How to connect Flodesk MCP to Claude Desktop
Add this block to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows), then restart Claude Desktop. Cursor and Codex use a similar schema.
{
"mcpServers": {
"flodesk": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-remote", "<YOUR_MCP_URL>"]
}
}
}
// HTTP-transport MCP. Get your <YOUR_MCP_URL> from the vendor dashboard.
// Server source: https://mcp.flodesk.com/mcp
// Claude Code (one-liner): claude mcp add flodesk <YOUR_MCP_URL> --transport httpSome MCP servers require an API key. Check the source page for setup: mcp.flodesk.com/mcp.
Does Flodesk MCP cost extra?
Flodesk ships an official MCP server that uses your existing subscription credentials.
- No separate MCP licence to buy. You pay for your Flodesk plan, the MCP server queries that account.
- Whether it's gated to a specific tier wasn't extracted automatically — verify the access requirements on the MCP page or pricing docs.
Flodesk also publishes a REST API
Flodesk publishes an API, but per-tier gating wasn't extracted automatically.
See Flodesk API pageWhat you can do with Flodesk from an AI agent
Three shapes of agent workflow. Pick the row that matches how you actually use Claude / Cursor / Codex day to day.
Skip the dashboard, ask Claude
- "What campaigns underperformed this week?" answered in seconds
- Quick one-off questions without leaving the editor
- Pipe Flodesk data into your personal notes / docs without writing a script
Run client analysis at agent speed
- Hand the MCP server to your team — every consultant can ask Claude about any client's Flodesk account
- Multi-account workflows without context-switching the Flodesk UI
- Reports you'd normally spend hours on, done before standup
Production agent workflows
- Embed in your internal Codex / Cursor agents that triage Flodesk data daily
- Combine with other MCP servers in a multi-step agent chain
- Constrain agents to read-only roles to keep production Flodesk safe
Limits and gotchas
- Official MCP server — published by Flodesk themselves, so it should track product changes.
- Fallback: the REST API works for any flow the MCP server doesn't cover.
- OpenAPI spec is published — easy to validate which endpoints the MCP server actually exposes vs the full API surface.
- Rate limits: MCP calls count against your underlying Flodesk API quota. Burst usage from a curious agent can drain a daily allowance fast.
Agent-readiness verdict
Good fit for agent reporting, weaker for agent doing. Flodesk runs an official MCP server at mcp.flodesk.com/mcp with OAuth and Dynamic Client Registration, listed as a connector in both Claude and ChatGPT and free for members, alongside a documented REST API at developers.flodesk.com. The catch is that the MCP is read-only by design, so an assistant can answer questions about email analytics, subscribers, form performance, checkout sales and workflow conversions but cannot send, edit or segment anything. No CLI, no OpenAPI spec and no SDKs, so anything beyond reading means writing against the REST API yourself.
Scored by Joonas (TMB).
Flodesk MCP & API FAQ
Is the Flodesk MCP server official?+
Can I use the Flodesk MCP with Cursor or Codex?+
Does Flodesk have a public API?+
Does Flodesk publish an OpenAPI / Swagger spec?+
Sources
- Flodesk official site: https://flodesk.com
- MCP server page: https://mcp.flodesk.com/mcp
- API docs: https://developers.flodesk.com
Data verified by Joonas on the dates shown. MCP server status auto-rechecked weekly.
10+ years in digital marketing. I review marketing software for AI-stack fit: real pricing, MCP and API support, and how cleanly each tool drops into an AI agent workflow, cross-checked against verified data and real user feedback.