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The Eventfold MCP Guide: Manage Your Events From Any AI Assistant

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    Lucas Dow
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What if you could ask your AI assistant to check how many tickets you have sold, draft a post-event report, or register a last-minute attendee — and it just worked? No switching tabs. No navigating dashboards. No copy-pasting data between tools.

That is exactly what the Eventfold MCP makes possible.

This guide will walk you through what MCP is, why it matters for event management, and how to connect Eventfold to your favorite AI assistant in a few minutes.

What Is MCP?

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It is an open standard, originally created by Anthropic, that lets AI assistants talk directly to external tools and services — in a secure, structured way.

Think of it like a USB port for AI. Just as USB lets you plug different devices into your computer without installing special drivers for each one, MCP lets AI assistants plug into different services without custom integrations for each one.

Before MCP, if you wanted an AI assistant to check your ticket sales, you would need to open the Eventfold dashboard yourself, find the numbers, and paste them into the chat. The AI had no way to see your data on its own.

With MCP, the AI assistant connects directly to Eventfold. It can read your events, pull real-time numbers, and take actions — all with your permission and within your account's security boundaries.

Why This Matters for Event Organizers

Event management involves dozens of small decisions throughout the day. How many tickets did we sell since yesterday? Is the catering count up to date? Did that speaker confirm? What is our revenue breakdown by ticket tier?

Each of those questions used to require opening a specific page, navigating to the right section, and reading the data yourself. With Eventfold's MCP integration, you can ask those questions in natural language — from Claude Desktop, from a chat window, or from any MCP-compatible AI tool — and get answers in seconds.

Here are some real examples of what you can do:

  • "Show me all my upcoming events" — get a clean overview without opening the dashboard
  • "How many tickets have we sold for the spring gala?" — real-time sales numbers, broken down by ticket type
  • "Check in everyone who is still pending at the door" — bulk check-in from a conversation
  • "Create a new VIP ticket tier at 299 SEK with a limit of 50" — set up tickets without touching a form
  • "Give me a catering report for Friday's workshop" — dietary breakdowns ready to send to your caterer
  • "Compare attendance between this year's conference and last year's" — side-by-side metrics in seconds

This is not a chatbot that gives generic advice. This is your AI assistant working directly with your live event data.

How to Set It Up

Eventfold's MCP server works with any application that supports the Model Context Protocol. That includes Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, and a growing number of AI tools. The steps below will work with any of them.

Step 1: Get Your Eventfold Account Ready

You need an active Eventfold account with at least one organization. If you already use Eventfold to manage events, you are good to go.

Step 2: Add Eventfold as an MCP Server

Every MCP-compatible application has a way to add new servers. The only thing you need is the Eventfold MCP endpoint:

https://api.eventfold.com/mcp

Here is how to add it in a few popular clients:

Claude Desktop (easiest)

Claude Desktop has built-in support for adding custom MCP servers — no technical knowledge needed.

  1. Open Claude Desktop and go to Settings
  2. Navigate to the Connectors section
  3. Click Add Custom Connector
  4. Paste the Eventfold URL: https://api.eventfold.com/mcp and name it "Eventfold"
  5. Done. Eventfold tools are now available in your conversations.

Claude.ai

You can add MCP servers directly from your account settings on claude.ai. Go to Settings → Connectors, add a new connector, paste the URL above, and name it "Eventfold".

ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, and others

Look for an "MCP Servers", "Connectors", or "Tools" section in your application's settings. Add a new remote MCP server and paste the URL above. The application will handle the rest — including the OAuth login flow described in the next step.

Some clients use a JSON configuration file instead. If yours does, add this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eventfold": {
      "url": "https://api.eventfold.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The exact location of the config file depends on the application — check your client's documentation for details.

Step 3: Log In

The first time you use an Eventfold tool, a login window will pop up in your browser. Sign in with your normal Eventfold credentials — email and password, or Google — and approve the connection. That is the entire setup.

Your password is never shared with the AI application. The connection uses the same secure login standard as Google and GitHub. You can disconnect at any time from your Eventfold account settings.

Step 4: Start Asking Questions

You are ready. Try something simple:

"What events do I have coming up this month?"

Your AI assistant fetches your data and presents it in a clean, readable format. It works the same way no matter which AI application you use.

What Can You Do With It?

Eventfold's MCP server exposes over 40 tools across every major area of event management. Here is what is available:

Events

Create, update, publish, and manage your events. Get full event details including dates, venues, and settings. Filter by status, search by name, and paginate through large lists.

Tickets and Attendees

List ticket types with pricing and availability. View your attendee list with flexible filtering. Get sales summaries broken down by ticket tier. Register attendees manually when needed.

Day-of Operations

Check in attendees at the door. Process refunds. View real-time check-in statistics to know exactly how many people have arrived.

Analytics and Reporting

Pull event analytics including page views, conversion rates, and sales funnels. Generate revenue reports. Compare metrics across multiple events to spot trends.

Schedule and Program

View the full event schedule. Add, update, or remove sessions, talks, and breaks. Keep your program organized without touching a spreadsheet.

Communication

Browse email templates. Review email threads and conversations with attendees. Stay on top of all your event communication.

Forms and Feedback

View registration form fields and responses. Check feedback summaries after your event. Understand what your attendees thought without manually reading through responses.

Extras

Manage speakers, sponsors, add-ons, promo codes, and automations — all from conversation.

Built-In Prompts for Common Workflows

Beyond individual tools, Eventfold's MCP server includes ready-made prompt templates that guide the AI through common event workflows:

  • Event summary report — a comprehensive overview of any event's current status
  • Post-event analysis — a full retrospective with attendance, revenue, and feedback insights
  • Planning checklist — a step-by-step checklist customized to your event type
  • Catering report — food preference breakdowns ready to forward to your caterer
  • Event setup review — a pre-launch checklist to catch anything you might have missed

You do not need to remember specific commands. Just describe what you need in plain language, and the AI will use the right tools and templates automatically.

Security and Privacy

Connecting AI to live event data is a big deal, and we treat it that way. Here is how we keep your data safe:

  • Secure login — the same authentication standard used by Google and GitHub. Your password is never shared with the AI.
  • Your data stays yours — the AI can only see events from organizations you belong to. No cross-organization access, ever.
  • You are in control — you decide what the AI can do. You can disconnect at any time from your account settings.
  • Sessions expire automatically — access tokens are short-lived and refresh in the background. No permanent keys floating around.
  • No training on your data — your event data is used only to answer your questions in real time. It is not used to train AI models.

Works With Every MCP Client

Because MCP is an open standard, Eventfold's integration is not locked to any single AI provider. You can use it with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, or any future application that adopts the protocol. If you switch AI tools tomorrow, your Eventfold MCP connection comes with you — no migration, no reconfiguration.

A Day in the Life

Here is what a typical morning might look like with Eventfold MCP connected:

8:00 AM — You open your AI assistant and ask: "Give me a quick status update on this weekend's workshop." You get ticket sales, check-in link status, and a catering count in one message.

8:15 AM — A sponsor emails asking about their booth details. You ask: "What sponsors do we have for the workshop and what are their packages?" You reply to the email in under a minute.

9:00 AM — Your caterer needs final dietary numbers. You ask: "Generate a catering report for Saturday's event." You forward the breakdown directly.

10:30 AM — A colleague wants to add a lightning talk to the schedule. You say: "Add a 15-minute session called 'Startup Pitch' at 2:30 PM in Room B." Done.

2:00 PM — You are at the venue. Attendees are arriving. You ask: "How many people have checked in so far?" You get a live count without pulling out a laptop.

No dashboards. No tab-switching. No data wrangling. Just a conversation that gets things done.

Getting Started

If you are already an Eventfold user, you can connect your account to an MCP-compatible AI assistant today. The setup takes less than five minutes, and you will wonder how you managed events without it.

If you are new to Eventfold, start with a free account and explore what AI-native event management feels like from day one.

Have questions about the MCP integration? Reach out to us at hello@eventfold.com — we are happy to help you get set up.