• UPDATED
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How to manage lead sequences with your AI

Connect Lemlist to your AI client once. After that, you can adjust your outreach workflows through natural conversation.

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Short answer

Can I control my Lemlist sequences using AI?

Yes. You can add new prospects, pause current ones, resume interrupted leads, or delete contacts from your workflows using text commands. This gives you direct control over your outreach without opening the Lemlist dashboard.

Where every change lands.

Outcomes of your commands

Your AI translates your chat messages into direct actions within your Lemlist account.

UPDATED

New leads added

The AI uses the add_lead tool to inject new contacts into your existing sequences. Your outreach list stays current without manual data entry.

PAUSED

Workflows on hold

When you tell your agent to stop a sequence, it uses pause_lead to halt outreach for specific people. This prevents sending messages to leads that aren't ready.

RESUMED

Outreach restarts

You can pick up exactly where you left off. The AI uses resume_lead to restart sequences for prospects you previously paused.

MANUAL

Human review needed

The AI won't guess which leads to remove. You must specify exactly which contacts to target for deletion to ensure you don't lose important data.

The workflow

What your AI does when you send a command.

The AI interprets your intent and maps it to the specific Lemlist tool required to execute the change.

  1. Identify the target

    Your AI looks at your request to find the specific email or contact you want to modify in your Lemlist account.

    add_lead

  2. Halt the sequence

    If you need to stop outreach for a specific person, the AI triggers the pause function immediately.

    pause_lead

  3. Restart the flow

    The AI re-activates the contact's position in the sequence so they receive the next scheduled message.

    resume_lead

  4. Remove the contact

    When a lead is no longer relevant, the AI wipes them from the sequence entirely.

    delete_lead

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to test the connection with your agent.

Starting points

Swap the bracketed names for your actual contact emails or sequence names.

Lemlist Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_MZDb48rAe7YDRktVTAaStJV0t6bQvFyecFCy4dhG/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 — Lemlist capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lemlist-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_MZDb48rAe7YDRktVTAaStJV0t6bQvFyecFCy4dhG/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Add [email address] to my [sequence name] sequence.

  • Pause the outreach for [email address] in Lemlist.

  • Resume the sequence for [email address].

  • Remove [email address] from my current outreach workflow.

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Start here

Connect Lemlist once, then ask.

Click the link below to link your account. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start managing leads through your preferred AI client.

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FAQ

How the Connector behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI create entirely new sequences?

    No. The AI can only manage leads within sequences that already exist in your Lemlist account.

  • 02

    Will the AI delete my entire lead list?

    No. The AI only deletes specific leads that you explicitly name in your command.

  • 03

    Does the AI handle the actual email writing?

    No. This Connector is for managing the status and presence of leads in your workflows, not for drafting the email content itself.

  • 04

    Can I undo a deletion via the AI?

    No. Once the AI uses the delete tool to remove a lead, that action is final and cannot be reversed through the chat.

  • 05

    How do I know if a lead was successfully paused?

    Your AI client will confirm once it has successfully executed the command in Lemlist.

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