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Planning Center MCP server for AI agents.
actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Planning Center and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 1,103 Planning Center actions (797 reads, 212 writes and 94 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Planning Center credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Planning Center's limits and records every call. Connecting Planning Center needs your own Planning Center 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: "planning_center.people_person.list", intent: "check which Planning Center account is connected"}# List people (People) · read · 1 upstream call- 1,103actionsin one signed file
- 797readlook, never change
- 212writecreate and update
- 94wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first
Set up
Connect Planning Center 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 Planning Center.
OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with Planning Center, 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, Planning Center needs an OAuth app of your own, registered in its developer portal. actionlake has no Planning Center 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_idPlanning Center OAuth application Client ID (api.planningcenteronline.com/oauth/applications)client_secretPlanning Center OAuth application Secret
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "planning_center" } # 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: "planning_center.people_person.list" }# list people (people) · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "planning_center.people_person.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent
Planning Center at a glance
- Sign-in
- OAuth 2.0, authorization code. You register your own OAuth app with Planning Center, 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- Limits we pace to
- 100 calls per 20 seconds, per connection
- API covered
- Planning Center API v2, per-app versions: API 2026-09-24, Calendar 2026-06-22, Check-Ins 2025-05-28, Current 2018-08-01, Giving 2019-10-18, Groups 2023-07-10, People 2026-10-05, Publishing 2024-03-25, Registrations 2025-05-01, Services 2018-11-01, Webhooks 2022-10-20
api.planningcenteronline.com - Built from
- Planning Center's documentation, read 22 October 2026api.planningcenteronline.comapi.planningcenteronline.comapi.planningcenteronline.com
- Service file
- Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
- Cached reads
- 791 of 797 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
- Shared entities
- 5, so ask can line Planning Center up with your other systems
- Data
- Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet
Capabilities
What an AI agent can do in Planning Center.
1,103 actions in 11 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.
- 797readlook, never change
- 212writecreate and update
- 94destructivewait for a confirmation
People
320204 read · 80 write · 36 destructive
List people (People) · List campuses (People) · Get a person (People) · Create a person (People)
Services
280183 read · 71 write · 26 destructive
List people (Services) · Get a person (Services) · List arrangements (Services) · List sections (Services)
Calendar
11796 read · 14 write · 7 destructive
List events (Calendar) · Get an event (Calendar) · List attachments (Calendar) · List calendars (Calendar)
Check ins
106106 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List attendance types (Check-Ins) · List check ins (Check-Ins) · List check in groups (Check-Ins) · List check in times (Check-Ins)
Giving
9764 read · 22 write · 11 destructive
List donations (Giving) · Get a donation (Giving) · List batches (Giving) · List batch groups (Giving)
Groups
6555 read · 7 write · 3 destructive
List groups (Groups) · Get a group (Groups) · List attendances (Groups) · List campuses (Groups)
Publishing
6139 read · 15 write · 7 destructive
List announcements (Publishing) · List announcement categories (Publishing) · List announcements announcement categories (Publishing) · List announcements campuses (Publishing)
Registrations
2727 read · 0 write · 0 destructive
List attendees (Registrations) · List campuses (Registrations) · List categories (Registrations) · List people (Registrations)
3 more areas · 30 actions
- Webhooks 14
- API 12
- Current 4
Top actions
The Planning Center API, shaped for agents.
The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 19 of Planning Center's 19 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.
| Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in |
|---|---|---|---|
planning_center.people_person.listList people (People) | List people in Planning Center People. | read | crm.contact.list177 connectors |
planning_center.services_person.listList people (Services) | List people in Planning Center Services. | read | identity.user.list474 connectors |
planning_center.groups_group.listList groups (Groups) | List groups in Planning Center Groups. | read | identity.group.list262 connectors |
planning_center.people_campus.listList campuses (People) | List campuses in Planning Center People. | read | crm.location.list48 connectors |
planning_center.people_person.getGet a person (People) | Get one person by id. | read | crm.contact.get176 connectors |
planning_center.services_person.getGet a person (Services) | Get one person by id. | read | identity.user.get399 connectors |
planning_center.people_person.createCreate a person (People) | Create a person. | write | crm.contact.create161 connectors |
planning_center.calendar_event.listList events (Calendar) | List events in Planning Center Calendar. | read | comm.event.list61 connectors |
planning_center.groups_group.getGet a group (Groups) | Get one group by id. | read | identity.group.get212 connectors |
planning_center.people_person.updateUpdate a person (People) | Update a person; only the attributes you send change. | write | crm.contact.update159 connectors |
planning_center.people_person.deleteDelete a person (People) | Delete a person. | destructive | crm.contact.delete147 connectors |
planning_center.people_list.runRun a list (People) | Run the `run` action on a list. | write | this connector |
Try it
Prompts to paste into Claude.
Each one names the Planning Center actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.
- Readread
Find the Planning Center contacts with no email address, so we can clean them up.
calls
planning_center.people_person.list - Writewrite
Create a person (People) in Planning Center. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
calls
planning_center.people_person.create
Governance for Planning Center
Destructive actions wait for a yes.
94 Planning Center actions are destructive. The first 10:
- Delete a person (People)
planning_center.people_person.delete - Delete a tab (People)
planning_center.people_tab.delete - Delete a fund (Giving)
planning_center.giving_fund.delete - Delete a note (People)
planning_center.people_note.delete - Delete a tag (Calendar)
planning_center.calendar_tag.delete - Delete a batch (Giving)
planning_center.giving_batch.delete - Delete a label (Giving)
planning_center.giving_label.delete - Delete an email (People)
planning_center.people_email.delete - Delete a key (Services)
planning_center.services_key.delete - Delete a pledge (Giving)
planning_center.giving_pledge.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.
Delete a person (People)?
intent: the user asked me to delete a person (People)
account { op: "keys.create", name: "planning-center-agent", allowed_actions: ["planning_center.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "planning_center.people_person.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "planning_center.people_tab.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }, { match: "planning_center.giving_fund.delete", approver: "[email protected]" } ]}Cost
What Planning Center costs on actionlake.
Every Planning Center action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Planning Center 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 1,103 Planning Center actions
- 1,103actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
- 791reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
- 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000
Action index
Every Planning Center action.
1,103 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.
People320
planning_center.people_campus.listList campuses (People)readplanning_center.people_person.createCreate a person (People)writeplanning_center.people_person.getGet a person (People)readplanning_center.people_person.listList people (People)readplanning_center.people_address.createCreate an address (People)writeplanning_center.people_address.deleteDelete an address (People)destructive- and 314 more in this area
Services280
planning_center.services_arrangement.listList arrangements (Services)readplanning_center.services_arrangement_sections.listList sections (Services)readplanning_center.services_person.getGet a person (Services)readplanning_center.services_person.listList people (Services)readplanning_center.services_arrangement.archiveArchive an arrangement (Services)destructiveplanning_center.services_arrangement.assign_tagsAssign tags an arrangement (Services)write- and 274 more in this area
Calendar117
planning_center.calendar_attachment.listList attachments (Calendar)readplanning_center.calendar_calendar.listList calendars (Calendar)readplanning_center.calendar_event.getGet an event (Calendar)readplanning_center.calendar_event.listList events (Calendar)readplanning_center.calendar_attachment.getGet an attachment (Calendar)readplanning_center.calendar_attachment.get_eventGet the event of an attachment (Calendar)read- and 111 more in this area
Check ins106
planning_center.check_ins_attendance_type.listList attendance types (Check-Ins)readplanning_center.check_ins_check_in.listList check ins (Check-Ins)readplanning_center.check_ins_check_in_group.listList check in groups (Check-Ins)readplanning_center.check_ins_check_in_time.listList check in times (Check-Ins)readplanning_center.check_ins_attendance_type.getGet an attendance type (Check-Ins)readplanning_center.check_ins_attendance_type.get_eventGet the event of an attendance type (Check-Ins)read- and 100 more in this area
Giving97
planning_center.giving_batch.listList batches (Giving)readplanning_center.giving_batch_group.listList batch groups (Giving)readplanning_center.giving_donation.getGet a donation (Giving)readplanning_center.giving_donation.listList donations (Giving)readplanning_center.giving_batch.commitCommit a batch (Giving)writeplanning_center.giving_batch.createCreate a batch (Giving)write- and 91 more in this area
Groups65
planning_center.groups_attendance.listList attendances (Groups)readplanning_center.groups_campus.listList campuses (Groups)readplanning_center.groups_group.getGet a group (Groups)readplanning_center.groups_group.listList groups (Groups)readplanning_center.groups_attendance.get_personGet the person of an attendance (Groups)readplanning_center.groups_campus.getGet a campus (Groups)read- and 59 more in this area
Publishing61
planning_center.publishing_announcement.listList announcements (Publishing)readplanning_center.publishing_announcement_category.listList announcement categories (Publishing)readplanning_center.publishing_announcements_announcement_category.listList announcements announcement categories (Publishing)readplanning_center.publishing_announcements_campus.listList announcements campuses (Publishing)readplanning_center.publishing_announcement.getGet an announcement (Publishing)readplanning_center.publishing_announcement_category.getGet an announcement category (Publishing)read- and 55 more in this area
Registrations27
planning_center.registrations_attendee.listList attendees (Registrations)readplanning_center.registrations_campus.listList campuses (Registrations)readplanning_center.registrations_category.listList categories (Registrations)readplanning_center.registrations_person.listList people (Registrations)readplanning_center.registrations_attendee.getGet an attendee (Registrations)readplanning_center.registrations_attendee.get_personGet the person of an attendee (Registrations)read- and 21 more in this area
Webhooks14
planning_center.webhooks_available_event.listList available events (Webhooks)readplanning_center.webhooks_delivery.listList deliveries (Webhooks)readplanning_center.webhooks_event.listList events (Webhooks)readplanning_center.webhooks_webhook_subscription.listList webhook subscriptions (Webhooks)readplanning_center.webhooks_delivery.getGet a delivery (Webhooks)readplanning_center.webhooks_event.getGet an event (Webhooks)read- and 8 more in this area
API12
planning_center.api_connected_application.listList connected applications (API)readplanning_center.api_connected_application_person.listList people (API)readplanning_center.api_oauth_application.listList oauth applications (API)readplanning_center.api_personal_access_token.listList personal access tokens (API)readplanning_center.api_connected_application.getGet a connected application (API)readplanning_center.api_connected_application_person.getGet a connected application person (API)read- and 6 more in this area
Current4
planning_center.current_organization.getGet the organization (Current)readplanning_center.current_person.getGet a person (Current)readplanning_center.current_person.get_organizationGet the organization of a person (Current)readplanning_center.current_person.listList people (Current)read
This index shows a sample of each area. All 1,103 actions, with their inputs and prices, are in the catalogue, which a free sandbox key can search.
Questions
The Planning Center MCP server, answered.
Is there a Planning Center MCP server for Claude?
Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 1,103 Planning Center actions across people, services, calendar and check ins, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Planning Center.
What do I need to connect Planning Center?
Your own Planning Center OAuth app, registered with Planning Center (its client id and client secret), and the access and refresh tokens from one admin sign-in. actionlake has no Planning Center app of its own, so this is not a one-step consent. actionlake renews the access token as it expires. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "planning_center" } lists exactly what to paste.
Can an AI agent delete or change things in Planning Center?
Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 94 Planning Center actions are destructive, including delete a person (People), delete a tab (People) and delete a fund (Giving). 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 Planning Center API limit?
actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Planning Center service file: 100 calls per 20 seconds per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (791 Planning Center actions can be), which never reaches Planning Center.
What does a Planning Center action cost?
One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (1,103 Planning Center actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Planning Center 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 Planning Center API does it cover?
The Planning Center API v2, per-app versions: API 2026-09-24, Calendar 2026-06-22, Check-Ins 2025-05-28, Current 2018-08-01, Giving 2019-10-18, Groups 2023-07-10, People 2026-10-05, Publishing 2024-03-25, Registrations 2025-05-01, Services 2018-11-01, Webhooks 2022-10-20 at api.planningcenteronline.com. It is built from Planning Center's documentation as read on 22 October 2026. 1,103 actions in 11 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).
Does actionlake keep my Planning Center 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 Planning Center 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 Planning Center today.
Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.
