# Captain Data MCP for AI Agents MCP

> Captain Data automates market intelligence collection directly from your agent. Find specific professionals across industries, enrich their detailed profiles with contact info, and gather deep firmographic data about companies—all without manual web scraping or dashboards.

## Overview
- **Category:** sales-automation
- **Price:** Free
- **Tags:** data-extraction, web-scraping, lead-enrichment, data-pipelines, profile-discovery, automation

## Description

Imagine needing a list of software architects working at mid-sized fintech firms in Boston. Instead of spending hours on LinkedIn Sales Navigator or wrestling with slow scraping tools, you just ask your agent for it. Captain Data connects to your AI client and handles the heavy lifting. You can use natural language conversation to orchestrate complex data collection workflows—from finding specific people by title or company name to running deep background checks on entire organizations.

It's designed to turn vague market ideas into structured, actionable datasets in minutes. The system lets you find companies using `find_company` and then immediately enrich that information with detailed industry metrics via `enrich_company`. If a person is involved, you can pinpoint them with `find_people` and pull their full career history with `enrich_person`. This capability for seamless data sourcing makes it indispensable for sales teams. Vinkius hosts this MCP so you connect once from your preferred AI client and get access to this entire market research suite.

It’s all about transforming conversations into concrete lead pipelines.

## Tools

### enrich_company
Gathers comprehensive business data and industry metrics for a specified company.

### enrich_person
Retrieves detailed professional history, contact information, and career details for an individual using their LinkedIn URL or UID.

### find_company
Locates organizations based on a given name or website domain.

### find_people
Identifies specific professionals by full name and an optional company affiliation.

### get_account_info
Retrieves core usage and authentication details for your connected account.

### get_job_details
Checks the status and extracted data from a specific, previously run automation job ID.

### get_api_quotas
Retrieves your current API usage limits and remaining quota to prevent service interruptions.

### list_automation_jobs
Shows a list of all past or pending automated research jobs you've run through the MCP.

### list_workflows
Displays all configured, reusable automation pipelines within your workspace.

### search_companies
Searches for organizations using filters like industry sector, employee count, or geographic location.

### search_people
Finds professionals based on specific criteria such as job title keywords or target cities.

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
Find people with the name 'Jane Doe' at 'Acme Corp'.
```

**Response:** 
```
**Profile Found:**
*   **Name:** Jane Doe
*   **Current Title:** Senior Product Manager
*   **Company:** Acme Corporation
*   **UID:** pers_987654
*   **Location:** San Jose, CA

Would you like to use the `enrich_person` tool on this UID to view their full work history and contact details?
```

**Prompt:** 
```
Search for companies in the healthcare sector with 50-100 employees.
```

**Response:** 
```
**Found 3 Companies:**
| Company Name | Domain | Location |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| HealthFlow Inc. | healthflow.com | Boston, MA |
| BioSyn Labs | biosynlabs.net | San Diego, CA |
| MediTech Solutions | meditech.org | Austin, TX |

Which domain should I run `enrich_company` on next?
```

**Prompt:** 
```
List all my past research jobs and check the quota.
```

**Response:** 
```
I've pulled your account details:
*   **Current Quota:** 850/1,000 credits remaining.
*   **Recent Jobs:**
    *   `job_abc`: Status: Complete. Found 45 leads.
    *   `job_xyz`: Status: Failed. Error: Invalid domain provided.
```

## Capabilities

### Discovering Targets
Search for people or companies using criteria like job title, location, industry, or domain name.

### Deep Profile Enrichment
Pull detailed records on individuals and organizations, including full career histories and firmographic data.

### Monitoring Data Jobs
Track the status of automated research tasks and retrieve quotas to keep your operations running smoothly.

## Use Cases

### Building an Ideal Prospect List
A marketing manager needs 50 software engineering leads in Austin, TX. Instead of a manual search, they ask their agent to use `search_people` and then run `enrich_person` on the resulting list to get emails and company names for immediate outreach.

### Competitive Landscape Mapping
A founder wants to know who is funding competitors in the EdTech space. They prompt their agent to use `search_companies` by industry, then run `enrich_company` on the top five results to get detailed financials and corporate structures.

### Validating Target Accounts
A sales executive needs to verify if a target company is still active or has changed its leadership. They ask their agent to use `find_company` followed by `enrich_company` to get the latest domain metrics and key personnel.

### Auditing Research Pipelines
An ops analyst runs a massive campaign and needs an audit of who was found. They ask their agent to use `list_automation_jobs` and then `get_job_details` to pull the raw output for compliance checks.

## Benefits

- Stop manual scraping. You use `enrich_person` or `enrich_company` to pull comprehensive profile data instantly, giving you structured data that's ready for your CRM.
- Boost lead quality with targeted searching. Use `find_people` and `search_people` to pinpoint professionals based on exact job titles or specific company affiliations.
- Manage large-scale research jobs easily. Check your API status using `get_api_quotas` and monitor all runs via `list_automation_jobs`, so nothing falls through the cracks.
- Expand search parameters quickly. Instead of guessing, use `search_companies` to filter organizations by size or industry sector when building a prospect list.
- Access historical data in one go. Use `get_job_details` to retrieve and analyze all the structured intelligence gathered during past research runs.

## How It Works

The bottom line is that you stop jumping between tools and just talk to your AI client to get all the market intelligence you need.

1. Subscribe to this MCP on Vinkius and input your Captain Data API key.
2. Your AI client connects, allowing you to start research through natural conversation in your existing workflow.
3. The agent executes the necessary data calls, providing structured lists of contacts or detailed company profiles directly back to your chat.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**How does Captain Data help me find specific people for my sales outreach?**
Captain Data finds professionals by name, company, or job title using the `find_people` tool. After locating them, you can run enrichment tools to get contact details and career history, making your cold calls much more targeted.

**Can I gather deep data on a competitor's structure?**
Yes. You can use the MCP to search for companies by industry or location using `search_companies`. Then, you run enrichment tools like `enrich_company` to pull firmographic details—like employee size and market focus.

**Is this better than manually scraping data from websites?**
It is. Instead of writing fragile scripts or spending hours clicking through pages, you talk to your AI agent using natural language, and the MCP handles the complex extraction process for you reliably.

**What if I want to check my usage limits before a big campaign?**
You can proactively run `get_api_quotas`. This tool tells you your real-time API limits and how much of your quota is left, ensuring your large research jobs don't fail halfway through.

**Does Captain Data work with all my AI tools?**
Since it's an MCP, it connects to any compatible AI agent. You connect once from your preferred client and get access across your entire existing workflow suite, whether that’s in your IDE or a dedicated chat tool.