Bring Referralhero
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect ReferralHero to Claude Desktop and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the ReferralHero MCP Server?
Connect your ReferralHero account to any AI agent and take full control of your viral growth orchestration and referral program management through natural conversation. ReferralHero provides a premier platform for building referral loops, and this integration allows you to retrieve subscriber metadata, monitor campaign leaderboards, and manage rewards directly from your chat interface.
What you can do
- Campaign & List Orchestration — List all managed referral campaigns and retrieve detailed metadata, including creating and updating subscriber records programmatically.
- Subscriber Lifecycle Management — Access and monitor individual subscriber profiles and retrieve detailed performance metadata including point balances directly from the AI interface.
- Leaderboard & Reward Intelligence — Access real-time campaign leaderboards and monitor reward eligibility via natural language to drive program engagement.
- Conversion & Referral Tracking — Track conversion events and attribute referrals to specific subscribers to ensure your growth loops are always synchronized.
- Operational Monitoring — Track system activity and manage transaction metadata using simple AI commands.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your ReferralHero API Token from your account settings
3. Start managing your referral campaigns from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual leaderboard exports or subscriber hunting. Your AI acts as a dedicated growth operations manager or referral coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Growth Marketers & Founders — quickly retrieve campaign summaries and monitor subscriber growth without switching apps.
- Marketing Operations Teams — automate the management of referral points and track reward distributions via natural conversation.
- Customer Success Teams — streamline the retrieval of subscriber metadata and monitor referral history directly within the chat.
Built-in capabilities (12)
Add points to a subscriber
Add a new subscriber to a campaign
Remove a subscriber from a campaign
Get campaign leaderboard
Get details for a specific campaign
Get campaign rewards
Get details for a specific subscriber
List all referral campaigns (lists)
List subscribers for a campaign
List recent transactions
Track a referral conversion event
Update an existing subscriber
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect ReferralHero to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 12 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
ReferralHero in Claude Desktop
ReferralHero and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect ReferralHero 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 ReferralHero in Claude Desktop
The ReferralHero 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 12 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
ReferralHero for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the ReferralHero MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can my AI automatically find the details and points for a specific subscriber by providing their ID?
Yes! Use the get_subscriber tool with the List UUID and Subscriber ID. Your agent will respond with complete metadata, including referral counts and current point balances in seconds.
How do I find my ReferralHero API Token?
Log in to your ReferralHero dashboard, navigate to Account > API, and you will find your unique secret token there.
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.