CB Insights MCP Server for Vercel AI SDKGive Vercel AI SDK instant access to 13 tools to Chat Cbi, Check Cbi Status, Get Deal, and more
The Vercel AI SDK is the TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. Connect CB Insights through Vinkius and every tool is available as a typed function. ready for React Server Components, API routes, or any Node.js backend.
Ask AI about this App Connector for Vercel AI SDK
The CB Insights app connector for Vercel AI SDK is a standout in the Industry Titans category — giving your AI agent 13 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
Vinkius delivers Streamable HTTP and SSE to any MCP client
import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
async function main() {
const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
transport: {
type: "http",
// Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
},
});
try {
const tools = await mcpClient.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
model: openai("gpt-4o"),
tools,
prompt: "Using CB Insights, list all available capabilities.",
});
console.log(text);
} finally {
await mcpClient.close();
}
}
main();
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About CB Insights MCP Server
Connect your CB Insights enterprise account to any AI agent and take full control of your market intelligence workflows through natural conversation.
The Vercel AI SDK gives every CB Insights tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 13 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.
What you can do
- Organization Research — Search companies by name and retrieve full profiles including industry classification, employee count, and headquarters
- Funding Intelligence — Track the complete funding history of any organization, from Seed rounds to IPO, with amounts and lead investors
- Competitive Mapping — Identify direct competitors for any company based on market positioning and funding patterns
- Deal Tracking — Browse recent investment deals across the market or filter by specific organizations
- Investor Profiling — Explore investor profiles, fund strategies, and their full portfolio of backed companies
- AI-Powered Q&A — Ask natural language questions about markets, trends, and technologies and get data-backed answers
The CB Insights MCP Server exposes 13 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Vercel AI SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
All 13 CB Insights tools available for Vercel AI SDK
When Vercel AI SDK connects to CB Insights through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning market-intelligence, venture-capital, company-research, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
CB Insights AI chat
Verify connectivity
Get deal details
Get investor details
Get investor portfolio
Get competitors
Get organization funding
Get organization details
List recent deals
List deals by organization
List industries
List investors
Search organizations
Connect CB Insights to Vercel AI SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to wire CB Insights into Vercel AI SDK. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Install dependencies
npm install @ai-sdk/mcp ai @ai-sdk/openaiReplace the token
[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius tokenRun the script
agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.tsExplore tools
Why Use Vercel AI SDK with the CB Insights MCP Server
Vercel AI SDK provides unique advantages when paired with CB Insights through the Model Context Protocol.
TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box
Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same CB Insights integration everywhere
Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display CB Insights tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components
Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency
CB Insights + Vercel AI SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Vercel AI SDK combined with the CB Insights MCP Server delivers measurable value.
AI-powered web apps: build dashboards that query CB Insights in real-time and stream results to the UI with zero loading states
API backends: create serverless endpoints that orchestrate CB Insights tools and return structured JSON responses to any frontend
Chatbots with tool use: embed CB Insights capabilities into conversational interfaces with streaming responses and tool call visibility
Internal tools: build admin panels where team members interact with CB Insights through natural language queries
Example Prompts for CB Insights in Vercel AI SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Vercel AI SDK agent to start working with CB Insights immediately.
"Search for the company OpenAI and show me its full funding history."
"Who are the top competitors of Anthropic in the AI space?"
"Show me the full portfolio of Sequoia Capital and highlight their AI investments."
Troubleshooting CB Insights MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK
Common issues when connecting CB Insights to Vercel AI SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
createMCPClient is not a function
npm install @ai-sdk/mcpCB Insights + Vercel AI SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating CB Insights MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?
createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.Can I use MCP tools in Edge Functions?
Does it support streaming tool results?
useChat and streamText that handle tool calls and display results progressively in the UI.