Bring Desk Booking
to Claude Desktop
Create your Vinkius account to connect Robin to Claude Desktop and start using all 10 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
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What is the Robin MCP Server?
Connect your conversational assistant directly to Robin, the leading workplace management platform. This integration transforms your AI into a virtual office manager, empowering you to explore office locations, check room availability, and book desks directly from a seamless chat interface.
What you can do
- Manage Office Logistics — Ask your assistant to map out your global organizational offices (
list_locations) and review deep details like capacity or address for a specific hub (get_location). - Book Meeting Rooms — See all bookable spaces (
list_spaces) to find the perfect room for your meeting. Command the AI to check schedules (list_space_events,get_free_busy) and immediately book a room (book_space) for your team. - Reserve Hot Desks — Explore the floor plan to find available seats (
list_desks) and immediately secure a hot desk for a specific date (reserve_desk). If plans change, simply tell the AI to cancel your booking (cancel_desk_reservation).
How it works
- Install the Robin extension module in your MCP environment.
- Obtain your
Robin Access Tokenfrom your official dashboard and securely enter it in the authentication parameter below. - Converse naturally: "Check room availability in our main office tomorrow at 2 PM and book a desk for me."
Who is this for?
- Employees & Teams — Quickly find available meeting rooms or hot desks without opening the web portal. Just ask the AI while planning your workday.
- Office Managers — Monitor space utilization and review upcoming events across different locations effortlessly.
- Executive Assistants — Manage aggressive scheduling by asking the AI to find free slots in multiple rooms and booking them instantly.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Specify space ID, title, and start/end times. Books a meeting room by creating an event
You must provide the unique reservation ID. Cancels an existing desk reservation
Provide a JSON array of space IDs. Checks availability for multiple spaces within a time range
Retrieves details for a specific office location
Retrieves detailed information for a specific meeting space
Lists all hot desks and assigned seats at a location
Lists all office locations in Robin
Lists all events booked in a specific meeting space
Lists all bookable meeting rooms at a location
Reserves a hot desk for a specific date
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Robin 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
Robin in Claude Desktop
Why run Robin with Vinkius?
The Robin connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 10 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
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Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Robin using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Robin and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Robin to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Robin for Claude Desktop
Every request between Claude Desktop and Robin is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Can the AI automatically invite participants or manage employee Microsoft/Google calendars via this plugin?
No, this integration interacts strictly with Robin's environment. The tool (book_space) targets space and desk allocation inside Robin's directory. Connecting events inside Robin to your external Exchange or Google Workspaces is a configuration you must perform manually via the Robin Web Dashboard outside of this AI tool's scope.
How do I check availability without locking the room immediately?
You can ask the assistant to query the system using the list_space_events tool indicating a specific space ID to read the calendar logic of reservations. Or better, state a date span and use the get_free_busy action passing multiple room IDs to detect scheduling conflicts instantly across multiple assets before issuing a separate booking command.
Can I cancel a desk reservation after it has been made?
Yes. Simply ask the assistant to cancel a specific reservation using cancel_desk_reservation with the reservation ID. The desk will be released immediately and made available for others to book.
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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