---
title: "Bento MCP server"
url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/bento"
markdown_url: "https://martechdb.com/vendors/bento.md"
api_url: "https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/bentonow.com"
updated: "2026-11-01"
---

# Bento MCP server

Yes. Bento publishes an official MCP server at https://mcp.bentonow.com/mcp. It's hosted. MartechDB lists only servers the vendor publishes itself, never community servers.

- Website: [bentonow.com](https://bentonow.com)
- Categories: [Email marketing](https://martechdb.com/categories/email-marketing.md)

## Review

Bento's Bento MCP Server scores 55/100 on MartechDB's Agent Readiness Index: usable by AI agents, with gaps.

The good:

- Hosted by Bento: connect by URL, with nothing to install

Not checked yet: how you sign in; a docs page listing its tools; what agent access costs.

## Agent Readiness Index: 55/100 (provisional)

How friendly Bento is to AI agents, from its best official MCP server. Anything not yet researched scores nothing, so this score may rise once it is. Methodology v1.1: https://martechdb.com/methodology.

- Official MCP server: 30/30 (Published by the vendor)
- Hosted by the vendor: 25/25 (Connect by URL, nothing to install)
- OAuth sign-in: pending (Sign-in: see vendor docs)
- Documented tools: 0/10 (No docs page with its tools found yet)
- Free to start, pay as you go: pending (Not checked yet)

## Bento MCP Server

- Address: https://mcp.bentonow.com/mcp
- Runs: Hosted
- Sign-in: Sign-in: see vendor docs (`unknown`)
- Official MCP Registry: not listed
- Documentation: https://bentonow.com/docs/integrations/mcp
- How we know it's official: Documented on Bento's own site, at bentonow.com
- First seen: 2026-11-01
- Last checked: not checked yet

Tools: not known. The server needs sign-in before it lists them.

### Connect it

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http bento https://mcp.bentonow.com/mcp
```

- Add to Cursor: <cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=bento&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5iZW50b25vdy5jb20vbWNwIn0%3D>
- Add to VS Code: <vscode:mcp/install?%7B%22name%22%3A%22bento%22%2C%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.bentonow.com%2Fmcp%22%7D>
- Claude.ai and Claude Desktop: Customize, Connectors, "+", Add custom connector, then paste https://mcp.bentonow.com/mcp
- ChatGPT: Settings, Apps, Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode, Create, then paste https://mcp.bentonow.com/mcp (this usually works only with servers that use self-serve sign-in or none)

JSON for Cursor, Windsurf and other clients that connect to hosted servers:

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "bento": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.bentonow.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

## Questions

### Does Bento have an official MCP server?

Yes. Bento publishes its MCP server itself. Bento's own documentation describes it. MartechDB only lists servers a vendor publishes, never community copies.

### What is the Bento MCP server URL?

The address is https://mcp.bentonow.com/mcp.

### How do I connect Bento MCP to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

In Claude, add https://mcp.bentonow.com/mcp as a custom connector (Customize, Connectors, Add custom connector). In Cursor, use the Add to Cursor link on MartechDB's page, or paste the JSON settings into your mcp.json. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http bento https://mcp.bentonow.com/mcp

### Is the Bento MCP server in the official MCP Registry?

No. Bento hasn't published it to the official MCP Registry.

### What are the alternatives to Bento's MCP server?

In Email marketing, the most agent-friendly alternatives with an official MCP server are Omnisend (100/100), Beehiiv (97/100), Stripo (97/100), Mailerlite (94/100) and Privy (94/100). Bento scores 55/100 on the same index.

## Change history

- 2026-11-01: Added to MartechDB with Bento MCP Server

## Alternatives to Bento's MCP server

In Email marketing, the most agent-friendly first:

- [Omnisend](https://martechdb.com/vendors/omnisend.md) (omnisend.com), Agent Readiness Index 100/100
- [Beehiiv](https://martechdb.com/vendors/beehiiv.md) (beehiiv.com), Agent Readiness Index 97/100
- [Stripo](https://martechdb.com/vendors/stripo.md) (stripo.email), Agent Readiness Index 97/100
- [Mailerlite](https://martechdb.com/vendors/mailerlite.md) (mailerlite.com), Agent Readiness Index 94/100
- [Privy](https://martechdb.com/vendors/privy.md) (privy.com), Agent Readiness Index 94/100

## Get this data

- API: `curl https://martechdb.com/api/v1/vendors/bentonow.com`
- MCP: `claude mcp add --transport http martechdb https://martechdb.com/mcp`, then ask about Bento.
- Web page: https://martechdb.com/vendors/bento