Profound Remote MCP Server

Connect your AI client to Profound analytics. The first connection signs you in through Profound; subsequent sessions refresh in the background.

Read the Profound MCP overview for capabilities and supported tools.

Server URL

https://mcp.tryprofound.com/mcp

Streamable HTTP (recommended). Legacy SSE endpoint: https://mcp.tryprofound.com/sse

Claude.ai (web)

Available on Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Open Claude on the web.
Go to Settings -> Connectors.
Click + Add Custom Connector.
Paste the server URL above and confirm. Sign in when prompted.

Claude Desktop

Available on Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans. Native OAuth, no proxy.

Open Claude Desktop.
Go to Settings -> Connectors -> Add custom connector.
Paste the server URL above. Your browser opens for sign-in.

Older Desktop without Connectors? Use mcp-remote instead

Edit your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\\Claude\\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows) and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "profound": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://mcp.tryprofound.com/sse"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (CLI)

Run the command, then trigger OAuth from inside Claude Code.

claude mcp add --transport http profound https://mcp.tryprofound.com/mcp

Inside Claude Code, run /mcp. The first run opens a browser for sign-in and caches the token.

Cursor

One-click install or paste manually.

Install in Cursor

Or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json manually

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "profound": {
      "url": "https://mcp.tryprofound.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Use the deep link or create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

Install in VS Code

Or paste this in .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "profound": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.tryprofound.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "profound": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.tryprofound.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

MCP Inspector

For debugging and exploring tools.

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

Then enter the server URL above.

Headless / CI (API key)

Skip OAuth entirely. Useful for scripts, CI jobs, or service accounts. Get a key from the Profound dashboard.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "profound": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.tryprofound.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_PROFOUND_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting

Browser didn't open in Claude Code: copy the URL printed in the terminal and open it manually.
Tools don't appear after mcp add: restart the client; some clients only load MCP config at startup.
Reset cached OAuth tokens: in Claude Code use /mcp -> Clear authentication; otherwise rm -rf ~/.mcp-auth/.
Need a fixed callback port: add --callback-port 8080 to claude mcp add.
Make sure Node.js 18+ is installed if any client falls back to mcp-remote.