Integration · Company data

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to KnowFirst

Ask your AI to find businesses by sector and location, show who works at a company, or pull the latest news on a business you track. It can search businesses and people, read company overviews, locations, jobs, tech stack, reviews and social profiles, and save results to your KnowFirst lists. Requests spend credits from your KnowFirst account.

Connect KnowFirst free

Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“Find accounting firms in Melbourne that list a phone number.”
The AI checks the allowed filter values, then searches businesses by sector, location and whether a phone number exists.
“Who are the senior people at example.com.au?”
It lists the people at the business, filtered by seniority.
“What is new with the businesses I track?”
It lists recent events in your feed for the businesses you track.

What your AI can do

Business search and intel

Search businesses by keyword or filters, and read overviews, locations, news, jobs, tech stack, reviews, socials and related businesses.

People

Search people by role, seniority and employer, list the people at a business, and look someone up by email.

Lists and tracking

Create business and people lists, add results to them, track businesses and follow their events in your feed.

“What technology does this company's website use?”
It reads the business's tech stack from its website URL.
“Look up [email protected].”
It finds the person by email address and returns their detailed data.
“Add these three businesses to my Q3 prospects list.”
It finds the list ID and adds each business by its KnowFirst ID.

26 tools for KnowFirst

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

add_business_to_listVisible to othersAdd a business, by its KnowFirst `id`, to one of your business lists (`listid`).
add_person_to_listVisible to othersAdd a person, by their KnowFirst `id`, to one of your people lists (`listid`).
create_business_listVisible to othersCreate a new, empty business list with the given `name`.
create_person_listVisible to othersCreate a new, empty people list with the given `name`.
find_person_by_emailLook up a person's detailed data by `email` address (or profile `url`).
get_accountGet the connected KnowFirst user account, including its details and credit balance information. Use to confirm which account you are working in.
get_business_customer_reviewsGet a business's customer review ratings and counts. Identify it by `id`, `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`.
get_business_jobsGet the jobs a business is advertising. Identify it by `id`, `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`.
get_business_locationsGet a business's locations and addresses. Identify it by `id`, `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`.
get_business_newsGet news articles about a business. Identify it by `id`, `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`.
get_business_overviewGet a business's overview data. Identify it by KnowFirst `id`, website `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`.
get_business_socialsGet a business's social media profiles. Identify it by `id`, `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`.
get_business_tech_stackGet the technologies a business's website uses. Identify it by `id`, `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`.
get_business_viewsGet several data views for one business in a single request: pass `views` (for example overview, people, news) and identify the business by `id`, `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`.
get_personGet a person's detailed data by their KnowFirst person ID.
list_business_listsList your saved business lists, with their list IDs.
list_business_peopleList the people at a business (identify it by `id`, `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`), optionally filtered by `seniority` or including past staff with `past`.
list_business_search_filtersList the allowed values for the business search filters (such as sectors and types), optionally for one `countrycode`. Use before search_businesses when unsure which filter values exist.
list_feed_eventsList recent events for the businesses you track, or for one `business_id`, optionally between `time_gt` and `time_lt`.
list_person_listsList your saved people lists, with their list IDs.
list_related_businessesList businesses related to a given business. Identify it by `id`, `url`, ABN, ACN, NZBN or `stockcode`.
list_suggested_businessesList businesses KnowFirst suggests for you.
list_tracked_businessesList the businesses you are tracking.
search_businessesSearch businesses by keyword `q` or filters such as `sector`, `type`, `state`, `suburb`, `postcode`, staff size, founding year, tech stack, review scores and whether email, phone or socials exist. Returns business IDs for the other lookups. Requests spend account credits.
search_peopleSearch people by keyword `q` or filters such as `role`, `seniority`, `state`, `suburb`, the business they work at (`business_id`, sector, type, size) and whether an email or phone exists. Requests spend account credits.
track_businessChanges dataStart tracking a business by its KnowFirst ID so its events appear in your feed.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose KnowFirst from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste your KnowFirst API key. Log in to KnowFirst, open API Keys in the app menu, and reveal and copy your key (generate one if you have none). Each request spends credits from your account balance.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in KnowFirst?

The AI can search businesses and people, read business overviews, locations, people, news, jobs, tech stack, customer reviews, social profiles and related businesses, and look up people by ID or email. It can list your tracked businesses, feed events, suggestions and saved lists, create lists, add businesses and people to them, and track a business.

Does the AI see my KnowFirst API key?

No. Your KnowFirst credentials are encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save them, they are not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start with lookups only. Creating lists, adding to lists and tracking businesses can require your approval before they run. None of the tools delete anything. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own KnowFirst account, and the credits your requests use are between you and KnowFirst.

Does using KnowFirst through the AI spend credits?

Yes. Each request spends credits from your KnowFirst account balance, just like any other use of the KnowFirst API. The AI can read your account with its credit balance information, so you can keep an eye on it.