Bring Churn Reduction
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect Upzelo to Claude Desktop and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Upzelo MCP Server?
Connect your Upzelo churn management account to any AI agent and simplify how you retain customers and manage subscription lifecycles through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Customer Management — List and search customer records, and update profile data for better segmentation and targeting.
- Retention Flows — List available flows and manually trigger retention sequences for customers at risk of cancelling.
- Subscription Tracking — Query all tracked subscriptions and update statuses or trial details programmatically.
- Flow Monitoring — Check the real-time status and outcomes of active flow sessions to verify retention success.
- External ID Sync — Link your internal system identifiers to Upzelo customer records for seamless integration.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Upzelo App ID and API Key (found in your developer settings)
3. Start managing your retention strategy from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Customer Success Managers — quickly trigger retention flows and check customer health via simple AI commands.
- Product Operations — monitor subscription statuses and sync customer data directly from the workspace.
- Business Growth Teams — get instant insights into flow performance and active retention sessions.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Get details for a specific customer
Get details for a specific flow
Check the status of a flow session
Get details for a specific subscription
List all customers in Upzelo
List all retention flows
List all subscriptions
Used for segmentation and targeting. Create or update a customer record
Initialize a flow for a customer
Update subscription attributes
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Upzelo 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
Upzelo in Claude Desktop
Upzelo and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Upzelo 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 Upzelo in Claude Desktop
The Upzelo 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 10 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
Upzelo for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Upzelo MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I manually start a retention flow for a customer via AI?
Yes! Use the start_flow tool and provide the Flow ID, Customer ID, and Subscription ID. This will initialize the retention experience for that user immediately.
How do I see if a customer successfully stayed after a flow?
Run the get_flow_session query with the specific Session ID. It will return the outcome and status of the retention attempt.
Is it possible to update a subscription's status via AI?
Absolutely. Use the update_subscription tool by providing the Subscription ID and the new status to synchronize data between your systems and Upzelo.
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.