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Crunchbase Data Gateway Service

This Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoint furnishes an interface for AI assistants to interact with data sourced from Crunchbase. Through this service, assistants gain the capability to execute enterprise searches, obtain granular organizational specifications, review capital infusion timelines, track divestitures, and access individual professional profiles.

Capabilities

• Execute lookups on commercial entities utilizing diverse filtering parameters.
• Fetch in-depth attribute sets for designated organizations.
• Report historical financing events associated with an enterprise.
• Retrieve records pertaining to corporate takeovers/acquisitions.
• Identify and list personnel affiliated with specified organizations.

Dependencies

• Runtime Environment: Node.js (version 16 or newer is mandated)
• Credential Requirement: A valid Crunchbase API authorization key

Deployment Instructions

1. Obtain the source code repository:

bash git clone https://github.com/Cyreslab-AI/crunchbase-mcp-server.git cd crunchbase-mcp-server

1. Install required software packages:

bash npm install

1. Compile the application assets:

bash npm run build

Configuration Protocol

The operational status of this gateway hinges on the presence of a valid Crunchbase API credential. Credentials can be secured by enrolling in the Crunchbase API Program.

API Credential Provisioning

Establish the API credential as an operating system environment variable:

bash export CRUNCHBASE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

MCP Setup Utility

A provided utility script automates the configuration of this MCP endpoint:

bash

Ensure compilation is complete

npm run build

Execute the setup utility

npm run setup

The automated routine performs the following actions:

1. Prompts the user to input their Crunchbase API token.
2. Locates the existing MCP configuration file or provisions a new one.
3. Integrates this Crunchbase service definition into the configuration schema.

Alternatively, manual integration into the primary MCP configuration manifest is supported via this structure:

{ "mcpServers": { "crunchbase": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/crunchbase-mcp-server/build/index.js"], "env": { "CRUNCHBASE_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here" }, "disabled": false, "autoApprove": [] } } }

Operational Guide

Launching the Server Instance

To initiate the service:

bash npm start

For development environments requiring hot-reloading capabilities:

bash npm run dev

Available Interface Functions

The service exposes the following functional modules (tools):

1. search_companies - Executes queries to locate commercial entities based on specified criteria

2. Arguments:

   • query (Optional): The string for the search operation (e.g., enterprise designation, descriptive summary)
   • location (Optional): Geospatial constraint for filtering (e.g., "London", "Silicon Valley")
   • category (Optional): Industry or sector filter (e.g., "Biotechnology", "SaaS")
   • founded_after (Optional): Temporal constraint on establishment date (Format: YYYY-MM-DD)
   • founded_before (Optional): Temporal constraint on establishment date (Format: YYYY-MM-DD)
   • status (Optional): Operational state qualifier (e.g., "operating", "defunct")
   • limit (Optional): Maximum cardinality of the result set (Default: 10)

3. get_company_details - Retrieves a comprehensive data schema for a designated commercial entity

4. Arguments:

   • name_or_id (Mandatory): The recognized name or unique identifier (UUID) of the enterprise

5. get_funding_rounds - Fetches records detailing capital investment history for an organization

6. Arguments:

   • company_name_or_id (Mandatory): The identifier for the target corporation
   • limit (Optional): Upper bound on the quantity of funding events returned (Default: 10)

7. get_acquisitions - Retrieves transaction logs concerning corporate purchasing or being purchased activities

8. Arguments:

   • company_name_or_id (Optional): The identifier for the involved entity
   • limit (Optional): Maximum count of acquisition records presented (Default: 10)

9. search_people - Executes searches for professional profiles based on defined attributes

10. Arguments:
    • query (Optional): Input string for profile identification (e.g., individual's full name)
    • company (Optional): Filter by the employing organization's name
    • title (Optional): Filter by professional designation
    • limit (Optional): Maximum number of professional profiles returned (Default: 10)

Accessible Data Endpoints

The service also exposes the following standardized resource access points:

1. Trending Enterprises - A curated roster of currently ascendant organizations on the platform

2. URI Reference: crunchbase://trending/companies

3. Enterprise Dossier - Complete profile data for a singular corporate entity

4. URI Template: crunchbase://companies/{name}

5. Financing History Ledger - Chronological record of capital injections for a specific enterprise

6. URI Template: crunchbase://companies/{name}/funding

7. Acquisition Register - Documentation of mergers and purchases involving a specific enterprise

8. URI Template: crunchbase://companies/{name}/acquisitions

Illustrative Invocations

Below are examples demonstrating potential requests an intelligent assistant might formulate using this gateway:

1. Seek out firms specializing in Artificial Intelligence based in the San Francisco region:

{ "query": "AI", "location": "San Francisco", "limit": 5 }

1. Fetch all recorded attributes for a known entity:

{ "name_or_id": "OpenAI" }

1. Retrieve the investment lifecycle data for a specific organization:

{ "company_name_or_id": "Anthropic" }

1. Search for executive leadership positions (e.g., CEO) within technology sector companies:

{ "title": "CEO", "limit": 10 }

Licensing

Distributed under the MIT License.

Support Contact

For inquiries or technical assistance, please reach out to: contact@cyreslab.ai

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