How to Use the Captain Data MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I add the Captain Data MCP Server to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http captain-data -- . Make sure all flags come before the server name. The CLI will store the configuration in your /.claude.json file.

Pipe Captain Data extraction directly into your terminal workflows with Claude Code for headless, automated lead generation.

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Setup Captain Data with Claude Code

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Scriptable company discovery

Command-line interfaces require tools that execute without graphical hand-holding. You can configure a cron job where Claude Code triggers `search_companies` based on parameters passed via standard input. The agent grabs the raw JSON response and pipes it into `find_people`. You can chain these commands in a bash script to generate fresh target lists every morning before you even open your laptop.

Terminal-native MCP Server enrichment

Processing massive CSV files of raw leads is tedious. Point your CLI agent at a directory of files and watch it iterate through every row using `enrich_company` and `enrich_person`. It extracts the LinkedIn URLs, pulls the firmographics, and outputs clean, structured data to stdout or a new file. You handle the entire data pipeline from a single terminal window.

Automate extraction monitoring

Long-running scraping tasks need reliable monitoring. You can write a shell script that tells the agent to poll `list_automation_jobs` every few minutes. When a job finishes, the script calls `get_job_details` to download the payload. If the system hits a rate limit, the agent automatically checks `get_api_quotas` and logs the failure to your system monitoring tools.

Setup guide

Set up Captain Data MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see captain-data-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Captain Data transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Captain Data tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http captain-data-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Captain Data MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "captain-data-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Captain Data MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp add --transport http captain-data -- `. Make sure all flags come before the server name. The CLI will store the configuration in your `~/.claude.json` file.

Yes. You can embed the agent in a GitHub Action to automatically enrich new signups. It runs headlessly, hitting the extraction tools and pushing the updated records to your database.

Writing custom polling logic and error handling takes time. The agent understands the tool schemas natively, letting you execute complex scraping workflows with a single natural language command in your terminal.

Just ask the CLI. It will hit the quota endpoint and print your current limits directly to standard output, letting you script conditional logic based on available credits.

Your search parameters, employee names, and industry targets pass through a strictly ephemeral V8 Isolate Sandbox. Vinkius operates on a zero-trust model, ensuring no payload data is ever written to our disks.

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