• STRUCTURED
  • FILTERED
  • HUMAN
  • READY

How to extract entities from text with your AI

Connect MonkeyLearn once. After that, your agent uses your specific extractors to pull structured data from any text you provide.

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Short answer

How can I pull specific data from unstructured text?

Your agent uses MonkeyLearn extractors to identify and grab specific entities like names or dates. You'll get organized data ready for your spreadsheets or databases.

Data outcomes

Where your data lands.

The AI processes your text and routes the results based on your extractor settings.

STRUCTURED

Clean data lists

The AI pulls specific entities and organizes them into a format you can actually use. You get a clean list of the names or dates it found.

FILTERED

Targeted results

Your agent ignores the noise and only returns the specific types of information your extractors are looking for.

HUMAN

Manual review

If the extraction confidence is low, the AI flags the text so you can check the results yourself.

READY

Downstream use

The extracted data is formatted so you can immediately move it into a sheet or another tool.

The workflow

What your AI does when text arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your raw text and your pre-set MonkeyLearn configurations.

  1. Find extractors

    The agent checks your MonkeyLearn account to see which specific extraction rules you have already built.

    list_extractors

  2. Scan text

    Your agent reads the provided text and matches it against your configured extraction logic.

    extract_text_entities

  3. Pull entities

    The AI identifies the specific names, dates, or locations defined in your extractors.

    extract_text_entities

  4. Deliver data

    The agent presents the structured results directly in your chat window.

    extract_text_entities

Try it

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  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — MonkeyLearn capabilities are ready to use.
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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "monkeylearn-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ajv6syROl8nKEZz1ZGobS0MBFBO5sLwE0cSqFWQ2/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI create new extractors?

    No. The AI can only use the extractors you have already created in your MonkeyLearn account.

  • 02

    Can the AI delete my extractors?

    No. The AI only has permission to list and use your existing extractors.

  • 03

    What if the AI isn't sure about an entity?

    The AI will return the data it finds, but you should always verify results if the text is ambiguous.

  • 04

    Does it work with any text?

    Yes, as long as you have an extractor configured that matches the type of data you want to pull.

  • 05

    Can I extract data that isn't in my extractors?

    No. The AI is limited to the specific entity types defined in your MonkeyLearn configuration.

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