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This space changing fast. This is accurate at the time of writing: July 19th 2025

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Introduction

You have probably hear a lot of noise about MCP servers. But you are probably asking, how can they help me?

I’m Sam, the Education Sales Go-To-Market guy and I thought I should find out and help simplify the process.

By the end of reading this, you will know from a relatively non-technical point of view:

• What you can do with the Hubspot MCP today
• The tools you will need and how to set it up
• Why you probably want to keep an eye on it for the future

I will also cover some high-level concepts incase you are newer to this, but if you don’t need this, use the index below to cut to the part you need.

Index

• Introduction
• Limitations you should know upfront
• Subscriptions you will need
• Outline of the set up
• Step 1: Download the Claude desktop app
• Step 2: Download node.js