--- title: "Planning Center MCP server for AI agents - actionlake" description: "Give Claude 1,103 Planning Center actions through one MCP server: people, services, calendar. Your agent never holds the credential. 100,000 calls a month free." canonical: https://actionlake.com/connectors/planning-center updated: 2026-10-22 --- Connectors · Workspace # 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. [Connect Planning Center free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) 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: "planning_center.people_person.list", intent: "check which Planning Center account is connected" } # List people (People) · read · 1 upstream call ``` - 1,103 actions in one signed file - 797 read look, never change - 212 write create and update - 94 wait for a yes destructive, confirmed first Set up ## Connect Planning Center 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 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_token` Access token from one sign-in with your own OAuth app - `refresh_token` Refresh token from the same sign-in; the access token is renewed from it - `client_id` Planning Center OAuth application Client ID (api.planningcenteronline.com/oauth/applications) - `client_secret` Planning Center OAuth application Secret ``` account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "planning_center" } # 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: "planning_center.people_person.list" } # list people (people) · read · 1 upstream call check { 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_token` `refresh_token` `client_id` `client_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 2026[api.planningcenteronline.com](https://api.planningcenteronline.com/api/v2/documentation/2026-09-24) [api.planningcenteronline.com](https://api.planningcenteronline.com/calendar/v2/documentation/2026-06-22) [api.planningcenteronline.com](https://api.planningcenteronline.com/check-ins/v2/documentation/2025-05-28) **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. - **797** read look, never change - **212** write create and update - **94** destructive wait for a confirmation 1. ### People 320 204 read · 80 write · 36 destructive List people (People) · List campuses (People) · Get a person (People) · Create a person (People) 2. ### Services 280 183 read · 71 write · 26 destructive List people (Services) · Get a person (Services) · List arrangements (Services) · List sections (Services) 3. ### Calendar 117 96 read · 14 write · 7 destructive List events (Calendar) · Get an event (Calendar) · List attachments (Calendar) · List calendars (Calendar) 4. ### Check ins 106 106 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) 5. ### Giving 97 64 read · 22 write · 11 destructive List donations (Giving) · Get a donation (Giving) · List batches (Giving) · List batch groups (Giving) 6. ### Groups 65 55 read · 7 write · 3 destructive List groups (Groups) · Get a group (Groups) · List attendances (Groups) · List campuses (Groups) 7. ### Publishing 61 39 read · 15 write · 7 destructive List announcements (Publishing) · List announcement categories (Publishing) · List announcements announcement categories (Publishing) · List announcements campuses (Publishing) 8. ### Registrations 27 27 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.list` List people (People) | List people in Planning Center People. | read | `crm.contact.list` 177 connectors | | `planning_center.services_person.list` List people (Services) | List people in Planning Center Services. | read | `identity.user.list` 474 connectors | | `planning_center.groups_group.list` List groups (Groups) | List groups in Planning Center Groups. | read | `identity.group.list` 262 connectors | | `planning_center.people_campus.list` List campuses (People) | List campuses in Planning Center People. | read | `crm.location.list` 48 connectors | | `planning_center.people_person.get` Get a person (People) | Get one person by id. | read | `crm.contact.get` 176 connectors | | `planning_center.services_person.get` Get a person (Services) | Get one person by id. | read | `identity.user.get` 399 connectors | | `planning_center.people_person.create` Create a person (People) | Create a person. | write | `crm.contact.create` 161 connectors | | `planning_center.calendar_event.list` List events (Calendar) | List events in Planning Center Calendar. | read | `comm.event.list` 61 connectors | | `planning_center.groups_group.get` Get a group (Groups) | Get one group by id. | read | `identity.group.get` 212 connectors | | `planning_center.people_person.update` Update a person (People) | Update a person; only the attributes you send change. | write | `crm.contact.update` 159 connectors | | `planning_center.people_person.delete` Delete a person (People) | Delete a person. | destructive | `crm.contact.delete` 147 connectors | | `planning_center.people_list.run` Run 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. 1. Read read Find the Planning Center contacts with no email address, so we can clean them up. calls `planning_center.people_person.list` 2. Write write 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. do planning_center.people_person.delete confirm_policy: **human** Delete a person (People)? **intent:** the user asked me to delete a person (People) run suspended · waiting for a named person · key _planning-center-agent_ cannot confirm itself In the console, or from an emailed signed link. a key for this connector ``` 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: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "planning_center.people_tab.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "planning_center.giving_fund.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" } ] } ``` Illustrative. Scoped to Planning Center only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person. 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. - 1 upstream call per action all 1,103 Planning Center actions - 1,103 actions page each page of a long list is one call - 791 reads can be cached a cache hit costs nothing - 100,000 calls a month, free paid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000 [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Action index ## Every Planning Center action. 1,103 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect. **People 320** - `planning_center.people_campus.list` List campuses (People) read - `planning_center.people_person.create` Create a person (People) write - `planning_center.people_person.get` Get a person (People) read - `planning_center.people_person.list` List people (People) read - `planning_center.people_address.create` Create an address (People) write - `planning_center.people_address.delete` Delete an address (People) destructive - and 314 more in this area **Services 280** - `planning_center.services_arrangement.list` List arrangements (Services) read - `planning_center.services_arrangement_sections.list` List sections (Services) read - `planning_center.services_person.get` Get a person (Services) read - `planning_center.services_person.list` List people (Services) read - `planning_center.services_arrangement.archive` Archive an arrangement (Services) destructive - `planning_center.services_arrangement.assign_tags` Assign tags an arrangement (Services) write - and 274 more in this area **Calendar 117** - `planning_center.calendar_attachment.list` List attachments (Calendar) read - `planning_center.calendar_calendar.list` List calendars (Calendar) read - `planning_center.calendar_event.get` Get an event (Calendar) read - `planning_center.calendar_event.list` List events (Calendar) read - `planning_center.calendar_attachment.get` Get an attachment (Calendar) read - `planning_center.calendar_attachment.get_event` Get the event of an attachment (Calendar) read - and 111 more in this area **Check ins 106** - `planning_center.check_ins_attendance_type.list` List attendance types (Check-Ins) read - `planning_center.check_ins_check_in.list` List check ins (Check-Ins) read - `planning_center.check_ins_check_in_group.list` List check in groups (Check-Ins) read - `planning_center.check_ins_check_in_time.list` List check in times (Check-Ins) read - `planning_center.check_ins_attendance_type.get` Get an attendance type (Check-Ins) read - `planning_center.check_ins_attendance_type.get_event` Get the event of an attendance type (Check-Ins) read - and 100 more in this area **Giving 97** - `planning_center.giving_batch.list` List batches (Giving) read - `planning_center.giving_batch_group.list` List batch groups (Giving) read - `planning_center.giving_donation.get` Get a donation (Giving) read - `planning_center.giving_donation.list` List donations (Giving) read - `planning_center.giving_batch.commit` Commit a batch (Giving) write - `planning_center.giving_batch.create` Create a batch (Giving) write - and 91 more in this area **Groups 65** - `planning_center.groups_attendance.list` List attendances (Groups) read - `planning_center.groups_campus.list` List campuses (Groups) read - `planning_center.groups_group.get` Get a group (Groups) read - `planning_center.groups_group.list` List groups (Groups) read - `planning_center.groups_attendance.get_person` Get the person of an attendance (Groups) read - `planning_center.groups_campus.get` Get a campus (Groups) read - and 59 more in this area **Publishing 61** - `planning_center.publishing_announcement.list` List announcements (Publishing) read - `planning_center.publishing_announcement_category.list` List announcement categories (Publishing) read - `planning_center.publishing_announcements_announcement_category.list` List announcements announcement categories (Publishing) read - `planning_center.publishing_announcements_campus.list` List announcements campuses (Publishing) read - `planning_center.publishing_announcement.get` Get an announcement (Publishing) read - `planning_center.publishing_announcement_category.get` Get an announcement category (Publishing) read - and 55 more in this area **Registrations 27** - `planning_center.registrations_attendee.list` List attendees (Registrations) read - `planning_center.registrations_campus.list` List campuses (Registrations) read - `planning_center.registrations_category.list` List categories (Registrations) read - `planning_center.registrations_person.list` List people (Registrations) read - `planning_center.registrations_attendee.get` Get an attendee (Registrations) read - `planning_center.registrations_attendee.get_person` Get the person of an attendee (Registrations) read - and 21 more in this area **Webhooks 14** - `planning_center.webhooks_available_event.list` List available events (Webhooks) read - `planning_center.webhooks_delivery.list` List deliveries (Webhooks) read - `planning_center.webhooks_event.list` List events (Webhooks) read - `planning_center.webhooks_webhook_subscription.list` List webhook subscriptions (Webhooks) read - `planning_center.webhooks_delivery.get` Get a delivery (Webhooks) read - `planning_center.webhooks_event.get` Get an event (Webhooks) read - and 8 more in this area **API 12** - `planning_center.api_connected_application.list` List connected applications (API) read - `planning_center.api_connected_application_person.list` List people (API) read - `planning_center.api_oauth_application.list` List oauth applications (API) read - `planning_center.api_personal_access_token.list` List personal access tokens (API) read - `planning_center.api_connected_application.get` Get a connected application (API) read - `planning_center.api_connected_application_person.get` Get a connected application person (API) read - and 6 more in this area **Current 4** - `planning_center.current_organization.get` Get the organization (Current) read - `planning_center.current_person.get` Get a person (Current) read - `planning_center.current_person.get_organization` Get the organization of a person (Current) read - `planning_center.current_person.list` List people (Current) read This index shows a sample of each area. All 1,103 actions, with their inputs and prices, are in the [catalogue](https://actionlake.com/console/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. ## More connectors like Planning Center Shares the most action names with - [Make 4](https://actionlake.com/connectors/make) - [Tines 4](https://actionlake.com/connectors/tines) - [Recall.ai 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/recall-ai) - [Hostaway 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/hostaway) - [Google Calendar 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/google-calendar) - [Microsoft 365 Calendar 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/microsoft-365-calendar) Joins with, on shared entities - [HaloPSA 5](https://actionlake.com/connectors/halopsa) - [NetBox 4](https://actionlake.com/connectors/netbox) - [Odoo 4](https://actionlake.com/connectors/odoo) - [Microsoft Dynamics 365 4](https://actionlake.com/connectors/microsoft-dynamics-365) - [Freshservice 4](https://actionlake.com/connectors/freshservice) - [Zuper 4](https://actionlake.com/connectors/zuper) Browse - [All Workspace connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors/category/workspace) - [All connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors) - [How actionlake compares](https://actionlake.com/compare) actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Planning Center; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Planning Center service file, version 1.0.0. ## Give your agent Planning Center today. [Connect Planning Center free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free. --- Source: https://actionlake.com/connectors/planning-center More: https://actionlake.com/llms.txt