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Hunter Connector for AI agents.

12 live capabilities

Find verified professional emails and build lead lists without manual searching.

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Why people use Hunter

Hunter for Sales Intelligence: Stop Guessing at B2B Prospecting

With this Connector, you just tell your agent what you need. You can pull every email from a domain, find a specific executive, and verify them all in one go. It turns a day of manual research into a few seconds of automated data gathering.

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What Vinkius changes

You get verified B2B contact data without the manual research.

Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.

One account · 5,900+ Connectors

  1. Real-world use case 01

    Building a cold outreach list

    An SDR asks the agent to find all emails at a competitor and save them to a new list using domain_search.

  2. Real-world use case 02

    Verifying a messy spreadsheet

    A marketer gives the agent a list of 100 emails to check with email_verifier to see which are still active.

  3. Real-world use case 03

    Sourcing for a specific role

    A recruiter asks the agent to find the email for the VP of Engineering at a specific tech company using email_finder.

Complete set · 12capabilities

The complete Hunter capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Hunter.

Capability set01 / 03

01—04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through Hunter.

  1. 01 Capability

    Get domain email count

    Check email availability

  2. 02 Capability

    Find person email

    Find personal email

  3. 03 Capability

    Verify email address

    Check deliverability

  4. 04 Capability

    Get account usage

    Check credits

Capability set02 / 03

05—08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through Hunter.

  1. 05 Capability

    Enrich email data

    Get contact intel

  2. 06 Capability

    Get lead details

    Get lead info

  3. 07 Capability

    List lead folders

    List lead lists

  4. 08 Capability

    List saved leads

    List lead profiles

Capability set03 / 03

09—12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 12 available through Hunter.

  1. 09 Capability

    Update lead info

    Modify lead data

  2. 10 Capability

    Create new lead

    Save lead to CRM

  3. 11 Capability

    Remove lead

    Delete lead record

  4. 12 Capability

    Search domain emails

    Find emails for domain

Set up in minutes

One URL. Then ask Hunter to work.

Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use Hunter from the conversation.

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Claude · Web + desktop

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Connector URL · ready to paste

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https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_6Aq8Azt3Si8e6Jch1CifhzjamD5fX3rNZnDNEAuE/mcp
  1. Step 01

    Open Connectors

    In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.

  2. Step 02

    Add the URL

    Choose Add custom connector, name it Hunter, and paste the URL above.

  3. Step 03

    Turn it on in chat

    Select +, open Connectors, and enable Hunter for the conversation.

Where the request belongs

Work Hunter can move forward.

Built around the request

This is for sales and growth professionals who are tired of manual prospecting. If you're spending hours hunting for emails instead of actually selling, this is for you.

01

SDR

Find decision-maker emails instantly and verify them before adding them to your outreach sequences.

02

Growth Marketer

Build targeted prospect lists by domain with verified, deliverable email addresses for cold campaigns.

03

Recruiter

Locate candidate email addresses by name and company for direct outreach to high-level talent.

Bring your own AI

Change the model, client or framework. Keep Hunter connected.

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Before you connect

Questions about Hunter.

The practical details behind the request, access and result.

Can Hunter MCP find emails for any company?

Yes, it can find professional email addresses for any company domain you provide. It helps you map out who works at a business without you having to search manually.

How does it help with lead generation?

It automates the research phase. You can ask your agent to find all emails at a company and then save them into organized lists for your outreach campaigns.

Can it verify if an email is safe to send?

Yes, it checks if an email address is valid and deliverable. This helps keep your sender reputation high by ensuring you don't send messages to dead accounts.

Does it work for personal emails?

No, this Connector is designed for professional B2B email discovery. It focuses on work addresses and company domains rather than personal accounts like Gmail.

How do I organize my leads?

You can use the lead lists feature to group different prospects by category. This keeps your research organized as you move through different target segments.

Can I see my active campaigns?

Yes, you can view all your current and past campaigns directly through your agent. This lets you see which recipients are included in your active blasts.

How do I get my Hunter.io API key?

Log in to your Hunter.io account at hunter.io. In the left sidebar, click the API section (or go directly to hunter.io/api-keys). Your API key is displayed on this page. Click the copy button to copy it. Paste it into the configuration field below. Free plans include 25 searches and 50 verifications per month.

Can I find the email of a specific person at a company?

Yes. Give your AI agent a person's first name, last name, and company domain, and it returns their most likely professional email address with a confidence score. Perfect for reaching out to specific decision-makers.

How accurate is the email verification?

Hunter's verification checks MX records, SMTP responses, and catch-all configurations. returning a status of 'valid', 'invalid', 'accept_all', or 'unknown'. Valid emails have over 95% deliverability. Always verify before sending cold outreach to protect your sender reputation.

Does it work with free plans?

Yes. Hunter offers a free plan with 25 email searches and 50 verifications per month. The API key works the same regardless of plan. the only difference is quota limits. Upgrade to a paid plan for higher volumes.

Can I find all professional email addresses for a specific company?

Yes. Use search_domain_emails with a domain (e.g., 'stripe.com') or company name (e.g., 'Stripe') to retrieve all professional emails found for that organization. Each result includes the email, confidence score, position, and source URLs. Use get_domain_email_count to preview how many emails are available before using search credits.

Can I verify if an email address is valid before sending outreach?

Yes. The verify_email_address capability checks the validity and deliverability of any email address. It returns a status (deliverable, undeliverable, risky, unknown), confidence score, and details about the email server (MX records, SMTP check, accept-all detection). This prevents bounces and protects your sender reputation.

How does Hunter API authentication work?

Hunter uses an API Key passed as a query parameter (?api_key=YOUR_KEY) in all requests to api.hunter.io/v2. This differs from the typical Bearer token pattern. Your API key is available in the Hunter dashboard under Account > API. Free accounts include 25 searches and 50 verifications per month.

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