Explorium API MCP server

The Explorium MCP Server implements the Model Context Protocol to connect AI assistants with Explorium's business and prospect data lookup capabilities. This server enables AI tools to retrieve accurate, up-to-date information about companies, industries, and professionals directly within chat interfaces.

Installation

Install the Explorium MCP Server using pip:

pip install explorium-mcp-server

Requirements:

• Python 3.10 or later
• An Explorium API key

Configuration

To use the server, you'll need to set up your Explorium API key:

1. Create a .env file in your project directory:

EXPLORIUM_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

2. If you don't have an API key, you can obtain one by following the instructions in the Explorium API documentation.

Running the Server

Start the server with:

mcp dev local_dev_server.py

Integrating with AI Assistants

Claude Desktop Integration

1. Install Claude Desktop and configure it for MCP servers following the Model Context Protocol guide.

2. Add the Explorium server to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Explorium": {
      "command": "<PATH_TO_UVX>",
      "args": [
        "explorium-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EXPLORIUM_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Remember to replace the placeholders:

• <PATH_TO_UVX> with the path to your uv executable
• <YOUR_API_KEY> with your actual Explorium API key

Cursor Integration

Cursor has built-in support for MCP servers. To configure it:

1. Go to Cursor > Settings > Cursor Settings > MCP
2. Add an "Explorium" entry with this command:

explorium-mcp-server

3. For a better experience, you can enable "Yolo mode" in Cursor settings at Cursor > Settings > Cursor Settings > Features > Chat > Enable Yolo mode to use tools without confirmation prompts.

Using the Explorium Data Lookup

Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant to look up information about businesses or prospects. For example:

• "Tell me about Microsoft's business operations"
• "Find information about tech companies in San Francisco"
• "Look up prospects in the healthcare industry in Boston"

The AI assistant will use the Explorium API through the MCP server to retrieve and display the requested information.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "Explorium" '{"command":"explorium-mcp-server","args":[],"env":{"EXPLORIUM_API_KEY":"${EXPLORIUM_API_KEY}"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "Explorium": {
            "command": "explorium-mcp-server",
            "args": [],
            "env": {
                "EXPLORIUM_API_KEY": "${EXPLORIUM_API_KEY}"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "Explorium": {
            "command": "explorium-mcp-server",
            "args": [],
            "env": {
                "EXPLORIUM_API_KEY": "${EXPLORIUM_API_KEY}"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect