How do I get an API Key for GivingFuel?

Log in to your GivingFuel account, navigate to Extras > Integrations > API Keys, and click 'Add API Key' to generate your key.

Can I add new donations via the agent?

The GivingFuel Public API is primarily designed for data extraction and polling. To record new donations, use your GivingFuel hosted donation pages.

How do I filter donations for a specific date range?

Use the 'filter_orders_by_date' tool and provide an ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD). The agent will retrieve all records created after that date.

Does this support multiple Webconnex products?

This MCP server is specifically configured to filter results for GivingFuel (givingfuel.com). It ensures you only see fundraising-related data.

GivingFuel MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: GivingFuel
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Author: Vinkius

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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

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About GivingFuel MCP Server

Connect your GivingFuel account to any AI agent to automate your fundraising data extraction and donor relationship management through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). GivingFuel is a powerful, flexible fundraising platform for nonprofits and ministries. This MCP server enables you to retrieve donation orders, track individual donor responses (registrants), and monitor active fundraising pages directly through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect GivingFuel to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 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

Donation Oversight — List all donation orders for your organization, including transaction totals and status (completed, refunded, pending).
Donor Detail Discovery — Retrieve detailed records for individual donors and their specific form responses to understand donor sentiment.
Financial Transaction Tracking — Access financial processing data for both successful and failed charges to monitor payment health.
Page Management — List all active fundraising pages and events, retrieving detailed configuration metadata for each.
Donor CRM Insights — Access unified donor profiles from the Webconnex platform to track long-term donor engagement.
P2P Campaign Discovery — Retrieve data related to Peer-to-Peer fundraising campaigns and participant activity.
Real-time Synchronization — Keep your organization's fundraising data accessible to your AI assistant without leaving your primary workspace.

The GivingFuel MCP Server exposes 10 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 GivingFuel to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the GivingFuel 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 GivingFuel

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the GivingFuel MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with GivingFuel 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

GivingFuel + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the GivingFuel 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

GivingFuel MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect GivingFuel to Claude Desktop via MCP:

filter_orders_by_date

Filter by date range

filter_orders_by_status

Filter by completion

list_crm_contacts

List donor profiles

list_donation_orders

List all orders

list_donation_registrants

List individual donors

list_financial_transactions

List successful charges

list_fundraising_pages

List donation pages

list_peer_campaigns

List P2P campaigns

list_recent_donations

List latest 10 orders

verify_api_connection

Check connection

Example Prompts for GivingFuel in Claude Desktop

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

"List the last 5 donation orders received."

"Show me all fundraising pages active in my account."

"How many donations were marked as 'refunded' today?"

Troubleshooting GivingFuel MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting GivingFuel 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.

GivingFuel + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating GivingFuel 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.