Bring Digital Signage
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect FusionSignage to Claude Desktop and start using 17 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the FusionSignage MCP Server?
Connect your FusionSignage account to any AI agent and manage your digital signage network through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Screen Management — List all screens with online/offline status, inspect configurations, update settings, and check real-time connectivity
- Playlist Builder — Create, update, and delete content playlists with media items and display order
- Content Assignment — Assign playlists to specific screens for targeted content delivery
- Media Library — Browse all uploaded media (images, videos, web pages), inspect file metadata, and remove outdated assets
- Content Scheduling — Create time-based schedules with playlist rotation and screen assignments
- Screen Groups — Organize screens into groups for bulk content management
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your FusionSignage API Key from your account settings
3. Start managing your signage network from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Facility Managers — monitor screen status, push content updates, and manage display groups without accessing the dashboard
- Marketing Teams — schedule campaigns, rotate promotional content, and update digital menus through AI
- IT Administrators — audit screen connectivity, manage media libraries, and troubleshoot display issues
Built-in capabilities (17)
Assign playlist to screen
Verify connectivity
Create a playlist
Create a schedule
Delete media
Delete a playlist
Get media details
Get playlist details
Get screen details
Get screen status
List screen groups
List all media
List all playlists
List schedules
List all screens
Update a playlist
Update a screen
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect FusionSignage to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 17 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
FusionSignage in Claude Desktop
FusionSignage and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect FusionSignage 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 FusionSignage in Claude Desktop
The FusionSignage 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 17 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
FusionSignage for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the FusionSignage MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I monitor which screens are online or offline in real time?
Yes. Use list_screens to see all screens with their current online/offline status and assigned content. For a specific screen, use get_screen_status to check real-time connectivity and playback status. Use get_screen for detailed configuration including orientation and playlist assignment.
Can I create a playlist and assign it to a screen?
Yes. Use create_playlist with a JSON payload containing name and media items. Then use assign_playlist with the screen ID and playlist ID to push it to a display. Use update_playlist to modify content order or add new media, and delete_playlist to remove unused playlists.
Can I schedule content to play at specific times?
Yes. The create_schedule tool accepts a JSON configuration with time slots, playlist rotations, and screen assignments. Use list_schedules to view all active schedules. Combine with list_groups to manage multiple screens simultaneously through group assignments.
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.