CB Insights MCP Server for CursorGive Cursor instant access to 13 tools to Chat Cbi, Check Cbi Status, Get Deal, and more
Cursor is an AI-first code editor built on VS Code that integrates LLM-powered coding assistance directly into the development workflow. Its Agent mode enables autonomous multi-step coding tasks, and MCP support lets agents access external data sources and APIs during code generation.
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The CB Insights app connector for Cursor is a standout in the Industry Titans category — giving your AI agent 13 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
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"cb-insights": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
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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.
Cursor's Agent mode turns CB Insights into an in-editor superpower. Ask Cursor to generate code using live data from CB Insights and it fetches, processes, and writes. all in a single agentic loop. 13 tools appear alongside file editing and terminal access, creating a unified development environment grounded in real-time information.
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 Cursor 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 Cursor
When Cursor 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 Cursor via MCP
Follow these steps to wire CB Insights into Cursor. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Open MCP Settings
Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"Add the server config
mcp.json file that opensSave the file
Start using CB Insights
Why Use Cursor with the CB Insights MCP Server
Cursor AI Code Editor provides unique advantages when paired with CB Insights through the Model Context Protocol.
Agent mode turns Cursor into an autonomous coding assistant that can read files, run commands, and call MCP tools without switching context
Cursor's Composer feature can generate entire files using real-time data fetched through MCP. no copy-pasting from external dashboards
MCP tools appear alongside built-in tools like file reading and terminal access, creating a unified agentic environment
VS Code extension compatibility means your existing workflow, keybindings, and extensions all work alongside MCP tools
CB Insights + Cursor Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Cursor combined with the CB Insights MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Code generation with live data: ask Cursor to generate a security report module using live DNS and subdomain data fetched through MCP
Automated documentation: have Cursor query your API's tool schemas and generate TypeScript interfaces or OpenAPI specs automatically
Infrastructure-as-code: Cursor can fetch domain configurations and generate corresponding Terraform or CloudFormation templates
Test scaffolding: ask Cursor to pull real API responses via MCP and generate unit test fixtures from actual data
Example Prompts for CB Insights in Cursor
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Cursor 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 Cursor
Common issues when connecting CB Insights to Cursor through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Tools not appearing in Cursor
Server shows as disconnected
CB Insights + Cursor FAQ
Common questions about integrating CB Insights MCP Server with Cursor.
What is Agent mode and why does it matter for MCP?
Where does Cursor store MCP configuration?
mcp.json file. You can configure servers at the project level (.cursor/mcp.json in your project root) or globally (~/.cursor/mcp.json). Project-level configs take precedence.