--- title: "We Made CatchIntent AI-Native — Here's What Changed | CatchIntent" url: https://catchintent.com/blog/catchintent-ai-native-mcp/ description: "CatchIntent now supports MCP, letting users connect Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools directly to their intent data. Here" --- [← Back to blog](https://catchintent.com/blog/) announcement product mcp # We Made CatchIntent AI-Native — Here's What Changed CatchIntent now supports MCP, letting users connect Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools directly to their intent data. Here's why we did it and what it means for the future of intent-based outbound. ![Akash Rajpurohit](https://catchintent.com/static/images/akashrajpurohit.jpg) Akash Rajpurohit · April 1, 2026 · 4 min read ![We Made CatchIntent AI-Native — Here](https://catchintent.com/static/images/scenaries/scenary-081.png) Last week we shipped something that changes how CatchIntent works fundamentally. You can now connect Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible AI tool directly to your CatchIntent workspace. Search signals, manage listeners, draft outreach, enrich prospects, push to CRM — all through natural language. This isn’t a chatbot bolted onto a dashboard. It’s a new interface to your data. > TL;DR: CatchIntent now runs as an MCP server. One command to connect, OAuth to authorize, 20 tools available. Works with all major AI tools. Included on every plan. We also shipped 6 pre-built GTM skills and a new Settings > Agents tab. Set it up → ## Why We Did This We’ve been watching the AI-native wave closely. Positz went from 20K to 70K MRR by going agentic for social media scheduling. The pattern is clear: users have AI access (Claude, Codex, Cursor). What they don’t have is **data**. CatchIntent sits on a firehose of intent data — buying signals, prospect profiles, company intelligence, keyword performance metrics. That data was locked behind our dashboard. MCP unlocks it. ## What Changed ### The Dashboard Stays Nothing was removed. The dashboard is still the best way to onboard, manage your team, configure alerts, and get visual overviews. If you never touch MCP, everything works exactly as before. ### MCP Adds a New Interface Connect your AI tool and you get 20 tools: - **Signal tools** — search, filter, view details, update status, generate outreach - **Listener tools** — create, edit, toggle, review health - **People tools** — search, enrich, update pipeline, export CSV - **CRM tools** — push to HubSpot, Close, Pipedrive - **Workspace tools** — stats and usage Every tool respects your plan limits and role permissions. Members can read, Admins can write. Same rules as the dashboard. ### OAuth, Not API Keys We didn’t go the traditional API key route. Instead, we implemented full OAuth 2.1 with PKCE. You run `claude mcp add catchintent`, your browser opens, you authorize, and you’re connected. Tokens refresh automatically. Revoke anytime from Settings > Agents. This means any MCP client works out of the box — no copying API keys around. ### Skills for GTM Teams Raw tools are powerful but require knowing what to ask. So we built Skills — pre-built playbooks that tell your AI how to run common GTM workflows: ``` npx skills add catchintent/skills ``` Six workflows: morning lead review, outreach drafting, prospect enrichment, pipeline review, agent optimization, and weekly reports. Each skill combines multiple tools into a single natural language workflow. ## What We Learned Building This **MCP OAuth is underspecified.** The spec says “OAuth 2.1” but every client sends slightly different parameters. We ended up skipping strict DTO validation on OAuth endpoints entirely — just extract what we need and ignore the rest. This is the right approach for any MCP server. **Stateless mode is simpler.** We create a fresh `McpServer` instance per request. No session state, no cleanup. It’s more CPU per request (tool registration happens every time) but operationally simpler and scales horizontally without session affinity. **Role-based access matters.** An early version let any authenticated user do anything. We quickly added role checks — Members can read, Admins can write. If someone has Member access in the dashboard, they should have Member access through MCP. Parity matters. **Rate limiting is essential.** Without it, a runaway AI agent could hammer your database. We implemented per-workspace sliding window rate limits in Redis, gated by plan tier. ## What’s Next This is the foundation. We’re exploring: - **Agentic search via MCP** — letting users run LinkedIn prospect searches from their AI tools using CatchIntent’s search infrastructure - **Enterprise raw data access** — for teams that want to run their own AI analysis on our ingested posts, bypassing our pipeline - **MCP registry listings** — getting CatchIntent into Claude’s connector directory, mcp.so, Smithery, and other discovery platforms ## Try It If you’re already a CatchIntent user: ``` claude mcp add catchintent --transport http https://engine.catchintent.com/mcp ``` If you’re new, [sign up for a free trial](https://app.catchintent.com/register?utm_source=catchintent.com&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=catchintent-ai-native-mcp). MCP access is included on all plans. We’d love to hear what workflows you build with it. Tag us on [X](https://x.com/AkashWhoCodes?utm_source=catchintent.com&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=catchintent-ai-native-mcp) or [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/catchintent?utm_source=catchintent.com&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=catchintent-ai-native-mcp). Keep reading ## More from the journal [May 16, 2026 · Akash Rajpurohit ## How to Track Competitor Mentions for Leads Monitor what customers say about competitors on LinkedIn and X. Turn competitor feedback into sales opportunities and product insights for your B2B team. Read post →](https://catchintent.com/blog/track-competitor-mentions)[May 13, 2026 · Akash Rajpurohit ## How to Use Intent Data for Sales (Guide) How sales teams use intent data to prioritize accounts, personalize outreach, and reach buyers before competitors. Actionable strategies with real examples. Read post →](https://catchintent.com/blog/intent-data-for-sales)[announcement May 13, 2026 · Akash Rajpurohit ## Introducing the CatchIntent intent layer We ran two products for nine months. Today we ship one. Here is why we unified, what changed, and what stays the same for existing customers. Read post →](https://catchintent.com/blog/introducing-the-intent-layer) Less reading, more catching ## Stop tab-hopping. *Get warm leads tomorrow* Spin up your first agent in five minutes. Wake up to scored, drafted leads tomorrow. [Start free trial →](https://app.catchintent.com/register) [See pricing](https://catchintent.com/pricing/) 7-day trial · Cancel anytime