How to Use the Dotdigital MCP in Claude Code

Q: Can I run a quick marketing health check on Dotdigital via Claude Code?

Yes, you can. The terminal agent triggers quickmarketinghealthaudit to output a concise summary of your current campaign performance and contact counts.

Q: How does Claude Code handle Dotdigital address book lookups?

It uses listmarketingaddressbooks to fetch your lists, and you can then ask it to run listaddressbookcontacts to inspect the individual subscribers in any specific group.

Pipe Dotdigital campaign metrics and contact lookups directly into your terminal using this Claude Code MCP Server.

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Run terminal-based Dotdigital MCP Server audits

The `quick_marketing_health_audit` tool outputs high-level campaign stats directly to your terminal screen. Pipe your marketing data directly into shell scripts to grep for anomalies or feed metrics into cron jobs. You can quickly check your API limits by running a command that triggers `get_dotdigital_account_metadata`. This makes it easy to monitor your subscription status from any SSH session.

Script contact lookups and list exports

The `search_marketing_contacts` tool lets you locate specific users instantly from your command prompt. Stop using web interfaces to find subscribers. Once found, Claude Code calls `get_contact_profile` to output the complete history of that contact. You can easily pipe this JSON payload into jq or save it to a local log file.

Monitor automation programs from the CLI

The `list_automation_programs` tool lets you inspect running customer journeys directly from the command line. Keep tabs on your active marketing pipelines without leaving your shell. It can cross-reference these programs with your active lists using `list_marketing_address_books`. This lets you verify that the correct target segments are currently flowing through your automated campaigns.

Setup guide

Set up Dotdigital 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 dotdigital-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

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

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http dotdigital-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 Dotdigital 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": {
    "dotdigital-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Dotdigital MCP in Claude Code

Run a terminal prompt asking to save your layouts. Claude Code connects to the MCP Server, calls `list_email_templates`, and writes the raw structures directly to your local file system.

Yes, you can. The terminal agent triggers `quick_marketing_health_audit` to output a concise summary of your current campaign performance and contact counts.

It uses `list_marketing_address_books` to fetch your lists, and you can then ask it to run `list_address_book_contacts` to inspect the individual subscribers in any specific group.

Yes, because Claude Code runs entirely in the terminal. You can invoke it in your deployment scripts to verify campaign statuses using `list_email_campaigns` before pushing code updates.

Vinkius uses an ephemeral V8 sandbox that executes each request in isolation. Your subscriber profiles and campaign metrics are never stored on disk, maintaining strict compliance with your data policies.

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