How do I get an API Token for Genius Referrals?

Log in to your Genius Referrals dashboard, click your name in the top-left corner, and select 'API Access' to find your API token.

Can I manually track a referral conversion via the agent?

Yes! Use the 'log_referral_conversion' tool. You must provide the advocate's email and the email of the person they referred to trigger the tracking logic.

How do I register a new advocate through the chat?

Use the 'register_advocate' tool and provide the person's email and full name. The agent will add them to your program and generate their referral link.

Is it possible to see who my best advocates are?

Yes, the 'list_top_performers' tool retrieves a list of advocates sorted by their referral count, helping you identify your most active promoters.

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

Name: Genius Referrals
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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "genius-referrals": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Genius Referrals MCP Server

Connect your Genius Referrals account to any AI agent to automate your referral marketing and advocate engagement through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Genius Referrals is a robust platform that helps brands build sophisticated word-of-mouth campaigns. This MCP server enables you to manage your advocate database, track referral conversions, and retrieve reward distributions directly through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Genius Referrals 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.

Key Features

Advocate Management — List all advocates in your program, retrieve detailed profile metadata, and programmatically register new promoters.
Referral Tracking — Monitor all tracked referral conversions (signups, purchases) and check their current status instantly.
Campaign Discovery — Access your configured referral campaigns and fetch detailed rules and reward structures.
Reward Oversight — List awarded bonuses and rewards distributed to advocates to understand your program's performance.
Redemption Requests — Monitor requests from advocates to claim or payout their earned rewards.
Performance Insights — Identify your top-performing advocates and track the total referral count for your business.
Real-time Synchronization — Keep your referral marketing data accessible to your AI assistant without leaving your primary workspace.

The Genius Referrals 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 Genius Referrals to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Genius Referrals 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 Genius Referrals

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

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Genius Referrals MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Genius Referrals 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

Genius Referrals + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Genius Referrals 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

Genius Referrals MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (12)

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

get_advocate_details

Get advocate metadata

get_campaign_details

Get campaign metadata

get_my_account

Get account identity

list_awarded_bonuses

List earned rewards

list_payout_requests

List redemption requests

list_program_advocates

List advocates

list_referral_campaigns

List campaigns

list_top_performers

List top advocates

list_tracked_referrals

List referral events

log_referral_conversion

g. signup or purchase). Track a referral

register_advocate

verify_api_connection

Check connection

Example Prompts for Genius Referrals in Claude Desktop

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

"List all active referral campaigns in my account."

"Register 'Jane Smith' (jane@example.com) as a new advocate."

"Show me the 5 most recent referral conversions."

Troubleshooting Genius Referrals MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Genius Referrals 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.

Genius Referrals + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Genius Referrals 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.