The HDW MCP Server provides comprehensive access to LinkedIn data and functionalities through the HorizonDataWave API, enabling both data retrieval and robust user account management. It serves as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that integrates with AI assistants to provide powerful LinkedIn data capabilities.
The easiest way to install HDW MCP Server for Claude Desktop is via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @horizondatawave/hdw-mcp-server --client claude
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/horizondatawave/hdw-mcp-server.git
# Change directory to the project folder
cd hdw-mcp-server
# Install dependencies
npm install
Register at app.horizondatawave.ai to obtain your API key and 100 free credits. You'll receive:
Create a .env
file in the project root:
HDW_ACCESS_TOKEN=YOUR_HD_W_ACCESS_TOKEN
HDW_ACCOUNT_ID=YOUR_HD_W_ACCOUNT_ID
Update your Claude configuration file with:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hdw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y","@horizondatawave/mcp"],
"env": {
"HDW_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_HD_W_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"HDW_ACCOUNT_ID": "YOUR_HD_W_ACCOUNT_ID"
}
}
}
}
Configuration file location:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Option 1: Open Cursor Settings and add a new MCP server with the command:
env HDW_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-access-token HDW_ACCOUNT_ID=your-account-id node /path/to/your/build/index.js
Option 2: Copy the template run.template.sh
to a new file (e.g., run.sh
), update it with your credentials, and configure Cursor to run:
sh /path/to/your/run.sh
Update your Windsurf mcp_config.json
with:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hdw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y","@horizondatawave/mcp"],
"env": {
"HDW_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_HD_W_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"HDW_ACCOUNT_ID": "YOUR_HD_W_ACCOUNT_ID"
}
}
}
}
HDW MCP Server provides numerous tools that can be used through the MCP protocol:
Once configured, you can use these tools in your AI assistant by referring to them. For example, in Claude you might say:
"Search for LinkedIn users who work at Google in a marketing role using the HDW MCP server."
The AI will then use the search_linkedin_users
tool with appropriate parameters to fulfill your request.
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "hdw" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@horizondatawave/mcp"],"env":{"HDW_ACCESS_TOKEN":"YOUR_HD_W_ACCESS_TOKEN","HDW_ACCOUNT_ID":"YOUR_HD_W_ACCOUNT_ID"}}'
See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
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.
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": {
"hdw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@horizondatawave/mcp"
],
"env": {
"HDW_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_HD_W_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"HDW_ACCOUNT_ID": "YOUR_HD_W_ACCOUNT_ID"
}
}
}
}
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.
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.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"hdw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@horizondatawave/mcp"
],
"env": {
"HDW_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_HD_W_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"HDW_ACCOUNT_ID": "YOUR_HD_W_ACCOUNT_ID"
}
}
}
}
3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect