ActionKit Integration Endpoint Documentation

Overview

This repository furnishes an MCP server demonstration leveraging the ActionKit framework. Connecting this endpoint to your Claude Desktop instance grants immediate capability to invoke a comprehensive suite of Slack specific functionalities.

It is presumed that the end-user has successfully authenticated via the Paragon Connect Orchestration Portal for this specific demonstration.

For brevity, this initial configuration is scoped exclusively to Slack operations. This restriction is defined within the index.ts source file and can be easily modified to expose other integrations by removing the corresponding filtering logic.

Deployment Instructions

1) Initial prerequisite: Ensure Claude Desktop is fully installed on your workstation. 2) Obtain a local copy of this repository and execute npm install to fetch dependencies. 3) Subsequently, execute npm run build to compile the necessary JavaScript execution artifact required by Claude Desktop. 4) The final step involves directing Claude Desktop's configuration to recognize and utilize this specific MCP endpoint: * Modify or create the configuration file located at: vi ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json * Insert the following JSON structure into the claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
      "mcp-actionkit": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "ABSOLUTE_PATH/mcp-actionkit/build/index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "USER": "",
                "PARAGON_PROJECT_ID": "",
                "SIGNING_KEY":""
            }
        }
    }
}

• Populate the placeholder environment variables (USER, PARAGON_PROJECT_ID, SIGNING_KEY) with your authorized Paragon credentials.
• The USER variable must map precisely to the account currently logged into the Paragon Connect Portal.
  • Guidance: Access demo.useparagon.com to rapidly authenticate and subsequently grant authorization for Slack tool usage on your behalf.
• Note on ABSOLUTE_PATH: On macOS systems, this path can be resolved by Command-clicking any file within the Finder utility. 5) Launch Claude Desktop. You should observe a new hammer icon displaying the available Slack tooling suite. Furthermore, a plug icon will indicate successful connection verification with this deployed MCP service.

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