Compatible with every major AI agent and IDE
What is the Sendbird MCP Server?
Connect your Sendbird application to any AI agent and take full control of your chat ecosystem through natural conversation.
What you can do
- User Management — Create new users, list existing ones, and manage profiles or access tokens for your chat application.
- Channel Orchestration — Create and manage Open Channels for massive public scale or Group Channels for private, distinct conversations.
- Moderation & Safety — Maintain community standards by blocking, muting, or banning users, and freezing channels during incidents.
- Automation & Bots — Create and manage bots to send automated messages and interact with users programmatically.
- Channel Lifecycle — Update channel metadata, join or leave group chats, and invite new members seamlessly.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Sendbird App ID and Master API Token
- Start managing your messaging infrastructure from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more navigating complex dashboards to moderate a user or check channel status. Your AI acts as a real-time chat administrator.
Who is this for?
- Support Leads — quickly moderate users, check channel history, and manage support bots without leaving the console.
- Developers — test channel creation, user provisioning, and bot messaging directly from the code editor.
- Community Managers — oversee large open channels and enforce safety rules through simple natural language commands.
Built-in capabilities (18)
Ban a user from a channel
Block a user
Create a bot
Create a group channel
Create an open channel
Create a new Sendbird user
Delete an open channel
Freeze a channel
Get an open channel by URL
Invite users to a group channel
Join a group channel
Leave a group channel
List open channels
List Sendbird users
Mute a user in a channel
Send a message via bot
Send a message to a channel
Update an open channel
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Sendbird to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 18 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
Sendbird in Claude Desktop
Sendbird and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Sendbird 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 Sendbird in Claude Desktop
The Sendbird 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 18 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
Sendbird for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Sendbird 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 a bot to send automated messages in a channel?
Yes! You can use the create_bot tool to register a new bot and then use send_bot_message to trigger automated interactions within your chat channels.
How do I handle disruptive users who violate community rules?
The server provides several moderation tools: mute_user to silence them, block_user to prevent interaction, and ban_user to remove them from channels entirely.
Is it possible to manage large-scale public chat rooms?
Absolutely. Use create_open_channel to build public channels that support millions of users, and list_open_channels to keep track of your active public environments.
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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