HubSpot MCP
Marketing automation via MCP
Overview
HubSpot MCP is the Model Context Protocol server for HubSpot, the leading inbound marketing, sales, and customer service platform. Available in both local (npm package) and remote (cloud-hosted) deployment models, it enables AI assistants to interact with HubSpot CRM data — managing contacts, companies, deals, tickets, and marketing assets through natural language conversations.
HubSpot serves over 228,000 customers across 135 countries, making it one of the most widely-adopted marketing and CRM platforms for small-to-enterprise businesses. The MCP server currently supports read-only access to CRM objects including contacts, companies, deals, tickets, products, invoices, and quotes, with write capabilities for engagement management. HubSpot made history as the first CRM to launch a Deep Research Connector with ChatGPT, built on their remote MCP server architecture.
For organizations using AI assistants to support sales and marketing workflows, HubSpot MCP provides a direct bridge between conversational AI and the customer data that drives revenue. The compound risk of combining CRM data access with outbound communication capabilities (email sequences, marketing events) makes governance essential.
Key Features
Capabilities
HubSpot MCP exposes 8 tools for AI agents. 1 require approval.
| Tool | Operation | Risk |
|---|---|---|
list_crm_dealsLists deals with filters | Read | Low Risk |
get_crm_contactRetrieves contact details | Read | Medium Risk |
create_crm_leadCreates a new lead record | Write | Medium Risk |
patch_crm_dealUpdates deal fields | Write | Medium Risk |
list_email_sequencesLists marketing email sequences | Read | Low Risk |
send_emailApprovalSends email via HubSpot | Send | High Risk |
create_marketing_eventCreates a marketing campaign event | Write | Medium Risk |
list_pipelinesLists sales pipelines | Read | Low Risk |
Use Cases
Strategy-Aligned Use Cases
AI-Powered Meeting Preparation
Before sales calls, AI assistants pull contact history, deal context, recent support tickets, and engagement patterns from HubSpot to generate comprehensive meeting briefs aligned with account strategy.
Pipeline Health Monitoring
AI assistants analyze deal pipeline data to identify stalled opportunities, flag deals at risk of slipping, and generate weekly pipeline reports for sales leadership review.
Marketing-Sales Alignment
Bridge the gap between marketing campaigns and sales execution by connecting campaign engagement data with deal progression, helping teams understand which marketing activities drive revenue.
Customer Service Intelligence
Analyze support ticket patterns, identify recurring issues, and route high-priority tickets to specialized teams — improving customer satisfaction metrics aligned with retention goals.
Integrations
Considerations
- **PII Exposure Risk**: HubSpot CRM contains extensive personal information — names, emails, phone numbers, company details, and engagement histories. AI access to contact data must be scoped by role to prevent unauthorized PII exposure, particularly for GDPR-regulated organizations.
- **Outbound Communication Risk**: The ability to send emails and create marketing events through MCP represents a compound risk. An AI assistant could send unreviewed communications to customers at scale, causing reputational damage and compliance violations.
- **Pipeline Data Sensitivity**: Deal pipeline data — including deal values, close dates, and competitive intelligence — is highly sensitive business information. Access should be limited to roles with legitimate need-to-know for pipeline visibility.
- **Marketing-Sales Data Boundaries**: HubSpot bridges marketing and sales data. Organizations should consider whether AI assistants accessing marketing campaign data should also have visibility into individual sales deal details, and vice versa.
- **Beta Status Considerations**: The HubSpot MCP server remains in public beta, meaning API surface area and behavior may change. Organizations should plan for version updates and potential breaking changes in production workflows.
Stratafy Fit
HubSpot MCP is a strong governance candidate for Stratafy. The combination of PII-rich CRM data and outbound communication capabilities creates a compound risk profile that demands structured oversight. Stratafy can enforce role-based access controls — allowing marketing teams read access to campaign metrics while restricting contact PII to authorized sales roles — gate email-sending operations behind approval workflows, and ensure all AI-initiated CRM interactions are logged for GDPR and CAN-SPAM compliance. The medium risk classification reflects the current read-heavy access model, but this will increase as HubSpot expands write capabilities in future MCP releases.
