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How to retrieve full company profiles with your AI

Connect this MCP to your agent once. After that, you can pull specific SEC registration details just by naming a company or ticker.

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Short answer

How can I get full company profiles using my AI?

Give your agent a ticker symbol or a CIK number to pull registration data like SIC codes and exchange listings. You'll get structured company details without manual SEC searches. Here is what the data looks like.

The results

What your agent finds

The AI pulls specific data points from the EDGAR database based on your request.

DATA

Registration details

The AI grabs SIC industry codes and exchange information. You get the exact identifiers used in official filings.

SEARCH

Ticker and CIK lookups

You can switch between using a ticker or a CIK. The agent handles the translation between the two so you don't have to.

FORMAT

Structured profiles

Instead of reading messy HTML filings, your agent organizes the company info into a clean profile. This makes it easy to compare different firms.

HUMAN

Manual verification

The AI provides the raw data from the SEC. You still need to review the specific filing text if you are performing deep legal or forensic analysis.

The workflow

What your AI does when you ask for company data.

The process moves from a simple identifier to a full data pull.

  1. Identify the entity

    Your agent takes the ticker or CIK you provided and prepares the request for the SEC database.

    get_company_info

  2. Fetch registration data

    The tool pulls the specific industry codes and exchange listings tied to that entity.

    get_company_info

  3. Organize the profile

    The agent parses the returned data into a readable format for your chat window.

    get_company_info

  4. Finalize the output

    The AI presents the structured company profile, ready for your next question or analysis.

    get_company_info

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the data pull immediately.

Starting points

Swap out the company names and tickers for the ones you actually need to research.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_g8dMblFFyvEkOpaaHMt9CdX5kmLp9BcRxUiDaB2d/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  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 — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sec-edgar-companies-ticker-lookup-company-search-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_g8dMblFFyvEkOpaaHMt9CdX5kmLp9BcRxUiDaB2d/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Get the full company profile for Apple using its ticker.

  • Find the SIC industry code for the company with CIK 0000320193.

  • What exchange is Microsoft listed on according to SEC data?

  • Pull a profile for Tesla and tell me its industry classification.

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Connect SEC EDGAR Companies once, then ask.

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FAQ

How the task behaves

  • 01

    Can I use a company name instead of a ticker?

    Yes, the agent can attempt to resolve a company name to a ticker or CIK to perform the lookup.

  • 02

    Does the AI pull the actual PDF filings?

    No. This tool pulls specific registration data like SIC codes and exchange info, not the full text of every PDF filing.

  • 03

    Can the AI update company information in the SEC database?

    No. The tool is read-only. It can only retrieve existing data from the SEC EDGAR system.

  • 04

    What happens if I provide an invalid CIK?

    The agent will report that no company was found for that specific identifier.

  • 05

    Can I export this data to a spreadsheet?

    The AI can format the data into a table for you to copy, but it cannot directly write files to your local hard drive.

  • More questions about SEC EDGAR Companies? The Connector page answers them. See everything the SEC EDGAR Companies Connector can do

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