Echtpost
EchtPost facilitates secure digital communication, encryption, and data privacy, providing a reliable channel for sending confidential documents and messages
Verdict
Common use cases
- Check available postcard designs before campaign
- Audit template inventory during planning meetings
- Confirm new templates synced from design team
- Reference template IDs for API workflows
Integration
- Vendor
- Echtpost
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- API_KEY
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echtpost
Tools
- List templates
This tool retrieves a list of all available templates in the echtpost account. templates serve as the base design for postcards and are essential for creating cards. the action operates independently using only an authentication token and r
Setup
Setup guide
- 11. Open your Switchy workspace and navigate to Settings > Integrations. 2. Search for Echtpost and click Connect. 3. You'll be prompted to enter your Echtpost API key — find this in your Echtpost account under Settings > API Access. 4. Paste the key into Switchy and click Authorize. 5. Switchy confirms the connection and shows Echtpost as active. 6. Open any Space and type '@Echtpost list my postcard templates' to test. 7. The MCP returns a list of template IDs and names from your account. 8. If you see templates, the integration works; if you get an error, verify the API key has read permissions in Echtpost.
What teammates see: by default, memories from Echtpost are scoped to the Space (PROJECT visibility) - you can mark any memory PRIVATE or share it ORG-wide.
Works well with
Top models
Compatibility data appears once enough Spaces have used this MCP together with a given model.
How Switchy teams use it
Starter prompts
List All Templates
@Echtpost show me all the postcard templates we have set up in our accountOpen in a Space →
Find Holiday Templates
@Echtpost list our templates, then tell me which ones look like they're for holiday or seasonal campaigns based on the namesOpen in a Space →
Verify New Design
@Echtpost check if we have a template called 'Summer Sale 2024' in our accountOpen in a Space →
Count Active Templates
@Echtpost retrieve all templates and count how many we have active right nowOpen in a Space →
Template ID Reference
@Echtpost list templates and show me the ID for the one named 'Customer Thank You Card'Open in a Space →
Example outputs
Illustrative - representative of the model's voice and quality, not literal recordings.
@Echtpost show me all the postcard templates available in our account so I can pick one for our customer thank-you campaign
Here are the templates currently in your Echtpost account: 'Holiday Greeting 2024' (landscape, 4×6), 'Thank You Card - Minimal' (portrait, 5×7), 'Product Launch Announcement' (landscape, 6×9), and 'Event Invitation - Bold' (square, 5×5). Each template includes placeholder zones for custom text and images. The 'Thank You Card - Minimal' template would work well for a customer appreciation campaign—it has a clean layout with space for a personal message and your logo.
This example shows the MCP's single read capability: listing templates by name, size, and orientation. Useful for discovery before you create postcards via Echtpost's web UI or API. Note that the MCP cannot create or send postcards—it only surfaces what templates exist in your account. You'll need an API key with read access to templates.
@Echtpost what templates do we have that are landscape orientation and larger than 4×6 for our trade show mailer
Filtering your Echtpost templates for landscape orientation above 4×6: 'Product Launch Announcement' (6×9 landscape) and 'Real Estate Showcase' (6×11 landscape). Both templates support high-resolution images and multi-line text blocks. The 'Product Launch Announcement' has a modern asymmetric layout, while 'Real Estate Showcase' uses a grid structure for multiple photos. Either would suit a trade show follow-up mailer depending on whether you want to feature one hero image or several booth photos.
This demonstrates how the AI can reason over the template list to answer filtering questions. The MCP returns all templates in one call; the AI applies your criteria (size, orientation) in its response. This works well for small template libraries but may require follow-up clarification if you have dozens of templates with similar names.
@Echtpost we're planning three direct mail campaigns this quarter—one for onboarding, one for renewals, one for win-back. Do we have templates that fit those use cases or do I need to create new ones?
Reviewing your current Echtpost templates against those three campaigns: You have 'Welcome Series - Onboarding' (portrait, 5×7) which is a strong fit for new customer onboarding. For renewals, 'Thank You Card - Minimal' could be repurposed with renewal messaging, though it's generic. You don't have a win-back-specific template—'Event Invitation - Bold' is the closest match but it's designed for event promotion, not re-engagement. I'd recommend creating a dedicated win-back template with urgency-focused design elements to maximize that campaign's impact.
This example shows the MCP paired with strategic reasoning: the AI maps your business goals to available templates and flags gaps. Because the MCP only lists templates (no metadata about intended use case), the AI infers fit from template names and descriptions. This is helpful for planning but requires you to validate the AI's assumptions by previewing templates in Echtpost's dashboard before committing to a campaign.
Use-case deep-dives
When physical mail beats email for retention touchpoints
A 6-person e-commerce team sends quarterly thank-you postcards to high-value customers who've spent over $500 in the past year. The Echtpost MCP is the right call here because the single 'list templates' tool lets your AI assistant pull available designs during campaign planning without context-switching to the Echtpost dashboard. You pick a template in Slack, the assistant confirms it exists, and you hand off to your ops person for the actual send. The trade-off: this MCP only lists templates—it doesn't create or send postcards—so you're still logging into Echtpost for execution. If your team sends postcards monthly or more, the MCP saves 3-5 minutes per campaign by keeping template selection in your shared workspace instead of requiring a separate browser tab.
Template browsing for one-off physical invites
A 3-person nonprofit is planning their annual fundraiser and wants to send 200 physical invitations. They're debating postcard designs in a Switchy thread and need to see what Echtpost templates they already own. The MCP works well for this scenario because the 'list templates' tool surfaces the full catalog in-thread, letting the team compare options without breaking conversation flow. The limitation: you're only getting template names and IDs, not visual previews, so this is useful for teams who already know their template library or are willing to cross-reference IDs in the Echtpost UI. If you're designing from scratch or need to see layouts, you'll still open the dashboard. For a one-time event where speed matters more than pixel-perfect previews, the MCP keeps your planning thread intact.
When postcard automation needs more than template lookup
A solo real estate agent sends 50 'just sold' postcards to neighbors after every closing, using Echtpost's API to automate the workflow. The MCP is borderline here because the single tool—listing templates—doesn't trigger sends or populate recipient data, which is the actual bottleneck in a prospecting workflow. You'd use the MCP to confirm a template exists before building your automation script, but that's a one-time setup task, not a recurring workflow step. If you're already scripting against Echtpost's API directly, the MCP adds minimal value. The buying threshold: if you're a non-technical team who needs an AI assistant to check template availability during campaign brainstorming, the MCP fits. If you're automating sends at scale, you need Echtpost's full API, not this MCP.
Frequently asked
What does the Echtpost MCP do in Switchy?
It connects your Echtpost account so AI agents can retrieve your postcard template list. This lets agents reference available designs when planning direct mail campaigns or building workflows that need to know which templates exist in your account. The MCP doesn't create or send postcards — it only reads template metadata.
Do I need admin access to connect Echtpost?
You need an Echtpost API key, which typically requires account owner or admin permissions to generate. The key grants read access to your template library. If you're not the account owner, ask whoever manages your Echtpost account to create a key and share it with you.
Can the Echtpost MCP send postcards or create new templates?
No. It only lists existing templates. To actually send postcards or design new templates, you'll need to use Echtpost's web interface or their full API directly. This MCP is useful for discovery and planning workflows, not execution.
Why use this instead of just logging into Echtpost?
If you're building AI workflows that need to know which postcard designs are available — say, for campaign planning or content generation — the MCP saves you from manually copying template names. For one-off checks, logging into Echtpost is faster.
Who on the team should connect this integration?
Whoever runs your direct mail campaigns and has access to your Echtpost API keys. Since it only reads templates, there's no risk of accidental sends. One connection per workspace is enough — all team members can query the same template list through Switchy.