Bring Dubsado
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect Dubsado 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 Dubsado MCP Server?
Connect your Dubsado account to any AI agent and take full control of your business operations and client lifecycle management through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Project Orchestration — List and manage client projects programmatically, including updating statuses, tags, and retrieving detailed metadata
- Billing & Invoicing — Monitor financial records across projects and programmatically create new invoices with detailed line items and taxes
- Contract Intelligence — Access project agreements and e-signature documents to monitor signing progress and contract validity in real-time
- Workflow Automation — Programmatically trigger automated sequence templates for specific projects to coordinate onboarding and client journeys
- Relationship CRM — Access your complete directory of clients and leads to manage contact information and high-fidelity communication history
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from your Dubsado dashboard (Settings > Marcus / API)
3. Start managing your service-based business from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual project tracking or digging through CRM menus. Your AI acts as your dedicated business operations and client journey coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Creative Entrepreneurs — instantly retrieve project details and manage client onboarding using natural language commands
- Service-Based Teams — monitor invoice statuses and trigger workflow sequences without leaving your workspace
- Operations Leads — automate deal registration and manage client contracts through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Apply a workflow to a project
Create a new invoice
Create a new project
Get contract status and details
Get details for a Dubsado invoice
Get details for a Dubsado project
List Dubsado contacts
List project contracts
List all invoices
List all Dubsado projects
List available workflow templates
Update an existing project
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Dubsado 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
Dubsado in Claude Desktop
Dubsado and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Dubsado 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 Dubsado in Claude Desktop
The Dubsado 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
Dubsado for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Dubsado 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 API Key in Dubsado?
Log in to your account, navigate to Settings > Marcus (API), and generate your unique key for the integration.
Can I filter projects by specific statuses?
Yes! Use the list_projects tool. You can find valid status IDs by checking your project funnel settings in the Dubsado UI.
Does it support creating invoices with multiple items?
Absolutely. The create_invoice tool accepts a JSON array of items, allowing you to specify names, amounts, and descriptions for each line.
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.