How to Use the Denim MCP in Claude Code

Q: What's the command to add the Denim MCP server to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http denim-mcp -- in your terminal. You can verify it was added correctly by running claude mcp list. The configuration is saved to your /.claude.json file.

Q: How do I check Denim campaign performance in a shell script with Claude Code?

In your script, call Claude Code with a prompt like claude ask 'get analytics for campaign-id' --with denim-mcp. This invokes the getcampaignanalytics tool. You can then pipe the JSON output to tools like jq for parsing.

Q: Is it possible to manage Denim automations from the command line with Claude Code?

You can monitor them. The Denim MCP Server provides a listactiveautomations tool that you can call with Claude Code to get a list of all currently running marketing workflows.

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Monitor Denim Campaigns from the CLI

Pipe Denim analytics right into your monitoring scripts. A command like `claude ask 'get analytics for campaign-123' --with denim-mcp | jq` pulls performance data from the `get_campaign_analytics` tool for processing. You can wrap this in a cron job that checks campaign health every hour. Use `search_active_campaigns` to find campaigns by a keyword, then loop through the results in a shell script to get detailed metrics for automated alerting.

Automate Backups and Data Exports

This MCP server is perfect for automating backups. A one-liner using the `list_crm_contacts` tool can dump your entire contact list to a file: `claude ask 'list all crm contacts' --with denim-mcp > contacts_backup.json`. It's not just for contacts. You can do the same with your marketing assets. Use `list_email_templates` and `list_audience_segments` to create versioned backups of your key configurations, all managed through simple, repeatable shell commands.

Manage Your Denim Account Headlessly

Run health checks from any terminal. Before a deployment, a script can call `get_account_metadata` to check API limits and `list_active_automations` to verify which workflows are running in your Denim account. Because Claude Code is just a terminal command, you can run these checks inside a Docker container as part of a GitHub Action. It's a solid way to gate deployments, ensuring your Denim setup is correct before code that depends on it goes live.

Setup guide

Set up Denim MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see denim-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Denim transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Denim tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http denim-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Denim MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "denim-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Denim MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http denim-mcp -- ` in your terminal. You can verify it was added correctly by running `claude mcp list`. The configuration is saved to your `~/.claude.json` file.

Yes. You can run a single command in your terminal to do it. Use `claude ask 'list all crm contacts' --with denim-mcp > contacts.json` to pipe the output of the `list_crm_contacts` tool directly to a file.

In your script, call Claude Code with a prompt like `claude ask 'get analytics for campaign-id' --with denim-mcp`. This invokes the `get_campaign_analytics` tool. You can then pipe the JSON output to tools like `jq` for parsing.

You can monitor them. The Denim MCP Server provides a `list_active_automations` tool that you can call with Claude Code to get a list of all currently running marketing workflows.

The connection is locked down. Data like your Denim contacts and campaign analytics is streamed over a secure transport directly to the Claude Code client. The server-side execution is fully isolated and ephemeral, meaning no data is ever written to disk or retained after the call.

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