How do I get a Datanyze API Token?

Log in to your Datanyze account, navigate to the API section in your settings, and you can retrieve your unique API Token from there.

What are technographics?

Technographics refers to the analysis of the software and technology tools a company uses, such as their CRM, cloud provider, or analytics platform.

Does searching for a domain use credits?

Yes, most Datanyze API calls consume credits based on your current plan. You can use the get_api_credit_balance tool to monitor your remaining credits.

Datanyze MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datanyze": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Datanyze MCP Server

Integrate Datanyze, the leader in technographics and B2B intelligence, directly into your AI workflow. Research target companies, identify the software technologies they use, and retrieve contact information for key decision-makers using natural language.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Datanyze to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Technographic Auditing — Identify the CMS, CRM, marketing automation, and other technologies used by any domain.
Lead Generation — Search for B2B companies by industry or keyword and retrieve contact profiles.
Market Analysis — Find domains similar to your competitors and track global traffic ranks.
Credit Monitoring — Keep track of your Datanyze API credit balance directly via chat.

The Datanyze MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Datanyze to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Datanyze MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Datanyze

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Datanyze MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Datanyze through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

Datanyze + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Datanyze MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Datanyze MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Datanyze to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_api_credit_balance

Check your remaining Datanyze API credits

get_domain_contacts

Resolves individual profiles including job titles, departments, and professional social links for identified decision-makers. List key decision-makers and contact profiles for a domain

get_domain_intelligence

Returns a comprehensive profile including active software stacks, website metadata, and organizational technographic attributes. Retrieve technographics and metadata for a specific domain

get_domain_traffic_rank

Retrieve the global traffic rank for a specific domain

list_competitor_domains

Returns a list of domains sharing similar technographic profiles or industry characteristics. Find domains similar to or competing with a specific domain

list_industry_sectors

List all industry categories available for filtering

list_technology_customers

Returns a list of company domains currently identified as users of the specified platform. List companies currently using a specific technology ID

list_tracked_technologies

Returns a list of technical identifiers and category classifications for various software solutions. List all software technologies and platforms tracked by Datanyze

quick_tech_audit

Identify core technologies used by a domain

search_b2b_companies

Matches query terms against company names, industry sectors, and descriptive metadata to return a list of matching organizational entities. Search for companies matching a specific keyword or industry

Example Prompts for Datanyze in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Datanyze immediately.

"What technologies are used by 'stripe.com'?"

"Find B2B companies in the 'Fintech' industry in London."

"How many API credits do I have left?"

Troubleshooting Datanyze MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Datanyze to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

Datanyze + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Datanyze MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.