# Clearout MCP > Clearout MCP verifies email addresses, finds professional contacts, and cleans entire contact lists before you run any campaign. It protects your sender reputation by identifying invalid, disposable, or role-based accounts, letting you send emails only to people who can actually receive them. ## Overview - **Category:** marketing-automation - **Price:** Free - **Tags:** email-verification, email-deliverability, lead-discovery, data-cleaning, email-validation, contact-management ## Description Don't waste time sending campaigns that bounce off bad email addresses. This MCP connects Clearout intelligence directly into your workflow, letting your AI client handle all the dirty work of list cleaning and validation through simple conversation. You can verify single emails instantly to check if they are active or safe for outreach. Need to clean a massive contact sheet? You'll use the bulk verification tool to process entire lists at once. Plus, you don't have to guess who runs the company; you can find professional email addresses using just a person's name and their company domain. All this is done in natural conversation, giving your agent instant access to deep data quality checks—all managed through Vinkius. ## Tools ### cancel_bulk Stops a bulk verification job that was already started, keeping the original results available for viewing. ### check_clearout_status Verifies that your connection to Clearout is working correctly and ready for use. ### download_results Downloads a file containing the final results of a completed bulk email verification job. ### find_email Attempts to locate and suggest a business-appropriate email address based on a person's name and company domain. ### get_bulk_status Checks the current progress of any large, ongoing list verification job. ### get_credits Retrieves your remaining API credit balance so you know when to plan for more credits. ### remove_bulk_list Deletes a previously uploaded list from the Clearout system to keep your data clean. ### verify_bulk Starts the process of verifying a large number of emails and returns an ID you can use to track progress. ### verify_catchall Checks if a given domain is configured as a catch-all, which affects how deliverability scoring works. ### verify_email Performs an immediate check on a single email address to confirm its validity and safety score. ## Prompt Examples **Prompt:** ``` Verify if the email 'john.doe@example.com' is safe to send to. ``` **Response:** ``` Verification complete! The email 'john.doe@example.com' is marked as 'Valid' with a deliverability score of 98/100. It is a legitimate corporate address and safe for your campaign. ``` **Prompt:** ``` Find the professional email for 'Steve Jobs' at 'apple.com'. ``` **Response:** ``` I've attempted to find the address. Clearout suggests 'steve@apple.com' with a high confidence score. Would you like me to verify its deliverability as well? ``` **Prompt:** ``` How many validation credits do I have left? ``` **Response:** ``` Checking credits... You currently have 4,520 validation credits remaining in your Clearout account. This is sufficient for your upcoming bulk list cleaning. ``` ## Capabilities ### Verify single emails Checks one email address right away to determine if it's valid and safe for sending. ### Process bulk lists Verifies hundreds or thousands of email addresses simultaneously, returning a job ID you can track later. ### Find professional contacts Discovers likely corporate email addresses using only a person's full name and their company domain name. ### Check API credit usage Reads your account dashboard status to tell you exactly how many validation credits are left. ### Manage verification jobs Allows you to download the full results of a bulk job or cancel a list that's already been processed. ## Use Cases ### Auditing a pre-campaign lead list A Marketing Manager has downloaded 5,000 names and needs to verify them before sending a major announcement. They tell their agent to run `verify_bulk`, get the tracking ID, and then use the `get_bulk_status` tool until it's finished. When done, they call `download_results` to get a clean, ready-to-use list. ### Researching a target account An SDR has only the name 'Jane Doe' and the domain 'acmecorp.com'. They use the agent to call `find_email`, which suggests jane@acmecorp.com. Next, they run `verify_email` on that suggestion to confirm it's legitimate before adding it to their CRM. ### Handling an expired job A Growth Engineer realizes a massive list verification job was started but never finished. They immediately use the `get_bulk_status` tool, find the ID, and then call `cancel_bulk` to stop unnecessary processing. ### Verifying data integrity in code A developer wants to ensure their application doesn't break when adding new leads. They use a script connected through the MCP that calls `verify_email` and, if successful, uses `download_results` to confirm the clean data set. ## Benefits - You stop guessing if an email is real. Running the `verify_email` tool gives you a clear deliverability score and tells you immediately if the address is safe for your campaign. - Instead of manual data scrubbing, you can process huge lists with `verify_bulk`. This returns a tracking ID, so your agent handles the queue management while you focus on writing copy. - Don't waste time searching directories. Use the `find_email` tool to generate a highly probable professional email just from a name and domain, speeding up SDR research instantly. - You maintain control over costs by calling `get_credits`. The MCP tells you exactly how many validation credits are left before you start running massive jobs. - It gives you total visibility into your work. If a bulk job gets stuck or needs canceling, you can use the `cancel_bulk` tool to regain control of the list. ## How It Works The bottom line is that you get clean data instantly without leaving your primary development environment. 1. First, subscribe to this MCP and paste your unique Clearout API key into your agent configuration. 2. Next, tell your AI client what you need. You can ask it to verify a list of emails or find the corporate address for a specific person. 3. Finally, the tool returns validation results—whether the email is valid, disposable, or if the bulk job needs more time. ## Frequently Asked Questions **How do I verify a single email using Clearout MCP?** You call the `verify_email` tool with the address you want to check. The agent responds immediately with a deliverability score and confirmation if it's valid for your campaign. **What is the difference between `verify_bulk` and single verification?** `verify_bulk` processes large lists, returning an ID so you can check its progress later using `get_bulk_status`. Single verification (`verify_email`) gives instant results for just one address. **Can I find a professional email address with Clearout MCP?** Yes, the agent uses the `find_email` tool. You provide a person's full name and their company domain, and it suggests a likely corporate email address. **What if I need to stop a bulk job using Clearout MCP?** If you start a list verification but change your mind, use the `cancel_bulk` tool. This stops the process while preserving all the results that were already successfully generated. **Does Clearout MCP help with my API credits?** Absolutely. The agent has a dedicated function, `get_credits`, which lets you check your remaining balance directly from the conversation, so you never get caught off guard by billing issues.