# Vestaboard — how to use (mcp.ai)

Connect your Vestaboard account and use 2 tools for notifications straight from your AI agent. Connect with your own API key. Vestaboard is a smart messaging display that allows users to send and receive messages through a mechanical split-flap display.

## Option A — via MCP (recommended)
Remote MCP endpoint (HTTP, streamable): `https://api.mcp.ai/p_vestaboard?ms=1787291280000`
Add it as a custom/remote MCP connector in your client (Claude, Cursor, VS Code…), then authenticate when prompted. Once connected, ask the agent to use the server's tools (e.g. `vestaboard_list_subscriptions`).

## Option B — via direct REST API
Base URL: `https://api.mcp.ai/api/vestaboard`
Auth: `Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…` — create a workspace API key at https://mcp.ai/settings/api-keys
Discover endpoints: `GET https://api.mcp.ai/api/vestaboard/_endpoints`

### Endpoints
- `POST https://api.mcp.ai/api/vestaboard/list/subscriptions` — Lists all Vestaboard subscriptions accessible with the current credentials. Returns subscription and board information for accessible Vestaboard displays. Use this to discover which boards you can sen
- `POST https://api.mcp.ai/api/vestaboard/subscription/api/send/message` — Send a message to a Vestaboard board. This action posts text or character codes to your Vestaboard display. You can send either plain text (which will be formatted automatically) or a 6x22 matrix of c
  - body: { text?: string, characters?: integer[][], subscription_id?: string }

## Example prompts
- "What can I do in Vestaboard?"
- "Show me a summary of my Vestaboard account"

## More
- Page: https://mcp.ai/vestaboard
- Agent spec (llms.txt): https://mcp.ai/vestaboard/llms.txt
- Postman collection: https://mcp.ai/vestaboard/postman.json