beehiiv has always been the platform for serious creators and publishers.
Now, it plugs directly into the AI tools they already use.
Introducing the beehiiv MCP. It’s a native integration that connects your beehiiv account to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and any AI client that supports the Model Context Protocol.
With the beehiiv MCP, you get more than a dashboard — you get an AI that actually understands your business, and can act on it. It’s like adding a full-time analyst, operator, strategist, and assistant to your team.
Let’s dive in 👇
Until now, if you wanted AI to analyze your newsletter, it had to piece together an answer from whatever data you pasted in or shared. It was only as useful as the snapshot you gave it.
The beehiiv MCP changes that.
MCP is an open standard that lets AI tools connect directly to software like beehiiv. No more copying and pasting into a chat window. Now, your AI can plug into your account and access, analyze, and act on everything inside it.
This means deeper insights and more tactical support for your business. For example, you can ask ChatGPT to break down who’s reading your newsletter: the types of companies, their size, and how that’s changing over time. From there, it can use that data to help build a media kit for potential sponsors.
That’s way beyond what any traditional dashboard can do. It requires context, reasoning, and the ability to connect dots across your entire dataset.
That’s what's possible when you can build directly with AI.
Why now?
As tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini become where people get work done, AI interfaces are becoming the new dashboard. The beehiiv MCP is how your content business shows up there.
We’re building the underlying infrastructure for anyone with an audience. Whether it’s inside the beehiiv platform, through an AI agent, or whatever interface comes next — beehiiv is the operating system underneath it all.
beehiiv MCP v1
Today, we’re releasing v1 of the beehiiv MCP, starting with read-only access. That means while chatting with your AI of choice, you can ask things like:
Who are my most engaged free subscribers who haven’t upgraded, and what do they have in common?
Audit my website and give me a prioritized list of SEO fixes based on my content and structure.
Are there any unusual churn or unsubscribe spikes in the last 90 days? What posts or dates correlate with them?
But the real unlock is putting beehiiv insights to work across the tools you already use.
For example:
Every Monday at 8am, pull last week’s revenue across ads, subscriptions, and digital products, then post a week-over-week summary to Slack.
When a subscriber hits 10+ opens and 5+ clicks, create or update their contact in HubSpot and enroll them in an active sales sequence.
Every Friday, pull this week’s send performance, summarize what worked, draft a Monday editorial brief in Gmail, and create a 9am meeting invite via Google Calendar.
Paying users can now request early access to the beehiiv MCP. Become an early adopter and shape the future of AI workflows on beehiiv…
What’s next?
While v1 of the beehiiv MCP is read-only, we’ve already started work on v2, which will include write access as well.
That means you’ll be able to ask things like:
Pull my last 5 posts and generate a “greatest hits” roundup — write it, format it, and save it as a draft.
Build an automation for anyone who purchases a digital product: send a thank-you email on day 1, a tips email on day 3, and an upsell on day 7.
Generate a new landing page for my paid subscription using testimonials from my best subscriber reviews.
Find all free subscribers who’ve opened 5+ emails in the last 60 days but haven’t upgraded. Create a segment called “High Intent Free,” then send them a 25% discount valid for the next 24 hours.
What are you waiting for?
Unlock your new analyst, operator, and strategist with the beehiiv MCP 👇️
Note: The beehiiv MCP is only available to users on our paid plans. We’ll be accepting users on a rolling basis for early access. You can learn more and/or upgrade here.
How To Get Early Access
Getting started takes less than a minute.
Submit the form below to request early access. We’re approving users on a rolling basis.
Once approved, you’ll receive a confirmation email with instructions to connect your beehiiv account to your AI client of choice.
You’ll also be invited to our private Slack community — home base for early adopters. Shape the MCP roadmap, share what you’re building, and connect with other beehiiv power users.
Note: The beehiiv MCP is only available to users on our paid plans. We’re accepting users on a rolling basis for early access. You can learn more and/or upgrade here.
Signup Flows
Signup flows give you full control over the early subscriber experience. It’s your first (and best) opportunity to make a new reader feel like they made a great decision.
You can now create multi-step signup flows that guide subscribers through a fully customized onboarding experience.
My default signup flow for Big Desk Energy looks like this:
Recommendation modal: to drive traffic to my favorite newsletters
Onboarding survey: to collect data about my readers
Welcome page: to formally welcome new subscribers and set expectations
But what makes signup flows on beehiiv uniquely powerful is that you can create different flows for different subscriber journeys.
For example, someone who finds me through a lead magnet gets an entirely different onboarding experience than someone who subscribes directly from my site.
The new signup flow builder makes it simpler than ever to build and manage these experiences in one place.
Note: The new Signup Flow builder is only available to users on the v2 Website Builder and is not compatible with the legacy builder.
Website Dashboard
We recently launched a new Website Dashboard, designed to help you understand what’s working, fix what’s not, and get more out of your site.
Website overview: Preview your site alongside key domain and configuration details.
Website analytics: A snapshot of your most important traffic and engagement metrics.
Recommended actions: Best practices to improve conversion and audience experience.
Needs attention: Active warnings and issues that may be impacting performance.
Our team ships website builder updates every week. The dashboard ensures you never miss what matters, and always know the next best move.
Note: The new Website Dashboard is only available to users on the v2 Website Builder and is not compatible with the legacy builder.
