Give your AI agent competitor intelligence
SimilarIQ ships a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Add one config entry and Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible agent can research competitors, run bulk market scans, and manage your company lists — as native tools, with nothing to install or run.
Set up in 30 seconds
Claude Code
claude mcp add similariq https://similariq.ai/mcp \
--transport http \
--header "X-API-Key: sk-live-your-api-key"Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client
{
"mcpServers": {
"similariq": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://similariq.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "sk-live-your-api-key" }
}
}
}Get your key at similariq.ai/app → API Keys. The server is stateless streamable HTTP — no local process, no npm install, always up to date.
The 10 tools your agent gets
| Tool | What it does | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| find_similar_companies | Ranked competitors/look-alikes for a domain, with scores and types | 1 credit |
| start_bulk_search | Kick off research across a list of domains at once | 1 credit/domain |
| get_bulk_job | Poll bulk status and per-domain results | Free |
| list_recent_searches | The account's search history | Free |
| get_search_results | Full results of any past search — never re-charges | Free |
| list_my_companies | Every company found across all searches, filterable | Free |
| save_company | Add a company to the watchlist | Free |
| list_saved_companies | Read the watchlist | Free |
| create_share_link | Public read-only link for a search's results | Free |
| get_search_balance | Credits remaining | Free |
Prompts that just work
- "Find the top competitors of stripe.com and summarize the three biggest direct threats."
- "Bulk-research gong.io, chorus.ai, and salesloft.com, then build a comparison table of their look-alike landscapes."
- "Go through my recent searches and save every company with a match score above 90 to my watchlist."
- "Research our top 5 customers' domains and give me a deduplicated list of look-alike prospects with share links."
get_search_balance.Frequently asked questions
How much does a search cost?
Every search costs 1 credit whether it returns 10 or 100 results. Credits come with any paid plan ($0.10–$0.24 per search depending on tier) or pay-as-you-go at $0.50 per search with no subscription. Reading past results, history, and exports is always free.
What data does a search return?
A ranked list of up to 100 competitors, look-alikes, and similar companies for any domain — each with a company name, website, 0-100 match score, relationship type (Direct, Indirect, Adjacent, or Emerging), a 0-100 confidence score, and a likely-competitor flag. Results are generated by SimilarIQ's proprietary AI research engine and cross-validated across multiple intelligence sources.
How do I get an API key?
Sign up free at similariq.ai, add credits or a plan, then create a key in the app under API Keys. Keys start with sk-live- and are shown once at creation. The same key works for the REST API, SDKs, CLI, and MCP server.
What happens if a search fails?
Failed searches are automatically refunded — you are only charged for searches that return results.
Do I need to install or run anything to use the MCP server?
No. SimilarIQ's MCP server is fully hosted at https://similariq.ai/mcp using the streamable HTTP transport. You add one config entry with your API key header and it works — no npm packages, no local processes, and it's always running the latest version.
Which MCP clients are supported?
Any client that speaks the Model Context Protocol over streamable HTTP: Claude Code, Claude Desktop and claude.ai connectors, Cursor, and custom agents built with the MCP SDKs.
Can the agent accidentally spend all my credits?
Only find_similar_companies and start_bulk_search cost credits (1 per domain searched); the other eight tools are free. You can set a monthly auto-refill cap in Billing, and the agent can check the balance itself before searching.