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What is the Outlit MCP Server?

Outlit’s MCP server lets AI agents query your customer data directly through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources. Supported agents include Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client. Once connected, your AI agent can search customers, pull revenue metrics, inspect activity timelines, and run SQL analytics — all from within your conversation.

Install the Claude Code Skill

For Claude Code users, install the Outlit MCP skill to give your agent deeper context about query patterns, best practices, and the ability to help you complete the setup below:
npx skills add OutlitAI/outlit-agent-skills

How to Connect Your AI Tool

1

Get your API key

Go to Settings > MCP Integration in the Outlit dashboard. Click Generate API Key, give it a descriptive name, and copy it immediately — it won’t be shown again.
2

Connect your AI tool

claude mcp add outlit https://mcp.outlit.ai/mcp -- \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from Step 1.
3

Verify the connection

Ask your AI tool:
Show me the available Outlit analytics tables.
You should see a list of available analytics tables. If you get an authentication error, double-check your API key.
Treat your MCP API key like a password. It grants read access to your customer data. You can revoke keys at any time from the MCP Integration settings.

What Tools Are Available?

ToolWhat it doesExample prompt
outlit_list_customersFilter customers by billing status, activity recency, and revenue”Show me paying customers with MRR above $100 who haven’t been active in 30 days”
outlit_list_usersFilter users by journey stage, activity, and customer”Find all signed-up users at Acme Corp who went inactive this week”
outlit_get_customerGet a complete customer profile with users, revenue, timeline, and metrics”Get the full profile for acme.com including their users and revenue”
outlit_get_timelineGet the activity timeline for a customer, filtered by channel and event type”Show me Acme Corp’s email and Slack activity from the last 7 days”
outlit_queryRun read-only SQL queries against your customer data”Which channels lead to the most revenue?”
outlit_schemaGet table schemas to help write accurate SQL queries”Show me the available analytics tables”