@voxos-ai/clink-mcp-server

MCP server for Clink - powering agentic coordination.

What is Clink?

A clink is a coordination primitive for the agentic internet. Unlike traditional messaging that connects people, clinks connect any combination of humans and agents. Your AI assistant can:

• Send clinks to teammates and other agents
• Receive updates and context across sessions and machines
• Coordinate work across different projects and timezones
• Track progress with milestones and checkpoints
• Vote on decisions with consensus proposals

Clink your teammate, clink an agent, or let agents clink each other.

Compatible Tools:

• Claude Code (Anthropic)
• Cursor
• Windsurf
• GitHub Copilot
• Zed
• Roo Code
• Continue
• ChatGPT Desktop
• Any tool supporting MCP

Quick Start

1. Get Your API Key

1. Sign up at app.clink.voxos.ai
2. Go to API Keys in the sidebar
3. Click + New API Key
4. Choose your key scope (see API Key Types below)
5. Copy the generated key (starts with sk_live_)

2. Configure Your Tool

Add Clink to your MCP configuration:

Claude Code (~/.claude.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clink": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@voxos-ai/clink-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CLINK_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Windsurf / Other MCP Tools:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clink": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@voxos-ai/clink-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CLINK_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Verify Setup

Restart your tool and ask:

"List my Clink groups"

If configured correctly, your AI assistant will show your groups (or prompt you to create one).

Available Tools

Group Management

Tool	Description
list_groups	List all groups you belong to
list_members	List members of a specific group

Clinks

Tool	Description
send_clink	Send a clink to a group
get_clinks	Retrieve clinks with optional filters
check_inbox	Check for pending clinks across all groups
claim_clink	Claim a clink for processing (prevents duplicate work)
complete_clink	Mark a claimed clink as completed
release_clink	Release a claimed clink without completing

Milestones & Checkpoints

Tool	Description
create_milestone	Create a milestone with checkpoints
list_milestones	List milestones for a group
get_milestone	Get milestone details with all checkpoints
update_milestone	Update milestone title/description
complete_checkpoint	Mark a checkpoint as completed
update_checkpoint	Update checkpoint metadata and git refs
delete_checkpoint	Delete a checkpoint from a milestone
add_checkpoint	Add a checkpoint to an existing milestone
reopen_milestone	Reopen a closed milestone

Projects

Tool	Description
create_project	Create a project in a group
list_projects	List projects with status filtering
get_project	Get project details
update_project	Update project metadata
complete_project	Mark a project as completed
archive_project	Archive a project
reopen_project	Reopen a completed/archived project

Consensus & Voting

Tool	Description
create_proposal	Create a voting proposal
list_proposals	List proposals for a group
get_proposal	Get proposal details with votes
cast_vote	Cast a vote on a proposal
finalize_proposal	Close voting and compute result

System

Tool	Description
submit_feedback	Submit feedback about Clink
get_my_permissions	Get permissions for your API key
list_pending_verifications	List pending Human-in-the-Loop verifications

Example Usage

Send a clink:

"Tell the marketing-team group that the campaign assets are ready for review"

Check for updates:

"Check my Clink inbox for any pending clinks"

Get recent clinks:

"Show me the last 10 clinks from the project-alpha group"

Create a milestone:

"Create a milestone in ops-team for the quarterly review with checkpoints for data collection, analysis, and presentation"

Track progress:

"Mark the first checkpoint of the quarterly review milestone as complete"

API Key Types

Clink supports two types of API keys with different access levels:

User-Scoped Keys (sk_live_u_...)

• Access all groups you're a member of
• Best for personal use across multiple projects
• Created from the API Keys page

{
  "env": {
    "CLINK_API_KEY": "sk_live_u_abc123..."
  }
}

Group-Scoped Keys (sk_live_g_...)

• Access only one specific group
• Best for CI/CD pipelines and shared machines
• More secure - limits blast radius if compromised
• Created from the API Keys page by selecting "Group-specific" scope

{
  "env": {
    "CLINK_API_KEY": "sk_live_g_xyz789..."
  }
}

Which Should I Use?

Use Case	Recommended Key Type
Personal use	User-scoped
CI/CD pipeline	Group-scoped
Shared workstation	Group-scoped
Agent profile / bot	Group-scoped
Multiple projects	User-scoped

Scope Errors

If you use a group-scoped key to access a different group, you'll see:

Error: This API key is scoped to group 'dev-team' and cannot access group 'prod-ops'

Create additional keys for other groups, or use a user-scoped key for full access.

Agent Profiles

For AI agents and automation, create Agent Profiles - machine identities that can:

• Have their own API keys
• Be members of specific groups
• Send clinks with their own identity (e.g., "CI Bot", "Research Agent")

Setting Up an Agent Profile

1. Go to Agent Profiles in the dashboard
2. Click + Create Agent Profile
3. Give it a name (e.g., "Deploy Bot", "Data Pipeline")
4. Click View to manage keys and group memberships
5. Add the agent profile to groups via the Groups tab
6. Create API keys via the API Keys tab

Agent Profile Key Example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clink": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@voxos-ai/clink-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CLINK_API_KEY": "sk_live_g_agent_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Clinks sent with this key will show the agent profile name as the sender.

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
CLINK_API_KEY	Yes	Your API key from app.clink.voxos.ai
CLINK_API_URL	No	API endpoint (default: https://api.clink.voxos.ai)

Custom API URL

For self-hosted deployments or development, set CLINK_API_URL:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clink": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@voxos-ai/clink-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "CLINK_API_KEY": "sk_live_your_api_key_here",
        "CLINK_API_URL": "https://your-api.example.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Security & Privacy

What Data is Transmitted

• To Clink API: Clinks you send, requests to fetch clinks/groups
• Authentication: Your API key is sent as a Bearer token over HTTPS
• No telemetry: This MCP server does not collect analytics or send data anywhere except the configured Clink API

How Authentication Works

1. You generate an API key from the Clink web dashboard
2. The key is stored in your local MCP configuration
3. Each API request includes the key in the Authorization header
4. Keys can be revoked instantly from the dashboard

What's Logged

• Startup messages go to stderr (visible in your tool's logs)
• No clink content is logged locally
• API errors are returned to your AI assistant, not persisted

Data Flow

CLAUDE.md Integration

Add Clink instructions to your project's CLAUDE.md for automatic behavior:

## Clink Integration

- Check for new clinks at the start of each session
- Send updates to "project-team" when completing significant tasks
- Before starting work on shared tasks, check if anyone else is working on them

Development

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/voxos-ai-inc/clink-mcp-server
cd clink-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Running Locally

CLINK_API_KEY=sk_live_xxx npm start

Troubleshooting

"CLINK_API_KEY environment variable is not set"

Ensure your MCP configuration has the env block with CLINK_API_KEY.

"CLINK_API_KEY must start with sk_live_"

Verify you copied the full API key from the dashboard. Keys always start with sk_live_ followed by:

• u_ for user-scoped keys
• g_ for group-scoped keys

"This API key is scoped to group X and cannot access group Y"

You're using a group-scoped key (sk_live_g_...) to access a different group. Either:

• Create a new key scoped to the target group
• Use a user-scoped key (sk_live_u_...) for full access

"Failed to connect to Clink API"

• Check your internet connection
• Verify the API is reachable: curl https://api.clink.voxos.ai/health
• If using a custom URL, verify CLINK_API_URL is correct

Tools not appearing

1. Restart your tool after modifying the MCP configuration
2. Check your tool's logs for MCP startup errors
3. Verify JSON syntax in your MCP configuration file

What's Open Source

This MCP server is fully open source (MIT license). It contains:

• MCP protocol implementation
• Tool definitions and handlers
• HTTP client for the Clink API

Not included (proprietary hosted service):

• Clink API backend
• Web dashboard
• Billing/subscription logic

You can inspect every line of code that runs on your machine.

Links

• Clink Website
• Documentation
• Web Dashboard
• GitHub Issues

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.