How to integrate Mailcoach MCP with Claude Code

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Introduction

Manage your Mailcoach directly from Claude Code with zero worries about OAuth hassles, API-breaking issues, or reliability and security concerns.

You can do this in two different ways:

  1. Via Rube - Direct and easiest approach
  2. Via Composio SDK - Programmatic approach with more control

Why Rube?

Rube is a universal MCP server with access to 850+ SaaS apps. It ensures just-in-time tool loading so Claude can access the tools it needs, a remote workbench for programmatic tool calling and handling large tool responses out of the LLM context window, ensuring the LLM context window remains clean.

Connect Mailcoach to Claude Code with Rube

1. Get the MCP URL

Copy and paste the below command in Claude Code to add Rube MCP.

Terminal

2. Authenticate Rube

Run /mcp to view Rube

bash
/mcp
Run /mcp to view Rube in Claude Code
Click on Rube to authenticate
Authentication flow complete

3. Ensure it's connected

Run /mcp again to verify the connection. Now, do whatever you want with Claude Code and Mailcoach.

Rube connected successfully

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Add Mailcoach CampaignTool to create a new mailcoach campaign.
Add Email ListTool to create a new email list.
Add suppressionTool to add a suppression entry.
Add Tag to Email ListTool to create a new tag within a specific email list.
Add Tags to SubscriberTool to add tags to a subscriber.
Add TemplateTool to create a new email template.
Add Transactional Email TemplateTool to create a new template that can be used for transactional emails.
Append to Subscriber ImportTool to append csv data to an existing subscriber import.
Confirm SubscriberTool to confirm a subscriber’s subscription.
Create Subscriber ImportTool to create a new subscriber import.
Delete CampaignTool to delete a campaign by uuid.
Delete Email ListTool to delete an email list by uuid.
Delete SendTool to delete a sent item by its uuid.
Delete SubscriberTool to delete a subscriber by uuid.
Delete Subscriber ImportTool to delete a subscriber import by its uuid.
Delete SuppressionTool to delete a suppression entry by uuid.
Delete Tag from Email ListTool to delete a tag from an email list.
Delete TemplateTool to delete a template by uuid.
Delete Transactional MailTool to delete a transactional mail by its uuid.
Get All CampaignsTool to retrieve all campaigns.
Get All Sent ItemsTool to retrieve all sent items.
Get All Subscriber ImportsTool to retrieve all subscriber imports.
Get All SuppressionsTool to list all suppression entries.
Get All TagsTool to retrieve all tags for a specific email list.
Get All TemplatesTool to retrieve all templates.
Get All Transactional Email TemplatesTool to retrieve all transactional email templates.
Get Email ListsTool to retrieve all email lists.
Get Specific CampaignTool to retrieve details of a specific mailcoach campaign.
Get Specific Email ListTool to retrieve a specific email list.
Get Specific SubscriberTool to retrieve a specific subscriber.
Get Specific SuppressionTool to retrieve a specific suppression entry.
Get Specific TagTool to retrieve details of a specific tag.
Get Specific TemplateTool to retrieve details of a specific template.
Get Transactional MailsTool to retrieve all transactional mail templates.
Remove Tags from SubscriberTool to remove tags from a subscriber.
Resend Subscriber ConfirmationTool to resend confirmation email to a subscriber.
Start Subscriber ImportTool to start processing a subscriber import.
Subscribe To Email ListTool to add or update a subscriber in an email list.
Unsubscribe SubscriberTool to unsubscribe a subscriber from an email list.
Update CampaignTool to update an existing mailcoach campaign.
Update Email ListTool to update an existing email list.
Update SubscriberTool to update a subscriber.
Update Subscriber ImportTool to update an existing subscriber import.
Update TagTool to update an existing tag within an email list.
Update TemplateTool to update an existing template's name or content.

What is the Mailcoach MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Mailcoach MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Mailcoach account. It provides structured and secure access to your email marketing platform, so your agent can manage campaigns, organize subscriber lists, create templates, and automate email workflows on your behalf.

  • Email campaign creation and scheduling: Direct your agent to launch new campaigns, send emails to specific lists, or set up campaign schedules based on your marketing needs.
  • Subscriber list and segmentation management: Let your agent create new email lists, add or confirm subscribers, and apply tags for better audience segmentation and targeting.
  • Template management and customization: Instruct your agent to create, update, or organize reusable email templates and transactional templates for efficient campaign building.
  • Automated suppression and bounce handling: Have your agent add suppressions for bounced or blocked addresses, keeping your lists clean and compliant with deliverability best practices.
  • Bulk subscriber import and data enrichment: Enable your agent to import subscribers via CSV, append new data to existing imports, and streamline growth of your contact lists.

Connecting Mailcoach via Tool Router

Tool Router is the underlying tech that powers Rube. It's a universal gateway that does everything Rube does but with much more programmatic control. You can programmatically generate an MCP URL with the app you need (here Mailcoach) for even more tool search precision. It's secure and reliable.

How the Tool Router works

The Tool Router follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Claude Pro, Max, or API billing enabled Anthropic account
  • Composio API Key
  • A Mailcoach account
  • Basic knowledge of Python or TypeScript

Install Claude Code

bash
# macOS, Linux, WSL
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

# Windows CMD
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd

To install Claude Code, use one of the following methods based on your operating system:

Set up Claude Code

bash
cd your-project-folder
claude

Open a terminal, go to your project folder, and start Claude Code:

  • Claude Code will open in your terminal
  • Follow the prompts to sign in with your Anthropic account
  • Complete the authentication flow
  • Once authenticated, you can start using Claude Code
Claude Code initial setup showing sign-in prompt
Claude Code terminal after successful login

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here

Create a .env file in your project root with the following variables:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio (get it from Composio dashboard)
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management (use any unique identifier)

Install Composio library

pip install composio-core python-dotenv

Install the Composio Python library to create MCP sessions.

  • composio-core provides the core Composio functionality
  • python-dotenv loads environment variables from your .env file

Generate Composio MCP URL

import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
USER_ID = os.getenv("USER_ID")

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=USER_ID,
    toolkits=["mailcoach"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url

print(f"MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}")
print(f"\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:")
print(f'claude mcp add --transport http mailcoach-composio "{COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}" --headers "X-API-Key:{COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"')

Create a script to generate a Composio MCP URL for Mailcoach. This URL will be used to connect Claude Code to Mailcoach.

What's happening:

  • We import the Composio client and load environment variables
  • Create a Composio instance with your API key
  • Call create() to create a Tool Router session for Mailcoach
  • The returned mcp.url is the MCP server URL that Claude Code will use
  • The script prints this URL so you can copy it

Run the script and copy the MCP URL

python generate_mcp_url.py

Run your Python script to generate the MCP URL.

  • The script connects to Composio and creates a Tool Router session
  • It prints the MCP URL and the exact command you need to run
  • Copy the entire claude mcp add command from the output

Add Mailcoach MCP to Claude Code

bash
claude mcp add --transport http mailcoach-composio "YOUR_MCP_URL_HERE" --headers "X-API-Key:YOUR_COMPOSIO_API_KEY"

# Then restart Claude Code
exit
claude

In your terminal, add the MCP server using the command from the previous step. The command format is:

  • claude mcp add registers a new MCP server with Claude Code
  • --transport http specifies that this is an HTTP-based MCP server
  • The server name (mailcoach-composio) is how you'll reference it
  • The URL points to your Composio Tool Router session
  • --headers includes your Composio API key for authentication

After running the command, close the current Claude Code session and start a new one for the changes to take effect.

Verify the installation

bash
claude mcp list

Check that your Mailcoach MCP server is properly configured.

  • This command lists all MCP servers registered with Claude Code
  • You should see your mailcoach-composio entry in the list
  • This confirms that Claude Code can now access Mailcoach tools

If everything is wired up, you should see your mailcoach-composio entry listed:

Claude Code MCP list showing the toolkit MCP server

Authenticate Mailcoach

The first time you try to use Mailcoach tools, you'll be prompted to authenticate.

  • Claude Code will detect that you need to authenticate with Mailcoach
  • It will show you an authentication link
  • Open the link in your browser (or copy/paste it)
  • Complete the Mailcoach authorization flow
  • Return to the terminal and start using Mailcoach through Claude Code

Once authenticated, you can ask Claude Code to perform Mailcoach operations in natural language. For example:

  • "Create a new email campaign for product launch"
  • "Add a subscriber to the weekly newsletter list"
  • "Tag all subscribers interested in webinars"

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Mailcoach and Claude Code:

import os
from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
USER_ID = os.getenv("USER_ID")

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=USER_ID,
    toolkits=["mailcoach"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url

print(f"MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}")
print(f"\nUse this command to add to Claude Code:")
print(f'claude mcp add --transport http mailcoach-composio "{COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}" --headers "X-API-Key:{COMPOSIO_API_KEY}"')

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Mailcoach with Claude Code using Composio's MCP server. Now you can interact with Mailcoach directly from your terminal using natural language commands.

Key features of this setup:

  • Terminal-native experience without switching contexts
  • Natural language commands for Mailcoach operations
  • Secure authentication through Composio's managed MCP
  • Tool Router for dynamic tool discovery and execution

Next steps:

  • Try asking Claude Code to perform various Mailcoach operations
  • Add more toolkits to your Tool Router session for multi-app workflows
  • Integrate this setup into your development workflow for increased productivity

You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom workflows, or building automation scripts that leverage Claude Code's capabilities.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Mailcoach MCP?

With a standalone Mailcoach MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Mailcoach tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Mailcoach and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Code?

Yes, you can. Claude Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Mailcoach tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Mailcoach while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Mailcoach scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

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 Mailcoach data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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