How do I get API Keys for GiveWP?

Log in to your WordPress admin, go to your User Profile, and scroll to 'Account Management'. Check 'Generate API Keys' and update your profile to see your keys.

What is the WordPress Base URL?

This is the root domain where your WordPress site is installed, for example: 'https://my-nonprofit.org'. Do not include '/wp-admin/'.

Can I edit donation forms via the agent?

The current version of the GiveWP API tools is primarily designed for data retrieval and reporting. Editing capabilities are not supported in this release.

How do I see donor history?

Use the 'find_donor_history' tool and provide the donor's email address. The agent will retrieve all donation records associated with that person.

GiveWP MCP Server for Claude Desktop 9 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: GiveWP
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Author: Vinkius

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Classic Setup·json

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

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About GiveWP MCP Server

Connect your GiveWP (WordPress plugin) account to any AI agent to automate your donation data extraction and fundraising reporting through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). GiveWP is the most popular WordPress plugin for online giving. This MCP server enables you to retrieve donation forms, track individual donor profiles, and monitor real-time fundraising statistics directly through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect GiveWP to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 9 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

Form Oversight — List all donation forms published on your WordPress site and fetch detailed configuration metadata and goal progress.
Donation Management — List all donations processed via the plugin, with support for filtering by specific forms or donors.
Donor Discovery — Retrieve detailed profile metadata for your unique donors and search across their giving history.
Real-time Analytics — Fetch high-level earnings and donation count statistics for your entire site or individual forms.
Read-only Security — Safely query your WordPress donation database with a secure integration designed for data visibility.
Plugin Transparency — Access high-level plugin metadata to verify API connectivity and account health.
Real-time Synchronization — Keep your self-hosted fundraising data accessible to your AI assistant without leaving your primary workspace.

The GiveWP MCP Server exposes 9 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 GiveWP to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the GiveWP 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 GiveWP

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 9 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the GiveWP MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with GiveWP 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

GiveWP + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the GiveWP 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

GiveWP MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (9)

These 9 tools become available when you connect GiveWP to Claude Desktop via MCP:

find_donor_history

Search by donor

get_form_details

Get form metadata

get_form_performance

Get form stats

get_plugin_stats

Get general stats

list_donation_forms

List all forms

list_plugin_donations

List all donations

list_plugin_donors

List all donors

list_recent_donations

List latest records

verify_api_connection

Check connection

Example Prompts for GiveWP in Claude Desktop

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

"List all active donation forms on my website."

"Show me the donation history for donor 'jane@example.com'."

"Get the fundraising stats for the 'Annual Fund' form (ID: 987)."

Troubleshooting GiveWP MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting GiveWP 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.

GiveWP + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating GiveWP 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.