How to Use the Factored Quality MCP in Claude Code

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

Run the command claude mcp add --transport http factored-quality-mcp -- in your terminal. This registers the server and exposes all twelve quality control tools to your CLI agent.

Q: How do I verify which Factored Quality MCP tools are active?

Run claude mcp list in your terminal. You will see the active connection along with the complete list of tools, including createbooking and listaudits.

Pipe factory audits and inspection data directly into your terminal workflows using Claude Code.

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Terminal-Driven Audit and Inspection Queries

The `list_audits` tool brings factory floor visibility directly into your command-line interface. Claude Code queries this endpoint to dump raw audit logs, which you can immediately pipe into grep, jq, or local text files for rapid analysis. When an anomaly pops up, use `get_audit` to drill down into the specific factory line failures. This CLI-first MCP Server integration keeps you in your flow state without forcing you to open a browser.

Headless QC Booking via Claude Code

The `create_booking` tool lets you script physical quality control operations directly from your terminal shell. You can instruct Claude Code to book an inspection for a pending shipment, and it will construct the payload and execute the booking in seconds. The agent verifies the booking status using `get_booking` and outputs clean JSON that your cron jobs or deployment scripts can immediately consume to update shipping manifests.

Raw Supplier and Lab Test Extraction

The `list_suppliers` tool extracts your entire manufacturing roster directly to stdout. Claude Code can filter this list, pull specific records with `get_supplier`, and cross-reference them with chemical safety metrics from `list_lab_tests`. This headless setup is built for automation. You can write shell scripts that run nightly, querying `get_lab_test` to verify material compliance and alerting your engineering team of any sudden failures.

Setup guide

Set up Factored Quality 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 factored-quality-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

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

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http factored-quality-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 Factored Quality 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": {
    "factored-quality-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Factored Quality MCP in Claude Code

Run the command `claude mcp add --transport http factored-quality-mcp -- ` in your terminal. This registers the server and exposes all twelve quality control tools to your CLI agent.

Yes. Because Claude Code operates entirely in the terminal, you can script it to run `list_inspections` or check lab results via `list_lab_tests` as part of your automated delivery pipelines.

Yes. You can tell Claude Code to fetch supplier details using `get_supplier` and format the output as raw JSON, allowing you to pipe the data directly into local CLI utilities.

Run `claude mcp list` in your terminal. You will see the active connection along with the complete list of tools, including `create_booking` and `list_audits`.

All requests to fetch inspection reports, supplier profiles, and lab tests run through a secure, ephemeral V8 sandbox. Your credentials and raw logistics data are never exposed to public networks or cached on disk.

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