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Cold email platform for sending sequences at scale, with deliverability tools. Its MCP server lets an AI assistant create campaigns, add leads, pull analytics and pause campaigns.
Outreach plans: Growth $47/month (5,000 emails, 1,000 uploaded contacts), Hypergrowth $97 (125,000 emails, 25,000 contacts) and Light Speed $358 (500,000 emails, 100,000 contacts), with Enterprise custom. Yearly billing lists $37.60, $77.60 and $286.30 a month. Leads credits and bundles are priced separately. Checked 2026-10-17. source ↗
The MCP server is free with an Instantly subscription; you need an account with API access. The connection URL embeds your API key, so treat it as a secret. source ↗
How Instantly connects to each AI platform: native connector or MCP, API through code the agent writes, browser control, or file upload.
| Platform | MCP / connector | API (agent-written code) | Browser | Upload / export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude (incl. Claude Code) | Confirmed Setup steps in Instantly's help center Instantly docs ↗Claude (incl. Claude Code) MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed Claude (incl. Claude Code) can run code; Instantly publishes an API. Instantly API ↗Claude (incl. Claude Code) docs ↗ | Confirmed Claude Code with the Claude in Chrome extension (Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers) Claude (incl. Claude Code) browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from Instantly, then works on the files in your project; chat accepts attachments Claude (incl. Claude Code) docs ↗ |
| OpenAI Codex | Not documented Instantly has an official MCP server and OpenAI Codex supports MCP, but Instantly's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. Instantly MCP docs ↗OpenAI Codex MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed OpenAI Codex can run code; Instantly publishes an API. Instantly API ↗OpenAI Codex docs ↗ | Confirmed Only in the ChatGPT desktop app; not in the Codex CLI or IDE extension OpenAI Codex browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from Instantly, then works on local repositories OpenAI Codex docs ↗ |
| Google Antigravity | Not documented Instantly has an official MCP server and Google Antigravity supports MCP, but Instantly's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. Instantly MCP docs ↗Google Antigravity MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed Google Antigravity can run code; Instantly publishes an API. Instantly API ↗Google Antigravity docs ↗ | Confirmed Browser subagent via /browser, documented as an Antigravity App feature; the IDE has separate browser docs Google Antigravity browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from Instantly, then works on local projects and worktrees Google Antigravity docs ↗ |
Confirmed means both the tool's and the platform's official docs describe that route (links in the cell); IonBin has not tested every pairing. Not documented means it may work, but no official docs describe that route end to end. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
| Level | Status | Detail / source |
|---|---|---|
| Native connector / MCP | Yes | Official docs ↗ |
| API / CLI | Yes | Official docs ↗ |
| Browser-only | No | Web app; also reachable programmatically |
| Bulk upload / import | Yes | Import leads from a CSV into a campaign (https://help.instantly.ai/en/articles/6254215-how-to-import-leads-via-csv) |
Recorded Oct 17, 2026. Setup and plan limits vary; check the vendor's docs. How levels are assigned.
Via its official MCP server, from MCP-capable platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini (Google), Google Antigravity, OpenAI Codex.
Via its API, through automation hubs: Gumloop, Make, n8n, Zapier.
No long-form review yet. Verdict is based on research, not hands-on testing.
Outreach platform for email and LinkedIn sequences. Its MCP server lets AI tools audit campaigns, create or update sequences and manage leads, over OAuth or an API key; a public API is also documented.
Prospect database plus email sequences, dialer and CRM enrichment in one tool. Apollo MCP connects it to ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients, using your Apollo credits for enrichment.
