• LIVE STATUS
  • HEALTH CHECK
  • REPORTING
  • HUMAN ACTION

How to monitor marketing automation status with your AI

Connect Dotdigital to your AI client once. From then on, you can check on your active customer journeys without opening a browser.

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Short answer

How can I check my Dotdigital automation status using AI?

Your AI uses the Dotdigital MCP to pull a list of your active automation programs. You'll see which journeys are running and which are paused. Here is how it works.

The outcomes.

Where your data lands.

The AI pulls information from Dotdigital and organizes it into these views.

LIVE STATUS

Active program list

The AI pulls your current automation list. You'll see exactly which journeys are live and which are paused.

HEALTH CHECK

Execution monitoring

Your agent identifies which programs are currently running. This helps you spot stalled journeys immediately.

REPORTING

Program summaries

The AI gathers details on your automation setups. You get a clear picture of your active marketing flows.

HUMAN ACTION

Manual intervention

The AI flags programs that need your attention. You still handle any edits or restarts inside Dotdigital.

The workflow

What your AI does when the status request arrives.

The AI acts as the bridge between your chat interface and your Dotdigital account.

  1. Fetch programs

    The AI reaches into Dotdigital to find all your configured automation workflows.

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  2. Filter activity

    Your agent sorts through the list to find only the programs that are currently active.

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  3. Analyze status

    The AI checks the execution state of each identified program to ensure they are running.

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  4. Report findings

    The AI presents a clean summary of your automation health directly in your chat window.

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Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin monitoring your Dotdigital workflows.

Starting points

These are opening lines. Swap out the specific program names or channels to get more precise answers.

Dotdigital Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_oKRPv3Owcqa3sd17jR7D4hFgnSyEMM8WOn3LxNA4/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Dotdigital capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "dotdigital-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_oKRPv3Owcqa3sd17jR7D4hFgnSyEMM8WOn3LxNA4/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all my active Dotdigital automation programs.

  • Which of my customer journeys are currently running?

  • Show me the status of my email automation programs.

  • Are there any Dotdigital automations that aren't running right now?

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI change my automation settings?

    No. The AI can only read the status and details of your programs. You must log in to Dotdigital to make changes.

  • 02

    Does the AI delete any of my customer journeys?

    No. The AI has no capability to delete or remove data from your Dotdigital account.

  • 03

    How real-time is the status data?

    The data is as real-time as the Dotdigital API allows. The AI fetches the current state of your programs when you ask.

  • 04

    Can I ask about specific email campaigns?

    Yes, provided those campaigns are part of an automation program that the AI can list.

  • 05

    Can the AI send emails for me?

    No. This task is strictly for monitoring the status of existing automations.

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