How to Use the MakePlans MCP in Claude

Q: How does Claude Desktop retrieve my active booking resources from MakePlans?

The agent calls the listbookingresources tool behind the scenes to fetch your staff or room lists. Claude Desktop then matches these resources with your requested service types to ensure you do not double-book.

Control your MakePlans booking engine directly inside Claude Desktop to schedule appointments and manage customers.

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Check availability inside Claude Desktop

The `find_available_slots` tool lets your Claude Desktop app fetch real-time booking openings directly from the MakePlans API. You don't have to toggle back and forth between your scheduling dashboard and your chat window to see what times are free. Ask Claude Desktop to check a specific date, and the MCP server returns exact time slots. The agent parses this raw data instantly so you can offer open times to clients without leaving your workspace.

Create profiles and book clients via Claude Desktop

You can run `create_new_customer` inside Claude Desktop to register a new user profile with just a name. Once the profile exists, the `create_new_appointment` tool schedules their booking using their specific ID and selected service. This setup lets Claude Desktop handle the entire booking sequence in a single chat thread. Your agent takes the customer info, creates the record, finds a slot, and locks in the appointment.

Audit your MakePlans schedule from Claude Desktop

The `list_appointments` tool pulls your booking ledger directly into your Claude Desktop interface. You can filter the results to audit upcoming sessions or check historical booking patterns. If you need to inspect a specific reservation, `get_appointment_details` retrieves the exact resource and service metadata. Claude Desktop displays these raw booking details clearly so you can spot scheduling conflicts immediately.

Setup guide

Set up MakePlans MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The MakePlans MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the MakePlans MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under makeplans-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "makeplans-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about MakePlans MCP in Claude Desktop

Open your Claude Desktop configuration file and add the server configuration under the `mcpServers` block. Restart the app, and you will see the scheduling tools available via the hammer icon in your chat window.

No, the current implementation handles single bookings. Your Claude Desktop agent uses `create_new_appointment` to schedule individual time slots one at a time based on the active availability returned by the API.

The agent calls the `list_booking_resources` tool behind the scenes to fetch your staff or room lists. Claude Desktop then matches these resources with your requested service types to ensure you do not double-book.

Yes, you can ask your agent to list what you offer. Claude Desktop runs `list_available_services` to pull the active service IDs, allowing you to filter options before booking.

Your customer profiles, names, and appointment times remain local to your machine's runtime. The Vinkius sandbox ensures that data transmitted between Claude Desktop and the MakePlans API uses secure, ephemeral channels that never store your scheduling records.

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