# connect-hubspot-mcp

Connect Claude Code to HubSpot’s remote MCP server for CRM lookups, spot checks, and small edits that require confirmation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 78
- Author: tomgranot
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/connect-hubspot-mcp/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/connect-hubspot-mcp

## What it does

This skill walks through connecting Claude Code to HubSpot’s official MCP server with OAuth and a registered connector. Use it to find CRM records, inspect a company’s deals, or check a sample of records after cleanup. Before changing records, the server presents a summary and asks for confirmation.

You need a HubSpot user who can create an MCP connector, or an admin who can create one for you. The connection inherits that user’s permissions, so a read-only account stays read-only. Register the connector in HubSpot, add the server in Claude Code using the documented command, then authenticate through `/mcp`.

The server cannot delete or archive records, manage workflows, or handle large-scale edits. The guide points to scripts or the Agent CLI for those jobs; MCP is for conversational lookups and smaller changes. That permission boundary matters: connector access is tied to the HubSpot user who signs in.

## Requirements
- Works with: HubSpot

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill connect-hubspot-mcp -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/connect-hubspot-mcp/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/connect-hubspot-mcp/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill connect-hubspot-mcp -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/connect-hubspot-mcp/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill connect-hubspot-mcp -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/connect-hubspot-mcp/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills connect-hubspot-mcp
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/connect-hubspot-mcp/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill connect-hubspot-mcp -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --path skills/connect-hubspot-mcp
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/connect-hubspot-mcp/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill connect-hubspot-mcp -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/connect-hubspot-mcp/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- search CRM records by filters
- inspect a company’s deals
- check selected records after a cleanup
- make small record changes with confirmation

## Example prompts
- Find contacts for this company and show the matching records.
- Check which open deals are linked to this company.
- Review a few records after cleanup and ask me before changing anything.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: connect-hubspot-mcp
description: "Connect Claude to HubSpot's official remote MCP server for conversational CRM lookups, spot-checks, and small confirmed edits. Covers the MCP connector setup with OAuth and PKCE, what the server's tools can and cannot do, and when to use MCP versus the Agent CLI versus this repo's scripts."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: tomgranot
  version: "2.0"
  category: audit-planning
---

# Connect Claude to HubSpot via MCP

Set up HubSpot's official remote MCP server so Claude can read and write CRM records conversationally: look up a contact, inspect a company's deals, spot-check the results of a cleanup, without writing a script for every question.

## Three Ways to Reach a Portal

This toolkit can talk to HubSpot three ways. They overlap less than they appear to.

| | Remote MCP server (this skill) | Agent CLI (`/connect-hubspot-agent-cli`) | REST scripts (every scripted skill) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Generally available | Beta | v3/v4 paths, see `/audit-api-usage` |
| Auth | OAuth as you, via an MCP connector | OAuth as you, or a service key | Service key in `.env` |
| Best for | Lookups, spot-checks, judgment calls, small edits | Bulk and admin work driven from the terminal | Repeatable runs with a CSV audit trail and an abort threshold |
| Bulk reads | 200 records per page | Paginated, JSONL out | Paginated |
| Bulk writes | A few records at a time, each confirmed | JSONL in, dry run first | Batches of 100 |
| Delete or archive | **Not available** | Yes, guarded | Yes, guarded |
| Workflows | **Not available** | List, get, create, update, delete | Create, export, restore |
| Properties | Create only | Create, update, archive | Create |
| Runs headless (CI, scheduled) | No | With a service key | Yes |

Rule of thumb: **MCP to look, scripts to change at scale.** Reach for the Agent CLI when a job is bulk or administrative and no scripted skill covers it.

| Task shape | Use |
|-----------|-----|
| "Show me 5 contacts the cleanup touched" | MCP |
| "Why is this company in Tier 2?" | MCP |
| "Which open deals has nobody touched this quarter? Show me a few." | MCP |
| "Delete 4,000 no-email contacts with an audit trail" | Scripts (`/delete-no-email-contacts`) |
| "Create 10 segmentation lists" | Scripts (`/build-smart-lists`) |
| "Export every workflow to JSON" | Scripts (`/workflows-as-code`) |
| "Archive these 60 unused properties" | Agent CLI |

## What the Server Exposes

HubSpot's remote MCP server lives at `https://mcp.hubspot.com` and speaks streamable HTTP. It currently offers 32 tools. The ones that matter for CRM administration:

| Tool | What it does | Limit |
|------|--------------|-------|
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