How do I get Dotdigital API credentials?

Log in to your Dotdigital account, navigate to **Settings > Access**, and select the **API users** tab. You can create a new API user to generate a unique username and password for this integration.

Can the agent send new email campaigns?

This integration currently focuses on listing and auditing campaigns, contacts, and automation programs. Scheduling or sending actual email broadcasts should be managed via the Dotdigital campaign builder.

Does the integration support multiple address books?

Yes, you can use the list_marketing_address_books tool to see all your address books and then list contacts for any specific book using its ID.

Dotdigital MCP Server for LlamaIndex 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Dotdigital
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add Dotdigital as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.

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python

import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
    mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
    tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()

    agent = FunctionAgent(
        tools=tools,
        llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
        system_prompt=(
            "You are an assistant with access to Dotdigital. "
            "You have 10 tools available."
        ),
    )

    response = await agent.run(
        "What tools are available in Dotdigital?"
    )
    print(response)

asyncio.run(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.

LlamaIndex agents combine Dotdigital tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn. ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.

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 LlamaIndex 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 LlamaIndex via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Dotdigital MCP Server with LlamaIndex.

Install dependencies

Run pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openai

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Run the agent

Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent discovers 10 tools from Dotdigital

Why Use LlamaIndex with the Dotdigital MCP Server

LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with Dotdigital through the Model Context Protocol.

Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine Dotdigital tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers

Query pipeline framework lets you chain Dotdigital tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline

Multi-source reasoning: agents can query Dotdigital, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results

Observability integrations show exactly what Dotdigital tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer

Dotdigital + LlamaIndex Use Cases

Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the Dotdigital MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Hybrid search: combine Dotdigital real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive

Data enrichment: query Dotdigital to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses

Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying Dotdigital for fresh data

Analytical workflows: chain Dotdigital queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports

Dotdigital MCP Tools for LlamaIndex (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Dotdigital to LlamaIndex 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 LlamaIndex

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex 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 LlamaIndex

Common issues when connecting Dotdigital to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

BasicMCPClient not found

Install: pip install llama-index-tools-mcp

Dotdigital + LlamaIndex FAQ

Common questions about integrating Dotdigital MCP Server with LlamaIndex.

How does LlamaIndex connect to MCP servers?

Use the MCP client adapter to create a connection. LlamaIndex discovers all tools and wraps them as query engine tools compatible with any LlamaIndex agent.

Can I combine MCP tools with vector stores?

Yes. LlamaIndex agents can query Dotdigital tools and vector store indexes in the same turn, combining real-time and embedded data for grounded responses.