Bring Marketing Attribution
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect Northbeam to Claude Desktop and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
GDPR Free for Subscribers
What is the Northbeam MCP Server?
Connect your Northbeam account to your AI agent and gain deep insights into your marketing performance and attribution data through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Metric Discovery — List all available performance metrics such as Attributed Revenue, Transactions, and Spend.
- Data Breakdowns — Access the labels used to group your data, including Platform, Campaign, Ad Set, and more.
- Attribution Modeling — View supported attribution models to understand how credit is assigned across touchpoints.
- Programmatic Exports — Initialize new data exports for specific date ranges and sets of metrics.
- Export Monitoring — Track the status of your active data exports and retrieve direct download URLs for results.
- Workspace Oversight — Monitor active webhooks, scheduled recurring exports, and recent export history.
- Account Insights — Access high-level configuration, dashboard settings, and authenticated account metadata.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Northbeam API Key and Data Client ID
3. Start analyzing your marketing attribution from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Marketing Managers — quickly check available metrics or export statuses without opening the Northbeam dashboard.
- Data Analysts — automate the retrieval of complex attribution data for deeper reporting and modeling.
- Growth Teams — monitor recently completed exports and verify data synchronization in real-time.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Initialize a new data export
Get account metadata
Get workspace dashboard settings
Check data export status
g., Clicks only, Modeled). List supported attribution models
g., Platform, Campaign, Ad Set) in attribution reports. List available data breakdowns
g., Attributed Revenue, Transactions, Spend) available for export. List available attribution metrics
List recently completed exports
List scheduled data exports
List active webhooks
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Northbeam 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
Northbeam in Claude Desktop
Northbeam and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Northbeam 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 Northbeam in Claude Desktop
The Northbeam 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 10 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
Northbeam for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Northbeam MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I find my Northbeam API credentials?
Log in to your Northbeam Dashboard, navigate to Settings > API Keys. You will find both your API Key and your Data-Client-ID (UUID) there.
Can I download data directly through the agent?
Yes! The get_export_status tool will provide a direct download URL once the export status is marked as 'SUCCESS'.
How do I know which metrics I can export?
Use the list_metrics and list_breakdowns tools to see all valid parameters available for your account before creating a new data export.
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.