# freshdesk

A skill that connects Claude Code, Codex, and other AI editors to Freshdesk: read tickets, contacts, companies, create issues, and add notes from the editor.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 653 installs · ★ 270
- Author: membrane
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/freshdesk/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/freshdesk

## What it does

The skill links Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and similar editors to Freshdesk, a customer support platform. The agent can fetch a list of tickets, find a contact by ID, create a new ticket, add a note, or update company data. Under the hood, it uses Membrane CLI: install `@membranehq/cli`, run `membrane connection ensure` with the Freshdesk URL, complete OAuth in the browser, and the skill is ready.

Once connected, the agent searches for the right action with `membrane action list --intent "query"` and runs it via `membrane action run`. When no pre-built action fits, send requests directly to the Freshdesk API with `membrane request` — Membrane injects the base URL and authentication automatically. In headless environments, the CLI prints an authorization URL to the console; the user opens it in a browser and returns the code.

The skill works on the free Membrane tier. Requires network access and a Membrane account.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill freshdesk -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/freshdesk/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/freshdesk/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill freshdesk -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/freshdesk/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill freshdesk -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/freshdesk/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install membranedev/application-skills freshdesk
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/freshdesk/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill freshdesk -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills --path skills/freshdesk
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/freshdesk/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add membranedev/application-skills --skill freshdesk -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/freshdesk/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- fetch all open Freshdesk tickets and find one by number
- create a ticket in Freshdesk from a problem description
- add a private note to a ticket without opening the browser
- update contact or company data in Freshdesk
- find an agent by ID and list support groups

## Example prompts
- Show all Open tickets from Freshdesk
- Create a Freshdesk ticket: subject 'Login not working', high priority, contact `user@example.com`
- Add a note to Freshdesk ticket 12345: 'Issue reproduced on staging'

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: freshdesk
description: |
  Freshdesk integration. Manage Tickets, Contacts, Companies, Agents, Groups, Forums and more. Use when the user wants to interact with Freshdesk data.
compatibility: Requires network access and a valid Membrane account (Free tier supported).
license: MIT
homepage: https://getmembrane.com
repository: https://github.com/membranedev/application-skills
metadata:
  author: membrane
  version: "1.0"
  categories: "Customer Success"
---

# Freshdesk

Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support software that helps businesses manage and resolve customer inquiries. It's used by support teams to track, prioritize, and respond to customer issues through various channels like email, phone, and chat. The primary users are customer service agents, support managers, and businesses of all sizes looking to improve their customer support operations.

Official docs: https://developers.freshdesk.com/

## Freshdesk Overview

- **Ticket**
  - **Note**
- **Agent**

Use action names and parameters as needed.

## Working with Freshdesk

This skill uses the Membrane CLI to interact with Freshdesk. Membrane handles authentication and credentials refresh automatically — so you can focus on the integration logic rather than auth plumbing.

### Install the CLI

Install the Membrane CLI so you can run `membrane` from the terminal:

```bash
npm install -g @membranehq/cli@latest
```

### Authentication

```bash
membrane login --tenant --clientName=<agentType>
```

This will either open a browser for authentication or print an authorization URL to the console, depending on whether interactive mode is available.

**Headless environments:** The command will print an authorization URL. Ask the user to open it in a browser. When they see a code after completing login, finish with:

```bash
membrane login complete <code>
```

Add `--json` to any command for machine-readable JSON output.

**Agent Types** : claude, openclaw, codex, warp, windsurf, etc. Those will be used to adjust tooling to be used best with your harness

### Connecting to Freshdesk

Use `membrane connection ensure` to find or create a connection by app URL or domain:

```bash
membrane connection ensure "https://www.freshworks.com/freshdesk/" --json
```
The user completes authentication in the browser. The output contains the new connection id.

This is the fastest way to get a connection. The URL is normalized to a domain and matched against known apps. If no app is found, one is created and a connector is built automatically.

If the returned connection has `state: "READY"`, skip to **Step 2**.

#### 1b. Wait for the connection to be ready

If the connection is in `BUILDING` state, poll until it's ready:

```bash
npx @membranehq/cli connection get <id> --wait --json
```
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