Because Claude Code operates entirely in the terminal, you can trigger calendar scripts, read events with `read_events`, and update schedules without a GUI.

The agent runs `list_profiles` to fetch the exact blueprint directories of your connected accounts. This lets you inspect Google, iCloud, and Exchange connections directly from your terminal.

Just tell the agent to block your afternoon. It will invoke `create_event` to write a new event to your primary calendar instantly.

The CLI client connects via secure MCP channels managed by Vinkius. Your authentication bounds and calendar overlays are transmitted over encrypted channels and never cached on disk.

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