Pearch MCP Server

Best people search engine that reduces the time spent on talent discovery.

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What is the Pearch MCP Server?

Best people search engine that reduces the time spent on talent discovery.

What it actually does

MCP server for Pearch.AI: natural-language search over people and companies/leads (B2B). Use it from Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, or any MCP-compatible client.

  • search_people — — natural-language search for people (e.g. “software engineers in California with 5+ years Python”); returns candidates with optional insights and profile scoring
  • search_company_leads — — find companies and leads/contacts within them (B2B); e.g. “AI startups in SF, 50–200 employees” + “CTOs and engineering managers”
  • Test key by default — — works out of the box with test_mcp_key (masked/sample results); set your own key for full results

Configuration

  • Python 3.10+ - uv (recommended; Linux/macOS: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh) or pip - FastMCP — install with pip install fastmcp or uv add fastmcp

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
search_peopleNatural-language search for people or follow-up on a thread. Example: *"software engineers in California with 5+ years Python"*, *"senior ML researchers in Berlin"*.
search_company_leadsFind companies and leads/contacts (B2B). Example: company *"AI startups in SF, 50–200 employees"* + leads *"CTOs and engineering managers"*.

Configuration

  • Python 3.10+ - uv (recommended; Linux/macOS: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh) or pip - FastMCP — install with pip install fastmcp or uv add fastmcp
VariableDescriptionRequired
PEARCH_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
PEARCH_API_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Pearch to search people.”
  • “Use Pearch to search company leads.”
  • “Use Pearch to Cursor.”

Frequently asked questions

Best people search engine that reduces the time spent on talent discovery. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.