Scout Intel MCP Server

Scout MCP gives any AI agent instant access to structured business intelligence, market research, and competitive analysis. It aggregates data from

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What is the Scout Intel MCP MCP server?

Scout Intel MCP MCP server is a hosted integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. Scout MCP gives any AI agent instant access to structured business intelligence, market research, and competitive analysis. It aggregates data from DuckDuckGo, NewsAPI, Wikipedia, web scraping, and social profiles into.

What the assistant can call

Once Scout Intel MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • domain — string
  • query — string
  • depth — string
  • company_or_product — string
  • max — integer
  • topic — string
  • timeframe — string
  • company — string
  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server
  • Authentication — The Authentication tool exposed by this server

Setting it up

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

Configuration and credentials

You will need 3 environment variables: NEWS_API_KEY, SCOUT_API_KEY, MONGO_URL. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Choosing this one

This sits in the search and retrieval group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Scout Intel MCP's toolset — domain, query, depth and 7 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by omniologynow-rgb; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Scout Intel MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • With 10 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Scout Intel MCP.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the scout intel mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
domainstring
querystring
depthstring
company_or_productstring
maxinteger
topicstring
timeframestring
companystring
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.
AuthenticationThe Authentication tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Scout Intel MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scout-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "scout_mcp.mcp_server"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/scout-mcp/src",
      "env": {
        "NEWS_API_KEY": "your-newsapi-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
NEWS_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
SCOUT_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
MONGO_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Scout Intel MCP to domain.
  • Use Scout Intel MCP to query.
  • Use Scout Intel MCP to depth.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Scout Intel MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 10 tools (domain, query, depth, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Scout Intel MCP directly.