How do I obtain my Fairing API Key?

You can find your API Key in the Fairing admin portal under **Settings > Account**. Note that API access may depend on your current subscription plan.

Can I see responses for a specific customer?

Yes! Use the `get_customer_responses` tool with the specific Customer ID to retrieve all survey feedback associated with that individual.

What kind of insights can I extract?

The `get_insights` tool provides aggregated data on question performance, response rates, and attribution trends across your survey streams.

Fairing MCP Server for Claude Desktop 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Fairing
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Author: Vinkius

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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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Classic Setup·json

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

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About Fairing MCP Server

Connect your Fairing (formerly EnquireLabs) account to any AI agent and take full control of your post-purchase surveys and zero-party data through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Fairing to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 12 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

Survey & Question Management — List all active questions and fetch detailed configurations for your post-purchase surveys
Response Tracking — List and inspect individual survey responses to understand customer sentiment and attribution
Zero-Party Data Analysis — Query customer-specific responses to pair survey data with your marketing profiles
Aggregated Insights — Extract high-level insights and performance metrics across all your survey streams
Integration Audit — Monitor active integrations with platforms like Klaviyo, GA4, and Meta directly from the cloud
Account Context — Retrieve your Fairing account details and API token identity flawlessly

The Fairing MCP Server exposes 12 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 Fairing to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Fairing 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 Fairing

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 12 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Fairing MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Fairing 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

Fairing + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Fairing 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

Fairing MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (12)

These 12 tools become available when you connect Fairing to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_account_info

Get Fairing account information

get_customer_responses

Get all survey responses for a specific customer

get_insights

Get aggregated survey insights

get_me

Get current API token identity

get_question

Get details for a specific survey question

get_response

Get details for a specific survey response

get_survey_details

Get details for a specific survey

list_customers

List customers who have interacted with surveys

list_integrations

List active Fairing integrations

list_questions

List all Fairing survey questions

list_responses

List all survey responses

list_surveys

List all Fairing surveys

Example Prompts for Fairing in Claude Desktop

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

"List all active survey questions on Fairing."

"Show me the latest 5 survey responses."

"Check my active integrations on Fairing."

Troubleshooting Fairing MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Fairing 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.

Fairing + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Fairing 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.