How do I get my SmartLead API key?

Log in to your SmartLead account at **app.smartlead.ai**. Click **Settings** in the left sidebar. Navigate to the **API** section. Your API key is displayed on this page — click **Copy**. Paste it into the configuration field below.

Can I manage hundreds of sending accounts?

Yes. SmartLead is built for scale. Your AI agent can manage mailbox rotation, warm-up status, and daily sending limits across all accounts from a single conversation.

How does mailbox rotation work?

SmartLead automatically distributes outgoing emails across your connected mailboxes, keeping each under safe daily sending limits. Your AI agent monitors this rotation and alerts you if any account approaches its limit.

Is SmartLead good for agencies?

Yes. SmartLead is built specifically for cold email agencies with white-label capabilities, client management, and unlimited mailbox connections — all accessible through your AI agent.

SmartLead MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: SmartLead
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/mcp

Built by Vinkius GDPR 8 Tools SDK

The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect SmartLead through the Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails — no manual schema definitions required.

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python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="SmartLead Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with SmartLead. "
                "You have access to 8 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from SmartLead"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About SmartLead MCP Server

Connect SmartLead to your AI agent and manage your cold email infrastructure at scale.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 8 tools from SmartLead through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns — chain multiple agents where one queries SmartLead, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through the Vinkius.

What you can do

Campaign Management — Create, edit, and monitor campaigns with multi-mailbox rotation.
Lead Management — Upload leads, track statuses, and manage engagement across campaigns.
Email Account Rotation — Monitor sending accounts, warm-up scores, and inbox placement rates.
Analytics — Pull campaign performance metrics including opens, clicks, replies, and conversions.

The SmartLead MCP Server exposes 8 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents 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 SmartLead to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the SmartLead MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 8 tools from SmartLead

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the SmartLead MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with SmartLead through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse` — pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

SmartLead + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the SmartLead MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query SmartLead, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents — one queries SmartLead, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through SmartLead tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query SmartLead to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

SmartLead MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect SmartLead to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

add_lead

Add lead

get_campaign

Get campaign

get_campaign_analytics

Get campaign analytics

list_campaigns

List campaigns

list_email_accounts

List email accounts

list_leads

List leads

pause_campaign

Pause campaign

resume_campaign

Resume campaign

Example Prompts for SmartLead in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with SmartLead immediately.

"What's the status of my 'Enterprise Q2' campaign?"

"Check warm-up progress on my sending accounts."

"Upload 500 new leads to the 'SaaS Founders' campaign."

Troubleshooting SmartLead MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting SmartLead to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

SmartLead + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating SmartLead MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.