How do I get my Instantly API key?

Log in to your Instantly account at **app.instantly.ai**. Navigate to **Settings** (gear icon in the left sidebar). Click on the **API** section. Click **Create API Key**, give it a name, and copy the generated key. Paste it into the configuration field below. API access is available on all paid plans.

Can I monitor email warm-up health through my agent?

Yes. Your agent can check warm-up scores, daily sending volumes, and inbox placement rates for each sending account — helping you know when new accounts are ready for full-volume campaigns.

Can I manage multiple sending accounts?

Yes. Instantly supports unlimited sending accounts. Your AI agent can list all accounts, check their warm-up status, and manage which accounts are assigned to which campaigns.

How is Instantly different from other cold email tools?

Instantly differentiates with unlimited sending accounts, built-in email warm-up, and high-volume campaign infrastructure. It's designed for agencies and teams running 10K+ emails/month across dozens of sending domains.

Instantly MCP Server for AutoGen 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Instantly
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Author: Vinkius

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Microsoft AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and execute tasks collaboratively. Add Instantly as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and every agent in the group can access live data and take action.

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python

import asyncio
from autogen_agentchat.agents import AssistantAgent
from autogen_ext.tools.mcp import McpWorkbench

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with McpWorkbench(
        server_params={"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"},
        transport="streamable_http",
    ) as workbench:
        tools = await workbench.list_tools()
        agent = AssistantAgent(
            name="instantly_agent",
            tools=tools,
            system_message=(
                "You help users with Instantly. "
                "10 tools available."
            ),
        )
        print(f"Agent ready with {len(tools)} tools")

asyncio.run(main())

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About Instantly MCP Server

Connect Instantly to your AI agent and manage your high-volume cold email platform conversationally.

AutoGen enables multi-agent conversations where agents negotiate, delegate, and collaboratively use Instantly tools. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and assign role-based access. a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates, with optional human-in-the-loop approval for sensitive operations.

What you can do

Campaign Management — Create, pause, resume, and monitor email campaigns with engagement metrics.
Lead Management — Add, update, and search leads across campaigns with custom variables.
Account Warm-up — Monitor email warm-up progress and deliverability scores across sending accounts.
Analytics — Track opens, replies, bounces, and campaign-level performance in real time.

The Instantly MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to AutoGen 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 Instantly to AutoGen via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Instantly MCP Server with AutoGen.

Install AutoGen

Run pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Integrate into workflow

Use the agent in your AutoGen multi-agent orchestration

Explore tools

The workbench discovers 10 tools from Instantly automatically

Why Use AutoGen with the Instantly MCP Server

AutoGen provides unique advantages when paired with Instantly through the Model Context Protocol.

Multi-agent conversations: multiple AutoGen agents discuss, delegate, and collaboratively use Instantly tools to solve complex tasks

Role-based architecture lets you assign Instantly tool access to specific agents. a data analyst queries while a reviewer validates

Human-in-the-loop support: agents can pause for human approval before executing sensitive Instantly tool calls

Code execution sandbox: AutoGen agents can write and run code that processes Instantly tool responses in an isolated environment

Instantly + AutoGen Use Cases

Practical scenarios where AutoGen combined with the Instantly MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Collaborative analysis: one agent queries Instantly while another validates results and a third generates the final report

Automated review pipelines: a researcher agent fetches data from Instantly, a critic agent evaluates quality, and a writer produces the output

Interactive planning: agents negotiate task allocation using Instantly data to make informed decisions about resource distribution

Code generation with live data: an AutoGen coder agent writes scripts that process Instantly responses in a sandboxed execution environment

Instantly MCP Tools for AutoGen (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Instantly to AutoGen via MCP:

add_leads

Add leads to a campaign

get_account_stats

Get account summary stats

get_campaign

Get campaign details

get_campaign_analytics

Get campaign analytics

list_accounts

List sending accounts

list_campaigns

List all campaigns

list_leads

List leads in a campaign

list_subsequences

List campaign subsequences

pause_campaign

Pause a campaign

resume_campaign

Resume a campaign

Example Prompts for Instantly in AutoGen

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your AutoGen agent to start working with Instantly immediately.

"What's the open rate on my 'SaaS Founders Q2' campaign?"

"Check warm-up status on all my sending accounts."

"Add 50 leads to the 'Enterprise Outreach' campaign."

Troubleshooting Instantly MCP Server with AutoGen

Common issues when connecting Instantly to AutoGen through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpWorkbench not found

Install: pip install "autogen-ext[mcp]"

Instantly + AutoGen FAQ

Common questions about integrating Instantly MCP Server with AutoGen.

How does AutoGen connect to MCP servers?

Create an MCP tool adapter and assign it to one or more agents in the group chat. AutoGen agents can then call Instantly tools during their conversation turns.

Can different agents have different MCP tool access?

Yes. AutoGen's role-based architecture lets you assign specific MCP tools to specific agents, so a querying agent has different capabilities than a reviewing agent.