MCP or API MCP: Which Chatfuel Link to Use

Chatfuel has two MCP server links. https://mcp.chatfuel.com/panel (MCP) gives any assistant ready-made tools for managing bots. https://mcp.chatfuel.com/panel/api (API MCP) gives coding agents the whole Chatfuel GraphQL API, so they can search the schema and run any query or mutation your account allows.

What does the MCP link give the assistant?

The MCP link https://mcp.chatfuel.com/panel has typed tools that each do one job: list bots, turn on the AI, add FAQ entries, set up comment replies, add services and specialists, review chats, reply to a customer, test a reply in a sandbox chat, and more. The tools explain what they change and ask for a yes where needed, so the MCP link fits Claude, ChatGPT, Muse and everyday work in any assistant. It is the only link with a Read-only option.

What does the API MCP link give the assistant?

The API MCP link https://mcp.chatfuel.com/panel/api is for Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and Antigravity. It exposes the Chatfuel Public API through a few general tools:

• search_schema, list_operations, get_type and get_operation find the right GraphQL operation and show its arguments.
• execute_query and execute_mutation run it. execute_mutation can check a request with validateOnly without sending it.
• upload_file uploads an image, video, audio file or document and returns its file ID.

The API MCP link also keeps the combined tools for the most common jobs: turning on the AI, comment replies, booking setup, chat review, diagnostics, sandbox tests and sending a chat message.

What can I do only with API MCP?

Some tasks have no ready-made tool and are available only on https://mcp.chatfuel.com/panel/api:

• Managing products in the catalog.
• Reading appointments and booking, moving, confirming or cancelling them.
• Moving leads between stages on the leads board.
• Creating a link to connect a WhatsApp number.
• Uploading files.

On the MCP link, the assistant points you to the Chatfuel dashboard for these tasks.

Can I add both links?

Yes. Add them under different names, for example chatfuel and chatfuel-api. The two links are separate connections: a sign-in to one doesn't work for the other, so sign in to each. A CLI token works on both links.

How does a GraphQL request through API MCP look?

The assistant usually searches the schema, reads the operation and runs it. For a request like "List my bots", it finds currentUser with search_schema, reads it with get_operation and runs a document such as:

query Me {
  currentUser {
    botsV2(first: 50) {
      edges { node { id title } }
      pageInfo { hasNextPage endCursor }
    }
  }
}

The assistant runs only what your account's permissions allow. Some operations are closed to MCP on both links, for example deleting bots, managing teammates, billing and creating broadcasts.

Common issues

Which link should I add to Claude or ChatGPT?

Add https://mcp.chatfuel.com/panel. Claude, ChatGPT and Muse work with the ready-made tools of the MCP link.

Can I use API MCP with read-only access?

No. API MCP always works with full access, because some GraphQL queries also change data. For read-only access, use the MCP link and turn on Read-only when you sign in.

The assistant says an operation is not available

Some operations are closed to MCP, and some need a working plan or a role in the bot. Do the task in the Chatfuel dashboard at panel.chatfuel.com.