Bring Performance Management
to Claude Desktop
Create your Vinkius account to connect 15Five to Claude Desktop and start using all 6 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
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What is the 15Five MCP Server?
Transform your team’s engagement and performance with 15Five, the holistic performance management platform now accessible through your AI agent. By bridging 15Five with the Model Context Protocol, you turn employee check-ins and objective tracking into a seamless conversation. Your agent can help you celebrate wins with High Fives, monitor team sentiment via Pulse scores, and audit OKRs without you ever leaving your primary workspace. It’s the ultimate tool for managers who want to stay connected to their team’s heartbeat while focusing on strategic growth.
What you can do
- Check-ins & Feedback — Retrieve recent check-ins, view employee answers, and monitor pulse scores to gauge team sentiment.
- High Fives & Recognition — List received high fives or send new ones to celebrate team wins and boost morale directly from chat.
- Objectives (OKRs) — Track progress on company or individual objectives and key results without manual dashboard lookups.
- User & Team Management — List employees, departments, and groups to maintain organizational clarity.
- Engagement Insights — Quickly access historical performance data and feedback cycles to support meaningful 1-on-1 conversations.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your 15Five API Key and Subdomain
- Start managing performance and recognition through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- People Leaders & Managers — stay updated on team check-ins and recognize achievements through simple commands
- HR Professionals — audit objectives and engagement levels across departments seamlessly
- Team Members — quickly view goals and send high fives to colleagues without context switching
- Operations Teams — automate data retrieval for performance reporting and organizational health monitoring
Built-in capabilities (6)
Use this to monitor team sentiment or review previous employee submissions. You can filter by user ID. List recent employee check-ins and performance reports
Useful for finding the department ID or identifying team structures. List all departments and their members
List recent High Fives (public recognition) across the company
List company and individual objectives (OKRs)
Use this to find the identifier for a person. List all active employees and users in the 15Five organization
Requires the email address of the recipient and a personal message. Send a High Five to publicly recognize a colleague
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect 15Five to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 6 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
15Five in Claude Desktop
Why run 15Five with Vinkius?
The 15Five connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 6 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect 15Five using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
15Five and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect 15Five to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
15Five for Claude Desktop
Every request between Claude Desktop and 15Five is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
How do I send a High Five through the agent?
Use the send_high_five tool and provide the recipient's email or ID and a recognition message. Your agent will process it immediately and notify the recipient.
Can I see team pulse scores with this integration?
Yes, you can use the list_checkins tool to retrieve check-in data which includes employee pulse scores and sentiment analysis.
Does the agent support managing OKRs?
The agent can list and track progress on objectives using the list_objectives tool, allowing you to monitor goal attainment across your team.
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.
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.
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