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Givebutter MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Givebutter and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 70 Givebutter actions (38 reads, 22 writes and 10 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Givebutter credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Givebutter's limits and records every call.

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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/mcp
the first call
do {  action: "givebutter.contacts.list",  intent: "check which Givebutter account is connected"}# List all contacts · read · 1 upstream call
  • 70actionsin one signed file
  • 38readlook, never change
  • 22writecreate and update
  • 10wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Givebutter in three steps.

  1. 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
  2. 02

    Connect Givebutter.

    Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.

    • api_keyGivebutter API key
    account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "givebutter" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
  3. 03

    Make the first call. Check before a write.

    Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

    do    { action: "givebutter.contacts.list" }# list all contacts · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "givebutter.contacts.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Givebutter at a glance

Sign-in
Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide
api_key
Limits we pace to
500 calls a minute, per connection
API covered
Givebutter Public API v1 (OpenAPI 3.1, givebutter.com/docs/api.json)api.givebutter.com
Built from
Givebutter's documentation, read 22 October 2026givebutter.comdocs.givebutter.com
Service file
Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads
36 of 38 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities
3, so ask can line Givebutter up with your other systems
Data
Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Givebutter.

70 actions in 21 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

  • 38readlook, never change
  • 22writecreate and update
  • 10destructivewait for a confirmation

  1. Contacts

    6

    2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive

    List all contacts · Create a contact · Get a contact · Update a contact

  2. Campaign discount codes

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create a discount code · List all discount codes · Get a discount code · Update a discount code

  3. Campaigns

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create a campaign · List all campaigns · Get a campaign · Update a campaign

  4. Contact activities

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create a contact activity · List all contact activities · Get a contact activity · Update a contact activity

  5. Funds

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create a fund · List all funds · Get a fund · Update a fund

  6. Households

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create a household · List all households · Get a household · Update a household

  7. Webhooks

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create a webhook · List all webhooks · Update a webhook · Get a webhook

  8. Household contacts

    4

    2 read · 1 write · 1 destructive

    Add a contact to a household · List all contacts associated with a household · Get a contact associated with a household · Remove a contact from a household

13 more areas · 30 actions
  • Transactions 4
  • Campaign members 3
  • Campaign teams 3
  • Campaign tickets 3
  • Contact tags 3
  • Messages 2
  • Payouts 2
  • Pledges 2
  • Recurring plans 2
  • Tickets 2
  • Webhook activities 2
  • SSO account 1
  • SSO campaigns 1

Top actions

The Givebutter API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 16 of Givebutter's 16 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

ActionWhat it doesEffectSame name in
givebutter.contacts.listList all contactsList all contacts.readcrm.contact.list177 connectors
givebutter.contacts.createCreate a contactCreate a contact.writecrm.contact.create161 connectors
givebutter.transactions.listList all transactionsList all transactions.readfinance.payment.list75 connectors
givebutter.contacts.deleteDelete a contactDelete a contact.destructivecrm.contact.delete147 connectors
givebutter.transactions.createCreate a transactionCreate a transaction.writefinance.payment.create67 connectors
givebutter.webhook_activities.listList all webhook activitiesList all webhook activities.readautomation.webhook_delivery.list33 connectors
givebutter.webhooks.createCreate a webhookCreate a webhook.writeautomation.webhook.create209 connectors
givebutter.webhooks.listList all webhooksList all webhooks.readautomation.webhook.list202 connectors
givebutter.webhook_activities.getGet a webhook activityGet a webhook activity.readautomation.webhook_delivery.get20 connectors
givebutter.tickets.listList all ticketsList all tickets.readthis connector
givebutter.funds.listList all fundsList all funds.readthis connector
givebutter.funds.createCreate a fundCreate a fund.writethis connector

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Givebutter actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

  1. Readread

    List the payments recorded in Givebutter this month, largest first.

    callsgivebutter.transactions.list

  2. Writewrite

    Create a contact in Givebutter. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.

    callsgivebutter.contacts.create

  3. Across systemsread

    Which contacts are in both Givebutter and HaloPSA, and how many are in only one of them?

    callsgivebutter.contacts.listhalopsa.users.list

Across your systems

Givebutter, joined to the rest of your business.

One ask fetches from Givebutter 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 Givebutter and HaloPSA, and how many are in only one of them?

    givebutter.contacts.list + halopsa.users.list, on crm.contact · HaloPSA

  • Which contacts are in both Givebutter and NetSuite, and how many are in only one of them?

    givebutter.contacts.list + netsuite.views.contacts, on crm.contact · NetSuite

Also mapped by other connectorscrm.contact 192finance.payment 53comm.audience_member 16
ask
ask {  intent: "which contacts are in both Givebutter and HaloPSA, and how many are in only one of them",  steps: [    { action: "givebutter.contacts.list", 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"]    } }  ]}
Example. Run it through check first: it validates the steps and prices them, and it is free.

Governance for Givebutter

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

10 Givebutter actions are destructive. These are all of them:

  • Delete a contactgivebutter.contacts.delete
  • Delete a webhookgivebutter.webhooks.delete
  • Delete a fundgivebutter.funds.delete
  • Delete a campaigngivebutter.campaigns.delete
  • Delete a householdgivebutter.households.delete
  • Delete a campaign teamgivebutter.campaign_teams.delete
  • Delete a campaign membergivebutter.campaign_members.delete
  • Delete a contact activitygivebutter.contact_activities.delete
  • Remove a contact from a householdgivebutter.household_contacts.remove
  • Delete a discount codegivebutter.campaign_discount_codes.delete

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.

dogivebutter.contacts.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete a contact?

intent: the user asked me to delete a contact

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key givebutter-agent cannot confirm itself
In the console, or from an emailed signed link.
a key for this connector
account {  op: "keys.create", name: "givebutter-agent",  allowed_actions: ["givebutter.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "givebutter.contacts.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "givebutter.webhooks.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "givebutter.funds.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}
Illustrative. Scoped to Givebutter only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Givebutter costs on actionlake.

Every Givebutter action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Givebutter 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 70 Givebutter actions
  • 70actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
  • 36reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
  • 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every Givebutter action.

70 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Contacts6
  • givebutter.contacts.createCreate a contactwrite
  • givebutter.contacts.deleteDelete a contactdestructive
  • givebutter.contacts.getGet a contactread
  • givebutter.contacts.listList all contactsread
  • givebutter.contacts.restoreRestore a contactwrite
  • givebutter.contacts.updateUpdate a contactwrite
Campaign discount codes5
  • givebutter.campaign_discount_codes.createCreate a discount codewrite
  • givebutter.campaign_discount_codes.deleteDelete a discount codedestructive
  • givebutter.campaign_discount_codes.getGet a discount coderead
  • givebutter.campaign_discount_codes.listList all discount codesread
  • givebutter.campaign_discount_codes.updateUpdate a discount codewrite
Campaigns5
  • givebutter.campaigns.createCreate a campaignwrite
  • givebutter.campaigns.deleteDelete a campaigndestructive
  • givebutter.campaigns.getGet a campaignread
  • givebutter.campaigns.listList all campaignsread
  • givebutter.campaigns.updateUpdate a campaignwrite
Contact activities5
  • givebutter.contact_activities.createCreate a contact activitywrite
  • givebutter.contact_activities.deleteDelete a contact activitydestructive
  • givebutter.contact_activities.getGet a contact activityread
  • givebutter.contact_activities.listList all contact activitiesread
  • givebutter.contact_activities.updateUpdate a contact activitywrite
Funds5
  • givebutter.funds.createCreate a fundwrite
  • givebutter.funds.deleteDelete a funddestructive
  • givebutter.funds.getGet a fundread
  • givebutter.funds.listList all fundsread
  • givebutter.funds.updateUpdate a fundwrite
Households5
  • givebutter.households.createCreate a householdwrite
  • givebutter.households.deleteDelete a householddestructive
  • givebutter.households.getGet a householdread
  • givebutter.households.listList all householdsread
  • givebutter.households.updateUpdate a householdwrite
Webhooks5
  • givebutter.webhooks.createCreate a webhookwrite
  • givebutter.webhooks.deleteDelete a webhookdestructive
  • givebutter.webhooks.getGet a webhookread
  • givebutter.webhooks.listList all webhooksread
  • givebutter.webhooks.updateUpdate a webhookwrite
Household contacts4
  • givebutter.household_contacts.addAdd a contact to a householdwrite
  • givebutter.household_contacts.getGet a contact associated with a householdread
  • givebutter.household_contacts.listList all contacts associated with a householdread
  • givebutter.household_contacts.removeRemove a contact from a householddestructive
Transactions4
  • givebutter.transactions.createCreate a transactionwrite
  • givebutter.transactions.getGet a transactionread
  • givebutter.transactions.listList all transactionsread
  • givebutter.transactions.updateUpdate a transactionwrite
Campaign members3
  • givebutter.campaign_members.deleteDelete a campaign memberdestructive
  • givebutter.campaign_members.getGet a campaign memberread
  • givebutter.campaign_members.listList all campaign membersread
Campaign teams3
  • givebutter.campaign_teams.deleteDelete a campaign teamdestructive
  • givebutter.campaign_teams.getGet a campaign teamread
  • givebutter.campaign_teams.listList all campaign teamsread
Campaign tickets3
  • givebutter.campaign_tickets.createCreate a campaign ticketwrite
  • givebutter.campaign_tickets.getGet a campaign ticketread
  • givebutter.campaign_tickets.listList all campaign ticketsread
Contact tags3
  • givebutter.contact_tags.addAdd tags to a contactwrite
  • givebutter.contact_tags.removeRemove tags from a contactwrite
  • givebutter.contact_tags.syncSync tags for a contactwrite
Messages2
  • givebutter.messages.getGet a messageread
  • givebutter.messages.listList all messagesread
Payouts2
  • givebutter.payouts.getGet a payoutread
  • givebutter.payouts.listList all payoutsread
Pledges2
  • givebutter.pledges.getGet a pledgeread
  • givebutter.pledges.listList all pledgesread
Recurring plans2
  • givebutter.recurring_plans.getGet a recurring planread
  • givebutter.recurring_plans.listList all recurring plansread
Tickets2
  • givebutter.tickets.getGet a ticketread
  • givebutter.tickets.listList all ticketsread
Webhook activities2
  • givebutter.webhook_activities.getGet a webhook activityread
  • givebutter.webhook_activities.listList all webhook activitiesread
SSO account1
  • givebutter.sso_account.getGet sso accountread
SSO campaigns1
  • givebutter.sso_campaigns.getGet sso campaignsread

Questions

The Givebutter MCP server, answered.

Is there a Givebutter MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 70 Givebutter actions across contacts, campaign discount codes, campaigns and contact activities, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Givebutter.

What do I need to connect Givebutter?

Givebutter API key. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "givebutter" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Givebutter?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 10 Givebutter actions are destructive, including delete a contact, delete a webhook and delete a fund. 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 Givebutter API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Givebutter service file: 500 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (36 Givebutter actions can be), which never reaches Givebutter.

What does a Givebutter action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (70 Givebutter actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Givebutter 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 Givebutter API does it cover?

The Givebutter Public API v1 (OpenAPI 3.1, givebutter.com/docs/api.json) at api.givebutter.com. It is built from Givebutter's documentation as read on 22 October 2026. 70 actions in 21 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Can I combine Givebutter with my other systems?

Yes. ask joins Givebutter to HaloPSA or NetSuite on the same customer and returns the answer rather than every row. Givebutter maps crm.contact, which 192 other connectors also map.

Does actionlake keep my Givebutter 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 Givebutter 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.

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actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Givebutter; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Givebutter service file, version 1.0.0.

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