What campaign data can I access?

Search campaigns, view members, track conversions, measure costs and ROI — all grouped by type.

Can I add leads to campaigns?

Yes! Add any Lead or Contact as a campaign member with a specific status.

How is campaign performance measured?

Aggregate metrics: total leads, conversions, actual cost per campaign type. Compare ROI across channels.

Salesforce Marketing Cloud MCP Server for Claude Desktop 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Salesforce Marketing Cloud
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Author: Vinkius

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Classic Setup·json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "salesforce-marketing-cloud": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Salesforce Marketing Cloud MCP Server

Connect Salesforce Marketing to any AI agent.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Salesforce Marketing Cloud to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 6 tools in the chat interface — ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Campaigns — Search, create, and filter by status
Members — View and add leads/contacts to campaigns
Performance — Aggregate metrics by campaign type

The Salesforce Marketing Cloud MCP Server exposes 6 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop 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 Salesforce Marketing Cloud to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Salesforce Marketing Cloud MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 6 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Salesforce Marketing Cloud MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Salesforce Marketing Cloud through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client — it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage — your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to the Vinkius Edge network

Salesforce Marketing Cloud + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Salesforce Marketing Cloud MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies — all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Salesforce Marketing Cloud MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (6)

These 6 tools become available when you connect Salesforce Marketing Cloud to Claude Desktop via MCP:

sf_add_campaign_member

Provide campaignId and either contactId OR leadId (not both). Status defaults to "Sent" but can be set to "Responded", "Registered", etc. based on your campaign member statuses. Returns the created membership record. Add a lead or contact to a Salesforce marketing campaign for attribution tracking and engagement measurement

sf_campaign_members

Returns member name, type (Lead or Contact), status (Sent/Responded/etc.), and response date. Use to see who is in a campaign, track engagement, or analyze campaign reach. Essential for campaign ROI and attribution analysis. Get all leads and contacts enrolled in a specific Salesforce campaign with their membership status and response dates

sf_campaign_performance

Returns the number of campaigns, total leads generated, total conversions, total budgeted cost, and actual cost per campaign type. Provides an instant ROI overview across all marketing channels. Use for marketing dashboard, channel-level performance comparison, or budget allocation analysis. Get aggregate marketing campaign performance — campaign counts, total leads, conversions, and costs grouped by campaign type

sf_campaigns_by_status

Returns campaigns with lead/contact counts, budget, and conversion data. Use for questions like "which campaigns are currently running?" or "show completed campaigns with their results." Get Salesforce campaigns filtered by status — Planned, In Progress, Completed, or Aborted — with full metrics

sf_create_campaign

Name is required. Type: Email, Conference, Webinar, Trade Show, Public Relations, Advertisement, Banner Ads, Telemarketing. Status defaults to "Planned". Dates use YYYY-MM-DD. budgetedCost is the planned spend. Returns the created campaign with its Salesforce ID. Create a new marketing campaign in Salesforce with name, type, status, dates, description, and budget

sf_search_campaigns

Returns campaign name, status (Planned/In Progress/Completed/Aborted), type (Email/Conference/Webinar/Advertisement), start/end dates, number of leads generated, contacts converted, budgeted cost, and actual cost. Use when the user asks about marketing initiatives, campaign performance, or budget spend. Search Salesforce marketing campaigns by name to find initiatives with status, type, budget, and lead/contact conversion metrics

Example Prompts for Salesforce Marketing Cloud in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Salesforce Marketing Cloud immediately.

"What is the conversion rate of our Email campaigns?"

"Create a new webinar campaign for Q2 product launch"

"Show me all in-progress campaigns"

Troubleshooting Salesforce Marketing Cloud MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Salesforce Marketing Cloud to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting — wait a few seconds.

Salesforce Marketing Cloud + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Salesforce Marketing Cloud MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully — if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL — Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.