# Clone or navigate to the repository
cd instantly-mcp-python

# Install with pip
pip install -e .

# Or install dependencies directly
pip install fastmcp httpx pydantic python-dotenv

export INSTANTLY_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

INSTANTLY_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

# Using FastMCP CLI
fastmcp run src/instantly_mcp/server.py --transport http --port 8000

# Using Python directly
python -m instantly_mcp.server --transport http --port 8000

# Or with uvicorn for production
uvicorn instantly_mcp.server:mcp.app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

# Using FastMCP CLI
fastmcp run src/instantly_mcp/server.py

# Using Python directly
python -m instantly_mcp.server

# Load only accounts and campaigns (14 tools instead of 38)
export TOOL_CATEGORIES="accounts,campaigns"

# Load only leads and analytics
export TOOL_CATEGORIES="leads,analytics"

https://your-server.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY

URL: https://your-server.com/mcp
Header: Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY

URL: https://your-server.com/mcp
Header: x-instantly-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

export INSTANTLY_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instantly": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "instantly_mcp.server"],
      "env": {
        "INSTANTLY_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instantly": {
      "url": "https://your-server.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instantly": {
      "url": "https://your-server.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instantly": {
      "url": "https://your-server.com/mcp/YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instantly": {
      "url": "https://your-server.com/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "x-instantly-api-key": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

name: instantly-mcp
services:
  - name: instantly-mcp
    source:
      git:
        branch: main
        repo_clone_url: https://github.com/your-username/instantly-mcp-python.git
    build_command: pip install -e .
    run_command: python -m instantly_mcp.server --transport http --port 8080
    http_port: 8080
    instance_size_slug: basic-xxs
    instance_count: 1
    envs:
      - key: INSTANTLY_API_KEY
        scope: RUN_TIME
        type: SECRET
      - key: PORT
        scope: RUN_TIME
        value: "8080"

FROM python:3.11-slim

WORKDIR /app

COPY pyproject.toml .
COPY src/ src/

RUN pip install -e .

EXPOSE 8000

CMD ["python", "-m", "instantly_mcp.server", "--transport", "http", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8000"]

# Start server without default API key
python -m instantly_mcp.server --transport http --port 8000

# Clients provide API key via header
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/mcp \
  -H "x-instantly-api-key: user-specific-api-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method": "tools/list"}'

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_api_key",
    "message": "Instantly API key is required. Provide via:\n  - INSTANTLY_API_KEY environment variable\n  - api_key parameter\n  - x-instantly-api-key header (HTTP mode)"
  }
}

# Access via get_server_info tool
{
  "rate_limit": {
    "remaining": 95,
    "limit": 100,
    "reset_at": "2024-01-15T12:00:00"
  }
}

instantly-mcp-python/
├── src/
│   └── instantly_mcp/
│       ├── __init__.py          # Package exports
│       ├── server.py            # FastMCP server (~180 lines)
│       ├── client.py            # API client (~200 lines)
│       ├── models/              # Pydantic models
│       │   ├── __init__.py
│       │   ├── common.py        # Pagination
│       │   ├── accounts.py      # Account models
│       │   ├── campaigns.py     # Campaign models
│       │   ├── leads.py         # Lead models
│       │   ├── emails.py        # Email models
│       │   └── analytics.py     # Analytics models
│       └── tools/               # Tool implementations
│           ├── __init__.py      # Lazy loading logic
│           ├── accounts.py      # 6 account tools
│           ├── campaigns.py     # 8 campaign tools
│           ├── leads.py         # 12 lead tools
│           ├── emails.py        # 6 email tools
│           ├── analytics.py     # 3 analytics tools
│           └── background_jobs.py # 2 background job tools
├── pyproject.toml               # Dependencies
├── env.example                  # Environment template
└── README.md                    # This file