How do I get Degreed API credentials?

Log in to your Degreed admin account, navigate to the API settings section, and create a new application to retrieve your Client ID and Client Secret for OAuth 2.0 authentication.

Can the agent assign learning content?

This integration currently focuses on discovering content and monitoring progress. Assigning content to specific users is managed via the Degreed dashboard or mobile app.

Are skill ratings included?

Yes, when retrieving user profiles, the agent can provide information on skills associated with the user and their current proficiency levels where available.

Degreed MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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

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About Degreed MCP Server

Integrate Degreed, the leading upskilling and learning experience platform (LXP), directly into your AI workflow. Discover available learning content, monitor employee skill profiles, and track progress across pathways and plans using natural language.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Degreed to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 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

Content Discovery — Search the entire Degreed catalog for courses, articles, and videos matching specific keywords.
Skill Intelligence — List and review the defined skills taxonomy and individual user skill profiles.
Learning Oversight — Monitor user completions, active learning plans, and curated pathways.
User Research — Retrieve detailed metadata and activity summaries for learners in your organization.

The Degreed MCP Server exposes 10 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 Degreed to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Degreed 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 Degreed

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Degreed MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Degreed 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

Degreed + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Degreed 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

Degreed MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Degreed to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_content_details

Resolves detailed descriptions, associated skill tags, and duration metadata. Get detailed metadata for a specific learning item

get_user_profile

Resolves assigned skill ratings, learning progress, and active pathways within the Degreed ecosystem. Get full profile and skill data for a specific user

list_active_learners

Identifies users with recent completion activity within the Degreed workspace. List users who have completed learning recently

list_defined_skills

Returns the standardized list of skills and competencies defined by the organization for talent mapping. List the skills taxonomy defined in your organization

list_degreed_users

Returns a list of users with metadata including system IDs, professional titles, and organizational affiliations. List all users registered in your Degreed organization

list_learning_content

Returns content metadata including titles, providers, content types (e.g., article, video, course), and external URLs. List all available learning content in the Degreed catalog

list_learning_pathways

Returns pathway metadata including objectives, total duration, and completion requirements. List curated learning pathways available to users

list_learning_plans

Returns active learning plans, including target completion dates and linked competencies. List learning plans and goals configured in the system

list_user_completions

Returns a history of all learned items with completion timestamps and earned skill points. List all learning content completed by a specific user

search_learning_catalog

Matches terms against titles, descriptions, and skill tags to return a ranked list of relevant learning materials. Search for learning content by keyword or term

Example Prompts for Degreed in Claude Desktop

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

"Search for courses related to 'Data Science with Python'."

"List all learning plans for user 'Alice Johnson'."

"What skills are most common in the 'Engineering' team?"

Troubleshooting Degreed MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Degreed 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.

Degreed + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Degreed 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.