FundedAPI MCP for Claude Desktop

◆ STEP 1 · GET AN API KEY

Free, 100 calls/day forever. GitHub login, no credit card.

◆ STEP 2 · ADD TO CLAUDE DESKTOP CONFIG

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fundedapi": {
      "url": "https://fundedapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer fapi_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

◉ Claude Desktop 1.8+ supports HTTP-based MCP servers natively. If you're on an older build, update or use the Python bridge in /recipes/mcp.

◆ STEP 3 · RESTART CLAUDE + TRY IT

Quit Claude Desktop, reopen, start a new chat. You should see the fundedapi tool in the tool list. Try:

▶ What AI startups raised Seed this month and are hiring?

▶ Which VCs are most active in Fintech right now?

▶ Find me three cybersecurity startups in the US hiring ML engineers.

◆ TOOLS EXPOSED

search_startupsStructured filters (niche, round, hiring, country, investor, amount, since)

ai_searchPlain-English query → structured filters + matching startups

get_startupFull detail + contacts for one startup by ID

list_investorsVC directory: deals, hiring count, top niches, most-common round

statsAggregate counts (total, last 24h, hiring)

◆ HOW IT WORKS

▸ Standard JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP, speaking MCP spec 2025-06-18
▸ Your API key travels in the Authorization header — same auth as our REST API
▸ Rate limits + quotas apply: free 100/day, pro 10k/day, scale 100k/day
▸ Works with any MCP-compatible client (Cursor, custom agents, @modelcontextprotocol/sdk)

⌘ Get API Key ◇ Python bridge (older Claude builds)◆ Full API docs