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Introduction

CLIs are eating MCPs. The industry is converging on the very same idea. MCPs for all their merit can be token hungry, slow, and unreliable for complex tool chaining. However, coding agents have become incredibly good at working with CLIs, and in fact they are far more comfortable working with CLI tools than MCP.

With Composio's Universal CLI, your coding agents can talk to over 850+ SaaS applications. With Active campaign, agents can add a note to john doe's contact record, create a new contact with email and tags, add contact jane@company.com to 'welcome series' automation, and more — all without worrying about authentication.

This guide walks you through Composio Universal CLI and explains how you can connect it with coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, etc, for end-to-end Active campaign automation.

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What is Universal CLI and why use it?

The idea behind building the universal CLI is to give agents a single command interface to interact with all your external applications. Here's what you'll get with it:

  • Agent-friendly: Coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode can use CLI tools natively — no MCP setup required.
  • Authentication handled: Connect once via OAuth or API Key, and all CLI commands work with your credentials automatically.
  • Tool discovery: Search, inspect, and execute 20,000+ tools across 850+ apps from one interface.
  • Trigger support: Use triggers to listen for events across your apps, powered by real-time webhooks or polling under the hood.
  • Type generation: Generate typed schemas for autocomplete and type safety in your projects.

Prerequisites

Install the Composio CLI, authenticate, and initialize your project:

bash
# Install the Composio CLI
curl -fsSL https://composio.dev/install | bash

# Authenticate with Composio
composio login

During login you'll be redirected to sign in page, finish the complete flow and you're all set.

Composio CLI authentication flow

Connecting Active campaign to Coding Agents via Universal CLI

Once it is installed, it's essentially done. Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, or any other agent will be able to access the CLI. A few steps to give agents access to your apps.

  1. Launch your Coding Agent — Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, anything you prefer.
  2. Prompt it to "Authenticate with Active campaign"
  3. Complete the authentication and authorization flow and your Active campaign integration is all set.
  4. Start asking anything you want.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Add contact noteAdd a note to a contact in activecampaign.
Add Contact to AutomationThis tool adds an existing contact to a specific automation in activecampaign.
Add Secondary Contact to DealThis tool adds a secondary contact to an existing deal in activecampaign.
Create AccountThis tool creates a new account in activecampaign.
Create contactCreates a new contact in activecampaign with the specified details.
Create contact taskCreate a task associated with a contact in activecampaign.
Create Deal PipelineCreates a new deal pipeline in activecampaign.
Create Deal Task TypeThis tool creates a new deal task type in activecampaign.
Delete AccountThis tool deletes an existing account in activecampaign.
Delete Deal PipelineThis tool deletes an existing deal pipeline in activecampaign.
Delete Deal StageThis tool deletes an existing deal stage in activecampaign.
Find contactFind a specific contact in activecampaign using either their email address, id, or phone number.
Find Contact TasksThis tool allows you to find tasks associated with a specific contact in activecampaign.
Find User by EmailThis tool allows you to find a user in activecampaign by their email address, returning detailed information including first name, last name, email, phone, organization details, and related resource links.
List all contactsList all contacts in activecampaign.
Manage contact tagManage tags for a contact in activecampaign.
Manage list subscriptionSubscribe or unsubscribe a contact from a list in activecampaign.
Remove Contact from AutomationThis tool removes a contact from a specified automation in activecampaign.
Track Event in ActiveCampaignThis tool creates a custom website or application event in activecampaign by recording events through a post api endpoint.
Update AccountThis tool updates an existing account in activecampaign.
Upsert AccountThis tool creates a new account if it doesn't exist or updates an existing account in activecampaign.

Universal CLI Commands for Active campaign

You can also manually execute CLI commands to interact with your Active campaign.

Connect your Active campaign account

Link your Active campaign account and verify the connection:

bash
# Connect your Active campaign account (opens OAuth flow)
composio connected-accounts link active_campaign

# Verify the connection
composio connected-accounts list --toolkits active_campaign

Discover Active campaign tools

Search and inspect available Active campaign tools:

bash
# List all available Active campaign tools
composio tools list --toolkit active_campaign

# Search for Active campaign tools by action
composio tools search "active campaign"

# Inspect a tool's input schema
composio tools info ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_ADD_CONTACT_NOTE

Common Active campaign Actions

Add contact note — Add a note to a contact in activecampaign

bash
composio tools execute ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_ADD_CONTACT_NOTE \
  --note "This is the text of the note" \
  --contact_email "example@email.com"

Add Contact to Automation — This tool adds an existing contact to a specific automation in activecampaign

bash
composio tools execute ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_ADD_CONTACT_TO_AUTOMATION \
  --automation_id "42" \
  --contact_email "user@example.com"

Add Secondary Contact to Deal — This tool adds a secondary contact to an existing deal in activecampaign

bash
composio tools execute ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_ADD_SECONDARY_CONTACT_TO_DEAL \
  --deal_id "2" \
  --contact_id "1"

Create Account — This tool creates a new account in activecampaign

bash
composio tools execute ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_CREATE_ACCOUNT \
  --name "Example Account"

Generate Type Definitions

Generate typed schemas for Active campaign tools to get autocomplete and type safety in your project:

bash
# Auto-detect language
composio generate --toolkits active_campaign

# TypeScript
composio ts generate --toolkits active_campaign

# Python
composio py generate --toolkits active_campaign

Tips & Tricks

  • Always inspect a tool's input schema before executing: composio tools info <TOOL_NAME>
  • Pipe output with jq for better readability: composio tools execute TOOL_NAME -d '{}' | jq
  • Set COMPOSIO_API_KEY as an environment variable for CI/CD pipelines
  • Use composio dev logs tools to inspect execution logs and debug issues

Next Steps

  • Try asking your coding agent to perform various Active campaign operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits
  • Set up triggers for real-time automation
  • Use composio generate for typed schemas in your projects

How to build Active campaign MCP Agent with another framework

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Codex

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OpenClaw

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Google ADK

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LangChain

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Vercel AI SDK

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CrewAI

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FAQ

What is the Composio Universal CLI?

The Composio Universal CLI is a single command-line interface that lets coding agents and developers interact with 850+ SaaS applications. It handles authentication, tool discovery, action execution, and trigger setup — all from the terminal, without needing to configure MCP servers.

Which coding agents work with the Composio CLI?

Any coding agent that can run shell commands works with the Composio CLI — including Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and others. Once the CLI is installed, agents automatically discover and use the composio commands to interact with Active campaign and other connected apps.

How is the CLI different from using an MCP server for Active campaign?

MCP servers require configuration and can be token-heavy for complex workflows. The CLI gives agents a direct, lightweight interface — no server setup needed. Agents simply call composio commands like any other shell tool. It's faster to set up, more reliable for multi-step tool chaining, and works natively with how coding agents already operate.

How safe is my Active campaign data when using the Composio CLI?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Active campaign data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials for full control.

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