How do I find my PredictHQ API Key?

Log in to your [**PredictHQ control center**](https://control.predicthq.com/), navigate to the 'API' section, and generate a new token. Copy and paste it below.

What types of events are included?

PredictHQ includes 19 categories of events, from concerts and sports to public holidays and severe weather events.

Can the agent show attendance rankings?

Yes. The `get_event_details` tool retrieves the PredictHQ Rank, which indicates the expected impact and attendance metadata for an event.

PredictHQ Event Intelligence MCP Server for Claude Desktop 4 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: PredictHQ Event Intelligence
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Author: Vinkius

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "predicthq-event-intelligence": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About PredictHQ Event Intelligence MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire event research and demand auditing workflow with PredictHQ, the authoritative source for intelligent event data. By connecting PredictHQ to your agent, you transform complex event searches into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly search for global festivals, sports matches, and conferences, audit attendance rankings, and query specific location metadata without you ever touching an event portal. Whether you are conducting market demand research or managing regional operational constraints, your agent acts as a real-time event consultant, ensuring your data is always verified and precise.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect PredictHQ Event Intelligence to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 4 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

Event Auditing — Search for thousands of global events by keyword or category and retrieve detailed metadata, including start times and rankings.
Ranking Oversight — Audit the PredictHQ impact rank for specific events to understand the current industry lead in attendance scale instantly.
Category Discovery — Browse available event categories like 'concerts', 'sports', or 'festivals' to identify relevant thematic markers for your audience.
Geographic Intelligence — Retrieve high-resolution location metadata for specific event IDs to assist in deep-dive logistics classification.
Operational Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your event research workflow is always operational.

The PredictHQ Event Intelligence MCP Server exposes 4 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 PredictHQ Event Intelligence to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the PredictHQ Event Intelligence 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 PredictHQ Event Intelligence

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 4 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the PredictHQ Event Intelligence MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with PredictHQ Event Intelligence 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

PredictHQ Event Intelligence + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the PredictHQ Event Intelligence 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

PredictHQ Event Intelligence MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (4)

These 4 tools become available when you connect PredictHQ Event Intelligence to Claude Desktop via MCP:

check_api_status

Check if the PredictHQ service is operational

get_event_details

Get full metadata and ranking for a specific event ID

list_event_categories

List common event categories supported by PredictHQ

search_predict_events

Search for global events (concerts, sports, festivals) using PredictHQ

Example Prompts for PredictHQ Event Intelligence in Claude Desktop

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

"Search for concerts in 'London' for next month using PredictHQ."

"What is the impact ranking for event ID '12345'?"

"List event categories supported by PredictHQ."

Troubleshooting PredictHQ Event Intelligence MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting PredictHQ Event Intelligence 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.

PredictHQ Event Intelligence + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating PredictHQ Event Intelligence 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.