How do I find my MakePlans API Key?

Log in to your MakePlans admin dashboard, navigate to Settings > API to find or generate your Private API Key. Your token is encrypted at rest and injected securely at runtime.

What is the Account Name?

The account name is the subdomain used in your MakePlans URL, for example: `mycompany.makeplans.com`. Enter only `mycompany`.

Can I search for available slots for a specific date range?

Yes, use the `find_available_slots` tool and provide `params` such as `from=2024-01-01&to=2024-01-07` along with the service ID.

MakePlans MCP Server for Claude Desktop 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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

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About MakePlans MCP Server

Connect your MakePlans account to any AI agent to automate your scheduling and appointment management. This MCP server enables your agent to list bookings, find available time slots, manage services and resources, and create customer records directly from natural language interfaces.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect MakePlans to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 8 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

Appointment Control — List all scheduled bookings and retrieve detailed metadata and status updates
Availability Check — Query specific services to find available time slots within defined date ranges
Resource Oversight — Manage bookable resources such as staff members, rooms, or specialized equipment
Service Catalog — List all service definitions and appointment types configured in your account
Customer CRM — Create new customer profiles and manage the 'people' database for your business
Real-time Scheduling — Programmatically create new appointments by linking people, services, and time slots

The MakePlans MCP Server exposes 8 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 MakePlans to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the MakePlans 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 MakePlans

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 8 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the MakePlans MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with MakePlans 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

MakePlans + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the MakePlans 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

MakePlans MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect MakePlans to Claude Desktop via MCP:

create_new_appointment

Requires person_id, service_id, and start_at. Schedule a new booking

create_new_customer

Requires name. Add a new customer profile

find_available_slots

Requires service_id and date parameters. Find available time slots for a service

get_appointment_details

Get details for a specific booking

list_appointments

Use optional params for filtering. List all bookings/appointments

list_available_services

List all offered services (appointment types)

list_booking_resources

List booking resources (staff, rooms, etc.)

list_customers

List all registered customers

Example Prompts for MakePlans in Claude Desktop

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

"List all appointments scheduled for next week in MakePlans."

"Find available slots for service ID '123' between tomorrow and Friday."

"Create a new customer profile for 'Alice Doe' with email 'alice@example.com'."

Troubleshooting MakePlans MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting MakePlans 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.

MakePlans + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating MakePlans 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.