How to Use the Helpwise MCP in Claude Code

Pipe your Helpwise inboxes directly into the terminal with Claude Code for automated triage and headless script execution.

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Setup Helpwise with Claude Code

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Headless Inbox Automation

Calling `list_mailboxes` and `list_conversations` exposes your support queues to terminal environments. You can run Claude Code in a cron job to sweep unassigned tickets every hour. The CLI agent evaluates the backlog, categorizes the requests, and assigns them out. No graphical interface required. You manage your entire customer support routing logic from a simple shell script.

Terminal-Based Incident Response

The `get_conversation_details` tool lets this MCP Server pull critical alert contexts during an outage. When PagerDuty fires, you can ask Claude Code to summarize what customers are reporting in the support inbox. The agent reads the threads, identifies the common error codes users are seeing, and outputs a concise report to your terminal. You get the exact impact radius without leaving your SSH session.

Claude Code MCP Server Broadcasting

Executing `send_email` through the CLI enables automated mass communication. If a deployment fails, you can script Claude Code to notify affected users immediately. It uses `list_contacts` to find the users tied to the failing service, then dispatches the update. You handle customer communication directly from your deployment pipeline.

Setup guide

Set up Helpwise 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 helpwise-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

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

Terminal

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

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Common questions about Helpwise MCP in Claude Code

Run claude mcp add --transport http helpwise-mcp -- in your terminal. Make sure to put all flags before the server name.

Yes. You can configure a headless workflow that triggers on specific events, pulling queue data via the conversations list and assigning tickets automatically.

It queries the team members endpoint to get agent IDs. You can pipe this output into other scripts to balance the ticket load across your active shifts.

You can prompt the agent to run the contacts tool and filter the results by email or phone number. It returns the raw JSON data straight to your standard output.

The integration handles sensitive PII like phone numbers and billing emails. The connection uses ephemeral instances that terminate immediately after the shell command finishes, leaving zero residual data behind.

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