How to Use the Gameball MCP in Claude Code

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

Run the command claude mcp add --transport http gameball-mcp -- in your terminal. This registers the MCP server. You can verify the installation by running claude mcp list.

Q: How does Claude Code display my Gameball reward catalog?

The CLI uses the listrewards tool to pull your active catalog. It formats the output as a clean text table directly in your terminal, making it easy to audit rewards without opening a browser.

Q: Can I query individual player balances with this setup?

You can use getplayerbalance to instantly check any player's points. Just pass the player ID to the CLI, and it will return the exact balance and active loyalty tier.

Q: How is my Gameball player balance data protected?

All player balance details fetched with getplayerbalance are transmitted over encrypted TLS connections directly to your terminal. No financial or loyalty transaction history is logged permanently on external servers.

Pipe Gameball player metrics and loyalty event tracking directly into your terminal workflows with Claude Code.

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Audit Player Loyalty Levels via CLI

The `list_loyalty_levels` tool prints your complete tier hierarchy and point thresholds directly to your standard output. Claude Code runs this tool to quickly inspect how your VIP programs are structured without opening a web browser. You can pipe this data to grep or custom formatting scripts. This MCP tool allows backend engineers to verify tier boundaries during API updates. You can instantly check if your production database matches the tier settings configured on your marketing dashboard.

Track Live Player Events from Shell Scripts

The `track_player_event` tool registers custom user actions directly into your gamification engine to trigger rewards or update player scores. This MCP setup lets Claude Code use this to test event pipelines or run batch updates during database migrations. You can trigger complex loyalty actions with a single terminal command. If you are debugging a broken event pipeline, use this endpoint to send a test payload and watch the processing queue. It gives you a direct, headless way to test your event-driven marketing campaigns.

Manage Gameball Rewards in Claude Code

The `list_rewards` tool retrieves all active incentives, point costs, and redemption rules configured for your store. Claude Code queries this list to help you audit what rewards are currently available to your users. It prints clean tables of your reward catalog directly to your shell. You can combine this with `list_players` to find top spenders and check which rewards they qualify for. Having these tools inside your terminal makes running quick support queries or manual data adjustments fast and painless.

Setup guide

Set up Gameball 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 gameball-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

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

Terminal

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

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Common questions about Gameball MCP in Claude Code

Run the command `claude mcp add --transport http gameball-mcp -- ` in your terminal. This registers the MCP server. You can verify the installation by running `claude mcp list`.

Yes, you can write a shell script that loops through a list of actions and pipes them to Claude Code. The CLI uses `track_player_event` to process each action sequentially for quick backfills.

The CLI uses the `list_rewards` tool to pull your active catalog. It formats the output as a clean text table directly in your terminal, making it easy to audit rewards without opening a browser.

You can use `get_player_balance` to instantly check any player's points. Just pass the player ID to the CLI, and it will return the exact balance and active loyalty tier.

All player balance details fetched with `get_player_balance` are transmitted over encrypted TLS connections directly to your terminal. No financial or loyalty transaction history is logged permanently on external servers.

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