Bring Form Builder
to Mastra AI
Learn how to connect Cognito Forms to Mastra AI 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 Cognito Forms MCP Server?
Connect your Cognito Forms account to any AI agent and take full control of your automated data collection and form management workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Form Orchestration — List and manage your active and archived online forms programmatically, including retrieving detailed metadata and entry counts
- Entry Intelligence — Access form submissions in real-time, including status tracking and historical metadata to coordinate deep data analysis
- Schema Discovery — Access the full JSON schema for any form to understand internal field structures and validation rules programmatically
- Direct Data Capture — Programmatically create new form entries from your AI agent to accelerate your data ingestion and lead capture cycles
- Operational Visibility — Retrieve specific entry details and monitor form volume directly through your agent for instant reporting
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Token from Cognito Forms settings (Organization Settings > API Tokens)
3. Start managing your forms and data entries from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual exporting of entries or searching through form folders in the portal. Your AI acts as your dedicated data coordinator and form operations analyst.
Who is this for?
- Operations Managers — instantly retrieve form submission summaries and check entry statuses using natural language commands
- Data Analysts — automate the retrieval of structured form data for reporting and cross-platform analysis without leaving your workspace
- Developers — integrate real-time form intelligence and entry management into custom workflows through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Verify connectivity
Create an entry
Delete an entry
Get entry details
Get form schema
Get form fields
List entries
List forms
List organizations
List templates
Search entries
Update an entry
Why Mastra AI?
Mastra's agent abstraction provides a clean separation between LLM logic and Cognito Forms tool infrastructure. Connect 12 tools through Vinkius and use Mastra's built-in workflow engine to chain tool calls with conditional logic, retries, and parallel execution. deployable to any Node.js host in one command.
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Mastra's agent abstraction provides a clean separation between LLM logic and tool infrastructure. add Cognito Forms without touching business code
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Built-in workflow engine chains MCP tool calls with conditional logic, retries, and parallel execution for complex automation
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TypeScript-native: full type inference for every Cognito Forms tool response with IDE autocomplete and compile-time checks
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One-command deployment to any Node.js host. Vercel, Railway, Fly.io, or your own infrastructure
Cognito Forms in Mastra AI
Cognito Forms and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Cognito Forms to Mastra AI 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 Cognito Forms in Mastra AI
The Cognito Forms 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 Mastra AI 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
Cognito Forms for Mastra AI
Every tool call from Mastra AI to the Cognito Forms MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Cognito Forms API Key?
Log in to your account, navigate to Organization Settings > API Tokens, and generate a new token for the REST API.
Can I retrieve the schema for a form via AI?
Yes! The get_form_schema tool retrieves the complete JSON definition of your form, including field types and validation rules.
How do I create a new entry programmatically?
Use the create_entry tool and provide a JSON string containing the data for the fields defined in your form's schema.
How does Mastra AI connect to MCP servers?
Create an MCPClient with the server URL and pass it to your agent. Mastra discovers all tools and makes them available with full TypeScript types.
Can Mastra agents use tools from multiple servers?
Yes. Pass multiple MCP clients to the agent constructor. Mastra merges all tool schemas and the agent can call any tool from any server.
Does Mastra support workflow orchestration?
Yes. Mastra has a built-in workflow engine that lets you chain MCP tool calls with branching logic, error handling, and parallel execution.
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Install: npm install @mastra/mcp