How to Use the Apollo.io MCP in Cline

Q: Can I search for individual people and companies at the same time?

Yes. The searchpeople tool lets Cline run combined queries to find individuals and their associated company data in a single step.

Let Cline build sales dashboards, sync lead pipelines, and manage Apollo.io contact sequences directly from VS Code.

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Build Live Sales Dashboards in Cline

The `search_organizations` tool pulls real-time company profiles so Cline can populate local development databases or UI components with live data. You don't have to copy-paste mock data anymore. Cline connects this MCP Server to your workspace, retrieves live target accounts, and builds functional react tables with actual B2B records.

Automated Lead Enrichment Pipelines

The `get_contact` tool retrieves deep profile details through this MCP Server for specific leads that Cline can write directly into your local database. This makes testing database migrations or API integrations fast. Cline runs the query, grabs the contact payload, and writes the test assertions based on the real structure of your Apollo data.

Manage Campaigns Directly from VS Code

The `list_sequences` tool allows Cline to query your active outbound campaigns via this MCP Server and display their performance metrics inside your editor. By combining this with `add_contact_to_sequence`, Cline can write and execute automated local scripts that enroll new signups from your local database directly into active sales sequences.

Setup guide

Set up Apollo.io MCP in Cline

Prerequisites

VS Code with Cline extension installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Cline MCP settings

Click the Cline icon in the VS Code sidebar to open the Cline panel. Then click the MCP Servers icon (server stack) at the top-right corner of the panel.
2

Add a remote server

Click "Remote Servers" at the top, then click "Add Remote MCP". In the Name field, type apolloio-mcp. In the URL field, paste your Vinkius endpoint: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp. Get your token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Enable the server

After saving, the server appears in the Cline MCP panel. Toggle the switch to enable it. The status indicator turns green when the connection is live.
4

Start using tools

Return to the Cline chat and ask: "Check my latest Apollo.io refund status." Cline will discover the available tools and request your approval before invoking each one — giving you full control over every action.

Cline MCP Settings

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apolloio-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Apollo.io MCP in Cline

Yes, Cline pulls real contact payloads from Apollo.io to generate accurate TypeScript interfaces and Jest tests. This ensures your code matches the actual API responses.

You open the Cline sidebar, click the MCP Servers icon, and add the remote server credentials. Cline instantly discovers the tools and makes them available for your coding tasks.

You control the execution settings. You can configure Cline to ask for permission before invoking the MCP tool or allow it to run autonomously when executing a script.

Yes. The `search_people` tool lets Cline run combined queries to find individuals and their associated company data in a single step.

Yes, your credentials are never exposed to Cline or written to your local codebase. The authentication token is held securely by Vinkius, which handles the request signing in an isolated container.

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