The Buttondown connector for Muse

The minimalist newsletter tool, run from chat.

The Buttondown connector handles the indie newsletter stack: list subscribers and emails, add subscribers, and draft emails. If you run a small, personal newsletter on Buttondown, Muse becomes your ops assistant for it.

Drafting is where it shines — talk through the week’s issue and Muse produces a draft in your voice, ready for your edit in Buttondown.

What Muse can do with Buttondown

List subscribers and past emails
Add new subscribers to your list
Draft newsletter issues from your notes
Report subscriber counts and growth

Try asking

“How many subscribers do I have now?”
“Draft this week’s issue from these three links and my notes.”
“Add sam@example.com to the newsletter.”

Safety notes

Drafts are drafts — sending happens in Buttondown, by you.
Subscriber adds confirm the address first.
This is a community-built connector. Review its permissions before connecting.

How to connect Buttondown

Open the Muse app, go to settings, and find connectors. Link your Buttondown account with the standard sign-in — Muse never sees your password. Once linked, the connector is available across your conversations. You can scope it to read-only or disconnect it entirely at any time from the same screen.

Questions

Can Muse send a Buttondown email directly?

No. It drafts and manages the list; you hit send in Buttondown after reviewing.

Is this good for large lists?

Buttondown itself is built for indie-scale newsletters. The connector fits that same scale, personal lists, not enterprise blasts.

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Connector status last checked October 13, 2026. The authoritative, current list lives in the Muse app's settings, under connectors. Back to the full directory →