Bring Recurring Invoicing
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect ChargeOver to Claude Desktop and start using 7 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the ChargeOver MCP Server?
Connect your ChargeOver account to any AI agent and take full control of your recurring revenue and subscription billing workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Billing Profile Orchestration — List and manage customer billing profiles programmatically, retrieving detailed high-fidelity account metadata and payment history
- Subscription Lifecycle Management — Create and update recurring billing packages programmatically to maintain perfectly coordinated subscriber journeys
- Invoice & Statement Architecture — Monitor real-time invoice history and programmatically generate new billing statements to streamline your accounts receivable
- Transaction Intelligence — Track payment transactions, refunds, and credits in real-time to maintain a high-fidelity overview of your financial health
- Operational Monitoring — Access high-level billing summaries and manage account-level metadata directly through your agent for instant financial reporting
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key (Username) and API Secret (Private Key) from ChargeOver (Settings > Developers > REST API)
3. Identify your Subdomain (e.g., 'acme' from acme.chargeover.com)
4. Start managing your recurring revenue from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual entry into billing tables or digging through subscription lists. Your AI acts as your dedicated billing coordinator and revenue analyst.
Who is this for?
- Finance & Billing Teams — instantly retrieve payment statuses and update customer billing data using natural language commands
- SaaS Founders — monitor recurring revenue trends and manage subscription packages without leaving your workspace
- Operations Leads — automate invoice generation and track transaction histories through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (7)
Create a new customer
Create a new invoice
Create a new subscription
List all customers
List all invoices
List all transactions
List all subscriptions (packages)
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect ChargeOver to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 7 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
ChargeOver in Claude Desktop
ChargeOver and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect ChargeOver to Claude Desktop 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 ChargeOver in Claude Desktop
The ChargeOver 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 7 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Desktop 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
ChargeOver for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the ChargeOver 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 ChargeOver API credentials?
Log in to your account, navigate to Settings > Developers > REST API, and copy your API Key (Username) and API Secret (Private Key).
Can I create a new subscription via AI?
Yes! Use the create_subscription tool and provide the customer ID and a nickname for the billing package to initialize a new recurring plan.
How do I check a customer's payment history?
The list_billing_transactions tool retrieves a detailed history of all payments, refunds, and credits associated with your account.
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.