> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.instantly.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Connect AI assistants to the Instantly API with the Model Context Protocol.

The Instantly MCP server lets AI assistants like Claude and Cursor manage your Instantly workspace through natural language. Instead of writing API calls manually, describe what you want and the assistant executes the right operations for you.

## What is MCP?

The [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) (MCP) is an open standard that connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources. When you connect the Instantly MCP server to your AI assistant, it can directly manage email accounts, campaigns, leads, analytics, and more in your workspace.

## What you can do

The server exposes the **full Instantly V2 API** as MCP tools. Every API endpoint is available as a tool your AI assistant can call, organized across categories like:

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Accounts" icon="envelope">
    Manage email accounts, warmup settings, and account state.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Campaigns" icon="bullhorn">
    Create campaigns, manage subsequences, activate, pause, and bulk operations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Leads" icon="users">
    Manage leads, lead lists, labels, bulk import, and move between campaigns.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Emails" icon="inbox">
    Read, reply, forward, and verify emails. Track unread counts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics" icon="chart-line">
    Campaign performance, inbox placement, and warmup metrics.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Webhooks" icon="webhook">
    Manage webhooks, webhook events, and CRM actions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Key features

* **Full Instantly V2 API surface** — every endpoint available as an MCP tool, auto-generated from the API spec.
* **Hosted server** at `mcp.instantly.ai` with no setup required beyond your API key.
* **Multiple authentication methods** including header-based (recommended) and URL-based options.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/mcp/quickstart">
    Connect your AI assistant to the Instantly MCP server.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Available tools" icon="wrench" href="/mcp/tools">
    Browse all tools organized by category.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>