What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI assistants like Claude interact with external tools. The LinkJolt MCP server gives your AI assistant direct access to your affiliate program data, so you can ask things like "Show me my top affiliates this month" or "Create a conversion for order #123".

Hosted server (no install)

The fastest way in: point your MCP client at LinkJolt's hosted endpoint. Connector apps like claude.ai sign in with OAuth; developer tools can pass an API key header instead. Nothing to install, always up to date.

Connect your AI assistant

These two apps sign in with OAuth on a LinkJolt page, so there is no API key to create, copy or store.

Claude

ChatGPT

Add LinkJolt to Claude

Opens claude.ai with the connector details already filled in. You review them and confirm. In Claude Desktop, add it by hand below.

Or add it by hand

1

Open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector

In claude.ai or Claude Desktop.

2

Enter the name and server URL

Name: LinkJolt. URL: https://www.linkjolt.io/api/mcp. Leave OAuth Client ID and Client Secret empty under Advanced settings; LinkJolt supports Client ID Metadata Documents and automatic registration, so clients identify themselves.

3

Approve access on the LinkJolt page that opens

Sign in with your merchant account if you are not already, then click Approve. The page lists exactly what Claude can read and write, access is scoped to your active brand, and approving payouts is never possible through a connector.

Using Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Codex instead? Those connect from the terminal, not this screen. See the developer tool setup.

Endpoint

https://www.linkjolt.io/api/mcp

Streamable HTTP transport, speaking MCP revisions 2024-11-05 through 2025-06-18 (initialize handshake) and the stateless 2026-07-28 revision (per-request metadata and server/discover). OAuth-capable clients discover the sign-in flow automatically. Clients that support custom headers can instead send your API key in an Authorization: Bearer lj_pk_your_key header (X-Api-Key also works). Create keys in the dashboard under API Keys.

Add it to your client

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http linkjolt \
  https://www.linkjolt.io/api/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer lj_pk_your_key"

Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and other clients with remote server support:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkjolt": {
      "url": "https://www.linkjolt.io/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer lj_pk_your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Which method to use: claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and ChatGPT connect with OAuth (one-click connector above, no key handling; ChatGPT cannot send an API key at all). Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Codex, and the Claude API MCP connector send the API key header. Clients that only speak stdio can use the npm package below. OAuth access follows your plan the same way keys do: reads on Professional and above, the three write tools on Ultimate and Scale.

Local install (npm package)

Only for clients that cannot reach a remote server. It carries the same tools as the hosted endpoint, but not the prompts, and the program overview arrives as plain data rather than an interactive card. The hosted endpoint also stays up to date on its own, so prefer it wherever you can.

npm install -g @linkjolt/mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "linkjolt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@linkjolt/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "LINKJOLT_API_KEY": "lj_pk_your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Interactive widget (MCP Apps)

Ask for your program overview in Claude (web or desktop) and the answer renders as an interactive card: month revenue, a top-affiliates leaderboard, and recent conversions. Clients without MCP Apps support get the same data as plain JSON from the get_program_overview tool.

Prompts

The server also ships ready-made workflows as MCP prompts. Clients surface them as one-click actions; Claude Code renders each as a slash command like /mcp__linkjolt__weekly_performance_review.

Example Conversation

Connect to the hosted endpoint at https://www.linkjolt.io/api/mcp, or install with npm install -g @linkjolt/mcp-server and follow the setup instructions above.