Pipedrive Automation via Rube MCP

Automate Pipedrive CRM workflows including deal management, contact and organization operations, activity scheduling, notes, and pipeline/stage queries through Composio's Pipedrive toolkit.

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
• Active Pipedrive connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit pipedrive
• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.

1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
2. Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit pipedrive
3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete Pipedrive OAuth
4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Core Workflows

1. Create and Manage Deals

When to use: User wants to create a new deal, update an existing deal, or review deal details in the sales pipeline.

Tool sequence:

1. PIPEDRIVE_SEARCH_ORGANIZATIONS - Find existing org to link to the deal [Optional]
2. PIPEDRIVE_ADD_AN_ORGANIZATION - Create organization if none found [Optional]
3. PIPEDRIVE_SEARCH_PERSONS - Find existing contact to link [Optional]
4. PIPEDRIVE_ADD_A_PERSON - Create contact if none found [Optional]
5. PIPEDRIVE_GET_ALL_PIPELINES - Resolve pipeline ID [Prerequisite]
6. PIPEDRIVE_GET_ALL_STAGES - Resolve stage ID within the pipeline [Prerequisite]
7. PIPEDRIVE_ADD_A_DEAL - Create the deal with title, value, org_id, person_id, stage_id [Required]
8. PIPEDRIVE_UPDATE_A_DEAL - Modify deal properties after creation [Optional]
9. PIPEDRIVE_ADD_A_PRODUCT_TO_A_DEAL - Attach line items/products [Optional]

Key parameters:

• title: Deal title (required for creation)
• value: Monetary value of the deal
• currency: 3-letter ISO currency code (e.g., "USD")
• pipeline_id / stage_id: Numeric IDs for pipeline placement
• org_id / person_id: Link to organization and contact
• status: "open", "won", or "lost"
• expected_close_date: Format YYYY-MM-DD

Pitfalls:

• title is the only required field for PIPEDRIVE_ADD_A_DEAL; all others are optional
• Custom fields appear as long hash keys in responses; use dealFields endpoint to map them
• PIPEDRIVE_UPDATE_A_DEAL requires the numeric id of the deal
• Setting status to "lost" requires also providing lost_reason

2. Manage Contacts (Persons and Organizations)

When to use: User wants to create, update, search, or list contacts and companies in Pipedrive.

Tool sequence:

1. PIPEDRIVE_SEARCH_PERSONS - Search for existing person by name, email, or phone [Prerequisite]
2. PIPEDRIVE_ADD_A_PERSON - Create new contact if not found [Required]
3. PIPEDRIVE_UPDATE_A_PERSON - Modify existing contact details [Optional]
4. PIPEDRIVE_GET_DETAILS_OF_A_PERSON - Retrieve full contact record [Optional]
5. PIPEDRIVE_SEARCH_ORGANIZATIONS - Search for existing organization [Prerequisite]
6. PIPEDRIVE_ADD_AN_ORGANIZATION - Create new organization if not found [Required]
7. PIPEDRIVE_UPDATE_AN_ORGANIZATION - Modify organization properties [Optional]
8. PIPEDRIVE_GET_DETAILS_OF_AN_ORGANIZATION - Retrieve full org record [Optional]

Key parameters:

• name: Required for both person and organization creation
• email: Array of objects with value, label, primary fields for persons
• phone: Array of objects with value, label, primary fields for persons
• org_id: Link a person to an organization
• visible_to: 1 = owner only, 3 = entire company
• term: Search term for SEARCH_PERSONS / SEARCH_ORGANIZATIONS (minimum 2 characters)

Pitfalls:

• PIPEDRIVE_ADD_AN_ORGANIZATION may auto-merge with an existing org; check response.additional_data.didMerge
• Email and phone fields are arrays of objects, not plain strings: [{"value": "test@example.com", "label": "work", "primary": true}]
• PIPEDRIVE_SEARCH_PERSONS wildcards like * or @ are NOT supported; use PIPEDRIVE_GET_ALL_PERSONS to list all
• Deletion via PIPEDRIVE_DELETE_A_PERSON or PIPEDRIVE_DELETE_AN_ORGANIZATION is soft-delete with 30-day retention, then permanent

3. Schedule and Track Activities

When to use: User wants to create calls, meetings, tasks, or other activities linked to deals, contacts, or organizations.

Tool sequence:

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