How do I get my API Keys for Friendbuy?

Log in to your Friendbuy account, go to Settings > Developer, and you will find your Access Key and Secret Key.

Can I manually log a purchase through the agent?

Yes! Use the 'track_conversion_purchase' tool. Provide the Order ID, amount, and customer email. If you include the 'referralCode', it will trigger the advocate's reward.

How do I verify if a referral code is still valid?

Use the 'get_referral_code_status' tool. The agent will check the Developer API and return the active status and associated reward value.

Is it possible to list webhooks?

Yes, the 'list_webhooks' tool retrieves all active webhook configurations so you can verify where real-time reward notifications are being sent.

Friendbuy MCP Server for Claude Desktop 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Friendbuy
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Author: Vinkius

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Classic Setup·json

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

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About Friendbuy MCP Server

Connect your Friendbuy account to any AI agent to automate your referral programs and customer loyalty workflows through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Friendbuy is a high-growth referral marketing platform that powers word-of-mouth campaigns for leading brands. This MCP server enables you to track referral events, log conversions, and retrieve reward distributions directly through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Friendbuy to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 8 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

Key Features

Referral Rewards Tracking — List all distributed referral rewards and filter them by advocate to understand who your top promoters are.
Conversion Logging — Post purchase and signup events programmatically to trigger the referral reward lifecycle.
Code Generation & Verification — Create personal referral codes for customers and check their active statuses instantly.
Purchase History — Retrieve a list of all tracked purchases that have been attributed to referral campaigns.
Webhook Monitoring — List configured webhooks to ensure your internal systems are receiving real-time reward notifications.
API Health Checks — Verify your connection to both the Merchant API and Developer API v2 environments seamlessly.

The Friendbuy MCP Server exposes 8 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 Friendbuy to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Friendbuy 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 Friendbuy

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 8 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Friendbuy MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Friendbuy 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

Friendbuy + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Friendbuy 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

Friendbuy MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect Friendbuy to Claude Desktop via MCP:

check_api_connection

Verify API access

create_referral_code

Generate share code

get_referral_code_status

Check code status

list_referral_rewards

List awarded referrals

list_tracked_purchases

List tracked purchases

list_webhooks

List webhook configs

track_conversion_purchase

Log a purchase

track_conversion_signup

Log a signup

Example Prompts for Friendbuy in Claude Desktop

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

"List all recent referral rewards distributed."

"Generate a new referral code for customer 'user_123' (jane@email.com)."

"Track a $50 purchase for order 'ORD-987' from 'friend@email.com' using code 'JANE-REF-99'."

Troubleshooting Friendbuy MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Friendbuy 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.

Friendbuy + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Friendbuy 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.