Local business leads, straight from your AI chat
Connect SphereScout to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. Ask for any trade in any city: you see how many businesses match and how many have an email or a phone before you spend a credit.
https://mcp.spherescout.io/mcpConnect in three steps
Copy the server URL
https://mcp.spherescout.io/mcpAdd it to your assistant
- In Claude (web or desktop), open Settings → Connectors and add a custom connector.
- Paste the URL, click Add, then Connect and sign in to SphereScout.
- In ChatGPT's settings, turn on developer mode.
- Create an MCP app with the URL, then connect and sign in to SphereScout.
- Run this in your terminal:
claude mcp add --transport http spherescout https://mcp.spherescout.io/mcp - In Claude Code, type /mcp, pick spherescout and choose Authenticate.
- Run these in your terminal:
codex mcp add spherescout --url https://mcp.spherescout.io/mcpcodex mcp login spherescout - Sign in to SphereScout in the browser window that opens.
- Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{ "mcpServers": { "spherescout": { "url": "https://mcp.spherescout.io/mcp" } } } - In Cursor's settings, open MCP and click Connect next to spherescout.
Sign in and approve
A SphereScout window opens: sign in and click Allow.
What you can ask
Copy one, or open it in Claude or ChatGPT.
“How many dentists are in Lyon, and how many have an email?”
The count, with how many have an email, a phone, both or neither.
“Find restaurants in Madrid that don't have a website.”
The businesses a web agency can pitch, counted before any export.
“Export the plumbers in Marseille that have a phone number.”
One confirmation with the count and the credits, then the file in your workspace.
“Compare roofers across every county in Texas.”
A table by county, so you know where to start.
“What's new in my restaurants list since my last export?”
New businesses, first emails, new emails and phones, and what exporting only those costs.
You approve every credit
Your assistant can search as much as you like. It can't spend without you.
One confirmation, in words
Before an export, your assistant shows the search, the number of businesses, the credits and the account, and waits for your OK. The charge never exceeds the count you confirmed.
Search only, if you prefer
Untick exports when you approve the connection: your assistant can then search and count, never export.
Disconnect anytime
Every connected assistant is listed in your dashboard. Disconnect one and it loses access immediately.
Your file stays yours
Exports go to your SphereScout account and export history. Nothing is sent to a CRM or to anyone else.
12 tools behind one URL
Streamable HTTP with OAuth 2.1, dynamic client registration and client metadata documents.
Find and count
- find_category
Find the category for a kind of business.
- list_countries
List the covered countries.
- find_location
Find a city, county or region.
- list_locations
List the regions, counties or cities in an area.
- preview_businesses
Count businesses with their contact coverage, and preview examples.
- get_account
Show the plan and the credits available.
Export
- start_exportSpends credits
Export a list to a file, after your confirmation.
- get_export
Get an export's status and download link.
- read_export_rows
Read an export's rows, page by page.
Past exports
- list_exports
List past exports.
- check_export_updates
See what changed in a list since its last export.
- start_update_exportSpends credits
Export only what changed, after your confirmation.
Plans
The MCP server costs nothing extra. It uses your plan's credits, like the dashboard.
Free account
- Search businesses by trade and place, anywhere.
- Counts and contact coverage.
- Example businesses to judge a list.
Paid plans
- Exports at 1 credit per business, after your confirmation.
- Named emails only (no info@ or contact@), from the $99/month plan.
- Export only what changed since your last export, on plans with data updates.