folk MCP Server for Claude DesktopGive Claude Desktop instant access to 6 tools to Create Contact, Get Contact Details, List Contact Notes, and more
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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The folk app connector for Claude Desktop is a standout in the Productivity category — giving your AI agent 6 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"folk": {
// Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About folk MCP Server
Connect your folk CRM account to any AI agent and simplify how you manage your professional relationships, coordinate contact groups, and track interactions through natural conversation.
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect folk to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 6 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
- Contact Oversight — List all contacts and retrieve detailed profile metadata, including custom fields and status.
- Group Management — Coordinate your contact lists by querying and managing specific groups in your folk workspace.
- Interaction Tracking — Retrieve a complete history of emails, meetings, and calls for any contact to maintain context.
- Relationship CRM — Create new contact records and update profile data programmatically via AI.
- Notes & Insights — List and query all notes and comments associated with your contacts to capture important details.
- Operational Visibility — Verify account configurations and monitor your professional ecosystem directly from the agent.
The folk MCP Server exposes 6 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.
All 6 folk tools available for Claude Desktop
When Claude Desktop connects to folk through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning contact-management, relationship-tracking, crm-automation, 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 a new contact
Get details for a specific contact
List notes for a contact
Optionally filter by group ID. List folk contacts
List folk groups
List interactions for a contact
Connect folk to Claude Desktop via MCP
Follow these steps to wire folk into Claude Desktop. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Open Claude Desktop Settings
claude_desktop_config.jsonAdd the MCP Server
mcpServers sectionRestart Claude Desktop
Start using folk
Why Use Claude Desktop with the folk MCP Server
Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with folk 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
folk + Claude Desktop Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the folk 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
Example Prompts for folk in Claude Desktop
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with folk immediately.
"List all active contacts in my folk account."
"Show me the recent interactions for 'John Miller' (ID: 10293)."
"Add a new contact: 'Anna White' (anna@example.com)."
Troubleshooting folk MCP Server with Claude Desktop
Common issues when connecting folk to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not appearing after restart
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).Authentication error
Tools not showing in chat
folk + Claude Desktop FAQ
Common questions about integrating folk MCP Server with Claude Desktop.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
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?
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
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.