Crunchbase MCP Server

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Crunchbase, the crunchbase mcp server is the bridge. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Crunchbase data for AI assistants.

What Crunchbase does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to Crunchbase data for AI assistants. This server allows AI assistants to search for companies, get company details, funding information, acquisitions, and people data from Crunchbase.

Key capabilities

• Search for companies based on various criteria
• Get detailed information about specific companies
• Retrieve funding rounds for companies
• Get acquisition data
• Search for people associated with companies

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call this tool directly:

• Parameters — - query (optional): Search query (e.g., company name, description)

Installing the crunchbase mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply one environment variable: CRUNCHBASE_API_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

• Node.js (v16 or higher) - A Crunchbase API key

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Crunchbase sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Parameters — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

• This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
• It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
• Maintained by Cyreslab-AI.
• MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the crunchbase mcp server actually does with your data.
• Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.