Bring Team Chat
to Claude Desktop
Create your Vinkius account to connect Flock to Claude Desktop and start using all 10 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
Gemini
What is the Flock MCP Server?
Connect your Flock bot to any AI agent and take full control of your team communication, private groups, and organizational roster through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Rich Messaging Orchestration — Provision massively fast payloads strictly into Flock chats, utilizing `` to render rich enterprise attachments and formatted layouts natively
- Public Channel Discovery — Enumerate explicitly attached public channels and execute bulk iterations to capture global namespaces and routing configurations synchronously
- Private Group Management — Identify bounded private groups and retrieve precise physical definitions detailing exactly how hidden groups operate within your enterprise
- Organizational Roster Auditing — Discovers global identity blocks mapping direct
@aliases to absolute string UUIDs to solve accurate routing for the entire company - Identity Metadata Retrieval — Perform structural extraction of profile metadata linked to Flock users, resolving time zones and LDAP/SSO properties securely
- Chat Log Ingestion — Pull chronological asynchronous logs from any room, extracting raw JSON objects mapping historical strings natively from chat fetchers
- Membership Oversight — Audit IAM boundaries and identify explicit active UUIDs directly attached to channels or groups to verify intended audiences flawlessly
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Flock Bot Token (found in the Flock Developer Dashboard > My Apps > Bot Token)
- Start managing your team communication from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Team Leads & Managers — send announcements and coordinate private groups without leaving the chat interface
- Developers — test bot messaging logic and verify FlockML rendering directly from the IDE or chat
- IT Admins — audit channel memberships and verify organizational roster mappings using natural language
- Ops Teams — monitor public channels and manage private team communication in real-time
Built-in capabilities (10)
Retrieve explicit Channel descriptions and banner logic mappings
Identify explicit Active UUIDs directly attached evaluating Channel ingress
Enumerate explicitly attached `public` channels active within Flock
Extracts raw JSON objects mapping historical strings natively returned by `chat.fetchMessages`. Read recent structural Chat payloads targeting a Flock Room
Detects if formatted `<flockml>` definitions are passed and converts the payload dynamically bypassing standard Markdown limits rendering rich enterprise attachments. Provision a massively fast payload strictly into an established Flock Chat
Inspect deep internal credentials identifying a precise Private Group
Crucial for verifying sensitive message targets. Audit IAM boundaries explicitly granting read permissions to a Group
Returns arrays necessary to retrieve correct routing UUIDs. Identify bounded Private Groups tracking strict IAM boundaries
Returns explicit array definitions mapping direct `@` aliases to absolute string UUIDs solving accurate routing natively. Identify precise active Human constraints navigating the entire Flock company
Perform structural extraction of metadata linked to a Flock Identity
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Flock to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 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
Flock in Claude Desktop
Why run Flock with Vinkius?
The Flock 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 10 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 Flock using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Flock and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Flock 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
Flock for Claude Desktop
Every request between Claude Desktop and Flock 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
Can my agent send formatted messages using FlockML?
Yes. Use the 'chat_send_message' tool and provide your XML string in the 'flockml' parameter. The agent will bypass standard Markdown limits to render rich enterprise attachments and layouts natively in Flock.
How do I list all members of a specific private group via chat?
Use the 'groups_list_members' tool. Provide the Group UUID. Your agent will surface the explicitly mapped profiles within that group, helping you verify sensitive message targets securely.
Can I search for a user's UUID using their '@' alias through the agent?
Absolutely. The 'roster_list_directory' tool discovers global identity blocks mapping direct aliases to absolute string UUIDs, ensuring you can route messages accurately to anyone in your company.
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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