How to integrate Mailersend MCP with Claude Agent SDK

This guide walks you through connecting Mailersend to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Mailersend agent that can add a new sending domain for your app, list all smtp users for our domain, check current api quota usage through natural language commands. This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Mailersend account through Composio's Mailersend MCP server. Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

Mailersend logoMailersend
Api Key

MailerSend is a transactional email platform for developers to send, receive, and track emails via API. It provides reliable deliverability, analytics, and easy integration for your apps.

23 Tools

Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting Mailersend to the Claude Agent SDK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working Mailersend agent that can add a new sending domain for your app, list all smtp users for our domain, check current api quota usage through natural language commands.

This guide will help you understand how to give your Claude Agent SDK agent real control over a Mailersend account through Composio's Mailersend MCP server.

Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

Also integrate Mailersend with

TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
  • Get and set up your Claude/Anthropic and Composio API keys
  • Install the necessary dependencies
  • Initialize Composio and create a Tool Router session for Mailersend
  • Configure an AI agent that can use Mailersend as a tool
  • Run a live chat session where you can ask the agent to perform Mailersend operations

What is Claude Agent SDK?

The Claude Agent SDK is Anthropic's official framework for building AI agents powered by Claude. It provides a streamlined interface for creating agents with MCP tool support and conversation management.

Key features include:

  • Native MCP Support: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol servers
  • Permission Modes: Control tool execution permissions
  • Streaming Responses: Real-time response streaming for interactive applications
  • Context Manager: Clean async context management for sessions

What is the Mailersend MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Mailersend MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Mailersend account. It provides structured and secure access to your transactional email infrastructure, so your agent can perform actions like sending emails, managing domains, configuring webhooks, and monitoring API usage on your behalf.

  • Seamless domain management: Register new sending domains, verify their status, and retrieve detailed configuration information to ensure reliable email delivery.
  • Automated email and SMTP user setup: Quickly create SMTP users and API tokens as needed for secure and scalable application integration.
  • Webhook configuration and event tracking: Set up and delete webhooks to monitor real-time email events such as sent, delivered, or opened messages, enabling proactive workflows and notifications.
  • Recipient and quota insights: List recipients for specific domains and monitor your API usage to stay within account limits and optimize deliverability.
  • Centralized resource discovery: Retrieve general API resources and overview endpoints to streamline Mailersend integration and administration directly from your agent.

What is the Composio tool router, and how does it fit here?

What is Composio SDK?

Composio's Composio SDK helps agents find the right tools for a task at runtime. You can plug in multiple toolkits (like Gmail, HubSpot, and GitHub), and the agent will identify the relevant app and action to complete multi-step workflows. This can reduce token usage and improve the reliability of tool calls. Read more here: Getting started with Composio SDK

The tool router generates a secure MCP URL that your agents can access to perform actions.

How the Composio SDK works

The Composio SDK follows a three-phase workflow:

  1. Discovery: Searches for tools matching your task and returns relevant toolkits with their details.
  2. Authentication: Checks for active connections. If missing, creates an auth config and returns a connection URL via Auth Link.
  3. Execution: Executes the action using the authenticated connection.

Step-by-step Guide

Step by step09 STEPS
1

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
  • Composio API Key and Claude/Anthropic API Key
  • Primary know-how of Claude Agents SDK
  • A Mailersend account
  • Some knowledge of Python
2

Getting API Keys for Claude/Anthropic and Composio

Claude/Anthropic API Key
  • Go to the Anthropic Console and create an API key. You'll need credits to use the models.
  • Keep the API key safe.
Composio API Key
  • Log in to the Composio dashboard.
  • Navigate to your API settings and generate a new API key.
  • Store this key securely as you'll need it for authentication.
3

Install dependencies

npm install @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk @composio/core dotenv

Install the Composio SDK and the Claude Agents SDK.

What's happening:

  • @composio/core provides Composio integration for Anthropic
  • @anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk is the core agent framework
  • dotenv/config loads environment variables
4

Set up environment variables

bash
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your_composio_api_key_here
USER_ID=your_user_id_here
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key_here

Create a .env file in your project root.

What's happening:

  • COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
  • USER_ID identifies the user for session management
  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY authenticates with Anthropic/Claude
5

Import dependencies

import 'dotenv/config';
import readline from 'node:readline';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { query, type Options } from "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk";

dotenv.config();
What's happening:
  • We're importing all necessary libraries including the Claude Agent SDK and Composio
  • The dotenv.config() function loads environment variables from your .env file
  • This setup prepares the foundation for connecting Claude with Mailersend functionality
6

Create a Composio instance and Tool Router session

async function chat() {
  const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;
  if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
    throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
  }

  const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });

  // Create Tool Router session for Mailersend
  const session = await composio.create(USER_ID, {
    toolkits: ['mailersend'],
  });
  const mcpUrl = session?.mcp.url;
What's happening:
  • The function checks for the required COMPOSIO_API_KEY environment variable
  • We're creating a Composio instance using our API key
  • The create method creates a Tool Router session for Mailersend
  • The returned url is the MCP server URL that your agent will use
7

Configure Claude Agent with MCP

const options: Options = {
  permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions',
  mcpServers: {
    composio: {
      type: 'http',
      url: mcpUrl,
      headers: { 'x-api-key': COMPOSIO_API_KEY }
    }
  },
  systemPrompt: 'You are a helpful assistant with access to Mailersend tools via Composio.',
  maxTurns: 10,
};
What's happening:
  • We're configuring the Claude Agent options with the MCP server URL
  • permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions' allows the agent to execute operations without asking for permission each time
  • The system prompt instructs the agent that it has access to Mailersend
  • maxTurns: 10 limits the conversation length to prevent excessive API usage
8

Create client and start chat loop

const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: '
  });

  console.log('\nChat started. Type "exit" to quit.\n');

  let isProcessing = false;

  async function ask(prompt: string) {
    isProcessing = true;
    rl.pause();

    process.stdout.write('Claude is thinking...');
    const stream = query({ prompt, options });

    let firstChunk = true;
    for await (const msg of stream) {
      const content = (msg as any).message?.content || (msg as any).content;
      if (Array.isArray(content)) {
        for (const block of content) {
          if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
            if (firstChunk) {
              process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K');
              process.stdout.write('Claude: ');
              firstChunk = false;
            }
            process.stdout.write(block.text);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    process.stdout.write('\n\n');

    isProcessing = false;
    rl.resume();
    rl.prompt();
  }

  rl.on('line', async (line) => {
    if (isProcessing) return;

    const input = line.trim();
    if (input === 'exit') {
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }
    if (input) await ask(input);
    else rl.prompt();
  });

  await ask('What can you help me with?');
}
What's happening:
  • The readline interface is created to handle user input and output
  • The query function is used to send the user's input to the agent
  • The chat loop continues until the user types 'exit' or 'quit'
9

Run the application

try {
  await chat();
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
  process.exit(1);
}
What's happening:
  • The chat function is the entry point for the application
  • The try-catch block is used to handle any errors that occur

Complete Code

Here's the complete code to get you started with Mailersend and Claude Agent SDK:

import 'dotenv/config';
import readline from 'node:readline';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { query, type Options } from "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk";

async function chat() {
  const { COMPOSIO_API_KEY, USER_ID } = process.env;
  if (!COMPOSIO_API_KEY || !USER_ID) {
    throw new Error('COMPOSIO_API_KEY and USER_ID required in .env');
  }

  const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: COMPOSIO_API_KEY });
  const session = await composio.create(USER_ID, {
    toolkits: ['mailersend']
  });
  const mcp_url = session?.mcp.url;

  const options: Options = {
    permissionMode: 'bypassPermissions',
    mcpServers: {
      composio: {
        type: 'http',
        url: mcp_url,
        headers: { 'x-api-key': COMPOSIO_API_KEY }
      }
    },
    systemPrompt: 'You are a helpful assistant with access to Mailersend tools via Composio.',
    maxTurns: 10,
  };

  const rl = readline.createInterface({
    input: process.stdin,
    output: process.stdout,
    prompt: 'You: '
  });

  console.log('\nChat started. Type "exit" to quit.\n');

  let isProcessing = false;

  async function ask(prompt: string) {
    isProcessing = true;
    rl.pause();

    process.stdout.write('Claude is thinking...');
    const stream = query({ prompt, options });

    let firstChunk = true;
    for await (const msg of stream) {
      const content = (msg as any).message?.content || (msg as any).content;
      if (Array.isArray(content)) {
        for (const block of content) {
          if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
            if (firstChunk) {
              process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K');
              process.stdout.write('Claude: ');
              firstChunk = false;
            }
            process.stdout.write(block.text);
          }
        }
      }
    }
    process.stdout.write('\n\n');

    isProcessing = false;
    rl.resume();
    rl.prompt();
  }

  rl.on('line', async (line) => {
    if (isProcessing) return;

    const input = line.trim();
    if (input === 'exit') {
      rl.close();
      process.exit(0);
    }
    if (input) await ask(input);
    else rl.prompt();
  });

  await ask('What can you help me with?');
}

try {
  await chat();
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
  process.exit(1);
}

Conclusion

You've successfully built a Claude Agent SDK agent that can interact with Mailersend through Composio's Tool Router.

Key features:

  • Native MCP support through Claude's agent framework
  • Streaming responses for real-time interaction
  • Permission bypass for smooth automated workflows
You can extend this by adding more toolkits, implementing custom business logic, or building a web interface around the agent.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Mailersend action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Sending Domain

Tool to add a new sending domain to MailerSend.

Create SMTP User

Tool to create a new SMTP user.

Create API Token

Creates a new API token with specified scopes (permissions) for a domain.

Create Webhook

Tool to create a new webhook for a MailerSend domain.

Delete Webhook

Tool to delete an existing webhook.

Get API Quota

Tool to retrieve current API usage quota.

Get Domain

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific sending domain in MailerSend.

List Domain Recipients

Tool to list recipients for a domain.

Get sending domains

Retrieve a paginated list of all sending domains configured in your MailerSend account.

Get general API resources

Tool to retrieve general API resources and information.

List Sender Identities

Retrieves a paginated list of sender identities configured in your MailerSend account.

Get sent messages

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of sent messages.

Get email recipients

Tool to retrieve a list of email recipients.

Get SMS Activity

Tool to retrieve SMS activity logs.

Get SMS Inbounds

Retrieve inbound SMS route configurations.

List SMS Messages

Retrieves a paginated list of SMS messages sent through the MailerSend API.

Get SMS Numbers

Tool to retrieve a paginated list of SMS phone numbers.

Get SMS recipients

Tool to retrieve a list of SMS recipients.

Get SMTP users

Tool to retrieve a list of SMTP users.

Get email templates

Retrieves a paginated list of email templates from your MailerSend account.

Get API Tokens

Retrieves a paginated list of API tokens associated with your MailerSend account.

Get users

Tool to retrieve a list of users associated with your account.

List webhooks

Tool to retrieve a list of webhooks.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Mailersend MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Mailersend tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Mailersend and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Agent SDK fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Mailersend tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Mailersend scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Mailersend data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

Start with Mailersend.It takes 30 seconds.

Managed auth, hosted MCP servers, and every Mailersend tool your agent needs.Free to start.

Start building