How do I get my Viral Loops API Key?

Log in to your Viral Loops account, navigate to Settings > API Keys, and generate a new key. Copy it and paste it below.

Can I get referral URLs for participants?

Yes! Use the get_referral_url tool with the campaign ID and participant email to retrieve their unique referral link.

Can I add new participants to a campaign?

Yes! Use the create_participant action with the campaign ID and participant data (email and custom fields) to register them.

Viral Loops MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Viral Loops
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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": {
    "viral-loops": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Viral Loops MCP Server

Connect Viral Loops to any AI agent and supercharge your referral marketing — manage campaigns, track participants, monitor milestones, and analyze referral performance through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Viral Loops to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 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

Campaign Management — List and inspect all referral campaigns in your account
Participant Tracking — View participants, their referral counts, and statuses
Referral URLs — Generate and retrieve unique referral links for participants
Milestone Monitoring — Check referral milestones and reward completion
Campaign Statistics — Get performance metrics including total referrals and conversions
Reward Management — View and manage reward configurations

The Viral Loops MCP Server exposes 10 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 Viral Loops to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Viral Loops 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 Viral Loops

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Viral Loops MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Viral Loops 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

Viral Loops + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Viral Loops 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

Viral Loops MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Viral Loops to Claude Desktop via MCP:

create_participant

Use this when users sign up through your referral form. Add a new participant to a referral campaign

get_campaign

Use the campaign ID from list_campaigns. Get detailed information about a specific campaign

get_campaign_stats

Get performance statistics for a campaign

get_milestones

g., 5 referrals = discount, 10 referrals = free product) and their current completion status. Get referral milestones and rewards for a campaign

get_participant

Get details of a specific participant by email

get_referral_url

Get the unique referral URL for a participant

get_rewards

Get rewards configuration for a campaign

list_campaigns

Use this to discover available campaigns before querying specific ones. List all referral campaigns in your Viral Loops account

list_participants

Useful for leaderboard analysis and participant management. List all participants in a referral campaign

update_participant

Update information for an existing participant

Example Prompts for Viral Loops in Claude Desktop

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

"Show me all my referral campaigns."

"Get the referral URL for user@example.com in campaign 123."

"Show me the stats for campaign 123."

Troubleshooting Viral Loops MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Viral Loops 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.

Viral Loops + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Viral Loops 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.