Choose how to connect
Get the connection details
1
Open MCP settings
In Mailkick, open Settings → MCP. Use How it works for an overview of access and permissions.
2
Create a personal key
Click Create Key and give it a recognizable name, such as “Cursor”. Read-only is enabled by default. Leave it enabled for browsing, or turn it off if a tool using this key needs to edit your emails.
3
Select your assistant
In Connect Mailkick, select your tool. Mailkick displays the appropriate server URL, configuration, or command. Copy it before closing the dialog.
Claude.ai and ChatGPT use the server URL without an API key and ask you to sign in. The key’s Read-only setting applies to tools using that key; it does not change a connection authorized through sign-in.
Claude.ai and ChatGPT
- Select Claude.ai or ChatGPT in Connect Mailkick and copy the server URL.
- Open the assistant’s custom connector settings, using the button in the dialog if available.
- Add the Mailkick server URL and start the connection.
- Sign in to Mailkick, check the app and workspace shown on the consent screen, and approve the connection.
Cursor, Claude Code, and Claude Desktop
- Cursor: Copy the generated configuration into
.cursor/mcp.json, merging it with any servers already configured, then reload Cursor. - Claude Code: Copy and run the generated terminal command.
- Claude Desktop: Add the generated server entry to
claude_desktop_config.json, keeping any existing server entries, then restart the app.
What to ask your assistant
- “List my emails and summarize the structure of the welcome email.”
- “Build a welcome email using our existing header, footer, colors, and button styles.”
- “Translate this email into French using our translation rules.”
- “Export the HTML of this email so I can use it in my sending tool.”
Permissions and disconnecting
A connection does not grant a higher role. Changing your workspace role changes what the assistant can do; leaving the workspace removes its access. A read-only key can inspect content but cannot write changes.- Signed-in apps: In Settings → MCP → Connected apps, click Disconnect to revoke the app’s connection.
- Personal API keys: In Settings → MCP, delete the relevant key to revoke tools using it. Replace the key in your tool if you want to reconnect.
Troubleshooting
For sending-tool synchronization, use the ESP integration guides. To receive email HTML on your own endpoint, see Webhooks.
