Once the lemlist MCP is connected, you work in plain language and your AI client picks the right lemlist tools automatically. This article covers how to use the MCP from Claude and ChatGPT, with example prompts and a full breakdown of what the MCP can do.
Work from Claude
Just ask. For example: "Find 100 Heads of Sales at Series B SaaS companies in France and create a campaign with a 3-step email + LinkedIn sequence."
Approve actions when prompted. Claude asks for your confirmation before running tools that send messages, spend credits, or change campaigns.
Work from ChatGPT
Work in chat. For example: "Pull this week's reply rates across my running campaigns and tell me which one to pause."
Confirm sensitive actions when ChatGPT prompts you before sending or changing anything.
Example prompts
Here are common things to ask across different use cases:
Use case | Example prompt |
Sourcing | "Find marketing directors at French Series A SaaS companies and show them as a list." |
Campaign build | "Create a multichannel campaign for these leads with a 4-step sequence and write the messages." |
Analytics | "Give me opens, clicks, and replies for my last 5 campaigns." |
Inbox | "Show my latest inbox conversations and draft a reply to the interested ones." |
Deliverability | "Check the domain health for my sending domain and tell me what to fix." |
Enrichment (credits) | "Find verified emails for this list of leads." |
CRM | "Create or update these contacts and add them to a list." |
What the MCP can do
The MCP covers 8 capability areas. Tools that send, delete, spend credits, or change campaigns require your confirmation before running. Read-only actions are unrestricted.
Area | What the assistant can do |
Campaigns & sequences | List campaigns, read details & sequences, create campaigns, add/edit/remove steps, set senders, start/pause/archive, validate readiness, preview emails. |
Leads & sourcing | Search the 450M+ B2B database, search campaign leads, add/import leads, update leads & variables, push leads to contacts. |
Enrichment (credits) | Enrich a lead or list (find/verify email, find phone, LinkedIn enrichment), run bulk enrichment and read results. |
CRM (contacts, companies, lists) | Create/update contacts and companies, search them, manage contact lists, manage unsubscribes. |
Inbox & messaging | List inbox conversations, read a thread, send a message or reply (with confirmation). |
Analytics & reporting | Campaign stats & consolidated reports, account statistics, call activities/details, tasks. |
Deliverability & infrastructure | Check domain health, read/configure DNS, list/search/purchase domains, list/provision/update mailboxes, connect/test email accounts, calculate infrastructure needs. |
Account & automation | Team info & overview, users, settings, webhooks (create/list/delete), help-center search, persistent memory & business context. |
Rich interactive panels (MCP Apps)
When MCP Apps are enabled for your team (progressive beta), some tools render as interactive panels inside your AI client — such as a paginated leads table, a sequence builder, an email preview, or a two-pane inbox — instead of plain text. Without the beta, the same actions still work and return structured data.