Novu MCP. Manage multi-channel notifications conversationally.

Q: How do I trigger an event using the Novu MCP?

You use the triggerevent tool by describing the workflow name and providing any required payload data. This sends a targeted notification to specific subscribers or groups.

Q: How do I find a specific user's details using the Novu MCP?

You can use searchsubscribers if you have an email or partial name, or use getsubscriber if you already know their unique ID.

Q: What if I need to stop a pending notification? Does Novu MCP support that?

Yes. You can cancel active or delayed flows using the canceltrigger tool, which requires a specific transaction ID for accuracy.

Novu lets you manage all your multi-channel notifications—email, SMS, push, and chat—directly through conversation. Trigger complex workflows, update subscriber profiles in bulk, and audit notification preferences without ever opening a dashboard or writing boilerplate API calls.

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Triggering multi-channel events

Send notifications to single users or entire groups across email, SMS, push, and chat by naming the workflow.

Managing subscriber profiles

Search for users by email or ID, retrieve their current preferences, and update user details in bulk.

Auditing communication settings

Check if a specific user is subscribed to a topic and view all active integrations attached to the account.

Controlling workflows

Cancel pending or active notification flows, like scheduled digests or delayed messages, using a transaction ID.

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Bulk Update Subscriber Preferences

Updates communication settings for many subscribers at once.

Cancel Trigger

Stops active or scheduled notification workflows like digests.

Check Topic Subscriber

Checks if a specific user has opted in to receive updates about a topic.

Create Environment Variable

Sets up environment variables needed for the system to function.

Create Integration

Adds a new connection point, like connecting Slack or Stripe, to Novu.

Create Layout

Builds the visual structure or template for notifications.

Create Subscriber

Registers a brand new user into the system.

Create Topic Subscriptions

Signs up an existing subscriber to receive messages about a specific topic.

Create Topic

Creates a new subject or category for notifications.

Create Workflow

Builds a completely new, complex notification sequence (a workflow).

Delete Integration

Removes an existing connection point from the account.

Delete Message

Deletes a specific message record that was sent out.

Delete Messages By Transaction

Removes multiple messages using a unique transaction ID.

Delete Subscriber Credentials

Wipes the login credentials for a subscriber.

Delete Subscriber

Permanently removes a user from the platform.

Delete Topic Subscriptions

Unsubscribes a user from all messages related to a specific topic.

Delete Topic

Deletes an entire notification topic and its history.

Get Environment Variable Usage

Shows how often a specific environment variable is being used by the system.

Get Subscriber Preferences

Retrieves all communication settings and preferences for one user.

Get Subscriber

Finds a subscriber's profile using their unique ID.

Get Topic Subscription

Retrieves the details of one user’s subscription to a topic.

Get Topic

Looks up information about a specific notification topic by its key.

List Active Integrations

Lists all connections (like Slack or Salesforce) currently active with Novu.

List Environment Variables

Retrieves a list of all configured environment variables.

List Integrations

Shows every integration that can be connected to Novu.

List Messages

Retrieves a list of messages sent through the system.

List Topic Subscriptions

Lists all users currently subscribed to updates for one topic.

Search Subscribers

Finds subscribers using search criteria like email address or name.

Set Primary Integration

Designates a specific connection (e.g., Email) as the main communication channel.

Trigger Broadcast

Sends an immediate notification to every single subscriber registered in the system.

Trigger Bulk Event

Triggers multiple separate notifications and events in a single request.

Trigger Event

Sends a specific notification to one or more targeted subscribers.

Update Environment Variable

Changes the value of an existing environment variable.

Update Integration

Modifies settings for a connected third-party service.

Update Subscriber Credentials

Updates the login credentials stored for a subscriber.

Update Subscriber Preference

Changes one specific communication setting, like changing SMS opt-in status.

Update Subscriber

Updates core profile information for an existing subscriber.

Update Topic

Modifies the name or description of a notification topic.

Upsert Subscriber Credentials

Creates or updates credentials for a subscriber in one step.

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Claude AI

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Novu integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

Antigravity

Configure Agent Environment

Open your Antigravity agent's workspace configuration or mcp-servers.json file.

Bind the Endpoint

Add the Vinkius endpoint URL to your agent's MCP connections list:

"mcp_servers": {
  "novu": {
    "serverUrl": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
  }
}

Provide your secure token in place of [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] to ensure your agent requests are authenticated.

Execute

Start your Antigravity session. The agent will autonomously discover and utilize the Novu tools with full Vinkius guardrails applied.

VS Code Copilot

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In your Vinkius Dashboard, simply click the Add to VS Code button for this server. We'll automatically configure your local workspace.

Or configure manually

Open MCP Settings

Open VS Code, press Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P, and search for GitHub Copilot: MCP Servers.

Add Server Config

Add the Vinkius endpoint configuration to your mcp-servers.json file:

"novu": {
  "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}

Ensure you replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com.

LangChain

Install Dependencies

Install the LangChain MCP adapters for your environment:

pip install langchain-mcp-adapters

Connect the Server

Use the SSEClient in LangChain to connect to the Vinkius managed endpoint:

from langchain_mcp_adapters.client import SSEClient

# Connect to Vinkius
client = SSEClient(url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
tools = client.get_tools()

CrewAI

Define the Tool

Load the Vinkius MCP tools into your CrewAI agents:

from crewai import Agent
from mcp_crewai import MCPTool

# Connect securely to Vinkius
vinkius_tools = MCPTool(url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")

# Assign to Agent
researcher = Agent(
    role='Data Researcher',
    tools=vinkius_tools.get_all()
)

Execute Task

Run your CrewAI process. The agent will autonomously route tasks to the Vinkius managed server.

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The manual nightmare of campaign testing.

Today, running a basic A/B test for your marketing team is a multi-step chore. You have to jump into the Novu dashboard to find the user IDs. Then you copy those IDs out and paste them into Postman, manually changing headers or bodies just to simulate sending an SMS vs. an email. If you need to change the payload, it's another round trip, forcing you to switch context constantly.

With this MCP, your agent handles all that mess for you. You simply tell your AI client: 'Test a push notification blast and then follow up with a bulk update of preferences for those users.' The entire sequence runs conversationally, giving you instant results without ever leaving your chat.

Control everything through Novu’s communication tools.

The manual steps that vanish include finding the right tool for every action. You no longer need to manually initiate a `trigger_broadcast` and then remember to check the logs; you can ask the agent to execute both actions in sequence, along with any necessary cleanup like calling `delete_message` afterwards.

What's different now is that your communication infrastructure moves from being a series of disconnected dashboards and APIs into one single point of control—your AI chat. You manage it conversationally.

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What Novu MCP does for your AI

You've got critical communication flows running across multiple channels, but managing them usually means jumping between Postman, your database, and the Novu UI. This MCP changes that. It connects your existing AI client to Novu’s entire notification infrastructure, letting you treat complex workflows like a conversation.

Need to test a new welcome email campaign? You can now use natural language commands to trigger single events or bulk blasts. Need to fix stale user data? Just ask the agent to search for users and update their preferences in one go. It handles everything from creating entire notification topics to canceling delayed workflows using just conversational prompts.

Connecting this MCP through Vinkius means you don't have to manually write out every API call; your AI client acts as a dedicated communications engineer, giving you full control over subscriber management and event triggering right where you're already working.

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Benefits of connecting Novu MCP

Automate complex campaign testing. Instead of writing separate code to test welcome emails versus SMS blasts, you simply tell your agent which workflows to trigger_bulk_event for a group of users.

Fix user data issues instantly. When a Product Manager finds an outdated email address, they can use the agent to first search_subscribers and then immediately update_subscriber_preference, all without leaving their chat window.

Eliminate manual API calls. You don't need to manually build payloads or switch between Postman endpoints; your AI client handles the complexity of calling tools like trigger_event for you.

Maintain compliance easily. Use the MCP to retrieve and inspect every user's settings via get_subscriber_preferences, ensuring all communication adheres to their stated preferences before a blast goes out.

Full lifecycle control. You can manage everything from creating new notification topics (create_topic) to deleting entire outdated integrations (delete_integration), giving you full administrative oversight.

Novu MCP use cases

01 01

Onboarding flow verification

A Product Manager needs to confirm that a user gets the correct sequence of notifications (welcome email, followed by a push notification) when they sign up. They ask their agent to trigger_event for the 'onboarding' workflow and can immediately verify if all channels fired correctly.

02 02

Marketing campaign rollout

A Growth Team needs to send an urgent update about a new feature to 10,000 users. Instead of writing a massive script, they instruct their agent to trigger_broadcast and instantly check the success rate via the returned logs.

03 03

Data cleanup project

The Ops Engineer realizes several key subscribers have old credentials or stale preferences. They use the MCP to first search_subscribers, then call update_subscriber and upsert_subscriber_credentials for all identified accounts in a single conversational flow.

04 04

Testing complex dependencies

A developer needs to ensure that when Topic A is created, the related topic subscription is also handled correctly. They use the MCP to first create_topic, and then immediately follow up by calling create_topic_subscriptions for a test user.

Novu MCP tradeoffs

What to watch out for, and the recommended way to handle each one.

Using multiple tabs/tools

Avoid

A user manually copies IDs from the Novu UI, pastes them into Postman to hit an endpoint, then logs back into their IDE to write the code that uses those values. This is slow and error-prone.

Instead

Connect this MCP via Vinkius. Instead of copying IDs, you tell your agent: 'Cancel the notification for transaction ID X.' The agent handles the entire process conversationally, keeping everything in one chat window.

Ignoring user preferences

Avoid

Running a massive trigger_broadcast without first checking if users opted out of SMS. This results in immediate compliance risk and bad PR.

Instead

Before triggering, ask your agent to run 'Check the subscriber for topic X' using check_topic_subscriber. The AI will validate consent before sending any message.

Over-engineering workflows

Avoid

Writing an overly complex script that handles both creating a user and updating their preferences. If one step fails, the whole thing breaks.

Instead

Use the dedicated tools. First, call create_subscriber. Then, in a follow-up command, use update_subscriber to handle any necessary profile changes, keeping the actions clean and segmented.

When to use Novu MCP

You should use this MCP if your core problem is managing delivery and user communication. If you need to send emails, manage opt-ins, or trigger events based on user activity, this is your tool. It handles the complexity of multi-channel delivery and subscriber data management.

Don't use this MCP if your primary goal is general CRM record keeping, complex financial modeling, or storing unstructured text documents; you need a dedicated database connector for that. Similarly, if you only need to read basic user profiles without worrying about communication preferences, the get_subscriber tool is too narrow. Focus on actions related to 'sending' and 'managing consent.'

Frequently asked questions about Novu MCP

How do I trigger an event using the Novu MCP? +

You use the trigger_event tool by describing the workflow name and providing any required payload data. This sends a targeted notification to specific subscribers or groups.

Can Novu MCP handle bulk updates? +

Yes, you can perform bulk actions like updating preferences for many users at once using bulk_update_subscriber_preferences, saving time compared to individual API calls.

Is the Novu MCP only for email notifications? +

No. This MCP handles multi-channel delivery, allowing you to manage SMS, push, and chat notifications as well as traditional emails.

How do I find a specific user's details using the Novu MCP? +

You can use search_subscribers if you have an email or partial name, or use get_subscriber if you already know their unique ID.

What if I need to stop a pending notification? Does Novu MCP support that? +

Yes. You can cancel active or delayed flows using the cancel_trigger tool, which requires a specific transaction ID for accuracy.