Referly MCP Server for Claude DesktopGive Claude Desktop instant access to 12 tools to Create Affiliate, Get Affiliate Details, Get Current User, and more
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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The Referly app connector for Claude Desktop is a standout in the Industry Titans category — giving your AI agent 12 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"referly": {
// Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Referly MCP Server
Connect your Referly (referly.so) account to any AI agent and take full control of your referral marketing and affiliate orchestration through natural conversation. Referly provides a powerful platform for managing partners and conversion tracking, and this integration allows you to retrieve affiliate metadata, trigger custom referral workflows, and monitor program performance directly from your chat interface.
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Referly to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 12 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
- Affiliate & Partner Orchestration — List all managed affiliates and retrieve detailed performance metadata, including creating new partner profiles programmatically.
- Referral & Conversion Intelligence — Track real-time conversion events and attribute sign-ups or sales to specific referral codes directly from the AI interface.
- Workflow & Automation Control — Trigger custom referral workflows and monitor their execution statuses via natural language to keep your growth loops synchronized.
- Coupon & Promo Oversight — Validate discount coupons and list active promo codes to ensure your marketing campaigns are always optimized.
- Operational Monitoring — Access analytics summaries and manage tenant metadata using simple AI commands.
The Referly MCP Server exposes 12 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.
All 12 Referly tools available for Claude Desktop
When Claude Desktop connects to Referly through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning referly, referrals, affiliate-marketing, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
Requires name and email. Create a new affiliate
Get details for a specific affiliate
Get authenticated user profile
Get referral performance summary
Check workflow execution status
List all affiliates/partners
List all discount coupons
List automation workflows
List all referral events
Track a new referral conversion
Manually trigger a workflow
Validate a discount coupon
Connect Referly to Claude Desktop via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Referly into Claude Desktop. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Open Claude Desktop Settings
claude_desktop_config.jsonAdd the MCP Server
mcpServers sectionRestart Claude Desktop
Start using Referly
Why Use Claude Desktop with the Referly MCP Server
Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Referly 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
Referly + Claude Desktop Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Referly 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
Example Prompts for Referly in Claude Desktop
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Referly immediately.
"List all active affiliates in my Referly account."
"Show me the performance of all active referral programs with conversion rates this month."
"Create a new referral campaign offering $50 credit for each successful customer referral."
Troubleshooting Referly MCP Server with Claude Desktop
Common issues when connecting Referly 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
Referly + Claude Desktop FAQ
Common questions about integrating Referly 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.