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Creates a conversation

An MCP tool from the Intercom API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Creates a conversation You can create a conversation that has been initiated by a contact (ie. user or lead). The conversation can be an in-app message only. {% admonition type="info" name="Sending for visitors" %} You… [POST /conversations]

Name on the gateway: intercom_api__create_conversation · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
from requiredobject
body requiredstringThe content of the message. HTML is not supported.
subjectstringThe title of the email. Only applicable if the message type is email.
attachment_urlsarrayA list of image URLs that will be added as attachments. You can include up to…
created_atintegerThe time the conversation was created as a UTC Unix timestamp. If not…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "intercom_api__create_conversation",
  "arguments": {
    "from": "…",
    "body": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Intercom API server directly, which lists 108 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-intercom-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/intercom-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the creates a conversation tool with from set to ….

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