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.

One-click connect: claude.ai, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT

These apps connect with OAuth, so you never handle an API key.

1

Open your assistant’s connector settings

claude.ai and Claude Desktop: Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector. ChatGPT: Settings, then Connectors (connector support varies by ChatGPT plan).

2

Fill in two fields, and only two

Name: LinkJoltRemote MCP server URL: https://www.linkjolt.io/api/mcpLeave OAuth Client ID and OAuth Client Secret empty. Those are only for servers that issue credentials by hand; LinkJolt registers your client automatically.

3

Approve access on the LinkJolt page that opens

Sign in with your merchant account if you are not already, then click Approve. Access is scoped to your active brand, the page lists exactly what the assistant can read and write, and approving payouts is never possible through the connector. That is the whole setup: nothing to install, no API key to copy.

Tip: sign in to your LinkJolt dashboard first, then add the connector, and the approval page appears immediately.

Endpoint

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

Streamable HTTP transport. 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). Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, 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)

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

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.