Magicplan MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
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": {
"magicplan": {
// Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Magicplan MCP Server
Connect your Magicplan workspace to any AI agent to automate your architectural and estimation workflows. This MCP server enables your agent to interact with floor plans, retrieve precise spatial measurements, and access detailed financial estimates directly from natural language interfaces.
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Magicplan to your AI workflow. Add the 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.
What you can do
- Project Oversight — List all architectural projects and retrieve detailed metadata and status updates
- Spatial Intelligence — Access full floor plan spatial data including floors, rooms, and individual object placements
- Precise Measurements — Retrieve numeric statistics such as area, perimeter, and volume for any plan or specific room
- Estimation Audit — Access comprehensive financial breakdowns including labor, materials, taxes, and itemized positions
- User Management — List collaborators and manage workspace access across your architectural teams
- Data Collection — Query inspection forms and survey data attached directly to your floor plans
The Magicplan 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 Magicplan to Claude Desktop via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Magicplan 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 Magicplan
Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 10 tools are now available
Why Use Claude Desktop with the Magicplan MCP Server
Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Magicplan 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 the Vinkius Edge network
Magicplan + Claude Desktop Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Magicplan 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
Magicplan MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Magicplan to Claude Desktop via MCP:
get_estimate_details
Get full financial breakdown for an estimate
get_plan_form_data
Retrieve forms attached to a specific plan
get_plan_measurements
Get numeric measurements for a plan
get_project_details
Get metadata for a specific project
get_project_floor_plan
Get full spatial data for a project
get_workspace_info
Get configuration for the current workspace
list_available_forms
List all data collection forms (checklists)
list_magicplan_projects
List all floor plan projects
list_project_estimates
List all financial estimates for a project
list_workspace_users
List all users in the Magicplan workspace
Example Prompts for Magicplan in Claude Desktop
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Magicplan immediately.
"List all architectural projects in my Magicplan workspace."
"Show the floor plan measurements for project ID '123'."
"Get the financial breakdown for estimate 'est-987' in project '456'."
Troubleshooting Magicplan MCP Server with Claude Desktop
Common issues when connecting Magicplan to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not appearing after restart
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).Authentication error
Tools not showing in chat
Magicplan + Claude Desktop FAQ
Common questions about integrating Magicplan MCP Server with Claude Desktop.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
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?
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
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?
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
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Connect Magicplan to Claude Desktop
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.