Octagon Private Companies MCP

The Octagon Private Companies MCP server provides specialized AI-powered private company information and financial data analysis capabilities by integrating with advanced company intelligence agents. Covers comprehensive business intelligence, financial metrics, employee trends, and industry benchmarks. Add unlimited private company analysis functionality to any MCP client including Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other popular MCP-enabled applications.

Powered by Octagon AI - Learn more about the Companies Agent at docs.octagonagents.com

🚀 Core Differentiators

✅ Comprehensive Coverage - Complete private company database with financial information
✅ Real-Time Updates - Continuous updates for real-time insights
✅ Universal MCP Integration - Add private company analysis to any MCP client
✅ Multi-Domain Analysis - Financial metrics, employee trends, competitive intelligence, and industry benchmarks
✅ Advanced Company Metrics - Employee growth tracking, revenue analysis, and competitive landscape insights

Get Your Octagon API Key

To use Octagon Private Companies MCP, you need to:

1. Sign up for a free account at Octagon
2. After logging in, from left menu, navigate to API Keys
3. Generate a new API key
4. Use this API key in your configuration as the OCTAGON_API_KEY value

Prerequisites

Before installing or running Octagon Private Companies MCP, you need to have npx (which comes with Node.js and npm) installed on your system.

Mac (macOS)

1. Install Homebrew (if you don't have it):

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

   

   brew install node

   

3. Verify installation:

   node -v

   npm -v

   npx -v

   

Windows

1. Download the Node.js installer:
- Go to https://nodejs.org/ and download the LTS version for Windows.
2. Run the installer and follow the prompts. This will install Node.js, npm, and npx.
3. Verify installation:
Open Command Prompt and run:

   node -v

   npm -v

   npx -v

   

If you see version numbers for all three, you are ready to proceed with the installation steps below.

Installation

Running on Claude Desktop

To configure Octagon Private Companies MCP for Claude Desktop:

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config
3. Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json (Replace your-octagon-api-key with your Octagon API key):

{

  "mcpServers": {

    "octagon-private-companies-mcp": {

      "command": "npx",

      "args": ["-y", "octagon-private-companies-mcp@latest"],

      "env": {

        "OCTAGON_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

      }

    }

  }

}

Running on Cursor

Configuring Cursor Desktop 🖥️
Note: Requires Cursor version 0.45.6+

To configure Octagon Private Companies MCP in Cursor:

1. Open Cursor Settings
2. Go to Features > MCP Servers
3. Click "+ Add New MCP Server"
4. Enter the following:
- Name: "octagon-private-companies-mcp" (or your preferred name)
- Type: "command"
- Command: env OCTAGON_API_KEY=your-octagon-api-key npx -y octagon-private-companies-mcp

> If you are using Windows and are running into issues, try cmd /c "set OCTAGON_API_KEY=your-octagon-api-key && npx -y octagon-private-companies-mcp"

Replace your-octagon-api-key with your Octagon API key.

After adding, refresh the MCP server list to see the new tools. The Composer Agent will automatically use Octagon Private Companies MCP when appropriate, but you can explicitly request it by describing your private company analysis needs. Access the Composer via Command+L (Mac), select "Agent" next to the submit button, and enter your query.

Running on Windsurf

Add this to your ./codeium/windsurf/model_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octagon-private-companies-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "octagon-private-companies-mcp@latest"],
      "env": {
        "OCTAGON_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Running with npx

env OCTAGON_API_KEY=your_octagon_api_key npx -y octagon-private-companies-mcp

Manual Installation

npm install -g octagon-private-companies-mcp