How do I find my Hiveage API Key?

Log in to your Hiveage account, go to **Settings > API**, and you will find your unique API key there. This key is used as the username for Basic Authentication.

What is the Hiveage 'Subdomain'?

The subdomain is the unique part of your Hiveage URL (e.g., if you access Hiveage at `mycompany.hiveage.com`, your subdomain is `mycompany`).

Can I record a partial payment for an invoice?

Yes! When using the `record_payment` tool, you can specify any amount in the `body_json`. Hiveage will automatically update the invoice balance based on the recorded payment.

Is the integration secure for financial data?

Absolutely. The integration uses official Hiveage API keys over HTTPS. Your credentials and billing data are encrypted and stored securely within the Vinkius Cloud infrastructure.

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

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About Hiveage MCP Server

Connect your Hiveage account to any AI agent and take full control of your online invoicing, estimates, and customer network through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Hiveage 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.

What you can do

Invoicing Oversight — List all invoices, retrieve detailed billing data using unique hash keys, and monitor payment status.
Estimate Management — Access your quotations and estimates history to stay on top of pending deals.
Payment Recording — Manually record payments against invoices directly from the chat interface.
Customer Network — List and inspect connections (customers/vendors) in your business network.
Document Delivery — Send invoices to your customers via email with a single command.
Tax & Item Visibility — List saved billing items and tax profiles to ensure accurate invoicing.

The Hiveage 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 Hiveage to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Hiveage 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 Hiveage

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

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Hiveage MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Hiveage 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

Hiveage + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Hiveage 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

Hiveage MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (12)

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

get_api_profile

Retrieve information about the authenticated account

get_customer_details

Get detailed profile information for a network connection

get_estimate_details

Get detailed information about a specific estimate

get_invoice_details

Get detailed information about a specific invoice

list_billing_items

List saved items and services used for invoicing

list_customers

List all connections (customers/vendors) in your network

list_estimates

List all estimates (quotations) in Hiveage

list_invoice_payments

List all payments recorded for a specific invoice

list_invoices

Use this to monitor billing and find hash keys for specific invoice actions. List all invoices in your Hiveage account

list_tax_profiles

List all configured tax profiles

record_payment

Pass details as a JSON string in "body_json" (requires amount, date, and payment_method). Record a manual payment against an invoice

send_invoice_email

Deliver an invoice to the customer via email

Example Prompts for Hiveage in Claude Desktop

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

"List all unpaid invoices and their total amounts."

"Record a cash payment of $500 for invoice hash 'kiLDAgtGzNpaAQ'."

"Show me the details for the estimate with key 'ests_992'."

Troubleshooting Hiveage MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Hiveage 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.

Hiveage + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Hiveage 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.