tickstem/mcp

MCP server for Tickstem — exposes cron job management and email verification as native tools for AI coding assistants (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, and any MCP-compatible agent).

Install

go install github.com/tickstem/mcp/cmd/tsk-mcp@latest

Or download a pre-built binary from Releases.

Quick start

export TICKSTEM_API_KEY=tsk_your_key_here
tsk-mcp

The server speaks the Model Context Protocol over stdio — connect it to any MCP-compatible client.

Claude Code

Add to your ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json (or equivalent):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tickstem": {
      "command": "tsk-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TICKSTEM_API_KEY": "tsk_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available tools

Cron jobs

Tool	Description
list_jobs	List all cron jobs in the account
get_job	Get a cron job by ID
register_job	Register a new cron job (name, schedule, endpoint)
update_job	Update an existing job — only provided fields change
pause_job	Pause a job so it no longer fires
resume_job	Resume a paused or failing job
delete_job	Permanently delete a job and its execution history
list_executions	List execution history for a job, most recent first

Email verification

Tool	Description
verify_email	Check syntax, MX records, disposable domain, and role-based prefix
list_verify_history	List past verification results for the account

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Description
TICKSTEM_API_KEY	Yes	API key from app.tickstem.dev
TICKSTEM_BASE_URL	No	Override API base URL (e.g. http://localhost:8080/v1 for local dev)

Local development

export TICKSTEM_API_KEY=tsk_your_key_here
export TICKSTEM_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/v1
go run ./cmd/tsk-mcp

Use tsk-local to run the Tickstem API locally.

Get an API key

app.tickstem.dev — free tier includes 1,000 cron executions and 500 email verifications per month.

License

MIT