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Summary
Access the German commercial register (Handelsregister) data via handelsregister.ai — search companies by name, retrieve official entries, current/historical addresses, shareholders, managing directors, and corporate structure.
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Example prompts for Handelsregister (handelsregister.ai)
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
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Handelsregister (handelsregister.ai) + Claude
Access the German commercial register (Handelsregister) data via handelsregister.ai — search companies by name, retrieve official entries, current/historical addresses, shareholders, managing directors, and corporate structure.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
HANDELSREGISTER_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
ai REST API which wraps the official Handelsregister portal and enriches it with structured data.
Authentication: API key via Authorization header. Generate a key at https://handelsregister.ai/account.
Typical workflow:
hr_search_companies— find a company by name or keywordhr_get_company— fetch the full record bycompany_idreturned from searchhr_get_documents— list SHD/AD/HRA documents attached to a company
Registernummer format: Courts + numbers like 'HRB 12345 München'. Search also accepts plain company names.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.
- In Claude, open Customize → Connectors.
- Click +, then Add custom connector.
- Enter a name, e.g.
Handelsregister (handelsregister.ai), and the remote MCP server URLhttps://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID, then click Add. - Click Connect and sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) to allow access.
All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
hr_search_companies | Search German companies in the Handelsregister by name or keyword |
hr_get_company | Retrieve the full Handelsregister record for a company by its company_id |
hr_get_documents | List the official documents (SHD = Shareholder list, AD = current printout, CD = chronological printout, HD = historical printout) attached |
hr_get_shareholders | Retrieve the shareholder list (Gesellschafterliste) from the most recent SHD filing for a GmbH or UG |
FAQ
Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID.
Next steps
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