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Summary
Drive Front (collaborative inbox) from any AI agent: conversations, messages, contacts, tags, inboxes, teammates. 13 tools, API-key Bearer auth.
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Example prompts for Front
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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Front + Claude
Drive Front (collaborative inbox) from any AI agent: conversations, messages, contacts, tags, inboxes, teammates. 13 tools, API-key Bearer auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
FRONT_API_TOKEN
Step 1 — Get credentials
Setup:
- Sign in to Front → Settings (top-right) → Developers → API Tokens → Create API Token.
- Pick scope:
private(full-access to all inboxes/conversations) or scoped to a specific inbox/role. - Copy the token. Set
FRONT_API_TOKEN.
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${FRONT_API_TOKEN}.
Front's tile model:
- Conversation = a thread between your team and one or more contacts. Has status (open/archived/spam/deleted), assignee, inbox, tags.
- Message = each inbound/outbound email, SMS, chat, etc. within a conversation.
- Contact = an external entity (a customer). …
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.
- In Claude, open Customize → Connectors.
- Click +, then Add custom connector.
- Enter a name, e.g.
Front, and the remote MCP server URLhttps://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID, then click Add. - Click Connect and sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) to allow access.
All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
front_me | Return the API token's identity (id, name, email) |
front_list_inboxes | List inboxes the token can access |
front_list_conversations | List conversations with optional filtering |
front_get_conversation | Fetch a single conversation including assignee, tags, recipient handles, links to messages/comments |
front_list_conversation_messages | List all messages in a conversation chronologically |
front_send_reply | Send a reply (new message) in an existing conversation |
front_add_comment | Add an internal comment (private note) to a conversation |
front_update_conversation | Update conversation status, assignee, or tags |
front_list_contacts | List contacts (external entities) |
front_get_contact | Fetch a contact with all handles[] (email/phone/twitter/custom) |
front_create_contact | Create a contact |
front_list_tags | List tags |
front_list_teammates | List teammates (Front users) |
FAQ
Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID.
Next steps
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