Grasp MCP documentation

Last updated: June 7, 2026

The Grasp MCP server lets AI agents create and query company-research tables, look up company profiles, find contacts, and export results — directly inside your AI client. It implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for connecting AI agents to external data and tools securely.

MCP overview

MCP is built around three components:

  • Host — the user-facing AI application (for example, Claude.ai or Claude Code).
  • Client — the connector inside the host that speaks the MCP protocol.
  • Server — the gateway to external data and tools. The Grasp MCP server is one of these.

Unlike a traditional REST API, MCP is optimized for AI-model-to-data communication: tools are described in natural language, results are returned in agent-friendly shapes, and long-running work is exposed through async jobs the agent can poll.

Using Grasp with Claude

The server works with Claude on Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, and Claude Code. The Grasp plugin, installable from Claude’s plugin directory, bundles the recommended skills and connects to this MCP server.

MCP server endpoint

https://app.grasp-ai.com/mcp

Access requires an authenticated Grasp account with an active subscription and an assigned seat. See authentication and scopes below.

Grasp MCP server features

The server exposes tools across the following areas.

Building tables

Create and modify Grasp research tables of companies, buyers, or transactions.

grasp_setup_conversation
Initialize a table-building conversation scope. Returns a conversation_id that must be passed to grasp_create_table, grasp_import_table, and grasp_compose_table, so related tables land in one Grasp conversation and stay composable.
grasp_create_table
Create an async company, buyer, or transaction table from one search source. Company and buyer tables include latest revenue/assets evidence columns by default. Returns an async job_id.
grasp_import_table
Create a company table from rows parsed from a CSV or Excel sheet. Matches companies by URL/domain and preserves uploaded columns.
grasp_compose_table
Create a table by composing rows from existing Grasp tables. Components can pin versions, filter rows, and map columns.
grasp_update_table
Update an existing table version: workflow changes, view filters/sort/layout, name, or description.
grasp_add_research_column
Add one AI research column to an existing table. Research runs per eligible row.

Inspecting and querying tables

Read table structure and data without ever pulling the full table into the context window.

grasp_list_tables
List the most recently created tables for the current user, with source types, row/column counts, versions, and app links.
grasp_get_table
Get table metadata, exact columns and column types, version details, row count, and a small preview.
grasp_get_table_rows
Fetch paginated rows with structured filters, one sort, and optional visible columns.
grasp_query_table
Run read-only SQL (Apache DataFusion / ANSI-style SELECT) against Grasp tables. Reference tables by slug in double quotes.
grasp_describe_table
Return aggregate value summaries for selected columns across the full table.

Company and contact lookup

grasp_search_companies
Resolve a free-text name/domain query and/or an exact org number (with an optional country filter) into ranked candidate legal entities with company_id. This is a lexical identity search — for building lists or universes, use grasp_create_table instead.
grasp_get_company
Fetch a company profile by company_id — obtained from grasp_search_companies or a table’s company-id column. Returns identity, business, latest financials, employees, compact ownership, and an acquisition-history summary, with optional sections for similar companies and contacts. Full per-deal detail for known buyers is available separately via grasp_get_buyer_deals.
grasp_get_buyer_deals
Fetch the complete deal history for one known buyer by company_id: paginated deal records (newest first) with target identity and financials, deal year / status / stake, deal size, enterprise value, implied equity value, and EV/Sales, EV/EBITDA, deal-size/Sales, and deal-size/EBITDA multiples with derivation types, plus a coverage summary.
grasp_search_contacts
Search people/contact records for known company domains. Returns names, titles, seniority, email/phone where available, and LinkedIn.
grasp_unlock_contact_emails
Reveal work email addresses for specific contacts returned by grasp_search_contacts, identified by person_id.

Contact data returned by grasp_search_contacts (and grasp_unlock_contact_emails) is sourced from Apollo.io (ZenLeads, Inc.) and processed on a legitimate-interests basis. Individuals can opt out or request removal — see our Privacy Policy.

Exporting

grasp_export_table
Export a table or version to Excel. Returns a signed download URL plus an MCP resource_link (grasp://exports/{export_id}) for clients that support resources/read.

Async jobs

Table-building and research tools run asynchronously and return a job_id.

grasp_check_job_status
Poll any async job. When it succeeds, returns table handles, row/column metadata, and a small preview.
grasp_cancel_job
Cancel a pending job before it starts.

Documentation

grasp_read_docs
Read in-server documentation covering schemas, entity types, source filters, data columns, financials, research columns, SQL, exports, progress, contacts, examples, workflows, and common validation errors.

Example use cases

  • Build a target list on demand — “Find SaaS companies in the Nordics with revenue over €10M” creates a company table the agent can then filter, enrich, and export.
  • Enrich an existing list — Import a CSV of prospects, then add AI research columns to answer custom questions about each company.
  • Answer questions over your data — Ask natural-language questions and let the agent run SQL against your tables to compute answers.
  • Find the right people — Search contacts for a set of company domains to build an outreach list.

Rate limits

Limits are applied per tool category (default values, configurable):

MCP tool rate limits
Tool categoryToolsLimit
Table operationsgrasp_create_tablegrasp_import_tablegrasp_compose_tablegrasp_update_tablegrasp_add_research_column60 / hour
Exportgrasp_export_table120 / hour
Lookupgrasp_get_companygrasp_search_contacts600 / hour
Readgrasp_list_tablesgrasp_get_tablegrasp_get_table_rowsgrasp_query_tablegrasp_describe_table3,600 / hour
Statusgrasp_check_job_statusgrasp_cancel_job3,600 / hour

Transport protocol and endpoint

All requests go to:

https://app.grasp-ai.com/mcp

The server uses JSON-RPC 2.0 over Streamable HTTP (MCP SDK). DNS-rebinding protection is enabled when a public host is configured.

Security

  • Access requires an authenticated Grasp account with an active subscription and an assigned seat. Disabled accounts and inactive subscriptions are rejected.
  • All authentication attempts are recorded to an audit trail.
  • Per-user active-connection limits are enforced.
  • As with any MCP setup, take care when connecting multiple MCP servers to the same agent — data the agent reads from one server can influence actions it takes against another.

Authentication

The server supports OAuth 2.0 as the primary authentication method (via WorkOS AuthKit).

  • Protected resource metadata: https://app.grasp-ai.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource
  • Authorization server metadata: {issuer}/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
  • Tokens: JWT bearer tokens passed in the Authorization: Bearer <token> header, verified against the issuer’s JWKS endpoint with the /mcp resource as the expected audience.
  • PKCE is supported for clients that need it.

Scopes

MCP OAuth scopes
ScopeGrants
tables:readRead table metadata and rows
tables:writeCreate and modify tables
tables:exportExport tables
research:runRun research columns

Related content and support

grasp_read_docs — in-server reference for schemas, sources, SQL, and examples.

Reach out to support@grasp-ai.com in case you have questions.