Dotdigital MCP Server for Vercel AI SDK 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
The Vercel AI SDK is the TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. Connect Dotdigital through Vinkius and every tool is available as a typed function. ready for React Server Components, API routes, or any Node.js backend.
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import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
async function main() {
const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
transport: {
type: "http",
// Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
},
});
try {
const tools = await mcpClient.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
model: openai("gpt-4o"),
tools,
prompt: "Using Dotdigital, list all available capabilities.",
});
console.log(text);
} finally {
await mcpClient.close();
}
}
main();
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About Dotdigital MCP Server
Integrate Dotdigital, the powerful marketing automation and omnichannel platform, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your email campaigns and templates, track contact address books and individual profiles, monitor automation programs (journeys), and oversee your marketing operations using natural language.
The Vercel AI SDK gives every Dotdigital tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.
What you can do
- Campaign Oversight — List and retrieve detailed information and subject lines for all your email marketing campaigns.
- Contact Intelligence — Monitor contact address books, individual profile details, and subscription statuses across your organization.
- Automation Monitoring — Track active marketing automation programs and customer journeys to ensure effective engagement.
- Marketing Auditing — Retrieve high-level summaries of address book volumes, campaign activity, and account limits instantly.
The Dotdigital MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Vercel AI SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Dotdigital to Vercel AI SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Dotdigital MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
Install dependencies
Run npm install @ai-sdk/mcp ai @ai-sdk/openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the script
Save to agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.ts
Explore tools
The SDK discovers 10 tools from Dotdigital and passes them to the LLM
Why Use Vercel AI SDK with the Dotdigital MCP Server
Vercel AI SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Dotdigital through the Model Context Protocol.
TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box
Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same Dotdigital integration everywhere
Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display Dotdigital tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components
Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency
Dotdigital + Vercel AI SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Vercel AI SDK combined with the Dotdigital MCP Server delivers measurable value.
AI-powered web apps: build dashboards that query Dotdigital in real-time and stream results to the UI with zero loading states
API backends: create serverless endpoints that orchestrate Dotdigital tools and return structured JSON responses to any frontend
Chatbots with tool use: embed Dotdigital capabilities into conversational interfaces with streaming responses and tool call visibility
Internal tools: build admin panels where team members interact with Dotdigital through natural language queries
Dotdigital MCP Tools for Vercel AI SDK (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Dotdigital to Vercel AI SDK via MCP:
get_campaign_details
Get detailed information for a specific email campaign
get_contact_profile
Get full profile and history for a specific contact by email
get_dotdigital_account_metadata
Retrieve metadata and limits for your Dotdigital account
list_address_book_contacts
List all contacts within a specific address book
list_automation_programs
List all active marketing automation programs (journeys)
list_email_campaigns
List all email marketing campaigns
list_email_templates
List all available email message templates
list_marketing_address_books
List all contact address books configured in your Dotdigital account
quick_marketing_health_audit
Retrieve a high-level summary of campaign and contact activity
search_marketing_contacts
Search for contacts using a specific query string
Example Prompts for Dotdigital in Vercel AI SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Vercel AI SDK agent to start working with Dotdigital immediately.
"List all my email campaigns."
"Show me the contacts in address book '12345'."
"Which marketing automation programs are currently active?"
Troubleshooting Dotdigital MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK
Common issues when connecting Dotdigital to Vercel AI SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
createMCPClient is not a function
npm install @ai-sdk/mcpDotdigital + Vercel AI SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating Dotdigital MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?
createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.Can I use MCP tools in Edge Functions?
Does it support streaming tool results?
useChat and streamText that handle tool calls and display results progressively in the UI.Connect Dotdigital with your favorite client
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Google's framework for building production AI agents.
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Python framework for orchestrating collaborative AI agent crews.
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Data-aware AI agent framework for structured and unstructured sources.
Microsoft's framework for multi-agent collaborative conversations.
Connect Dotdigital to Vercel AI SDK
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.