Productive MCP Server for Vercel AI SDK 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
The Vercel AI SDK is the TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. Connect Productive through Vinkius and every tool is available as a typed function. ready for React Server Components, API routes, or any Node.js backend.
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import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
async function main() {
const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
transport: {
type: "http",
// Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
},
});
try {
const tools = await mcpClient.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
model: openai("gpt-4o"),
tools,
prompt: "Using Productive, list all available capabilities.",
});
console.log(text);
} finally {
await mcpClient.close();
}
}
main();
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About Productive MCP Server
Connect your Productive account to any AI agent and bring your agency management data directly into your conversation workflow.
The Vercel AI SDK gives every Productive tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 12 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.
What you can do
- Projects & Budgets — List all active projects, retrieve detailed project data, and dive deep into financial budgets to monitor burn rates
- Time Tracking & Tasks — Audit logged time entries across your team and track task progress on any board instantly
- Sales & CRM — List all open deals, review the sales pipeline, and access full company/client databases without switching tabs
- Financials — Access all generated invoices and their payment statuses to keep cash flow in check
- People & Activity — Track recent activities, team availability, and audit logs to see exactly what's moving in your agency
The Productive MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Vercel AI SDK 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 Productive to Vercel AI SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Productive MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
Install dependencies
Run npm install @ai-sdk/mcp ai @ai-sdk/openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the script
Save to agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.ts
Explore tools
The SDK discovers 12 tools from Productive and passes them to the LLM
Why Use Vercel AI SDK with the Productive MCP Server
Vercel AI SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Productive through the Model Context Protocol.
TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box
Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same Productive integration everywhere
Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display Productive tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components
Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency
Productive + Vercel AI SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Vercel AI SDK combined with the Productive MCP Server delivers measurable value.
AI-powered web apps: build dashboards that query Productive in real-time and stream results to the UI with zero loading states
API backends: create serverless endpoints that orchestrate Productive tools and return structured JSON responses to any frontend
Chatbots with tool use: embed Productive capabilities into conversational interfaces with streaming responses and tool call visibility
Internal tools: build admin panels where team members interact with Productive through natural language queries
Productive MCP Tools for Vercel AI SDK (12)
These 12 tools become available when you connect Productive to Vercel AI SDK via MCP:
get_project
Retrieves details for a single project by ID
list_activities
Lists recent activities and audit logs
list_boards
Lists all task boards
list_budgets
Lists all project budgets
list_companies
Lists all companies (clients and partners) in the CRM
list_deals
Lists all sales deals and their current stages
list_invoices
Lists all generated invoices and their payment status
list_people
Lists all people, including employees and external contacts
list_projects
Ideal for scoping agency workload. Lists all active and archived projects in Productive
list_services
Use this to check billable items. Lists all services defined in the organization
list_tasks
Lists all tasks across the organization
list_time_entries
Lists time entries logged by the team
Example Prompts for Productive in Vercel AI SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Vercel AI SDK agent to start working with Productive immediately.
"Analyze our active budgets and find any approaching their limit."
"Show me unpaid invoices from last month."
"What did the development team log time on today?"
Troubleshooting Productive MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK
Common issues when connecting Productive to Vercel AI SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
createMCPClient is not a function
npm install @ai-sdk/mcpProductive + Vercel AI SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating Productive MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?
createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.Can I use MCP tools in Edge Functions?
Does it support streaming tool results?
useChat and streamText that handle tool calls and display results progressively in the UI.Connect Productive with your favorite client
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Microsoft's framework for multi-agent collaborative conversations.
Connect Productive to Vercel AI SDK
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 12 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.