A side-by-side look at the Hitkeep and Mailchimp MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Hitkeep for marketing work; choose Mailchimp MCP Server for marketing as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
MAILCHIMP_API_KEY, MAILCHIMP_READ_ONLY, MAILCHIMP_DRY_RUN, MAILCHIMP_AUDIT_LOG, MAILCHIMP_TOOLS.read.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | Free | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | MAILCHIMP_API_KEYMAILCHIMP_READ_ONLYMAILCHIMP_DRY_RUNMAILCHIMP_AUDIT_LOGMAILCHIMP_TOOLS |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 93 | 24 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 1 |
| Full listing | View Hitkeep | View Mailchimp MCP Server |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
readreporting and analytics only (~115 tools, ~29k tokens). A safe, lightweight default for exploration.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
No confirmed install command for Hitkeep yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"damientilman-mailchimp-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mailchimp-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MAILCHIMP_API_KEY": "YOUR_MAILCHIMP_API_KEY_HERE",
"MAILCHIMP_READ_ONLY": "YOUR_MAILCHIMP_READ_ONLY_HERE",
"MAILCHIMP_DRY_RUN": "YOUR_MAILCHIMP_DRY_RUN_HERE",
"MAILCHIMP_AUDIT_LOG": "YOUR_MAILCHIMP_AUDIT_LOG_HERE",
"MAILCHIMP_TOOLS": "YOUR_MAILCHIMP_TOOLS_HERE"
}
}
}
}