Bring Member Management
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect ClubPlanner to Claude Desktop 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 ClubPlanner MCP Server?
Connect your ClubPlanner fitness management account to any AI agent and simplify how you coordinate your gym, manage member relationships, and track facility usage through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Member & Prospect Management — List active members, track new leads (prospects), and retrieve detailed profile metadata and status.
- Access Control & Check-ins — Monitor real-time entry history and record new member check-ins at specific locations.
- Appointment Scheduling — List and create appointments for personal training, sales tours, or consultations directly via AI.
- Contract Oversight — Query active membership agreements and contracts to monitor renewals and billing cycles.
- Product Catalog — Browse available membership types and club products to assist with sales inquiries.
- Staff Directory — List registered employees and staff members to coordinate facility operations.
- Operational Monitoring — Check your club account metadata and verify API connectivity in real-time.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your ClubPlanner API Key (found in your account settings)
3. Start managing your fitness ecosystem from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Gym Owners & Managers — quickly check daily check-in volume and member statuses via simple AI commands.
- Front Desk Teams — record member entries and coordinate training appointments directly from the workspace.
- Sales & Admin Teams — monitor prospect pipelines and verify contract availability via the AI assistant.
Built-in capabilities (12)
Schedule a new appointment
Record a new member check-in
Add a new prospect to ClubPlanner
Get club account information
Get details for a specific member
List scheduled appointments
List recent member check-ins
List active membership contracts
List all club members
List available products/memberships
List potential members (prospects) in ClubPlanner
List club staff members
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect ClubPlanner to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 12 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
ClubPlanner in Claude Desktop
ClubPlanner and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect ClubPlanner 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 ClubPlanner in Claude Desktop
The ClubPlanner 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 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
ClubPlanner for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the ClubPlanner MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I check how many members are currently in the club?
Yes! Use the list_checkins tool to see recent entry history. Your agent can filter these to show you the active check-ins for today.
How do I schedule a new personal training session for a member?
Use the create_appointment action. Provide the Member ID, the start time in ISO format, and a description (e.g., 'Leg Day with Coach Mike') to book it instantly.
Is it possible to see which contracts are active via AI?
Absolutely. Use the list_contracts query. The agent will retrieve the directory of all active membership agreements currently recorded in 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.