Bring Video Interviewing
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect HRBlade to Claude Desktop and start using 6 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the HRBlade MCP Server?
Connect your HRBlade account to any AI agent and manage asynchronous video interviews through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Interview Templates — List all interview templates and create new ones with custom questions, time limits, and instructions
- Candidate Invitations — Send video interview invitations to candidates by email with personalized details
- Candidate Management — Browse all candidates in your pipeline and inspect individual profiles with status
- Response Review — List all submitted video responses to review candidate answers and evaluate performance
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your HRBlade API Key from your account settings
3. Start managing interviews from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Recruiters — create interview templates, send invitations, and review video responses without switching to the dashboard
- Hiring Managers — evaluate candidate responses and track pipeline progress through AI
- HR Teams — scale asynchronous interviewing and manage high-volume candidate screening
Built-in capabilities (6)
Pass data as a JSON string. Create a new interview template
Get specific candidate details
List all recruiting candidates
List all candidate video responses
List all interview templates
Pass data as a JSON string. Send an invitation to a candidate
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect HRBlade to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 6 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
HRBlade in Claude Desktop
HRBlade and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect HRBlade 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 HRBlade in Claude Desktop
The HRBlade 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 6 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
HRBlade for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the HRBlade MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I create an interview template and send invitations to candidates?
Yes. Use create_interview with a JSON payload containing the title, description, and an array of questions. Then use send_interview_invitation with the candidate's email, first name, last name, and the interview ID. The candidate will receive an email with a link to record their video responses.
Can I review all video responses submitted by candidates?
Yes. The list_interview_responses tool retrieves all submitted video responses with candidate details, interview template reference, and submission timestamps. Use get_candidate_details to inspect a specific candidate's full profile and response history.
How does asynchronous video interviewing work with HRBlade?
HRBlade enables one-way video interviews where candidates record responses at their own pace. You create a template with questions, send an invitation, and the candidate records video answers through a web link. You can then review all responses asynchronously without scheduling live calls. Use list_interviews to see all templates and list_candidates to track your pipeline.
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.