Smartlead MCP server

The Smartlead Simplified MCP Server provides an easy-to-use interface to Smartlead's API, enabling AI assistants and automation tools to interact with email marketing features. It simplifies access to campaign management, analytics, and other Smartlead capabilities.

Installation Options

Using NPM

npm install [email protected]

Using Smithery

Install automatically via Smithery for Claude Desktop:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @jean-technologies/smartlead-mcp-server-local --client claude

Running with Claude

npx smartlead-mcp-server start

Running with n8n

npx smartlead-mcp-server sse

On first run, you'll be prompted to enter your Smartlead API Key. No additional license key is required.

Integration Setup

Claude Extension Configuration

Add this to your Claude extension configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartlead": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["smartlead-mcp-server", "start"],
      "env": {
        "SMARTLEAD_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

n8n Integration

1. Start the server with:

   npx smartlead-mcp-server sse
   

2. Configure your n8n MCP Client node with:

   • SSE URL: http://localhost:3000/sse
   • Message URL: http://localhost:3000/message

Features

The server provides access to all Smartlead features, including:

• Campaign & Lead Management
• Statistics and Analytics
• Smart Delivery & Webhooks
• n8n Integration
• Client Management
• Smart Senders
• Download Tracking and Analytics

Download Tracking

Download Campaign Data

Use the smartlead_download_campaign_data tool:

{
  "campaign_id": 12345,
  "download_type": "analytics", 
  "format": "json",
  "user_id": "optional-user-identifier"
}

Available options:

• download_type: "analytics", "leads", "sequence", "full_export"
• format: "json" or "csv"

View Download Statistics

Use the smartlead_view_download_statistics tool:

{
  "time_period": "all",
  "group_by": "type"
}

Options:

• time_period: "all", "today", "week", "month"
• group_by: "type", "format", "campaign", "date"

All downloads are tracked in ~/.smartlead-mcp/downloads.json for analytics.

Configuration Help

• Run npx smartlead-mcp-server config to set up your credentials
• Use --api-key option for non-interactive setup
• Contact: [email protected]
• Website: jeantechnologies.com

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "smartlead" '{"command":"npx","args":["smartlead-mcp-server","start"],"env":{"SMARTLEAD_API_KEY":"your_api_key_here"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "smartlead": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "smartlead-mcp-server",
                "start"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SMARTLEAD_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "smartlead": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "smartlead-mcp-server",
                "start"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SMARTLEAD_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect