Set up Mailchimp MCP in Claude Desktop
Email campaign management, audience lists, automation workflows, and campaign analytics from Mailchimp.
1
Locate the config file
Claude Desktop reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mailchimp-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mailchimp-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"MAILCHIMP_API_KEY": "YOUR_MAILCHIMP_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
Mailchimp MCP requires the following environment variables:
MAILCHIMP_API_KEYRequiredMailchimp API key
4
Verify it works
Restart Claude Desktop. Mailchimp MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 15 tools available.
This server adds approximately 7,725 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.