Integration · Marketing

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Cardly

Ask your AI to send a thank-you card to a new customer, preview a card before it goes out, or check how much credit is left in Cardly. It can manage contact lists and postal addresses, pick artwork, message templates and handwriting styles, and place card orders that Cardly prints and posts. It can also look up orders and your credit history.

Connect Cardly free

Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“Send a thank-you card to Emma Hall, 12 King Street, Sydney NSW 2000.”
The AI previews the card with your artwork and message first, then places the order once you are happy. Cardly prints and posts it and charges your account credit.
“Show me a preview of our birthday card for Tom with a short handwritten note.”
It renders a preview with the artwork, recipient and message. Nothing is printed, sent or charged.
“Which handwriting styles and message templates can I use?”
It lists the available writing styles and your saved message templates.

What your AI can do

Cards and orders

Preview cards with artwork, messages and handwriting styles, place card orders and look up orders and their status.

Contacts and lists

Create contact lists, and add, search, update and delete contacts with their postal addresses.

Artwork and credit

Browse artwork and saved message templates, and see your credit balance and credit history.

“Add these three new clients to the Customers list.”
It adds each contact to the list with name, postal address and optional email and company.
“How much credit do we have, and what did last month's orders cost?”
It reads the current balance and the credit history, with top-ups and order charges.
“Where is the order I placed on Monday?”
It lists your orders and reads the one you mean, with its status and line items.

19 tools for Cardly

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

add_contactChanges dataAdd a contact to a list (`list_id`) with first_name and postal address (address, locality, region, postcode, country), plus optional email and company.
create_contact_listChanges dataCreate a contact list with a `name` and optional description and custom fields.
delete_contactDeletesDelete a contact from a list by `list_id` and `contact_id`.
get_account_balanceGet the account's current credit balance used to pay for card orders.
get_artworkGet one artwork by `art_id`, with its name, media size and preview details.
get_contactGet one contact by `list_id` and `contact_id`, with their postal address.
get_contact_listGet one contact list by `contact_list_id`.
get_orderGet one order by `order_id`, with its status and line items.
list_artworkList card artwork (designs) available to your organisation; set `own_only` to see only your own.
list_contact_listsList your contact lists (recipient address books).
list_contactsList the contacts in a contact list by `list_id`.
list_credit_historyList credit balance changes (top-ups and order charges), optionally within an effective time window.
list_ordersList card orders placed on the account.
list_templatesList saved message templates you can use when ordering cards.
list_writing_stylesList the handwriting styles available for card messages.
place_card_orderChanges dataPlace a card order: `lines`, each with artwork, recipient, optional sender, template or messages. Cards are printed and posted, and the cost is charged to your account credit. This cannot be undone; preview first.
preview_cardVisible to othersPreview a card before ordering: pass `artwork` and `recipient` plus optional template, messages, sender and variables. Nothing is printed, sent or charged.
search_contactsFind contacts in a contact list (`list_id`) matching a `query` such as a name or email.
update_contactChanges dataUpdate a contact in a list by `list_id` and `contact_id`. Send the full name and postal address.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Cardly from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste your Cardly API key. Log in to your Cardly business portal, go to Settings > API Keys and generate a new key. Use the test_ key to try things without placing real orders, or the live_ key to send real cards.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in Cardly?

The AI can read artwork, message templates, writing styles, contact lists, contacts, orders, your credit balance and credit history. It can create contact lists, add, update and delete contacts, preview cards and place card orders.

Does the AI see my Cardly credentials?

No. Your Cardly API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save it, it is not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. You choose which tools are switched on. Placing an order prints and posts a real card, charges your account credit and cannot be undone, so place_card_order can require your approval before it runs. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own Cardly account, and cards you order are paid from your Cardly credit.

Can I try it without sending real cards?

Yes. Cardly gives you a test_ key and a live_ key. Connect with the test_ key to try things without placing real orders, and preview_card lets you see a card before any order, without printing, sending or charging anything.