Claude MCP for Marketing Professionals

A simple installer for the most useful Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for marketing professionals using Claude.

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) allows Claude to connect with external tools, websites, and data sources—dramatically expanding what it can do for you. With MCP, Claude can search the web, access your files, remember important information, and much more.

Prerequisites

Before running the installer, you'll need to have the following installed:

1. Node.js (Required for most MCP servers)

2. Python (Required for Perplexity integration)

3. Claude Desktop

What This Installs

This installer configures Claude Desktop with eight essential MCP servers for marketing work:

1. Brave Search - For market research and trend analysis

2. File System - For accessing and organizing marketing documents

3. Memory - For saving important information between conversations

4. Puppeteer - For automating web browsing and collecting content

5. Slack - For team communication and workflow automation

6. Bluesky - For social media content creation and engagement

7. Perplexity - For advanced web search and research capabilities

8. Fetch - For retrieving web content from specific URLs

Installation Instructions

For Windows Users

1. Make sure you've installed Node.js and Python as described in the prerequisites

2. Download the marketing-mcp-installer.bat file

3. Double-click the file to run it

4. The script will check for the required dependencies and install the MCP servers

5. When prompted, enter any API keys you already have, or choose to get them later

6. Once the installation is complete, restart Claude Desktop

7. Look for the hammer icon in the bottom right of the text input area

For Mac Users

1. Make sure you've installed Node.js and Python as described in the prerequisites

2. Download the marketing-mcp-installer.sh file

3. Open Terminal (search for "Terminal" in Spotlight)

4. Type `chmod +x ` (with a space after it)

5. Drag the marketing-mcp-installer.sh file into Terminal and press Enter

6. Now drag the file into Terminal again and press Enter to run it

7. When prompted, enter any API keys you already have, or choose to get them later

8. Once the installation is complete, restart Claude Desktop

9. Look for the hammer icon in the bottom right of the text input area

Getting API Keys

If you don't already have the necessary API keys, here's how to get them:

1. Brave Search API Key: Sign up at Brave Search API

2. Perplexity API Key: Create an account at Perplexity AI

3. Slack Bot Token:

4. Bluesky App Password:

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues during installation:

1. Node.js not found: Make sure Node.js is properly installed and in your PATH

2. Python not found: Ensure Python is installed and in your PATH

3. Server not showing up: Restart Claude Desktop and check for the hammer icon

4. API key errors: Run the installer again to update your API keys

If a specific MCP server fails to install, the others should still work. You can retry installing the failed server after fixing any issues.

Features

• Automatic Detection: The installer checks if servers are already installed before attempting to install them
• Configuration Management: Automatically detects previously configured API keys and only prompts for missing ones
• Installation Summary: Provides a clear summary of what was installed and what might have failed
• Easy Updates: Run the installer again at any time to update your configuration or add new API keys

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.