# Active campaign CLI for AI Agents

```json
{
  "title": "Active campaign CLI for AI Agents",
  "toolkit": "Active campaign",
  "toolkit_slug": "active_campaign",
  "framework": "CLI",
  "framework_slug": "cli",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/cli",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/cli.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-06T07:59:13.749Z"
}
```

## 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 1000+ 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.

## Also integrate Active campaign with

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/crew-ai)

## TL;DR

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 1000+ 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.

## Connect Active campaign to CLI

### 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
```

## What is the Active campaign MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The ActiveCampaign MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your ActiveCampaign account. It provides structured and secure access to your marketing automation and CRM data, so your agent can perform actions like adding contacts, managing deals, creating tasks, and organizing pipelines on your behalf.
- Automated contact management: Easily add new contacts, update details, or attach notes so your customer database stays current and actionable.
- Sales pipeline creation and management: Let your agent create, customize, or delete deal pipelines and organize deals through every stage of your sales process.
- Task and activity automation: Have your agent create tasks for contacts and deals, assign due dates, and ensure important follow-ups never slip through the cracks.
- Deal and account organization: Automatically create, update, or remove accounts and associate them with the right contacts and opportunities for seamless CRM workflows.
- Seamless automation enrollment: Add contacts directly to specific automations, personalizing your marketing or sales outreach at scale without manual effort.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_ADD_CONTACT_NOTE` | Add contact note | Add a note to a contact in activecampaign. the note will be associated with a contact as a subscriber type. the tool will first find the contact id using the provided email address and then create the note. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_ADD_CONTACT_TO_AUTOMATION` | Add Contact to Automation | This tool adds an existing contact to a specific automation in activecampaign. it first looks up the contact by email address to get their id, then adds them to the specified automation using the /api/3/contactautomations endpoint. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_ADD_SECONDARY_CONTACT_TO_DEAL` | Add Secondary Contact to Deal | This tool adds a secondary contact to an existing deal in activecampaign. if the deal has no primary contact set, this contact will be set as primary if no role is specified. the tool requires the user to have permission to manage deals and expects parameters like contact id (required), deal id (required), and role id (optional). |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_CREATE_ACCOUNT` | Create Account | This tool creates a new account in activecampaign. it represents a business or organization and allows programmatic account creation. the tool requires the account name and optionally accepts parameters such as account url, owner, and custom fields. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_CREATE_CONTACT` | Create contact | Creates a new contact in activecampaign with the specified details. this action allows you to create a new contact with basic information like email, name, phone, organization details, and tags. the email address is the only required field, while all other fields are optional. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_CREATE_CONTACT_TASK` | Create contact task | Create a task associated with a contact in activecampaign. this action allows you to create a new task that will be associated with a specific contact in your activecampaign account. the task can include details such as due date, title, description, and can be assigned to a specific user. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_CREATE_DEAL_PIPELINE` | Create Deal Pipeline | Creates a new deal pipeline in activecampaign. a deal pipeline is a visual representation of your sales process that helps organize and track deals through different stages. when you create a new pipeline, it automatically comes with three default stages: 'to contact,' 'in contact,' and 'follow up.' |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_CREATE_DEAL_TASK_TYPE` | Create Deal Task Type | This tool creates a new deal task type in activecampaign. deal task types are used to categorize and organize tasks associated with deals, and they are an important feature for maintaining a structured task management system within the deals pipeline. this action complements the existing active campaign create deal task action by enabling the creation of custom task types that can be used when creating deal tasks. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_DELETE_ACCOUNT` | Delete Account | This tool deletes an existing account in activecampaign. it complements the existing active campaign create account and active campaign update account actions, providing full crud capabilities for account management. the action is irreversible and will permanently remove the account from the system. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_DELETE_DEAL_PIPELINE` | Delete Deal Pipeline | This tool deletes an existing deal pipeline in activecampaign. when deleting a pipeline that has existing deals and stages associated with it, the delete request will remove all stages and deals associated with it. this tool complements the existing active campaign create deal pipeline action and provides the ability to manage the full lifecycle of deal pipelines in activecampaign. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_DELETE_DEAL_STAGE` | Delete Deal Stage | This tool deletes an existing deal stage in activecampaign. it offers the ability to either move associated deals to a new pipeline and stage (when type is 'move') or completely delete the deals (when type is 'delete'). it complements the active campaign create deal stage action, ensuring full crud functionality for deal stages. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_FIND_CONTACT` | Find contact | Find a specific contact in activecampaign using either their email address, id, or phone number. this action provides a more efficient way to find a specific contact instead of listing all contacts. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_FIND_CONTACT_TASK` | Find Contact Tasks | This tool allows you to find tasks associated with a specific contact in activecampaign. it searches for tasks using the contact task title and optionally filters by contact id. it returns an object with details such as task id, title, description, status, due date, owner type (which is subscriber for contact tasks), related id, created date, and updated date. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_FIND_USER_ACTION` | Find User by Email | This 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. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_LIST_ALL_CONTACTS` | List all contacts | List all contacts in activecampaign. this action allows you to: 1. list all contacts with pagination 2. search contacts by name, organization, phone, or email 3. filter contacts by email pattern 4. sort contacts by various fields 5. filter contacts by creation and update dates 6. filter contacts by list, tag, or segment |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_MANAGE_CONTACT_TAG` | Manage contact tag | Manage tags for a contact in activecampaign. this action allows adding or removing tags from a contact. the action can be performed using either the contact's id or email address. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_MANAGE_LIST_SUBSCRIPTION` | Manage list subscription | Subscribe or unsubscribe a contact from a list in activecampaign. the tool requires either a contact's email address or contact id, and can perform either a subscribe or unsubscribe action on a specified list. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_REMOVE_CONTACT_FROM_AUTOMATION` | Remove Contact from Automation | This tool removes a contact from a specified automation in activecampaign. it first looks up the contact by email address to get their id, then removes them from the specified automation using the /api/3/contactautomations endpoint. the run remove option parameter determines whether to remove them from all runs or just the latest run of the automation. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_TRACK_EVENT` | Track Event in ActiveCampaign | This tool creates a custom website or application event in activecampaign by recording events through a post api endpoint. it allows tracking of specific actions performed by contacts, and includes parameters such as event key, event actid, event name, event value, and event contact email for authentication, recording, and contextual information. the tool aids in automating workflows and monitoring user engagement. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_UPDATE_ACCOUNT` | Update Account | This tool updates an existing account in activecampaign. it allows modification of account details such as name, website url, and custom fields. it complements the existing active campaign create account action and provides the ability to modify account details after creation, which is a crucial functionality for account management. |
| `ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_UPSERT_ACCOUNT` | Upsert Account | This tool creates a new account if it doesn't exist or updates an existing account in activecampaign. it is particularly useful to ensure an account exists without creating duplicates, combining the functionality of create and update operations into a single action. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Complete Code

None listed.

## Conclusion

- 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

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/active_campaign/framework/crew-ai)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the Composio Universal CLI?

The Composio Universal CLI is a single command-line interface that lets coding agents and developers interact with 1000+ 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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