Bring Online Donations
to Claude Code
Learn how to connect Donorbox to Claude Code and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Donorbox MCP Server?
Connect your Donorbox account to any AI agent and take full control of your nonprofit fundraising and donor engagement workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Donation Orchestration — List and manage donations programmatically, including filtering by email or campaign and retrieving detailed transaction metadata
- Donor CRM — Create and update donor profiles programmatically to maintain high-fidelity records of your organization's supporters
- Recurring Plan Lifecycle — Monitor, pause, resume, or cancel recurring donation subscriptions directly through your agent to streamline supporter management
- Campaign Intelligence — Access your complete directory of fundraising campaigns to monitor performance and coordinate outreach in real-time
- Operational Monitoring — Check API connectivity and monitor active webhooks directly through your agent for reliable fundraising operations
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from Donorbox (Integrations > API & Zapier)
3. Start managing your nonprofit growth from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual status checking or digging through donation tables in the portal. Your AI acts as your dedicated fundraising strategist and donor coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Nonprofit Managers — instantly retrieve donation summaries and check campaign progress using natural language commands
- Fundraisers — update donor information and manage recurring subscriptions without leaving your communication tools
- Operations Leads — monitor webhook activity and verify API health through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Cancel a recurring donation
Verify Donorbox API connectivity
Requires first name, last name, and email. Add a new donor record
Get authenticated account info
List active webhooks
Can be filtered by email, campaign, or amount. List all donations
Can be filtered by name or email. List all donors
List fundraising campaigns
List recurring donation plans
Pause a recurring donation
Resume a paused recurring donation
Modify a donor record
Why Claude Code?
Claude Code registers Donorbox as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 12 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where Donorbox 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 Donorbox 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
Donorbox in Claude Code
Donorbox and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Donorbox 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 Donorbox in Claude Code
The Donorbox 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 12 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
Donorbox for Claude Code
Every tool call from Claude Code to the Donorbox MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Donorbox API Key?
Log in to your account, navigate to Integrations & Add-ons > API & Zapier, and enable the API add-on to generate your unique key.
Can I pause a recurring donation via AI?
Yes! Use the pause_recurring_plan tool with the specific plan ID to temporarily suspend a donor's recurring subscription.
How do I filter donations by campaign?
You can provide a campaign ID or name to the list_donations tool to retrieve transactions only for a specific fundraising goal.
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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