How to Use the FreeScout MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I configure the FreeScout MCP Server for Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http freescout -- . Make sure you put the transport flags before the server name. Verify the connection by running claude mcp list.

Q: How do I create a new FreeScout ticket from the terminal with Claude Code?

Just tell Claude to log the issue. It will execute createconversation and can even generate a new user profile on the fly with createcustomer if the email does not exist yet.

Manage FreeScout from the terminal. Pipe ticket data into scripts and automate support queues with Claude Code.

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Automate Triage from the CLI

The FreeScout MCP Server exposes your helpdesk to headless terminal environments. Claude Code runs `list_mailboxes` and `list_conversations` on a cron job to monitor incoming traffic. You build shell scripts that let the agent decide how to route high-priority issues without human intervention. When an alert fires, Claude evaluates the text via `get_conversation`. It pulls your on-call roster using `list_users`, finds the active engineer with `get_user`, and routes the ticket using `update_conversation`. Your DevOps team never has to look at the actual support dashboard.

Link Deployments to Customer Support

Tie your release pipeline directly to customer communication. When a GitHub Action finishes a deployment, Claude Code triggers `list_threads` to find all users who reported the bug. It maps the commit hashes to the complaint tickets. The terminal agent then loops through the affected tickets and fires `add_reply` to notify everyone that the fix is live. It can also drop an audit log into the thread using `add_note`, or completely close the issue with `update_conversation`.

Execute Bulk Actions via MCP Server

UI dashboards are terrible for bulk updates. Claude Code handles massive migrations by running `list_customers` and iterating through the results. If you change your domain structure, the agent updates thousands of contact records using `update_customer`. You can clear out years of dead tickets in seconds. Tell Claude to find threads older than three years. It pulls them, logs the metadata, and runs `delete_conversation` in a fast, async loop. It handles the API rate limits while you work on something else.

Setup guide

Set up FreeScout 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 freescout-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

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

Terminal

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

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Common questions about FreeScout MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http freescout -- `. Make sure you put the transport flags before the server name. Verify the connection by running `claude mcp list`.

Yes. Since Claude Code is entirely headless, you can package the MCP configuration inside your Docker image. It runs perfectly in isolated CI/CD environments.

It does. You can pipe error logs from your server directly into a ticket. Claude uses `add_note` to append stack traces so your Tier 2 team can review them later.

Just tell Claude to log the issue. It will execute `create_conversation` and can even generate a new user profile on the fly with `create_customer` if the email does not exist yet.

This integration interacts with raw customer profiles and private thread histories. The server runs in a V8 Isolate Sandbox, ensuring that every tool execution is completely ephemeral. Once the terminal command finishes, the memory is wiped clean.

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