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Summary
Drive Help Scout (shared inbox + helpdesk) from any AI agent: conversations, customers, mailboxes, tags, threads. 13 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.
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Example prompts for Help Scout
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Help Scout
Drive Help Scout (shared inbox + helpdesk) from any AI agent: conversations, customers, mailboxes, tags, threads. 13 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.
Setup
The Mailbox API is OAuth2-only — there are no Personal Access Tokens (those belong to the separate Docs API).
Setup (one-off):
- Sign in to Help Scout. Click your avatar (top-right) → Your Profile → My Apps → Create App.
- Pick any App Name (e.g. "AnythingMCP") and a Redirection URL (placeholder is fine for client_credentials — e.g.
https://anythingmcp.com/oauth/callback). Copy the generated App ID and App Secret. - Set the two env vars below to those values.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Prerequisites: HELPSCOUT_CLIENT_ID, HELPSCOUT_CLIENT_SECRET
Install the connector locally
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
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick Help Scout and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
help_scout_list_mailboxes | List mailboxes (shared inboxes) |
help_scout_list_conversations | List conversations with filters |
help_scout_get_conversation | Fetch a single conversation with full details |
help_scout_create_conversation | Create a new conversation (ticket) |
help_scout_update_conversation_status | Change conversation status (close, reopen, snooze) |
help_scout_add_reply | Add a public reply (emails the customer) to a conversation |
help_scout_add_note | Add an internal note (not visible to customer) |
help_scout_list_conversation_threads | List all threads (replies, notes, status changes) in a conversation |
help_scout_list_customers | List customers (people the business interacts with) |
help_scout_get_customer | Fetch a customer's full profile including emails[], phones[], chats[], social_profiles[], address |
help_scout_create_customer | Create a customer |
help_scout_list_tags | List tags on the account |
help_scout_list_users | List Help Scout agents |
Next steps
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