# How to send an email campaign from Claude > To send an email campaign from Claude, add an email marketing connector such as Tellnod as a custom connector, describe the campaign in a chat, review the desktop and mobile preview, send yourself a test, and approve the send on the confirmation card. Canonical: https://tellnod.com/guides/send-email-campaign-from-claude Last updated: 2026-10-15 Author: Tellnod team ## Steps 1. **Add the connector.** In Claude, go to Customize → Connectors, click + Add, then Add custom connector. Name it Tellnod and paste the connector address from the [connect page](https://tellnod.com/connect) [S1]. 2. **Sign in and set up your brand.** Sign in with Google, then ask "Set up my brand from myshop.com". Tellnod reads your site once for your logo, colors and sender name, and shows a brand card to confirm. 3. **Import your contacts.** Attach a CSV or paste a sheet. Consent status and unsubscribes are kept; contacts without consent information are not marked as subscribed until you confirm they opted in. 4. **Describe the campaign.** Say who it is for and what it says, for example "Email customers who haven't ordered in 60 days about the autumn collection". Claude drafts it with Tellnod and shows a preview card for desktop and mobile. 5. **Test, then approve.** Send a test to yourself. When you are happy, Claude prepares the send and Tellnod shows a confirmation card with the recipient count, exclusions and schedule. The campaign is scheduled only when you press Confirm. ## What you need - A Claude account. Custom connectors work on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise; Free accounts can add one custom connector, and on Team and Enterprise an owner adds it for the organization [S1]. - A domain you can add DNS records to, so campaigns go out from your own address with [SPF](https://tellnod.com/glossary#spf), [DKIM](https://tellnod.com/glossary#dkim) and [DMARC](https://tellnod.com/glossary#dmarc) in place. Tellnod gives you the records to copy. - A list of people who agreed to hear from you. See [double opt-in](https://tellnod.com/glossary#double-opt-in). ## Adding the connector, step by step 1. Open Claude and go to Customize → Connectors. 2. Click + Add, then Add custom connector. 3. Name it Tellnod and paste the connector address. Click Continue. 4. Keep the detected sign-in settings, click Add, then sign in with Google. 5. In any chat, open + → Connectors and turn Tellnod on. > Claude can only reach tools you connect. Without a connector it can draft an email, but it cannot send it or manage a list. ## Who does what | Step | Claude | Tellnod | You | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Draft and edit | Writes the copy from your request | Renders the real email preview | Ask for changes | | Audience | Turns your description into a segment | Counts and excludes unsubscribed contacts | Check the count | | Send | Prepares the send | Shows the confirmation card, sends from your domain | Press Confirm, or cancel later | | Compliance | — | Adds unsubscribe link, postal address and consent records | Only import people who opted in | ## Prompts to try - Set up my brand from myshop.com - Import my customers from this CSV. Only mark people as subscribed if the file says they opted in. - Email customers who haven't ordered in 60 days about the autumn collection, with 15% off until Sunday. - Make the headline shorter and show it on mobile. - Send a test to me, then schedule it for Thursday at 9 am. ## FAQ ### Can Claude send marketing email by itself? Not without a connector. With Tellnod connected, Claude can prepare a campaign, but only the Confirm button on the card can schedule it, and you can cancel until it sends. ### Do I need a Klaviyo or Mailchimp account? No. Tellnod includes the contact list, sending and compliance footer. You start from zero in the chat. ### What does it cost? Tellnod plans to be free up to 500 contacts and 2,000 emails a month, with Starter from $19 a month. See [pricing](https://tellnod.com/pricing). Claude is billed separately by Anthropic under your own plan. ### Can I use the same setup in ChatGPT? Yes. The same connector address works in ChatGPT. See [how to send marketing email from ChatGPT](https://tellnod.com/guides/send-marketing-email-from-chatgpt). ## Sources - [S1] Claude Help Center: Get started with custom connectors using remote MCP: (checked 2026-10-15)