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Sign in, install the Instantly in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.
TL;DR
Drive Instantly (cold-email outreach platform) from any AI agent: leads, campaigns, lead lists, accounts (sending mailboxes). 8 tools, Bearer auth.
💡 No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly. Sign in, click Connectors → Instantly, paste your credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no
git clone, no local server.
Instantly + Gemini
Drive Instantly (cold-email outreach platform) from any AI agent: leads, campaigns, lead lists, accounts (sending mailboxes). 8 tools, 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:
INSTANTLY_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
instantly.ai).
Setup:
- Sign in to https://app.instantly.ai → bottom-left avatar → Settings → Integrations → API → Generate New API Key.
- Set
INSTANTLY_API_KEY.
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${INSTANTLY_API_KEY}.
Lead state: leads have status (Active, Paused, Completed, Unsubscribed, Bounced, Skipped, Replied). Adding a lead with skip_if_in_workspace=true deduplicates.
Campaigns: sequence of email steps. Adding a lead to a campaign enrolls it in the sequence.
Accounts (sending mailboxes): each campaign sends from one or more connected mailboxes — managed in UI.
Pagination: ?starting_after=lead_id cursor.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Gemini
Gemini CLI reads MCP servers from ~/.gemini/settings.json (or %APPDATA%\gemini\settings.json on Windows). Add:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"httpUrl": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key.
- Save the file and restart
gemini. - Run
/mcpinside the Gemini CLI —Instantlyshould be listed as available. - Vertex AI Studio: pass
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcpto thetoolsarray of your request with the same Bearer header.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
instantly_list_campaigns | List campaigns |
instantly_get_campaign | Get a campaign by ID with full settings |
instantly_get_campaign_analytics | Get campaign aggregated stats (sent, opened, replied, bounced, unsubscribed) |
instantly_list_leads | List leads |
instantly_add_lead | Add a lead to a campaign (or to a lead list if no campaign) |
instantly_update_lead_interest_status | Update a lead's interest_status (a hot/warm/cold flag set during replies) |
instantly_list_lead_lists | List lead lists (standalone, not yet in a campaign) |
instantly_list_accounts | List sending accounts (mailboxes) |
FAQ
Does Gemini 1.5 Pro or 2.x support MCP? Yes — Gemini CLI ≥ 0.4 and Vertex AI tools API both accept MCP httpUrl connectors with Bearer headers.
Next steps
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