Bring Authorization
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) to Claude Desktop and start using 16 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
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What is the OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) MCP Server?
Connect your OpenFGA instance to any AI agent to manage Relationship-Based Access Control (ReBAC) through natural conversation. OpenFGA is an open-source fine-grained authorization solution inspired by Google's Zanzibar.
What you can do
- Store Management — Create, list, and delete isolated stores to manage authorization data for different environments or applications.
- Authorization Modeling — Define and retrieve complex authorization models using types and relations to represent your system's permissions.
- Tuple Management — Write, read, and track changes to relationship tuples that define which users have which relations to specific objects.
- Relationship Checks — Instantly evaluate whether a user has a specific relation to an object (e.g., 'can user:anne view document:1?').
- Health Monitoring — Quickly check the status of your OpenFGA instance to ensure high availability.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your OpenFGA API URL and API Token (if applicable)
- Start managing your authorization logic from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Security Engineers — Audit relationship tuples and verify authorization models without manual API calls.
- Backend Developers — Quickly test and iterate on authorization models during development directly from the IDE.
- DevOps & SREs — Monitor store health and manage authorization environments across different clusters.
Built-in capabilities (16)
Perform multiple checks in one request
Check if a user has a relation to an object
Create a new OpenFGA store
Delete an OpenFGA store
Expand a relation into a tree
Get a specific authorization model
Get OpenFGA store details
Check OpenFGA server health
List authorization models
List all objects a user can access
List all OpenFGA stores
List all users who have a relation to an object
Read changes to relationship tuples
Query stored relationship tuples
Write a new authorization model
Add or delete relationship tuples
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 16 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
OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) in Claude Desktop
OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) 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 | 4,000+ 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 OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) in Claude Desktop
The OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) 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 16 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
OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the OpenFGA (Fine-Grained Auth) MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How can I check if a specific user has access to a resource?
You can use the check_relation tool. Provide the store ID and the relationship details (user, relation, and object) to get an immediate boolean response on whether the access is permitted.
Can I see the history of changes made to relationship tuples?
Yes, the read_changes tool allows you to retrieve the changelog of relationship tuples for a specific store, optionally filtered by object type.
How do I define a new authorization model?
Use the write_authorization_model tool. You will need to provide the store ID, the schema version, and a JSON array of type definitions that describe your relations.
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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