• PAUSED
  • ACTIVE
  • IDENTIFIED
  • MANUAL

How to pause or resume campaigns with your AI

Connect SmartLead to your AI client to manage your outreach status through simple chat commands. You can stop or restart sequences without logging into the SmartLead dashboard.

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Short answer

Can I pause or resume SmartLead campaigns using AI?

Yes. You can tell your AI to find specific sequences and change their status immediately. This allows you to react to lead quality or inbox issues without manual dashboard navigation. You'll see how the AI handles these status changes below.

Campaign control outcomes

Where your status changes land.

Managing your outreach status results in these four states.

PAUSED

Immediate stop

The AI halts all outgoing emails for a specific sequence. This prevents further contact until you decide to restart.

ACTIVE

Resumed outreach

The AI restarts a previously stopped sequence. Your emails begin sending again according to your original schedule.

IDENTIFIED

Campaign list

The AI pulls a list of your current sequences. This gives you the exact names needed to target specific campaigns for changes.

MANUAL

Human review

The AI cannot rewrite your email copy or change your lead lists. You must handle content updates and list management yourself.

The workflow

What your AI does when <the thing arrives>.

Your AI acts as the bridge between your chat interface and your SmartLead account.

  1. Locate sequences

    The AI looks through your account to find the exact campaign you want to manage. It uses the names you provide to match them to the right IDs.

    list_campaigns

  2. Halt outreach

    Once the campaign is identified, the AI sends a command to stop all sending activity for that specific sequence.

    pause_campaign

  3. Restart sending

    When you are ready to go again, the AI tells SmartLead to pick up where the sequence left off.

    resume_campaign

  4. Confirm status

    The AI verifies the action was successful by checking the updated campaign list. This ensures the sequence is actually stopped or running.

    list_campaigns

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger actions in SmartLead.

Starting points

Replace the campaign names in these prompts with your actual SmartLead sequence titles.

SmartLead Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_QM05qOumCg4qL8NS0kAKjLaYCO5eccqSyin3t7CM/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 — SmartLead capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartlead-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_QM05qOumCg4qL8NS0kAKjLaYCO5eccqSyin3t7CM/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • List all my SmartLead campaigns so I can see what is running.

  • Pause the 'Q4 Prospecting' sequence immediately.

  • Resume the 'Warm Lead Follow-up' campaign.

  • Check my campaigns and tell me which ones are currently active.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect SmartLead once, then ask.

Just link your account via the Vinkius dashboard. Your credentials stay encrypted and you can start managing campaigns from any MCP-compatible client.

Connect SmartLead to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI change the email content in my sequences?

    No. The AI can only change the status of the campaigns. You must edit your email templates manually in SmartLead.

  • 02

    Will the AI delete any of my campaigns?

    No. This MCP only has tools to list, pause, and resume campaigns. It cannot delete any data.

  • 03

    How does the AI know which campaign to pause?

    The AI uses the list of campaigns to find a match for the name you provide in your chat prompt.

  • 04

    Can I use this to upload new lead lists?

    No. The AI is limited to managing the status of existing campaigns. It cannot manage lead lists or contact data.

  • 05

    Does pausing a campaign stop all emails instantly?

    Yes. The pause command tells SmartLead to stop the sending process for that specific sequence.

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