Bring Interactive Video
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect Tolstoy to Claude Desktop and start using 6 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Tolstoy MCP Server?
Connect your Tolstoy interactive video account to any AI agent and simplify how you build personalized video experiences, manage your media library, and track engagement through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Video Management — List all uploaded videos and programmatically import new content via external URLs.
- Interactive Projects — Query and manage your branching video flows and personalized interactive experiences.
- Performance Tracking — Retrieve detailed analytics including plays, conversion rates, and revenue impact for your videos.
- Media Organization — List and oversee video folders to keep your marketing assets structured.
- Event Monitoring — List configured webhooks to ensure your real-time video notifications are active.
- Engagement Insights — Fetch high-level summaries of how users are interacting with your video content.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Tolstoy API Key (found in your account settings)
3. Start managing your interactive videos from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Marketing Managers — quickly check video conversion rates and manage interactive flows via simple AI commands.
- Content Creators — upload new videos and monitor engagement metrics directly from the workspace.
- E-commerce Owners — track the revenue impact of your shoppable interactive videos via the AI assistant.
Built-in capabilities (6)
Get performance metrics
List video folders
List interactive video projects
List your Tolstoy videos
List configured webhooks
Upload a new video to Tolstoy
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Tolstoy to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 6 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
Tolstoy in Claude Desktop
Tolstoy and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Tolstoy 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 Tolstoy in Claude Desktop
The Tolstoy 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 6 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
Tolstoy for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Tolstoy MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I see the conversion rate for my interactive videos via AI?
Yes! Use the get_video_analytics tool. Your agent will retrieve detailed performance metrics, including plays and the percentage of users who converted through the interactive elements.
How do I import a new video into my library using the AI?
Use the upload_video action and provide the public URL of the video file. You can also specify an optional name for the video in your Tolstoy library.
Is it possible to list all my branching video projects?
Absolutely. Use the list_interactive_projects tool to retrieve a directory of all your interactive flows and branching video experiences.
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.