Bring Donations
to Claude Code
Learn how to connect Donately to Claude Code and start using 11 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Donately MCP Server?
What you can do
- Retrieve and list incoming donations.
- Manage and list your fundraising campaigns.
- Access donor information and contacts.
- Keep track of recurring subscriptions and peer-to-peer fundraisers.
How it works
1. Subscribe to Donately. 2. Insert your API Token and Account ID. 3. Let the AI Agent fetch and manage your fundraising data.Who is this for?
Ideal for non-profits, NGOs, and fundraising teams who want to seamlessly query their Donately data through AI Agents.Built-in capabilities (11)
Create a new donation
Get details of a specific campaign
Get details of a specific donation
Get details of a specific peer-to-peer fundraiser
Get details of a specific person (donor)
Get details of a specific recurring donation (subscription)
Campaigns are the primary way to organize fundraising efforts. List campaigns for the Donately account
Useful to track incoming contributions and donor activities. Supports pagination and filtering. List donations for the Donately account
List peer-to-peer fundraisers for the Donately account
List people (donors/contacts) for the Donately account
List recurring donations (subscriptions) for the Donately account
Why Claude Code?
Claude Code registers Donately as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 11 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where Donately data drives decisions without human intervention.
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Single-command setup:
claude mcp addregisters the server instantly. no config files to edit or applications to restart - —
Terminal-native workflow means MCP tools integrate seamlessly into shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, and automated DevOps tasks
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Claude Code runs headlessly, enabling unattended batch processing using Donately tools in cron jobs or deployment scripts
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Built by the same team that created the MCP protocol, ensuring first-class compatibility and the fastest adoption of new protocol features
Donately in Claude Code
Donately and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Donately to Claude Code through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Donately in Claude Code
The Donately MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 11 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Code only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Donately for Claude Code
Every tool call from Claude Code to the Donately MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Does the AI agent process payments directly?
No, the AI agent retrieves and manages data from your Donately account, it does not act as a payment gateway itself.
Can the AI agent create new fundraising campaigns?
Currently, the agent can list and retrieve information about existing campaigns, but campaign creation should be done in the Donately dashboard.
Is donor data safe with the AI agent?
Yes, the agent only accesses the data necessary to answer your prompts and does not store personal donor information permanently.
How do I add an MCP server to Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http "" in your terminal. Claude Code registers the server and discovers all tools immediately.
Can Claude Code run MCP tools in headless mode?
Yes. Claude Code supports non-interactive execution, making it ideal for scripts, cron jobs, and CI/CD pipelines that need MCP tool access.
How do I list all connected MCP servers?
Run claude mcp in your terminal to see all registered servers and their status, or type /mcp inside an active Claude Code session.
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