Install for Claude Desktop

1. Mint a token

Open API tokens, create a token, copy the value (shown once).

A safe starter set of abilities:

forms:read, submissions:read, submissions:write, webhooks:read, insights:read.

2. Edit claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "formspring": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@modelcontextprotocol/cli", "remote", "https://formspring.io/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_TOKEN": "your-api-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

Quit and relaunch. The Formspring tools appear in the 🔧 tools panel.

Try a prompt

"List my forms."

"Show me the last 25 submissions from my contact form. Highlight anything unusual."

"Triage spam in my contact form."

More in Prompt examples →.

What's next

• Tools → — full catalogue
• Prompt examples → — paste-ready workflows
• Troubleshooting → — 401/403 fixes