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/digital-marketing-pro:connect

Purpose

Guide users through connecting a specific MCP integration to the Digital Marketing Pro plugin. Provides platform-specific setup instructions, credential requirements, configuration steps, and verification. This is the user-friendly entry point for adding integrations — it handles the common cases (known connectors with established setup paths) while /digital-marketing-pro:add-integration handles custom or unknown MCP servers.

Input Required

The user must provide (or will be prompted for):

• Connector name: The service to connect — e.g., "google-ads", "salesforce", "mailchimp", "twilio", "deepl". If the user provides a partial or informal name (e.g., "google analytics", "fb ads", "linkedin"), match it to the closest connector in the registry
• Environment (optional): Whether they're using Claude Code (supports HTTP + npx) or Cowork (HTTP only). Defaults to auto-detect based on available context. If the requested connector is npx-only and the user is on Cowork, explain the limitation and suggest HTTP alternatives in the same category

Process

1. Look up connector: Execute python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/connector-status.py" --action setup-guide --name <connector> to get the detailed setup guide for the requested connector. If the name doesn't match exactly, search the registry for close matches and suggest the correct name.

2. Check current status: Execute python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/connector-status.py" --action check --name <connector> to determine if the connector is already configured. If already connected, report that and show which skills it powers — ask if the user wants to verify connectivity or reconfigure.

3. Present setup instructions based on transport type:

   For HTTP connectors (the registry-backed ones: Slack, Canva, Figma, HubSpot, Ahrefs, Similarweb, Klaviyo, Amplitude, Google Calendar, Gmail, and the official ad-platform servers meta-ads, google-ads-mcp, amazon-ads-mcp):

   • Nothing is pre-connected. The shipped .mcp.json is empty ({"mcpServers":{}}) so a fresh install has zero auto-connecting MCP servers — this is deliberate (it keeps Cowork and multi-tenant installs safe). These HTTP connectors are an opt-in catalog, documented in .mcp.json.connectors-reference.
   • To enable one, the user copies its block from .mcp.json.connectors-reference into their own .mcp.json (or adds it via /digital-marketing-pro:add-integration), then restarts the client. HTTP connectors need no API key in the file — once the server is added, Claude prompts for OAuth on first use.
   • Example: "Slack isn't connected yet. Copy the Slack block from .mcp.json.connectors-reference into your .mcp.json (or run /digital-marketing-pro:add-integration slack), restart, then run /digital-marketing-pro:send-notification — you'll be prompted to authorize Slack via OAuth."
   • Notion, Stripe, Asana, and Webflow are catalog-only HTTP servers: configure them directly from .mcp.json.connectors-reference the same way, but they are not in the connector registry, so /digital-marketing-pro:doctor and connector-status.py will not report on them.
   • List the skills this connector would enable once added

   Official ad-platform and CRM servers (checked 2026-10-04; see the CONNECTORS.md section "Official ad-platform and CRM MCP servers"): the setup guide returns an access field and a setup_note. Read both to the user:

   • meta-ads (https://mcp.facebook.com/ads, open beta): read + write, with a business-authenticated Meta login.
   • google-ads-mcp: read-only. It runs locally via pipx (Claude Code only), or the user self-hosts it over Streamable HTTP, so the URL has a <...> placeholder.
   • amazon-ads-mcp: partners with active Amazon Ads API credentials only. The endpoint comes from their API onboarding.
   • hubspot (https://mcp.hubspot.com, GA): OAuth 2.1 + PKCE with the user's connector app credentials.

   For every read-write server, tell the user plainly:

   • writes happen only through /digital-marketing-pro:launch-ad-campaign's typed approval gate;
   • new ad objects are created PAUSED;
   • DMP never deletes through these servers.

   Never add any of them to the shipped .mcp.json; the user copies the entry into their own config.

   • If the user asks for Asana, Webflow or Make.com, use the current Streamable HTTP URLs in the catalog. The old /sse URLs use the HTTP+SSE transport that MCP spec 2026-07-28 deprecates; Asana's V1 /sse server was shut down on 11 May 2026. Replicate's catalog entry is flagged because its vendor page still lists only /sse.

   For npx connectors (Google Ads, Meta, Salesforce, Twilio, etc.):

   • List the specific environment variables needed with clear descriptions
   • Provide platform-specific instructions for obtaining credentials:
     • Where to go in the platform's dashboard to create API keys
     • What permissions/scopes are needed
     • Any prerequisites (developer accounts, app creation, etc.)
   • Show the exact .mcp.json entry to add (from the setup guide)
   • Offer two setup paths:
     1. Quick: "Set the environment variables and run /digital-marketing-pro:add-integration <name> to configure automatically"
     2. Manual: Show the JSON block to add to .mcp.json directly
   • Note that npx connectors work in Claude Code only, not Cowork

4. Handle unknown connectors: If the connector name isn't in the registry:

   • Search for close matches and suggest them
   • If no match found, explain that it's a custom integration and guide them to /digital-marketing-pro:add-integration which handles npm package discovery and custom MCP server setup
   • List the categories of connectors available so they can explore alternatives

5. Verify after setup (for npx connectors): After the user confirms they've set up credentials, offer to verify connectivity:

   • Check that all required environment variables are set and non-empty
   • Suggest running a read-only test via the connector to confirm it works
   • Report success or diagnose failure with specific guidance

Output

A connector setup guide containing:

• Connector info: Name, category, description, transport type (HTTP/npx), and current status (connected/not connected)
• Skills unlocked: List of all skills this connector enables, with brief descriptions of what each skill does
• Setup instructions: Step-by-step guide appropriate to the transport type — OAuth flow for HTTP, credential setup for npx
• Credential requirements (npx only): Exact environment variable names, where to obtain them, and required permissions
• Configuration entry (npx only): The exact JSON block to add to .mcp.json, ready to copy
• Verification steps: How to confirm the connector is working after setup
• Alternative connectors: Other connectors in the same category that the user might consider (e.g., "If you prefer Salesforce over HubSpot for CRM, run /digital-marketing-pro:connect salesforce")
• Next steps: "Run /digital-marketing-pro:integrations to see your updated integration dashboard" and relevant skills to try

Agents Used

• No specialized agent needed — this skill uses the connector-status.py script directly and provides platform-specific guidance based on the connector registry