Connectors · CRM & sales
Blackbaud SKY API MCP server for AI agents.
actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Blackbaud SKY API and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 2,002 Blackbaud SKY API actions (1,149 reads, 638 writes and 215 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Blackbaud SKY API credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Blackbaud SKY API's limits and records every call. Connecting Blackbaud SKY API needs your own Blackbaud SKY API OAuth app and one admin sign-in.
100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.
claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcpdo { action: "blackbaud_sky.constituent.list_constituents", intent: "check which Blackbaud SKY API account is connected"}# Constituent: Constituent list · read · 1 upstream call- 2,002actionsin one signed file
- 1,149readlook, never change
- 638writecreate and update
- 215wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first
Set up
Connect Blackbaud SKY API in three steps.
- 01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp - 02
Connect Blackbaud SKY API.
OAuth 2.0, authorization code with PKCE. You register your own OAuth app with Blackbaud SKY API, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
Before the first sign-in, Blackbaud SKY API needs an OAuth app of your own, registered in its developer portal. actionlake has no Blackbaud SKY API app to lend you.
access_tokenAccess token from one sign-in with your own OAuth apprefresh_tokenRefresh token from the same sign-in; the access token is renewed from itclient_idSKY application ID (developer.blackbaud.com > My applications)client_secretSKY application secret (primary application secret)subscription_keyYour Blackbaud SKY API subscription key
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "blackbaud_sky" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you - 03
Make the first call. Check before a write.
Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes,
checkvalidates the call and prices it, for free.do { action: "blackbaud_sky.constituent.list_constituents" }# constituent: constituent list · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "blackbaud_sky.constituent.create_constituent", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent
Blackbaud SKY API at a glance
- Sign-in
- OAuth 2.0, authorization code with PKCE. You register your own OAuth app with Blackbaud SKY API, an admin signs in once, and you paste the app's client id and secret and the tokens from that sign-in; actionlake renews the access token from then on.
- You provide
access_tokenrefresh_tokenclient_idclient_secret- Setup fields
subscription_key- Limits we pace to
- 10 calls a second and 25,000 a day, per connection
- API covered
- SKY API (63 products, OpenAPI 3.0.1 exports fetched 2026-10-22)
api.sky.blackbaud.com - Built from
- Blackbaud SKY API's documentation, read 22 October 2026developer.sky.blackbaud.comdeveloper.blackbaud.combbapiprod.management.azure-api.net
- Service file
- Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
- Cached reads
- 1,147 of 1,149 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
- Shared entities
- 3, so ask can line Blackbaud SKY API up with your other systems
- Data
- Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet
Capabilities
What an AI agent can do in Blackbaud SKY API.
2,002 actions in 63 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.
- 1,149readlook, never change
- 638writecreate and update
- 215destructivewait for a confirmation
School
177111 read · 55 write · 11 destructive
School: Academics assignments for student · School: Academics graded assignments for student · School: Academics course requests · School: Academics courses custom fields list create
Constituent
16897 read · 50 write · 21 destructive
Constituent: Constituent list · Constituent: Constituent (Create) · Constituent: Constituent (Get) · Constituent: Constituent (Edit)
Altru constituent
10149 read · 37 write · 15 destructive
Altru Constituent: Create a constituent · Altru Constituent: Create a constituent address · Altru Constituent: Create a constituent alternate lookup id · Altru Constituent: Create a constituent appeal
CRM constituent
10149 read · 37 write · 15 destructive
CRM Constituent: Create a constituent · CRM Constituent: Create a constituent address · CRM Constituent: Create a constituent alternate lookup id · CRM Constituent: Create a constituent appeal
NXT data integration
9446 read · 31 write · 17 destructive
NXT Data Integration: Create an appeal · NXT Data Integration: Create a campaign · NXT Data Integration: Create a code table · NXT Data Integration: Create a constituent appeal
General ledger
8862 read · 20 write · 6 destructive
General Ledger: Account (Search) · General Ledger: Budget lines (Add) · General Ledger: Budget (Create) · General Ledger: Budget scenario (Create)
Event
7329 read · 30 write · 14 destructive
Event: Create a benefit for a participant. (PREVIEW) · Event: Copy event participant options (PREVIEW) · Event: Create an event · Event: Create an event attachment
Accounts payable
7050 read · 16 write · 4 destructive
Accounts Payable: Credit memo (Create) · Accounts Payable: Invoice (Create) (Deprecated) · Accounts Payable: Invoice adjustment (Create) · Accounts Payable: Invoice import job (Create)
55 more areas · 1,130 actions
- Fundraising 53
- Oneroster 51
- Csrconnect 45
- Altru prospect 44
- CRM prospect 44
- Membership 42
- Altru administration 40
- CRM administration 40
- Gift V2 40
- Altru event 34
- CRM event 34
- Grantsconnect 33
- Justgiving public 33
- Query 32
- Altru volunteer 29
- CRM volunteer 29
- Enrollment 28
- Gift 28
- Grantmaking 27
- Opportunity 24
- Payments 24
- Receivables 24
- Treasury 24
- Altru marketing 22
- CRM marketing 22
- Volunteer 22
- Justgiving user 21
- Prospect 20
- Altru revenue 16
- CRM revenue 16
- Altru fundraising 15
- Justgiving data 15
- Consent 14
- CRM fundraising 14
- Communication preference 12
- Statistical unit 12
- Code table 10
- Import 10
- Education core 9
- Altru analysis 7
- Billing management 7
- CRM analysis 7
- Gift aid 7
- Academics 6
- Altru sales 6
- Lists V2 6
- Custom field 5
- Fixed assets 5
- Standard reports 5
- Webhook 5
- List management 4
- Gift batch 3
- List 3
- Donation forms 1
- Enrichment 1
Top actions
The Blackbaud SKY API API, shaped for agents.
The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 11 of Blackbaud SKY API's 11 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.
| Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in |
|---|---|---|---|
blackbaud_sky.constituent.list_constituentsConstituent: Constituent list | Constituent list. | read | crm.contact.list177 connectors |
blackbaud_sky.opportunity.list_opportunitiesOpportunity: Opportunity list | Opportunity list. | read | crm.deal.list43 connectors |
blackbaud_sky.constituent.create_constituentConstituent: Constituent (Create) | Constituent (Create). | write | crm.contact.create161 connectors |
blackbaud_sky.opportunity.create_opportunityOpportunity: Opportunity (Create) | Opportunity (Create). | write | crm.deal.create43 connectors |
blackbaud_sky.constituent.delete_constituentConstituent: Constituent (Delete) | Constituent (Delete). | destructive | crm.contact.delete147 connectors |
blackbaud_sky.general_ledger.search_accountsGeneral Ledger: Account (Search) | Account (Search). | read | this connector |
blackbaud_sky.list.get_listsList: Get a list of lists | Get a list of lists. | read | this connector |
blackbaud_sky.gift.list_giftsGift: Gift list | Gift list. | read | this connector |
blackbaud_sky.query.add_queryQuery: Query | Query. | write | this connector |
blackbaud_sky.gift.create_giftGift: Gift (Create) | Gift (Create). | write | this connector |
blackbaud_sky.query.cancel_jobQuery: Cancel query execution job (PREVIEW) | Cancel query execution job (PREVIEW). | write | this connector |
blackbaud_sky.school.v1rolesgetSchool: Core roles | Core roles. | read | this connector |
Try it
Prompts to paste into Claude.
Each one names the Blackbaud SKY API actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.
- Readread
Which Blackbaud SKY API deals are due to close this month, and what are they worth in total?
calls
blackbaud_sky.opportunity.list_opportunities - Writewrite
Constituent: Constituent (Create) in Blackbaud SKY API. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
calls
blackbaud_sky.constituent.create_constituent - Across systemsread
Which contacts are in both Blackbaud SKY API and HaloPSA, and how many are in only one of them?
calls
blackbaud_sky.constituent.list_constituentshalopsa.users.list
Across your systems
Blackbaud SKY API, joined to the rest of your business.
One ask fetches from Blackbaud SKY API and another system, joins the rows on the same customer on our side, and hands your agent the answer, not every row.
Which contacts are in both Blackbaud SKY API and HaloPSA, and how many are in only one of them?
blackbaud_sky.constituent.list_constituents+halopsa.users.list, oncrm.contact· HaloPSAWhich contacts are in both Blackbaud SKY API and NetSuite, and how many are in only one of them?
blackbaud_sky.constituent.list_constituents+netsuite.views.contacts, oncrm.contact· NetSuite
crm.contact 192crm.deal 43finance.ledger_account 32ask { intent: "which contacts are in both Blackbaud SKY API and HaloPSA, and how many are in only one of them", steps: [ { action: "blackbaud_sky.constituent.list_constituents", as: "people", input: {}, limit: 100, max_pages: 5 }, { action: "halopsa.users.list", as: "people2", input: {}, limit: 100, max_pages: 5 }, { join: { left: "people", right: "people2", on: "crm.contact", group_by: "people.email", select: ["people.email", "count(people2.id) as in_halopsa"] } } ]}Governance for Blackbaud SKY API
Destructive actions wait for a yes.
215 Blackbaud SKY API actions are destructive. The first 10:
- Constituent: Constituent (Delete)
blackbaud_sky.constituent.delete_constituent - Opportunity: Opportunity (Delete)
blackbaud_sky.opportunity.delete_opportunity - Gift: Gift (Delete)
blackbaud_sky.gift.delete_gift - Event: Delete an event
blackbaud_sky.event.delete_event - Query: Query
blackbaud_sky.query.delete_query - Event: Delete an event fee
blackbaud_sky.event.delete_event_fee - Gift Batch: Delete gift batch
blackbaud_sky.gift_batch.delete_batch - Event: Delete a participant
blackbaud_sky.event.delete_participant - Gift v2: Delete a gift note. (PREVIEW)
blackbaud_sky.gift_v2.delete_gift_note - Constituent: Action (Delete)
blackbaud_sky.constituent.delete_action
A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.
Constituent: Constituent (Delete)?
intent: the user asked me to constituent: Constituent (Delete)
account { op: "keys.create", name: "blackbaud-sky-agent", allowed_actions: ["blackbaud_sky.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "blackbaud_sky.constituent.delete_constituent", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "blackbaud_sky.opportunity.delete_opportunity", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "blackbaud_sky.gift.delete_gift", approver: "[email protected]" } ]}Cost
What Blackbaud SKY API costs on actionlake.
Every Blackbaud SKY API action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Blackbaud SKY API refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
- 1upstream call per actionall 2,002 Blackbaud SKY API actions
- 2,002actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
- 1,147reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
- 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000
Action index
Every Blackbaud SKY API action.
2,002 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.
School177
blackbaud_sky.school.v1_academics_by_student_id_assignments_getSchool: Academics assignments for studentreadblackbaud_sky.school.v1_academics_by_student_id_by_section_id_gradedassignments_getSchool: Academics graded assignments for studentread- and 175 more in this area
Constituent168
blackbaud_sky.constituent.create_constituentConstituent: Constituent (Create)writeblackbaud_sky.constituent.edit_constituentConstituent: Constituent (Edit)write- and 166 more in this area
Altru constituent101
blackbaud_sky.altru_constituent.create_constituentAltru Constituent: Create a constituentwriteblackbaud_sky.altru_constituent.create_constituent_addressAltru Constituent: Create a constituent addresswrite- and 99 more in this area
CRM constituent101
blackbaud_sky.crm_constituent.create_constituentCRM Constituent: Create a constituentwriteblackbaud_sky.crm_constituent.create_constituent_addressCRM Constituent: Create a constituent addresswrite- and 99 more in this area
NXT data integration94
blackbaud_sky.nxt_data_integration.create_appealNXT Data Integration: Create an appealwriteblackbaud_sky.nxt_data_integration.create_campaignNXT Data Integration: Create a campaignwrite- and 92 more in this area
General ledger88
blackbaud_sky.general_ledger.add_budget_linesGeneral Ledger: Budget lines (Add)writeblackbaud_sky.general_ledger.create_budgetGeneral Ledger: Budget (Create)write- and 86 more in this area
Event73
blackbaud_sky.event.add_participant_benefitEvent: Create a benefit for a participant. (PREVIEW)writeblackbaud_sky.event.copy_event_participant_optionsEvent: Copy event participant options (PREVIEW)write- and 71 more in this area
Accounts payable70
blackbaud_sky.accounts_payable.create_credit_memoAccounts Payable: Credit memo (Create)writeblackbaud_sky.accounts_payable.create_invoiceAccounts Payable: Invoice (Create) (Deprecated)write- and 68 more in this area
Fundraising53
blackbaud_sky.fundraising.create_appeal_attachmentFundraising: Appeal attachment (Create)writeblackbaud_sky.fundraising.create_appeal_custom_fieldFundraising: Appeal custom field (Create)write- and 51 more in this area
Oneroster51
blackbaud_sky.oneroster.get_academic_sessionOneRoster: AcademicSession by idreadblackbaud_sky.oneroster.get_all_academic_sessionsOneRoster: AcademicSessions allread- and 49 more in this area
Csrconnect45
blackbaud_sky.csrconnect.assign_employee_to_groupCSRconnect: Assign an employee to a group (PREVIEW)writeblackbaud_sky.csrconnect.create_employee_event_signupCSRconnect: Create event participations (PREVIEW)write- and 43 more in this area
Altru prospect44
blackbaud_sky.altru_prospect.create_prospectAltru Prospect: Create a prospectwriteblackbaud_sky.altru_prospect.create_prospect_constituencyAltru Prospect: Create a prospect constituencywrite- and 42 more in this area
CRM prospect44
blackbaud_sky.crm_prospect.create_prospectCRM Prospect: Create a prospectwriteblackbaud_sky.crm_prospect.create_prospect_constituencyCRM Prospect: Create a prospect constituencywrite- and 42 more in this area
Membership42
blackbaud_sky.membership.add_link_to_giftMembership: Add a linked gift for membershipwriteblackbaud_sky.membership.add_membership_cardsMembership: Add membership cardswrite- and 40 more in this area
Altru administration40
blackbaud_sky.altru_administration.create_app_user_system_roleAltru Administration: Create an application user system rolewriteblackbaud_sky.altru_administration.create_batchAltru Administration: Create a batchwrite- and 38 more in this area
CRM administration40
blackbaud_sky.crm_administration.create_app_user_system_roleCRM Administration: Create an application user system rolewriteblackbaud_sky.crm_administration.create_batchCRM Administration: Create a batchwrite- and 38 more in this area
Gift V240
blackbaud_sky.gift_v2.add_gift_benefitGift v2: Create a benefit for a gift. (PREVIEW)writeblackbaud_sky.gift_v2.add_gifts_to_batchGift v2: Add Gifts to Batch (PREVIEW)write- and 38 more in this area
Altru event34
blackbaud_sky.altru_event.create_eventAltru Event: Create an eventwriteblackbaud_sky.altru_event.create_event_registrantAltru Event: Create an event registrantwrite- and 32 more in this area
CRM event34
blackbaud_sky.crm_event.create_eventCRM Event: Create an eventwriteblackbaud_sky.crm_event.create_event_registrantCRM Event: Create an event registrantwrite- and 32 more in this area
Grantsconnect33
blackbaud_sky.grantsconnect.add_edit_picklist_options_bulkGrantsConnect: Bulk add or edit picklist options (PREVIEW)writeblackbaud_sky.grantsconnect.add_picklist_optionGrantsConnect: Add a picklist option (PREVIEW)write- and 31 more in this area
Justgiving public33
blackbaud_sky.justgiving_public.create_eventJustGiving Consumer Public: Register a new eventwriteblackbaud_sky.justgiving_public.get_fundraising_page_imagesJustGiving Consumer Public: Get a fundraising page's imagesread- and 31 more in this area
Query32
blackbaud_sky.query.add_queryQuery: Querywriteblackbaud_sky.query.add_query_categoryQuery: Adds a query category.write- and 30 more in this area
Altru volunteer29
blackbaud_sky.altru_volunteer.create_assignmentAltru Volunteer: Create an assignmentwriteblackbaud_sky.altru_volunteer.create_jobAltru Volunteer: Create a jobwrite- and 27 more in this area
CRM volunteer29
blackbaud_sky.crm_volunteer.create_assignmentCRM Volunteer: Create an assignmentwriteblackbaud_sky.crm_volunteer.create_jobCRM Volunteer: Create a jobwrite- and 27 more in this area
Enrollment28
blackbaud_sky.enrollment.v1_candidates_getEnrollment Management: Candidate list (Get)readblackbaud_sky.enrollment.v1_candidates_postEnrollment Management: Candidate (Create)write- and 26 more in this area
Gift28
blackbaud_sky.gift.add_gifts_to_batchGift: Gift (Batch)writeblackbaud_sky.gift.convert_to_automaticGift: Automate recurring giftwrite- and 26 more in this area
Grantmaking27
blackbaud_sky.grantmaking.assign_organization_valuesGrantmaking: Updates an Organization in the Grantmaking system.writeblackbaud_sky.grantmaking.assign_payment_cancelGrantmaking: Set the status of a Payment to Canceled.write- and 25 more in this area
Opportunity24
blackbaud_sky.opportunity.create_opportunityOpportunity: Opportunity (Create)writeblackbaud_sky.opportunity.edit_opportunityOpportunity: Opportunity (Edit)write- and 22 more in this area
Payments24
blackbaud_sky.payments.capture_transactionPayments: Transaction capturedestructiveblackbaud_sky.payments.create_card_tokenPayments: Card tokenwrite- and 22 more in this area
Receivables24
blackbaud_sky.receivables.list_billing_itemsReceivables: List of billing items by pagereadblackbaud_sky.receivables.list_chargesReceivables: Get a list of charges by pageread- and 22 more in this area
Treasury 24Altru marketing 22CRM marketing 22Volunteer 22Justgiving user 21Prospect 20Altru revenue 16CRM revenue 16Altru fundraising 15Justgiving data 15Consent 14CRM fundraising 14Communication preference 12Statistical unit 12Code table 10Import 10Education core 9Altru analysis 7Billing management 7CRM analysis 7Gift aid 7Academics 6Altru sales 6Lists V2 6Custom field 5Fixed assets 5Standard reports 5Webhook 5List management 4Gift batch 3List 3Donation forms 1Enrichment 1
This index shows a sample of each area. All 2,002 actions, with their inputs and prices, are in the catalogue, which a free sandbox key can search.
Questions
The Blackbaud SKY API MCP server, answered.
Is there a Blackbaud SKY API MCP server for Claude?
Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 2,002 Blackbaud SKY API actions across school, constituent, altru constituent and CRM constituent, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Blackbaud SKY API.
What do I need to connect Blackbaud SKY API?
Your own Blackbaud SKY API OAuth app, registered with Blackbaud SKY API (its client id and client secret), and the access and refresh tokens from one admin sign-in. actionlake has no Blackbaud SKY API app of its own, so this is not a one-step consent. actionlake renews the access token as it expires. Plus your subscription key. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "blackbaud_sky" } lists exactly what to paste.
Can an AI agent delete or change things in Blackbaud SKY API?
Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 215 Blackbaud SKY API actions are destructive, including constituent: Constituent (Delete), opportunity: Opportunity (Delete) and gift: Gift (Delete). Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.
Will an AI agent use up my Blackbaud SKY API API limit?
actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Blackbaud SKY API service file: 10 calls a second and 25,000 a day per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (1,147 Blackbaud SKY API actions can be), which never reaches Blackbaud SKY API.
What does a Blackbaud SKY API action cost?
One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (2,002 Blackbaud SKY API actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Blackbaud SKY API refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.
Which Blackbaud SKY API API does it cover?
The SKY API (63 products, OpenAPI 3.0.1 exports fetched 2026-10-22) at api.sky.blackbaud.com. It is built from Blackbaud SKY API's documentation as read on 22 October 2026. 2,002 actions in 63 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).
Can I combine Blackbaud SKY API with my other systems?
Yes. ask joins Blackbaud SKY API to HaloPSA or NetSuite on the same customer and returns the answer rather than every row. Blackbaud SKY API maps crm.contact, which 192 other connectors also map.
Does actionlake keep my Blackbaud SKY API data, and where?
actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Blackbaud SKY API credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.
Which AI clients can use it?
Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.
Give your agent Blackbaud SKY API today.
Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.
